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I am into amateur astronomy since 1982. First I observed with an equatorially mounted 114/900mm newtonian telescope. Astrophotos were taken with a piggyback-mounted Minolta SRT 303 with an 28mm, 50mm and 135mm lens.
In 1995 I upgraded to a Celestron 8, mounted on a Vixen GP-DX. I took piggyback photos again with my old lenses, including two fine telephoto lenses, a Minolta 200mm/4.0 and a Sigma 400mm/5.6, which I could easily guide with my improved mount. In addition, I made my first attempts in focal photography.
In 2005 I replaced my C8 by an 8" Meade telescope with mirror lock.
In December 2005, just 3 months before the total eclipse of the sun in Turkey I bought a small Sky Watcher refractor with 80 mm aperture and 600 mm focal length.
If you are interested in the details, click on one of the pictures below.
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My First Scope  My first 4-1/2" newtonian telescope with my camera installed.
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My 8" Meade SCT  My Meade 8" Schmidt Cassegrain telescope mounted on the Vixen GP-DX on an aluminum tripod.
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My 80/600mm Skywatcher  This is my third scope which I purchased for travelling purposes.
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