Stuff I use

Hardware

  • Apple Macbook Pro 14" with M1 Max (2021)
  • DELL S3422DW Screen
  • Keychron Q2 ISO with Durock T1 Switches, Durock Stabilizers and PBT Notion Keycaps, Tape mod and Holee mod
  • Logitech MX Vertical
  • Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • Apple AirPods Pro
  • Apple iPad Pro 11" (2018)
  • Bose QuietComfort 25
  • Nintendo Switch OLED
  • Tolino Vision 6

Software

  • IntelliJ Idea Ultimate - for development
  • iTerm 2 - for terminal usage
  • Obsidian - for daily notes and brain dumps
  • Adobe Photoshop CC - for image development
  • PixInsight & GraXpert - for processing deep-sky astro images
  • PIPP & AutoStakkert - for processing planetary astro images
  • Tapbots Ivory - for Mastodon
  • Ollama - for local LLMs
  • Things 3 - for task management (moving to Obsidian though)
  • Feedly - for RSS consumption
  • Reeder - for a better Feedly mobile experience

Astro gear and tools

  • Askar 103APO - my most-used telescope
  • Celestron C8 SCT - for planets and moon close-ups
  • Svbony SV165 - as guide scope
  • SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5 GT - for tracking the stars
  • SkyWatcher StarAdventurer - for travel astrophotography
  • Canon EOS 6D - as main camera
  • ZWO ASI 224MC - as planetary and guiding camera
  • ZWO ASIAir Pro - for controlling my rig
  • Raspberry Pi 4b with Stellarmate OS - as a backup for the ASIAir
  • Filters:
    • Antlia TriBand Ultra RGB
    • Altair TriBand
    • Optolong UHC
    • Svbony UV/IR-Cut
    • Baader AstroSolar