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Old 05-03-2007, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc View Post
Rocket Boy,

What I do have is the 400D, an 8" Newt (Celestron G8N, short) on EQ5, with dual axis drives (not goto)....
Great !

You don't really need goto, to get started.
Mount your 400D on the scope, use a wide-ish lens, say 50mm and do some piggyback imaging first.
You'll learn a lot from piggyback imaging that will prepare you for prime imaging when you get you observatory underway.
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