Hi, my name is Rui Santos and I am an
amateur astronomer, I am a member of (APAA)
Portuguese Association
of Amateur Astronomers (Associação Portuguesa de Astrónomos
Amadores). I lived in the sunny part of Portugal, the Algarve. Where
most nights are excelent for astronomy. Recently I moved to the
south of Holland where compared to Portugal it has a lot of light
pollution and the weather does not help. At the moment I have some
basic material to do astronomy, I have a Tasco 4.5' telescope, meade ETX 125, a nikon 35mm camera and also a Toucam
pro to make photos.
Specifications of material.
Telescopes
Tasco Newtonian with D=114mm &
F=900mm coated optics
Meade Maksutov-Cassegrain ETX 125 with UHTC
Specifications: — Includes Maksutov-Cassegrain optical tube assembly (D = 127mm (5.0"), F = 1900mm, f/15) with MgF2 coatings on the correcting lens and standard aluminum coatings on the primary and secondary mirrors (Ultra-High Transmission Coatings, internal flip-mirror system for either straight-through or 90° observing position; aluminum fork mount with electric slow-motion controls, setting circles and locks on both axes; electronic control panel; 4-speed (8x, 32x, 0.75°/sec, 5°/sec) dual-axis motor drive system with Electronic Controller; sidereal-rate tracking in equatorial mode with optional table tripod or deluxe field tripod; internal battery compartment accepting eight (user-supplied) AA-size batteries; 8x25mm right-angle viewfinder; Series 4000 Super Plössl 26mm eyepiece (1.25") .
CCD
Toucam pro 1.2 megapixels (1280x960) snapshot resolution and (640x480) video. 24-Bit color.
I also made a IR lens from an old webcam lens I had .
