Observing Locations & Equipment

Telescopes

Over my long career in astronomy i've both owned and used countless different telescopes - far too many to list here extensively. My longest owned telescopes are those from when i very first began an interest in the subject whilst still in childhood. Most of the planetary images on the site have been taken using the following telescopes:

• Meade 12" LX200 (1998-2001)

• Celestron C9.25 (2005-8)

• Celestron C11 (2002-2005)

• Celestron C14 (2005 - Present)

• Celestron C14 Edge HD (2014 - Present)

• ASA 1m F/8 RC (2017-2022)

Cameras

Again, over the years many different cameras have been used. Most of the imagery has been taken with the following systems:

• SBIG ST-5c & ST-7 (1998-2002)

• Phillips ToUcam Pro (2002-2005)

• Lumenera LU075M (2005-2007)

• Lumenera SKYnyx 2.0M (2007-2009)

• Point Grey Flea 3 (2010-2014)

• ZWO ASI120MM (2014 - 2018)

• ZWO ASI174MM (2017-2022)

• PlayerOne Saturn M-SQR (2022-Present)

• PlayerOne Uranus-C (2022-Present)

Locations

The bulk of my planetary work over the years has been done from the UK with trips to various overseas locations. The most significant locations have been:

UK - Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Buckinghamshire, West Sussex, and for the past fourteen years coastal Hampshire.

Tenerife, Canary Isl - Seven month stay from 2002-2003

Barbados, W.I. - 2005,6,7(twice) 9,10,12,14,16,18,22 (usually for a 2-3 week stay.) This is an exceptional location for its seeing conditions - ideal for planetary observing.

Cyprus - Two long 3-4 week stays in 2012 and 2013.

Chile - Around 175 nights between 2017-2022 almost all conducted remotely (aside from Mars opposition period in 2018 which was in-person.)

La Palma, Canary Isl - Two extended stays on the island in 2021 and 2022 at various locations

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