Equipment used

My first 'scope Click here for more on Tal 1 and how I use it for 'Astrophotography' or taking a few pics ;-)
Tal 1 in the Backyard during Transit of Venus	Tal 1 on stand - from Stockport BTC	Bresser Skylux 70mm refractor - one of Lidl's recent bargains More info on Bresser Equipment
	Eyepieces Tal 1 - 2002 15mm 25mm x3 Barlow 20mm and zoom added Bresser - 2005 20mm 12mm 4mm
and old Binoculars on tripod doing a similar job	The eyepieces are all 1.25" and are interchangeable between both telescopes	Bresser 10 x 50 binoculars - again from Lidl plus fitting for tripod

My final 'scope!

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C8 SCT - for easier (?) deep sky - not tested properly yet! Dec 2006

But love the lunar landscapes visible through it

Hand held camera

Ricoh Caplio G3 digital camera - hand held from Jessops lens now damaged

ricohcaplioRR730.jpg (38754 bytes) Replacement for above - but MUCH harder to focus and to prevent vignetting - not a patch on the G3 for my uses through a 'scope but works!

Panasonic Lumix FZ7

Got it just after the moon eclipse in March 2007

Like the Starry Sky program for night sky scenes (cameras for dummies? - hopefully!) Must read the instruction book ...

Storage of eyepieces etc.

Handy containers from local Pound shop - three small ones just fit a lens plus one large box with lid keeps them together

Torch etc.

Red light pen from SPA and son's rear light from his bike (don't tell him!)

Not strictly necessary - but inspirational :-)


Battered model of Sputnik brought back from Moscow in 1964	Recording of Yuri Gagarin in Space	Kennedy Space Centre mug from kind friend

Neither strictly useful nor inspiring - but pretty!

Moon Globe

4" diameter, near side OK but joint to far side very peculiar. From Italy, cheap and cheerful!

Sky Globe

Similar size - cheap and cheerful again! From local high street 'Works'

My bit of the Moon

A little bit of anorthositic regolith breccia from NEA 001 lunar meteorite (don't sneeze or I'll lose it!)