The first real deployment of my new setup.
ToupTek StellaVita astrocomputer and ToupTek SkyEye24AC.
I got myself a ToupTek StellaVita to permanently mount this compact astrocomputer on my Vixen VC200L.
In addition to my SkyEye62AM, I also picked up a SkyEye24AC for the VC200L.
The goal is simple: set up and start imaging! Ideally one or two objects per good night. I’ll explain what drives this approach in more detail in future posts.
What matters most to me: it worked right away – almost eerily so!
High-resolution on Astrobin:
The annotated image:
Session details
| Telescope | Vixen VC200L |
|---|---|
| Corrector | intern |
| Effective focal length | 1800 mm |
| Camera | SkyEye24AC |
| Filters | Baader UHC-L CMOS Optimized 50,4mm |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Hypertuned |
| Guiding equipment | APM 240mm |
| Guiding camera | QHY 5-III-462C |
| Date of capture | 2026-03-18 |
| Exposure (lights) | UHC: 40 × 300 s |
| Total integration | 3 h 20 min |
| Calibration frames | FLATS, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | GAIN 100, Offset 125 |
| Capture setup | StellaVita |
| Processing date | 2026-03-19 |
| Software stack | PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Location | Koblenz |
| Focal ratio | f/9,0 |
| Image scale | 0,68 ″/px |
| Field of view | 68,7 × 45,8 ′ |
