Date Taken: 05/16/2011 Photographer:
Joe R. Location: Austin, TX
Telescope:
Celestron EDGE-11 @ F/30 telescope
Mount:
CGEM
Camera:
Canon 5D mkII Processing: Image Plus 4.25 Exposure: 2000 X 1/30s @ iso 1250 Other Equipment Used: ST-120 guide scope, Solitaire Auto-guider, Orion Side by Side Notes: The Autoguider on the Side by Side played a major roll in tracking the planet for this length of image gathering and stacking.
The Orion StarShoot is an easy-to-use, affordable autoguider for long-exposure astrophotography. Plug it into an autoguider port on your mount and let it do the work for you. It comes with the software and cables needed to work right out of the box!
The Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount is less hefty than the Orion Atlas but with the same drive motors, electronic features, and functionality. This mount can hold up to a 30lb load and allows you to select from 42,900 objects in the database.
You can now easily mount two telescopes side by side on your mount by using the Orion Narrow Side-by-Side Plate. A perfect solution to simplify your guided astro-imaging setup by placing the guide telescope next to the imager, rather than above.