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Steve (and others),
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately the current digital camera isn't a DSLR...that's the next camera when the budget stretches that far. This one is a Panasonic Lumix 6 megapixel with a 6x optical zoom and it is supposed to be an interim but I think we will have it as the main stay for some time.
The lens housing has a fixed part which sits up about 10mm from the body, and then the zoom lens moves out from there. So I am guessing it would not be easy to use on an adaptor for astrophotos.
I don't have any motors on the EQ5 at the moment, so tracking is all by finger twiddling. Even so, I really have to pull the gears apart and change the lubes - the movement is not as free as it should be and sometimes it bounces through the movement rather than glides. It's only a SkyWatcher but it should be doing better than it does.
Easter blessings to all and again, thanks for the encouragement!
John
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