My Astrophotography Gear

My camera is a Canon EOS DSLR T3i (600D)…

I also have the AC power adapter and several back-up batteries (and the requisite battery chargers, of course)…

I have several lenses that I use for wide-field and time-lapse astrophotography, but my three favs are:

• Canon EF 75-300mm zoom lens (f/4-5.6)…
• Canon EF 85mm lens (f/1.8)…
• Canon EF 50mm (f/1.8)…

I use an Orion EQ-2 motorized equatorial mount, it moves in time with the rotation of the earth so that my telescope/camera can stay locked onto the target in the sky… I use this mount just like a tripod to hold my telescope and/or camera…

I have a red Astro-Tech 72ED telescope…

For prime astrophotography, I use:

• T-ring for Canon EOS DSLR with
• 2″ prime focus 40mm camera adapter…
• AT 50mm extension tube…
• AT Field Flattener…

For viewing, I have the Celestron 2” Eyepiece & Filter set which includes:

• E-Lux 2″ eyepieces in 26mm, 32mm and 40mm focal lengths…
• 2X Barlow lens…
• 2″ colored, lunar and planetary eyepiece filters: Kodak Wratten #12 (deep yellow), #21 (orange), #25 (red), #58 (green), and #80A (blue)…
• 2″ mirror diagonal…

I have several more 2″ filters for my telescope:

• Zhumell Sky-Glow Filter…
• Zhumell OIII…
• Zhumell UHC…
• Zhumell Variable Polarizing…
• Baader Neodymium & IR-Cut (Moon & Sky)…

And another important piece of equipment is my shutter remote with timer…

This is a must-have for time-lapse work and also for shooting long exposures and helps reduce camera shake when the camera is attached to the telescope…

I have lots more odds-n-ends, including:

• Celestron green laser finderscope light (for pointing at the sky)…
• AT multi-reticle finder…

and lots of books for the never-ending learning process…