The Equipment is held at the home of the Loan Coordinator: Kevin Kell, just outside of Yarker.
Arrangements (like exchanges at Regular meeting, observing sessions, etc) can be made by
contacting me by telephone or email kevin (at) starlightcascade (dot) ca
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5mw green laser pointer 2005 December For use at public events/ lectures/ etc.
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5mw green laser pointer 2005 December
STATUS: Dedicated to KAON 2007 September (Susan Gagnon)
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 * 11cm (4.5") f4.3 fl=475mm (19")
Bushnell Voyager Telescope 1999
Eyepieces: 5 mm Plossl bushnell (x100) and 27 mm Plossl bushnell (x19)
Accessories: Blue padded carry bag, Observer's Handbook, Laminated Moon Chart, Exploring the Universe
Observing Program guide, Messier Certificate Guide. Good portable scope that
needs a picnic table to work from. A little hard to aim because of the design.
Users Manual
STATUS: available
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 * 11.4cm (4.5") f8 fl=900mm (") Orbitor 3500
Equatorial Telescope 2000 November
Eyepieces: 9mm, 15mm, 25mm, x2 barlow
Accessories: Telescope Bag, 6x20 finder,
Exploring the Universe Observing Program guide, Messier Certificate Guide,
carry bag for OTA. Can be used to manually track for short time periods.
Nice and portable.
Out of service permanently 2007 September - broken tripod & mount
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 * Binocular Set #1 Bausch&Lomb 7x50 1999 April - Tripod & binocular mount
STATUS: Assigned to KAON 2007 September (Susan Gagnon)
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 * Binocular Set #2 Bausch&Lomb 10x50 1999 April- Tripod & binocular mount
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 * Binocular Set #3 Bushnell 7x50 1999 April - Tripod & binocular mount
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 * Binoculars Set #4 Stem 7x50 1995 (donated by Hank Bartlett)
-- no tripod or mount
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* Filter Collection - 2000 August - Six 5/4" filters - - 3stop neutral density, 4 colour, nebula Filter OIII
Filter Information created by Susan Gagnon- January 2006
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 * Cats-eye Collimator for 5/4" focusers. Aids in
fine collimation of your optical system. Better than a film canister.
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 * Solar Filter Thousand Oaks Glass Type III 4.5" filter, fits the
4.5" orbitor. Gives an orange cast.
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 * Solar Filter baader film 4.5 filter, 5.75" mount size (fits the 4.5" Orbitor)
Gives a white cast.
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* 5 Type I manual barndoor tracking platforms 1999 February (built by RASC-KC ATM group)
- require your own tripod to mount.
Used to do tracked long time exposure 35mm photography.
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 * Kodak Ektagraphic 35mm slide projector and carousels and screen
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* Large collection of Educational 35mm slide sets
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 * Sky Quality Meter (SQM) from Unihedron - 2006 November
Used to measure Sky Brightness for various locations or in one location over time.
See StarlightCascade's SQM page
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Meade Lunar Planetary Imager (`) CMOS camera with 1.25" mount 2003 January (donated by Kevin Fetter)
LPI Manual 3mb .PDF Good for imaging bright objects only
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Dobsonian Equatorial Tracking Platform
STATUS: Out of service - awaiting repair with Brian Hunter
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LOAN EQUIPMENT - Must be members in good standing of
the RASC-KC for at least 1 year.
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* 20cm (8") f7 fl=1385mm (56") Fitzgerald Dobsonian telescope 1997 (built by RASC-KC ATM with
donations from Mr. Fitzgerald)
Eyepieces: 28mm RKE Edmond Sci. (x50); 40mm Meade MA (x35)
Accessories: Telrad finder. Green backpack to carry accessories. Observer's Handbook,
Laminated moon chart, Exploring the Universe Observing Program guide, Messier Certificate Guide
Users Manual
STATUS: Dedicated to KAON 2005 September
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* 20cm (8") f4.5 fl=1400mm (36") Barney Dobsonian telescope 1999 (Built by RASC-KC ATM
Group)
Eyepieces: 18mm Bausch&Lomb plossl (x51) and 30mm, Bausch&Lomb plossl (30x)
Accessories: Finder is an Orion gunsight. Purple carry case for accessories. Observer's Handbook, Laminated
Moon Chart, Exploring the Universe Observing Program guide, Messier Certificate Guide
Users Manual
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* 25cm (10") f5.5 fl=1405mm (55") Douglas Dobsonian telescope 1979.
(reBuilt by Larry Manuel 1986) Requires large vehicle to transport. Can be carried by one person.
Eyepieces:
32mm Koenig University Optics 1.25" (1990 October) (x44);
25mm Antares super plossl 1.25" (2005 December) (x56);
9mm MA Meade 1.25" (x155);
Antares x2 barlow 1.25"
Accessories: telrad finder (1991 July), an eyepiece heater and power centre, sky atlas 2000 chart,
and a big dufflebag, Laminated moon chart, red flashlight, full aperture (10") solar baader film
filter, Observer's Handbook, Exploring the Universe Observing Program guide, Messier Certificate Guide
Mirror recoated with bare aluminum (no other coatings) 1995 and 2005 November.
Users Manual
STATUS: 2009 October-November major maintenance
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* 19mm Televue 5/4" Panoptic Eyepiece 2000 March
STATUS: available
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* 31mm 2" Nagler Type 5 eyepiece 2005 September
This heavy "grenade" shows what a high end eyepiece can show you.
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*Starlight Express MX716 CCD Camera - Sony ICX249AL EXview
CCD with ultra low dark current and vertical
anti-blooming. Pixel size: 8.6 x 8.3uM, image format 752 x 580 pixels.
Spectral response: Peak response at
590nM, 30% at 400nM (Violet) and 70% at 670nM (Near infra-red).
Image download time: Typically 4 seconds with a 200MHz PC and USB. Weight: 200g. You need a computer
with a USB port.
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Meade Deep SkyImager (DSI) CCD camera with 1.25" mount
2006 November (donation from Kevin Fetter)
You need a computer with a USB port. DSI manual
1mb PDF and DSI Quickstart 100kb PDF
STATUS: available
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Dell Latitude Laptop C810 Model PP01X Computer: 2006 May (Donated by Sharbot Lake reuseit program)
For use at educational/public event presentations
P3 - 1GHz; 256mb RAM; wired network, usb.
Specs:
Dell Latitude Laptop C810 Model PP01X serial 03N641-12961-23J-7256
P3, 1.1GHz, 256mb RAM, DVD/CD.Resolution set to 1024x768 to match modern day data
projector output.
networked, 2USB, DVD/CD, touchpad
system running Windows NT2000, firewall, antivirus and antispyware software.
Removed from service permanently 2010 Jan 02 for use by the Treasury.
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Epson Model 76c Data Projector: 2006 July. For use at educational/public event
presentations.
1024x768 LCD resolution. Carry bag, power cable, vga cable, composite
audio/video cables.
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60cm Venor Dobsonian Telescope 2003 (Built by RASC-KC ATM Group with Parts Donations from Robert Venor)
Venor Web Page *
Users Manual
STATUS: Awaiting permanent installation in an
Observatory Facility
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Meade 20cm LX200 GPS Telescope 2003 December
20.3cm (8") f10 LX200 GPS Telescope
Primary Mirror: 203 mm
Focal Length: 2000mm (78.7") F-ratio: f10
Coatings: Meade EMC Super Multi Coatings
Eyepieces: Meade Super Plossl 40mm, 32mm, 26mm, 20mm, 15mm, 12.4mm, 9.7mm,
6.4mm
This also comes with a Baader Film Solar Filter, a Kendrick Dew Controller,
primary heater, eyepiece heater, telrad and telrad heater.
*New* 2005 July - 5 colour filter set 1.25": Celestron #21 Orange,
Celestron #56 Green, Celestron #12 Yellow, Celestron #25 Deep red,
Celestron #80A blue.
STATUS: Dedicated to the
Robodome Project 2006 November
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