Observatory & Gear Setup
A breakdown of the optical telescopes, cooled CMOS cameras, robotic mounts, and software tools powering PlanetJonny.
🔭Optical Tubes & Telescopes
Imaging Newtonian Reflector
Apertura CarbonStar 150
Features a lightweight carbon fiber tube (10.4 lbs) engineered to eliminate thermal focus drift, paired with fast f/4 optics for high-throughput deep-sky imaging.
Aperture: 150mm / 5.9" (Focal Length 600mm, f/4)
Target Type: Fast Deep-Sky Nebulae & Widefield Targets
Apochromatic Doublet Refractor
Sky-Watcher Evostar 80ED APO
Features FPL-53 extra-low dispersion (ED) synthetic fluorite glass matched with Schott BK-7 glass to virtually eliminate chromatic aberration and deliver high-contrast star fields.
Aperture: 80mm / 3.1" (Focal Length 600mm, f/7.5)
Target Type: Widefield Deep-Sky Nebulae & Star Clusters
📷Imaging Cameras
Primary Cooled Mono Camera
ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
4/3" Panasonic MN34230 Mono CMOS
16 Megapixels • 3.8µm Pixels • 12-bit ADC • -45°C Delta Cooling • Built-in DDR3 Buffer
Autoguiding & Planetary Camera
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
1/3" AR0130CS Mono CMOS
1.2 Megapixels • 3.75µm Pixels • USB 2.0 / ST4 Guide Port • Compact 1.25" Form Factor
⚙️Equatorial Mounts & Tracking
Strain Wave Gear Robotic Mount
ZWO AM5n Harmonic Drive
Ultra-portable harmonic drive mount for remote dark-sky field sessions.
Payload Capacity: 28 lbs without counterweights
Software Stack & Image Processing
Capture automation and guiding controlled via ZWO ASIAIR Plus. Stacking, calibration, and image post-processing carried out exclusively in PixInsight.
ZWO ASIAIR Plus Smart ControllerPixInsight (BlurXTerminator / StarXTerminator / SPCC)