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Old 26-10-2018, 10:11 PM
Jasp05 (Aaron)
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Originally Posted by kosborn View Post
I would go with an OTA and personally I'd recommend either the Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED or if you have the cash, the Esprit 100ED. I live in a "city" with a population of approximately 350,000 (no prizes for guessing which city) and a DSLR connected to a Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED gave me images I was very happy with. The light pollution hasn't troubled me that much. Just don't try imaging when the moon is bright! You still have the option of using your camera and standard lenses to go wide field if you want.

Kevin
What kind of dslr do you use and is it astro modded? I really struggle to pick up much ha emission in my images with my current camera. I know the 5d's seem to be more sensitive to this wavelength than my entry lvl dslr.
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