[atkinsonr (Rich)]

Hey everyone

I've been observing for a few years now, and am going to take a crack at imaging (after a false start a couple of years ago).

I've acquired a belt modded HEQ5-Pro, and plan to drive it using Stellarmate on a raspberry pi.

I was thinking about jumping straight into mono+filters, but I'm now thinking about going easy on myself and starting with a cooled OSC.

I'm most interested in deep-sky, and I plan to start with a short refractor. Budget isn't fixed but I'm thinking of about 3k for a guidecam, guidescope, rings, ota flattener, UHC filter and camera.

For the camera, I'm considering the ZWO ASI183MC Pro (Cooled).

For the glass I'm thinking a Zenithstar 81 with a Flat6AIII.

Just wanted to socialise these choices to see if anyone has any better suggestions.

Cheers