[Matty P (Matt)]

Hi Alan,

I own a Celestron 8SE and have tried some long exposures with it. The mount can handle very short exposures say up to around 20-40 seconds without showing to much "Drift" or field rotation. The one fork in arm in Alt-Azmode is ideal for visual and planetary imaging but is definitely not stable enough deep sky imaging. If I were you I would be looking to invest in a good GEM.

Here are some DSO images I have taken with the SE mount with my DMK.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=28106

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=27988

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=27885

Hope this helps