Hi Kev,
Your post hits the nail on the head. I was getting caught up in what I "could" get as opposed to what I "need" to get satisfaction with astrophotography.
I like the simplicity of setting up a tracker to do its thing and then go do some visual astronomy while I wait.
I think I would get more use out of a GoTo Dob than I would an EQ mount that I have to setup everytime to use. My dob I drag out plop it down and off I go. Can have a look for an hour or so and then pack If I so wish.
Where as I feel I would have to invest more time to make it worth the setup of the EQ mount..
I'm thinking the star adventurer and a light pollution filter will suit my requirements for the near future. Will look at using guiding with it, but need to do more research into this. (I believe it can autoguide without a computer running phd2 or similar? This would be ideal).
So does anyone have any complaints or issues about the star adventurer?? What would be a suitable tripod to mount this on. I've currently got a Manfrotto MKBFRA4-BH tripod but think this may be a bit light.
I got out last night with my tracker and in 10 min I was setup and aligned close enough to shoot 90sec at 100mm FL on M42. (Light pollution is killing me though
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