Welcome
The purpose for this web site is to share my Astrophotos with everyone, and if you wish to share yours, do not hesitate in contacting me, and send yours too. I hope you will find this web site helpfull.
For my exploration of the night sky I use the following telescope:
Celestron Nexstar 4 SE Telescope with XLT Coatings
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General Details:
OPTICAL DESIGN Maksutov-Cassegrain
APERTURE 102 mm (4.02 in)
FOCAL LENGTH 1325 mm (52.17 in)
FOCAL RATIO 13
FINDERSCOPE StarPointer
OPTICAL TUBE Aluminum
EYEPIECE 1 25 mm (0.98 in)
MAGNIFICATION 153 x
STAR DIAGONAL Internal Flip mirror for straight thru or 90 viewing angle
HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION 240 x
LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION 14 x
LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE 12.5
RESOLUTION 1.36 arc seconds
RESOLVING POWER 1.14 arc seconds
LIGHT GATHERING POWER 212 x
ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW 1 °
LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS) 52.5 ft (16 m)
OPTICAL COATINGS StarBright XLT
COMPUTER HAND CONTROL Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display w/ 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons
SLEW SPEEDS Nine slew speeds: 4°/sec, 2°/sec, 1°/sec, 64x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 1x, .5x
Once again, if you woud like me to show any of your pictures in this website, do not hesitate to send them to me, along with some information related to that picture, for example: Equipment used, and other information like where, and when it was taken.
Thank you!
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Astrophotography