I have the pleasure to share a dome at New Mexico Skies with Lloyd Bentsen. In this dome, we have some spectacular equipment: A Paramount ME mount, on which sit (i) a 16" truss RCOS RC and (ii) an AstroPhysics AP130 Starfire f/6, with SBIG STL11000M CCD cameras on both scopes. We also have an SBIG AOL and an Astrodon MOAG on the RCOS, allowing us to guide with the AOL when imaging with narrow band filters. All of this equipment is controlled over the internet, allowing us to image from the comfort of our own homes (where it likely will be raining). There are some images below of the setup.

This is a picture of the dome field at New Mexico Skies. Some of these domes contain equipment for use by guests of New Mexico Skies, while some (like ours) contain equipment owned by clients of New Mexico Skies, used for remote imaging. Our dome is the farthest right dome in the picture.

 

These two pictures show our dome, closed and open.

 

These pictures show the mount and telescopes.

 

Copyright Mark de Regt, 2007