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Originally Posted by abetts
Hi All,
I've been doing a bit of wide field (milky way) astro photography and I'm now considering taking the next step into DSO AP. I've done a little research on some equipment and decided I would like a quick refractor and a reasonably sturdy mount/tripod. Unfortunately there seems to be limited stock on many items at many of the Australian online stores but I've managed to find availability on an Sky Watcher Espirit ED80 and NEQ6 Pro mount/tripod. Are these reasonable items to start out with?
I believe the Espirit also comes complete with a field flattener/reducer. I was also originally chasing an EQ6-R mount to get the belt drive but I can't find one in stock. Is it likely that I would realistically notice any difference between the NEQ6 and EQ6R?
At this stage I'm hoping these two items and T-adapter for Nikon D750 will be enough to get me started. Or am I missing some critical items?
Value peoples experience and constructive thoughts.
Regards,
Ashley
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Sounds good to me. I'd throw a Baader zoom eyepiece at that kit too, so you can have a look visually sometimes and I really liked mine for polar aligning too. The zoom is good to have, get the alignment star centred at wider setting, zoom in and refine centring, super quick and easy, and far more useful in general than a reticle.
I'd not be waiting around for the eq6r to come back in stock.