Skywatcher Esprit ED120 Triplet with ZWO ASI 071 camera attached. 
2017-08-17 My Skywatcher ED120 and EQ6-R mount. 
2011-12-17 Solar Scope – but no Sun! 
2015-05-23: Roger & all the Astro gear prior to a field trip. 
2013-05-10: Solar Eclipse two scopes setup and ready 
2017-07-29 Roger at MAS Public Night at Campbelltown Rotary Observatory (pic credit: Moh Ali Baddah) 
2017-04-08: My Meade ‘scope, ready for a public night at the local Campbelltown Rotary Observatory. 
My tripod and centre weight 
Canon 60D DSLR camera on tripod with 70mm – 200mm lens attached. 
2021-10-26 LX-90 Deforked and mounted on EQ6 equatorial mount.
Cosmic Focus 
Thank you for your link. It is nice to see all your Astro gear, your pic with new Esprit 120ED telescope set up and ready. I am very pleased to meet you, Roger. Happy Astro-shootings, Kazia
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Thanks, Kazia, for all your great comments and questions.
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I looked enviously at your nice equipment and dreamed. Then, my lower back started to hurt 😢 . I can’t do those lifts any more.
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I’m sorry you can’t do that – and you’re not the only astronomer I know who has been forced to avoid heavy equipment.
The EQ6-R mount is my heaviest item (20 kg) and I am able to cope. I never place it on the ground, I never carry it more than a couple of metres and I always keep my back straight when holding it to avoid any recurring back injuries.
I’ve never had an injury due to astronomy. My back pain began over forty years ago when I put too much effort into ten-pin bowling. 🥴
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It is frustrating. But, I try to get the most out of simple lighter equipment.
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