During many years of astronomical
activities I've owned or tested many astronomical gears. Many of
them
are still used, and here is a small list of my main instruments.
Moreover in this page you can also find some instruments I do not own,
but I've tested. In particular you can find many photographic lenses and
cameras, tested by a technical point of view, especially for the
astronomical use.
My instruments can be divided in fixed
and portable ones. My Schmidt camera, due to the dimensions and weight
is not portable, while all the other, somehow, are portable under
dark
sky on the mountains. Now my main setup is a TEC 140 with a SBIG STL11000,
mounted
on a Gemini G-41, a German equatorial
mount
with an FS2 goto controller. For travel I prefer a japan-made Kenko NES mount with Pentax 75 apo refractor.
Optics
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Schmidt
300 mm f/2 |
TEC 140
mm f/7
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Newton
310 mm f/5 |
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Newton
200 mm f/6 |
Pentax 75
f/6.7 |
Meade SC
200 mm f/10 |
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GHT 20x110
binuculars
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Vixen 12x80
binuculars |
Konus Vista
80 mm f/5
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Mounts
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Gemini G-41
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Meade 2080
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Kenko NES
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Binocular mount
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Sky trackers
comparison and testing
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Avalon M-Zero |
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Cameras
Lens testing
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Canon 50 mm mkII f/1.8
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Sigma
20
mm f/1.8 EX DG |
Sigma 180
mm f/3.5 |
Canon 70-200 mm f/4
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| Canon 85 mm f/1.8 |
Canon 24-70 mm f/2.8 |
Canon 50 mm macro f/2.5
Yashika 50 mm f/1.9
Canon 50 mm mkII f/1.8 |
Tokina 11-16 f/2.8
AF AT-X Pro DX Canon
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Pentax SMC 67
165 mm f/2.8
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MTO 500 f/6.3
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Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8
L IS USM II
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Samyang 14 mm f/2.8
ED AS IF UMC
for Canon EOS
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Canon 100-400 mm
f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM
+1.4x II Extender
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Canon EF-S
10-22mm
f/3.5-4.5 USM
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Observing locations
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Colle del Nivolet
Valle d'Aosta
2600 m
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Capanne di Cosola
Piemonte/Emilia Romagna
1500 m
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Monte Avaro
Lombardia
1700 m
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San Martino
Lombardia
1100 m
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Bogli
Emilia Romagna
1350 m |
Colle dell'Agnello
Piemonte
2750 m |
Passo Maniva and Croce
Domini, Lombardia
2150 m |
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