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Thanks to all for the encouragement.
For those thinking about starting astro photography the thing to realise is that although there are far better lens out there ...these shots were thru a $200 nikon lens (the spider was thru a $2000 scope☺) and on a $1200 mount.
My point is entry level is reasonable.
All you need is a dslr, a camera lens, and a equatorial mount. The softeware was free ..Deep Sky Stacker and Gimp.
All exposures were short and the camera was not computer controlled.
Guiding ...who needs guiding with such short exposures☺.
I had hoped to do some "static" shots to see if I could get away without a mount.
And more frustration ...I finally set up the auto guide scope and camera and set up the lappy in the back of the car ...all nice lay out...and the lappy says it cant find the camera...then the clouds rolledin (last night) but hopefully tonight I take another step forward.
Alex
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