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Old 02-10-2014, 09:47 PM
StrainHardening (Jock)
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Do you need a tracking mount to take long exposure images? and other questions

Hi

I've tried googling this question but I read a lot of things that I don't understand.

Do I need a tracking mount/electronic mount which tracks objects in order to take long exposure photographs?

Also, would this sensor be suitable for astrophotography? http://store.sony.com/interchangeabl...ollections-ifa
You can tell it to take a photo using your phone so you dont bump the telescope, if i'm reading the specifications correctly then it has up to 30 second exposure time?

I'm a very begginer astronomer. I've done some planetary viewing lately, saturn, jupiter@4am and the moon (I know it's not a planet ). I've seen some stars but they all look like bright dots. I was hoping to see a bit more detail with photography.

The telescope i'm using is the sky watcher sw102 100/500.
Do I need a better telescope if I want to take picture of deep space objects?

Thanks for any help
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