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Old 04-01-2007, 11:42 PM
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Hi Copernicus,

You won't be able to take deep space objects eg: galaxies & nebulas with the mount you have. You need electronic motor drives to track the rotation of the earth. The standard focuser 1.25 inch is too small to put the canon 350d into. t-mount adapters are normally for 2 inch focusers. (correct me someone if i am wrong), plus you won't be able to reach infocus. You will need a low profile 2 inch focuser because the Optex only comes standard with a 1.25 inch R&P focuser. If you are serious into astrophotography work, first thing i will get is a tracking mount eg: HEQ5 or EQ6. If you have standard canon 350d lense eg: 18-55mm, that is good enough to practice with for piggy back widefield work.

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