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Thanks all.
Hmm, now I am encouraged to get the PST Doublestacked.
I look forward for when I get my first view of the sun but I really love the images people
have posted on the Net.
I like tinkering with imaging ; I have the Celestia computer galaxy model which I adjust and
test to my liking. So I think that imaging will be a big part of my solar viewing.
And this is another reason to take up solar over cosmic(?) astronomy - it seems imaging is
much, much cheaper for solar viewing.
I don't need an expensive tripod, tracking system, focussing system. It even seems that the
actual scope quality isn't such a vital factor - a good basic scope will do great.
And the imaging equipment is again seemingly not such an expense, cheap or expensive cameras
both give great shots.
The filter seems to be the only costly part of the hobby.
Am I correct in all my assumptions?
After viewing many images taken through various 40mm H-alpha setups, I wonder can anyone
viewing the nighttime cosmos get equally amazing, jawdropping and detailed views for less
than $3000 dollars, at the lense or with a camera.
The quality of some of the solar shots using a hand-held camera is very good, don't you
think?
Ps What is involved in fitting an SM 40 to my SCT (as mentioned above)? I need to decide to
keep ar get a refractor.
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