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Originally Posted by mikeyjames
Hi Aidan,
I think I have the obsessive part down pretty well.
I just checked out your Facebook page and a YouTube video of your setup - wow! 
Overall, I guess you're telling me not to expect photos like yours without lots of frustration, learning, effort, and some extra purchases.
Out of interest, where would you suggest I start with astrophotography? Maybe the moon and go from there?
BTW - I forgot to ask earlier. When you had the same setup did you need any extra weights to balance it?
Thanks for the help and advice
Mick |
the moon is always the best first target, it is really easy to get a nice image of the moon. then start on some of the relatively bright Deep sky objects, though things like M42, omega centauri and M83 are really challenging to do well.
i didn't need extra weight, but i did have a counterweight extension bar. when i changed to a ccd and filterwheel, i did need a little extra weight at times.
in terms of getting great images, there are a lot of people on this forum that produce better results than me with less expensive equipment. you can get some amazing results with the rig you are looking to get, provided you have an autoguider. it all depends on how talented you are, which in my case is the limiting factor.
if you are getting into astrophotography to take pretty pictures of anything, then definitely start with an 80 mm refractor. it is so much easier to use,light weight and great. in my case, i knew that i was really interested in galaxy imaging. that is all i wanted to do so i decided that my first set up was going to be a 10"newt and i didnt regret it.