Shown above is a custom 4.25" aperture Bellerophon II focuser mounted on a Takahashi T0A - 130 Refractor. Attached to the focuser top are corrective optics and the SBIG STL11K CCD Camera. Shown below is the telescope with the G. E. mount and Van Slyke Cycloid 12" Rotator [see upper hand]. The lower hand points to the 4.25" Bellerophon II Clement Focuser. Also shown is Robo-Focus motor attached to Bellerophon II focuser.
4.25" Bellerophon II on Takahashi T0A-130
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3" Bellerophon on LX200 12" Meade
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Shown above is a 3" Bellerophon focuser on a LX200 12" Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain using the Split-clamp Mounting Adapter. Mounted on the top plate of the focuser is the A07 Adaptive Optics and SBIG ST10 CCD Camera. Also attached to the focuser is a Robo-Focus motor. The picture below is a side view.
3" Bellerophon on Meade 12" LX200
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3" Bellerophon mounted on Astrograph with STL11K CCD Camera
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The above photo shows a 3" Bellerophon Clement Focuser on a 12" focal length F/4 Astrograph with a SBIG STL-11000M Camera mounted on the focuser using the quick disconnect STL11K adapter. Please visit the Critical Focus Review of the Bellerophon Focuser written by Dave Erickson on this web site. Link
