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[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

- Chicago Astronomer Member Equipment –

Revised 26 June 2004

Binoviewer called the human eye is really amazing. Some specs:

Aperture : 5mm(variable)
Magnification: 1X
Apparent Field of view ~150
resolving power ~1 arcminute
pixel density (B/W) 2.7 per square arcminute
pixel density(color) 0.1 per square arcminute
(Courtesy of Sarwat)

1. Joe - (Chicago Astronomer)

• 4.5” Meade reflector
  3 x 60mm refractors (various)
  10x50 Bausch Binoculars w/ tripod
  50mmX7 Finder Scope

2. (millergenuineshaft)

• 8” Meade LX200 GPS Schmidt - Cassagrain
  

3. Jim - (jaybee)

• 10” Antares Newtonian – Dob Mount
  4.5" Orion Skyview Eq mount
  80mm Refractor Orion ST-80
  

4. Tom - (manofthesea60118)

• 8” Meade LX90 Schmidt - Cassagrain
  ETX70AT 70mm refractor w/goto
  Baytronix 80mm guide scope

5.Sarwat

• 5" Maksutov Cassegrain on equatorial mount.
  
• 9X63 Binoculars

6.Steve - (BigTenInch)

• 120 mm F8 refractor - Orion Astroview
• 120 F5 short tube refractor - Orion Astroview
• 4.5" Meade reflector
• 10" F5 Dobsonian - Orion Skyquest
• 12-20x35 zoom
• 2 -7x50
• 30 and 60 mm finder scopes - 180° & 45°
• red dot finders
• laser collimator
• clock drive
• 2 barlows - 2x shorty/3x
• Wide assortment of filters
• In the 1.25 size:
  6.3 Sirius Plossl
  Several cheaper 10's (supplied with scopes)
  10 Sirius Plossl
  17 Sirius Plossl
  20 Sirius Plossl
  Several cheap no name 25's (supplied with scopes)
  26 Sirius Plossl
  32 Sirius Plossl
  40 Sirius Plossl
  
• .965 Orthos (Explorer II):
  6mm
  10m
  17mm
  20mm
  25mm
  
  
• EQ mount and Homemade Oak mount

7.Becky - (Stargazer)

• 10" - F/4.8 Dobsonian - Homemade
• Orion Epic ED 2 eyepieces
• 20x70 Binoculars
• 35mm Pentex Camera
• 35mm Hennimex Camera
• StellaCam Ex B/W CCD Camera
• 20" TV/VCR Combo
• All the Color Filters and Light Pollution Filters

8.Dewayne - (dewayne)

• Bushnell Voyager 4.5" reflector
• Meade Telestar 60mm NGC
• Orion XT8 reflector
• Barlow
• Telrad

9.Dennis - (Ripps1)

• 102mm APO
• 8" SCT
• 18" Dob
• 15x70 Binos