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Originally Posted by Crater101
Hi all;
I'm a beginner starting the journey into astrophotography. While photography itself has been a long time passion, this is a new area for me.
I'm looking for advice not only on the best equipment for a beginner, but also adapters for cameras. I have a couple of full frame DSLR's and digital compacts (mostly Canon) and am wondering what's the best gear to begin. 
I've been fascinated by the moon for many years, and would like to be able to get good images of that, but some images of the night skies and the planets are also on my list.
I've been looking at the Skywatcher Startravel series of telescopes, and also the Celestron Inspire series to begin with, but I'll welcome any advice folks can give me.
Cheers! |
As a start why not try a nano-tracker.
It is basically a small eq mount which will allow you to use your existing cameras and lens.
There are many great works on here done by people with simple systems like a nanotracker. One such person is Mickoid who will sometimes throw in a great pic or two he has done on his portable setup....many others also if you have a look through the galleries.