Hi Jethro,
Yeah, you're right, there's no such thing in this game as budget. Having said that, your first paragraph made me smile, making the best of what you've got. I started in humble beginnings and quite honestly, I'm still there. I just purchased a faster scope and, in a couple of hours in a dark site, took photos that would take me 3 or 4 sessions to produce at home. Call me a masacistic but I actually felt a little disappointed that it was so easy. If you like a challenge and genuinely want to the make the best of what you've got then a cheap mount ( alt-az with a wedge ) and a cheap scope. If you want to do it like the other guys on here then save your pennies. Fair go which ever way you go but be prepared for a very expensive addiction. ( relatively speaking )
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