ScopePack2_Nov10.jpg
ScopePack2 Nov10.jpg
The current Scope Pack. TMB130SS, F/7 Aries127mm fluorite F/6.9, and two TMB92SS F/5.5 Refractors on a AP1200GTO CP3 Mount, with rock solid ATS Tripod.
All four Scopes have 3.5" Feathertouch Focusers with Microtouch Stepper Motors for remote focusing. I have two Bahtinov Masks, one for the 5" and one for the 4" Scopes.
The Main Scope, the TMB130SS is a solid mounting. The Aries127 has a modified Casady TGAD Device for two axis adjustment. The twin TMB92s sit on ADM Aiming Devices and have a separate Adjusting Ring used to lock up any backlash that the Aiming Device might have.
The Main TMB130SS guides using the dual chip design. I will be installing a TS-Optics 9mm OAG with SBig External Guide Camera to allow for a Narrower Ha Filter to be used in the manual Filter Wheel. Currently there is a 35nm Filter installed.
The Aries SBig4K has a AO-8 installed. The twin TMB92SS Scopes have Orion SteadyStar AO units installed. This arrangement allow sfor 40-minute subframes off any of the four Scopes.