My Equipment

I am using the Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount, which can carry a OTA with a maximum 40LB capacity.

I am using the ZWO ASI 533MM-Pro monochrome astronomy camera. This camera has a ton of benefits with new sensor technology, including zero amp glow.

I am using the Sky-Watcher Esprit 100 ED Triplet APO Telescope. This one in particular has an excellent aperture of 100mm at f/5.5. The focal length is 550mm.

I am using 1.25” ZWO broadband (RGB) filters and Chroma 3nm Narrowband filters (Hydrogen Alpha, Oxygen III, and Sulphur II).

Having autofocus is a must have, as it takes a lot of time to do it manually. I am using the FocusCube 2 as it has proven to be extremely accuratue.

I am using the ASI 290 Mini as a guidecam to help with better star tracking.

With the 290 Mini guidecam, I am using the ZWO 60mm guidescope. Unfortunately, this product is discontinued by ZWO, there are other great options available too.

I use the ZWO EFW for my filters, this one in particular fits 1.25” filters.

As a computer I am using the Intel NUC 7th Generation with an intel i7 processor. This is suitable to fit on my telescope for remote desktop and easy imaging sessions.

I am using a Pegasus Astro PowerBox Advanced to distribute power to all components on my imaging system. This is an excellent product for easy power distribution.

In order to polar align my telescope, I use the QHY PoleMaster. This provides an easy solution for super accurate polar alignment.

When I go remote, I use this portable battery to power my telescope all night. On average it lasts about 8-9 hours, good for one night of imaging before needing to be recharged.

The ASCOM driver is the core to astrophotography on computers. Nothing will work without it!

Also known as NINA, I use this for sequencing for imaging sessions. This allows to create custom sequences for imaging long exposures with different filters. It’s open source, and free.

As guiding software, I use PHD2. This is an excellent software for simple guiding and provides lots of statistics.

I use this software to monitor external temperature, power consumption, and more from the Pegasus PowerBox.

I use the GSS software to help my SkyWatcher EQ6 interface with ASCOM drivers.

I use PixInsight, which is really popular and is the core to astrophotography editing and processing.

I use Lightroom to preform final touch ups after I am done with PixInsight.

I use Windows 10 to run all of the software.