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ok so i am seriously thinking about this now. could somebody suggest a camera, scope, mount or any other equipment i would need. i am thinking of getting the canon EOS 1000D. my budget would be 300 quid for a scope. are reflectors or refractors better or not? the main thing i would want to capture are galaxies and nebula so i would need a 'fast' scope right?
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Hello Stephen.
The mount is very important EQ4,5 or 6 with Synscan tracking, especially if your going to be doing galaxies and clusters. Start off small and work up.
The main thing I have learned in the last 4 years is it's all about the mount, tracking, alignment.
Just as a note, I use reflectors for visual and refractor's for imaging, it's a personal choice.
Ray
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your budget will be blown just on the mount, without tracking :-( -
thanks ray for your reply. yea i read the the mount is extremely important. how much do you think it would cost for a good mount with tracking? i am willing to spend 300 quid on scope tube and wotever the mount may cost. do you think the canon is good cam? i intend to buy camera and start out with it for awhile then i will buy the rest maybe next year or year after. i am in no panic to buy as i want to do some research plus money is hard to come by these days as you all know im sure. what scope would you suggest ray? yours is a sky watcher yeah?
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This for the Scope:
1) http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/telescopes/80mm/sky-watcher/proseries/edrefractors-special.html
This for the mount:
2) http://www.firstlightoptics.com/skywatcher-mounts/skywatcher-eq3-pro-synscan-goto.html
and the Canon 350D is a good entry level or EOs Rebel 450/550D
or even a CCD camera - etc!
Hope that helps?
Ray
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thanks ray, much appreciated! theres just so much out there its hard to know where to start. would be nice to start snapping those elusive galaxies. would you kno where i could find some images taken through this scope? thanks again ray.
