Samantha II

Most of my observing is done using TEC-140 #112 mounted on a Losmandy G11 with Gemini (Shown). I also had a Televue NP-101 with which some of the images in these pages have been made and a very old Meade 2120 (10" f6/3) SCT. To date, none of the images have been guided.

Most of the imaging in these pages used an umodified Canon EOS20D at prime focus. I have recently purchased a Huetech modified Canon EOS30D and am starting to use that. I have also used a several Powermates and have done some eyepiece projection (and combined these). Some of the older images on this site were taken with a Nikon 5700.

I typically use an IBM Thinkpad A31p (not shown) as a star atlas, data recording, and ImagesPlus control computer. I have also started to use IP for focusing and camera control.

Image processing is typically done using the Thinkpad and ImagesPlus (various versions). I have also used Photoshop CS as well as ImageReady (for animations) and PaintShop Pro.