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Hi Jman
First up, Im a bit of a novice myself with astrophotography.
I just purchased the Star Adventurer Kit about 2 months ago and over the weekend took it out for the second time. Im loving it so far. Im using it with a Sony RX100Mk4.
The first extra that I would suggest would be a ball head, this will connect to the ball head adapter or L bracket, it means that you can point the camera in any direction without moving the mount, I personally brought the Joby GorillaPod SLR-Zoom and its easy to use (even in the dark) and holds fast.
I didnt buy the tripod myself, i built one from about $100 worth of parts from the hardware store, its super rock solid, let me know if you want more info on that.
I have mine set up with the L Bracket, the cutout down the center allows me to still use the polar scope even after everything is mounted up. Its a little more fiddly but works.
I have managed to get 2 mins at 70mm with only really rough polar alignment, I have heard of much better with better alignment. I usually do batches of 30sec exposures though. Over the weekend I did a batch of about 20 exposures and didn't notice and star trailing or drifting from my very bad alignment.
Regards
Chris
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