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Optics and Focuser.
    - Astro-Physics 155 EDFS f/7.
    - Astro-Physics Field Flattener (67PF582 and adaptor A1261).
    - Astro-Physics 0.75x Reducer (27TVPH and adaptor A3503).
    - Astro-Physics 2x Barcon.
    - Borg 77 ED f/6.5 used as a guide scope.

    - Astro-Physics Feather Touch Focuser by Starlight Instruments.
    - Starizona's MicroTouch Wireless Focusing System.

Camera and Filters.
    - SBIG ST10XME.
    - SBIG CFW8A.
    - Custom Scientific LRGB filters.
    - Custom Scientific 4.5 nm Ha, SII, and OIII filters.

    - SBIG ST402ME Guide Camera.

Mount.
    - Software Bisque Paramount ME.
    - Astro-Physics 32" x 10" Portable Pier.
    - JMI Wheelie Bars for Astro-Physics Portable Pier.
    - Custom Paramount ME mount/pier adaptor.

Computing Hardware.
    - Hewlett-Packard 2.2 GHz AMD 64 Laptop with Windows Media Edition.
    - Hewlett-Packard 2.2 GHz AMD 64 Desktop with Windows Media Edition.
    - Linksys Wireless Router and Adaptors with SRX 200 for 108 MPS wireless data transfer rates.

Software.
    - Software Bisque Paramount ME Suite.
        - TheSky6.
        - CCDSoft version 5.
        - T-Point.
    - Ron Wodaski's Automapper II.
    - CCDWare.
        - CCDSTack.
        - CCDAutoPilot version 3.
        - PEMPro.
    - FocusMax.
    - MaximDL version 4.
    - AIP4Windows.
    - Registar.
    - Noise Ninja.
    -
Adobe Photoshop CS.