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Originally Posted by DrNackz
My budget is up to $600 but somewhere around $400 ... where to buy from?
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Where to buy from: On your budget - better consider secondhand so take a look at
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Lots of nice gear comes up if you are patient. Do your homework and be ready to pounce, bargains go fast. Other sources to be aware of are
www.astromart.com and
www.cloudynights.com, I've bought from Astromart several times, but not CN.
As for astrophotography... add a nought to your budget, maybe two. Better to take a peek at images others have taken, for free. The reason is there are an awful lot of people banging away taking snaps with better gear than you (or me) can afford, and who have the time to travel to dark locations or better, have their own observatory. It saves you a heck of a lot of time and effort, when you begin to know what is involved to do it well !
Also take a look at
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html for inspiration. A few IIS members have had images published there.
Then there's Sky & Telescope magazine. One, maybe two here, have been published by S&T.