The Philips PCVC740K ToUcam PRO PC Video Camera is used with an Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope. The telescope has a f/12 focal ratio and a 1800 mm focal length.

A Stellarvue 1X reflex finder is mounted on the telescope handel. Sometimes a JMI NGF-S Motofocus with DRO (Digital Read Out) is used to help focus.

The Philips PCVC740K ToUcam PRO PC Video Camera requires a computer with at USB interface. The Compaq Presario 1200 laptop computer is used with the PCVC740K ToUcam.

For Sun imaging an Orion Telescopes & Binoculars full-apertuare glass solar filter is used.

The telescope mount is an Orion EQ-3 mount with EQ-3M dual-axis DC motor drive. Also, Celestron vibration suppression pads are used and they are a big help in reducing vibrations.