20" (500mm) f/4 Dobsonian.
Telescope build by Arie Otte, mirror by Orion Optics UK (strehl 0.99, PV Wavefront 0.118), motorized by ServoCat, computerized by ArgoNavis.

 


16" (400mm) f/4.5 Dobsonian.
Telescope build by Arie Otte, mirror by Orion Optics UK (strehl 0.99, PV Wavefront 0.099), computerized by ArgoNavis.

 

Astro-Physics Starfire 132mm F/6 on observing location in backyard.
Sheltering with sheets is necessary because of streetlights. 

Mag. 6 skies are possible on good clear nights.
There is a reasonable viewingwindow to the south, the western sky however is mostly obscured by high trees.

 

Fuzzy Splitting Observatory (april 2008)

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