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Originally Posted by gregbradley
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This is a beautiful image (I would be very happy to capture something like this one day), but to be fair in the context of the DSLR vs CCD discussion this is basically the best case scenario for a DSLR:
* It was taken with an f/2.8 telescope that costs ~ $5400 USD, and mounted on a $10,800 USD mount.
* It was shot in Yushan National Park, Taiwan where 2/3rds of the park is > 2,000 m elevation - the Tataka visitor centre is at an elevation of 2,600 m.
* It was shot in winter: the night-time temperatures in Yushan for the nights in question were around 0 to 2 deg C.
If I had those conditions, I'd be a very happy camper with a DSLR too
I think we've all seen the fantastic gallery of images by that guy in Namibia with just a modified 5DmkII.
At f/8, 25+ deg C ambient temperature, and close to sea level... I know which I'd much rather have
