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Originally Posted by Nathan25
If i'm piggy-backing the DSLR on my 8" SCT, is the most effective technique to use the 8" as a guidescope?
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Yes, definitely. Mount the camera using a medium duty ball-joint tripod head. These cost about $79 from camera stores. Don't get a flimsy one less than $50ish. Maybe get a $120 one if you're going to use big lenses. By using a ball-joint tripod head you can easily position the telescope on a guide star and then easily point the camera at whatever object nearby.
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Originally Posted by Nathan25
Any hints on where i can get a serial interface cable, so i the DSLR can work with DSLRfocus?
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http://www.hapg.org/astrocables.htm
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Originally Posted by Nathan25
With processing, is it worth forking out the bucks for PhotoShop or will something like AIP4win suffice?
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PhotoShop is good, but you can do a lot without it. See how you go with what programs like Deep Sky Stacker and RegiStax can do before you bother spending the money.
