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If you want to get into astrophotography in any serious way, you'll need to multiply that budget many times.
If your a raw beginner I strongly recommend you forget about photography for the time being until you get some observing experience.
Objects that are visible usually look better to me in real time than amateur short exposure photgraphs. The first time you see 47Tuc visually will blow you away ! Then come back and have a look at the photos taken by members here. Im not in any way criticising their efforts, just illustrating the limitations of cameras vs your eyes.
The 150mm dob from Andrews at $299 is fantastic value and is THE scope I recommend to anyone who doesnt want to spend more for extra aperture.
The 200mm for $449 buys a scope that could keep an amateur happy for many years and is big enough to show good views of the heavens, whilst still small enough to be transportable by car.
Forget eq2,3 or even eq4 if you want to do long exposure astrophotography. Rock solid stability doesnt come cheap.
Last edited by Starkler; 03-12-2004 at 11:08 AM.
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