My old equipment on B82 Maidbronn (retired)

On K87 Dettelbach Vineyard Observatory the equipment is completely changed.


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New: description of the troubleshooting caused by a runaway error of my LX200 Classic.  (2009-12-04)  (auf Deutsch)

Storyboard of my LX200 Classic since 1997

Since December, 26 2008 the Minor Planet Center assigned the code B82 Maidbronn to my observatory place.

On September,28 2009 I discovered my first main belt asteroid in B82 Maidbronn: (410928) Maidbronn

All observations of comets and minor planets taken from my location are submitted to the MPC.
The astrometry and photometry for the MPC is performed by Astrometrica of Herbert Raab.
For performing photometry I use FOCAS II of Cometas_Obs
 

When I bought this telecope in 1992 here in Germany, I belonged to an exotic group of amateurs in contrary to the most observers at this time.
Computerized telescopes were still taboo for many amateurs in the nineties. 


The flying telescope

 me and my LX200

Classical LX200 12" f-10, here reduced to f-5.6 with a Giant Easy Guider.
On the image you see a hand controlled  2" filter wheel with IR Blocking, UHC, OIII, H� and Swan filters, CCD camera: ST10XME

This telescope was running since 1992 without any basic maintenance. In 2004 it fell from the balcony you see on the image.
A tremendous squall during a thunderstorm lifted up the telescope and threw it over the balustrade headfirst into a bush 3 meters down.
The bush was absurbing the fall and brought the telescope back on its right position before it touched  the ground.
The wet grass ground catched the telescope with the tripod in position down and deformed parts of it. But the body of the scope was unhurt.
After replacing the tripod everything was working properly, even the mirror had no scratches.

In 2009 I discovered the main belt asteroid 410928 (MAIDBRONN) with this telescope.

my LX200 and ccd equipment     

View in direction South, location: 49�51" N, 9�58' O, 260 m above sea level    


Actual equipment for comet and asteroid photography:

B82 Telescope

Telescope: Classical LX200 12", year of construction: 1992
CCD camera: ST10XME, year of construction: 2001
Reducer: Lumicon Giant Easy Guider, effecting f-6.532 on my telescope
Focuser: RoboFocus

Filter Wheel: True Technology Ltd. 5 x 2" Filter Wheel (not on the image)
Dew remover: Kendrick DigiFire 10

As you see, my view is very restricted by the balcony. But over the night, most of the comets are crossing my field of view.
The 130.000 inhabitants city of Wuerzburg is situated 7 kilometers (4 miles) southwards. For naked-eye observation the light pollution is very disruptive.
But the CCD camera is pretty excusing this problem, especially at dry, clear skies.


The views from my home:

B82 view North-West

North-West

B82 view South

South

B82 view East

East


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