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Old 25-04-2017, 10:16 PM
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You don't need a mount that tracks to photograph the Moon and planets. Just look at the results in this forum for examples.

120mm refractors of the usual achromatic type don't photograph well, except for the Moon. Photo scopes are usually reflector types or the more expensive ED or APO refractors. Deep sky is not cheap to do. Solar system photography is the cheaper route, at least to start with.

Or you can start out simply with a camera on a tripod, take wide field shots and work your way up from there.
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