Equipment

20x50 SuperZenith BINOCULARS

My first equipment was 20X50 Super Zenith Binoculars. It was a gift from my father to my younger brother but it was me who used it more than my brother! It was 1999 and I was newly taking interest in astronomy. I first pointed it toward the full moon in the bright evening sky and thus, from that time the journey of exploring the night sky began. 

This binocular was my best companion in those days. I fortuitously pointed The Hercules Globular Cluster (M13) through this binocular in the summer 1999 while scanning the sky randomly! I couldn’t decide what that object was at that time but it made me curious and after that I couldn’t depart myself from astronomy. My interest grew day by day. This little equipment is almost useless nowadays but I still cherish it to recall my old days when I began to take interest in astronomy!

10x50 OLYMPUS BINOCULARS

I bought this binocular in January 2005. It gives fine views of the night sky objects as well as terrestrial objects. Using this equipment under dark skies, I can spot The Ring Nebula (M57) easily. I keep this binocular with me during every observing session. It is very useful to identify the exact location of the suspect during comet hunting. 

CANON 5D MARK IV

Currently I am using the Canon 5D Mark IV for astrophotography. The lenses I am using are Canon 24-105 f4 IS II, Canon 40mm f2.8 stm, Canon 16-35 f4 IS and Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS II. 

SKYWATCHER EQ5 SINGLE MOTORIZED MOUNT

I use this mount for tracking photography of the deep sky objects as well as long exposure nightscapes. This mount is bit heavy and difficult to carry everywhere I go but currently it's serving the purpose till I replace it with the Skywatcher adventurer!