14.5"f/5 Newtonian

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Cookbook 245 CCD Camera

Computer controlled Alt/Az Mount  (software and circuit design by Mel Bartels)

Image Plane derotation system (controlled by Mel's software,  240:1 gear by Andy Saulietis)

CCD Camera/Eyepiece "slide" by Roy "Dutch" Teagle

Cart carries cooling system and power supply for CB245 CCD Camera.

Double truss configuration to allow heavy sec cage, and no counterweights.  No loose parts for truss assemblies.

Mount is 12v or 110v powered. (CB245 is 110v powered, but can use an inverter to run off 12v also)

25 Mhz 485 Compaq LTE Lite Laptop controls Mount, 20 Mhz 386 Zeos Contenda Laptop runs CB245.