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Originally Posted by dannat
what focal length/ratio is your 6" newt [f5 is fine fir imaging -if its f8 more challenging] -likely you could start with it -& your d-slr to begin with , then you really can concentrate on the mount & guide setup
[ i presume you want to guide rater than taking many 30sec exp & stacking them all]
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Daniel, not sure. The focal length on the tube plate says 1200mm. Its a fairly long Newtonian (and old, about 25 years)
I plan to conduct experiments and generate long term data with the new set up. My main priorities are light collection ability (aperture) and tracking stability. I partly wish to reproduce certain results and observations and compare them with the scientific literature and I am also looking for several phenomena which I may be able to detect indirectly.
Astrophotographical set ups seem to be where all the high tech gear and software is focused.
cheers