I think a lot of people will tell you that an EQ1/2 will frustrate the hell out of you. Although you might be able to get some reasonable images with a camera piggybacked on top of the OTA, you will not seriously image through this telescope, IMHO. It is hard to recommend any particular course with regards to astrophotography when you are on a fairly extreme budget, but for planetary imaging you can do a lot with a dob and a webcam, provided you have a computer and the right software (much of it freeware now). For that money, frankly, you'd be better giving up the idea of photos and concentrate on getting a dob. Again, JMO.
Cheers,
Brian.
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