One of my favorite hobbies is Astronomy, maybe it is better I say Astrophotography. Yes, I don't really care too much about the science of Astronomy, I simply like to get Photos of the night skyes. I've started this year,so I'm not a Master, but I'm satisfied of my works.

    I've created some helpful accessories for the Astronomers and most of them are already on sale in some shops.
     
    Camera Piggy Back, for 8" SCT, fits almost all brands, heavy duty construction of alluminium alloy,the cork pad on the top ensure maximum grip of the camera. Light weight, it support virtually every load.
    Pulse-Box tm, this box let the guiding eyepiece reticle pulse, so it is possible to guide on faint guide stars. With four buttons you can recall 5 presets of your favourite settings, dim the intensity of the light and change the on and off timing of the reticle. An external LED simulate the reticle for easier setting. There is a difference between this box and the other commercial ones: there are 2 presets that make pulsating the reticle with a sinusoid wave instead of a square wave. This dramaticaly improve the performance of this useful Box. 
    Guidescope Mounting Rings, made of alluminium alloy, heavy duty construction, vibrations and differential flexures are reduced to the minimum. It can fit guidescopes up to 80 mm of diameter and 1300 mm of lenght, and over, without weight problems. The upper plate allows another instrument to be pigged back. 
     

      Now I'm working at other projects:
     
  • 20 cm f/6 Newtonian Reflector, entirely made of carbon fiber to avoid termal dilatations. Dedicated to Astrophotografy, this instrument cover entirely the 24x36 format without vignetting. A custom design low profile helical focuser provide a precise and smooth focusing. Soon I'll get some photos to show in these pages.  Almost Finished 
  • Ultimate precision German Equatorial Mount, for medium-heavy weights, this mount is motorized by stepper motors, computer controlled with a 12Mhz Quartz clock. An encoder on R.A. provide automatic PEC correction. Antibacklash electronic circuit on DEC, laser engraved perspex illuminated circles on R.A. and DEC axis, bronze high precision gears and high portability are just some of the capabilities of this mount. This project will take about 1 year to last.

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