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Old 14-11-2017, 08:53 AM
brian nordstrom (As avatar)
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Hi Kane and welcome .

I don't know much about mounting your 8 inch Dob onto an EQ mount but I would say it can be done.
Personally I would look at getting a second hand HEQ5 and ED80 class scope for astrophotography and keep the Dob purely visual as you would need an EQ6 to mount the 8 inch properly and you could get the above for about the same price that will be better in the long run.

Both the HEQ5 and ED80 show up here all the time in the classifieds at good prices.

Any chance of posting your shots for us to have a look at .

Brian.
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