After shooting last month's lunar eclipse, chasing Lovejoy, and shooting wide fields and star gazing under extremely dark (~ 22 mag/sq arc-sec) skies, I think I've decided to go the other extreme and keep all my gear and upgrade to a proper astro CCD instead
Here's what I've been considering for my William Optics FLT-132 f/7 scope:
* Atik 383L+ Mono camera
* Atik Electronic Filter Wheel 2 with 9 position, 1.25" carousel
* Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen 2 E-Series 1.25" LRGB filter set
* Astrodon 5 nm H-alpha 1.25" filter (the 3 nm cuts out NII)
* Astrodon 3 nm OIII 1.25" filter
* Astrodon 3 nm SII 1.25" filter
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Geoptik Canon EOS lens -> T2 adapter
Any thoughts or suggestions about this combination? I figured I could do narrowband imaging in my light polluted back yard, and travel occasionally for LRGB. If there are no potential problems with this kit, then I'll start saving $$$ and selling organs
I had considered the SBIG ST-8300, but it requires more back focus (can't be used with the filter wheel on Canon EOS lenses) and substantially more expensive 36 mm filters.
Cheers,
Dave