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What equipment do I need for photography?
Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forums, and have never done astrophotography before but would like to start. I'd like to buy an equatorial mount to be able to take deep space photographs (e.g. nebulae). I'd like to get a decent mount, that will last the distance, rather than get a cheapy that I need to upgrade in a year as I get more into the hobby. I was thinking of something like a Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro Synscan.
But to spend more on the mount, I'm wondering if I could get away with using the telescope and camera I already own, so I don't have to spend too much straight away. I've got a Skywatcher 150P dobsonian. If I take this off its dobsonian mount, could I use it on an equatorial mount to start taking deep space photos? I really know nothing about the different types of scopes (OTAs?) like refractors and reflectors and which is better, what aperture to go for, what the focal ratio means etc. I know my dobsonian scope is a 150mm aperture Newtonian reflector with an f/8 focal ratio.
And my camera that I already own is a Canon EOS 600D (DSLR).
By the way, if anyone has a mount they are looking to sell 2nd hand, let me know!
Thanks for any advice that can be offered.
Cheers,
Mick
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