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Originally Posted by ObservingBee
Wow Joe insane images. I cannot believe how good Andromeda looks without dark or bias frames.
I have borrowed a skywatcher star adventurer pro 2i from a friend as well. I currently have my dslr mounted with a Nikon 80-200 2.8 on it, but will also try removing the telescope and try it with eq3.
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Hi Benji,
Bear in mind, they are taken from very dark rural skies. You won't be able to capture anything like that from the city. But get outta town and the skies the limit.
The Nikon 80-200 f2.8 is an excellent lens to start with. Mount it centrally on the polar axis of the Star Adventurer with a good solid ball and socket or tripod head (like the first photo), not hanging out on the dec bracket (like the second photo). The second photo is not a star adventurer, it's a much more solid polar housing to which I fitted the Star Adventurer Dec. That worked ok but the SA doesn't hold heavy camera+lens combos on the dec bracket. You'll get much better results centrally mounting /balancing the camera lens.
On your EQ mounting, you can just mount it on a dovetail plate and use it in place of the tube.
This one is 3D printed and a bit cheaper:-
https://www.bintel.com.au/product/3d...-dslr-cameras/
For a heavy lens combo like that, I'd go with a metal one:-
https://www.amazon.com.au/NEEWER-Dov...94&sr=8-2&th=1
Cheers
Joe