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Hi and welcome to IIS
First and foremost, if you plan on getting into Astrophotography, put whatever you can afford into a decent mount, without a good mount, you are, in my humble opinion, heading for frustration.
I don't know your level and experience at this stage so I will say, don't buy an SCT, you will be imaging at focal lengths of well over 2 meters, frustration and disapointment will get you down in the end.
If, as I think, you are just starting out my suggestion would be to buy yourself a decent mount then use something like an SkyWatcher ED80 Pro or similar to get some much needed experience, this combination will track well, give you nice wide field shots at a forgiving focal length.
As for a camera, any of the newer Canon or Nikon DSLR's will give you the necessary skills required before stepping up to a dedicated Astro Camera.
Cheers
Last edited by JohnG; 26-03-2008 at 09:47 AM.
Reason: Picture of an ED80 and WO 66SD on a GM-8
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