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I started off Astrophotography in 2016 using my wife’s Canon 600D ( she hardly ever used it ) a 2m Canon remote shutter shutter cord switch and a 6” newt and a HEQ5 mount.
After nearly a year I was sick of standing around most nights trying to frame , focus and capture subs even having a swivel screen, so I bought a laptop , a portable table , a 5m USB2 to mini B cable , purchased Backyard EOS ( BYEOS ) about $60 and then could automate my whole session.
I could go inside watch some TV , read a book etc... and periodically check how the capture is going. Best investment I ever made
I thoroughly recommend BYEOS or Backyard Nikon to any beginner DSLR astrophotographer.
You can frame , focus and capture plus loads more functions, so EASY to use !!!!
The live view on the laptop screen is unbelievable considering I went from a tiny DSLR flip screen to a 15” laptop screen , so easy to polar align, frame , focus and capture not to mention functions like dithering etc...
It also has a great planetary capture mode which I still use today with my Canon 600D. I also still use my Canon 600D and BYEOS to polar align my mount with the Skywatcher Synscan PA routine ( just as accurate as Pole Master and you don’t need a view of the SCP , I just use 2 alignment stars up in the east / south east and all done in 10 minutes
These days I use a dedicated cooled Astro cam 2600MC and bigger scopes and mounts but BYEOS was the game changer that spring-boarded me on to more advanced equipment and imaging
Hope the above is helpful advice
PS: The Old Canon 600D is a great DSLR for Astrophotography, so are many other Canon DSLR’s for that matter ( the 7D mark 11 is probably pick of the crop )
Attached are some of my astro images using the Canon 600D , 6” newt and HEQ5 mount after my second year into the hobby ( 2017 )
Cheers
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