I am currently concentrating on putting together a system that will allow me to perform photometry and astrometry. With that in mind, I have spent a significant portion of my budget on the mount, an Astro-Physics 1200GTO.

My current telescope is a Celestron C14 Schmidt-Cassegrain (14" diameter primary mirror). Most of the images below also show my previouse setup which based based on the Celestron C8 SCT.

My imager is now a Finger Lakes ProLine 1001E, coupled to the C14 with a FL colour filter wheel (BVRI Filters) and a FL PDF focuser.

The mount is controlled by a PC running MaximDL which controls both the imager and the mount. I can slew the telescope accurately to the position I want to look at and then take the images I need. I usually control the whole system whilst sitting in my study. The pc is connected to the home network with a long ethernet cable. Great for those cold nights.

As with most amateurs, my wish list is both long and expensive. But I would hope to gradually build the system up with top quality items to achieve my goals.