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I recommend buying all your gear 2nd hand.
Most people on this forum and other Astrophotographers generally look after their gear very well and only sell up when either trading up or become time poor when family pressures or circumstances get too much.
And in my experience, the IIS forum members are a decent and trustworthy bunch. You'll save 30-50% off new prices and make some great contacts. I'm still in touch with everyone I bought gear from and love the helpful advice freely offered and given.
My suggestion on gear is as as suggested in the other posts, get the best mount you can afford, EQ6 or HEQ-5 and an 80 or 100 mm refractor, guide scope and eventually, a modded Canon DSLR (almost all other DSLR's are a pain to use for AP) or a CCD One shot colour camera.
Oh, and be prepared to become obsessed with AP!
Cheers
Andy
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