Thanks for the links to images. Some awesome shots there, Matt.
And thanks also for the tips (or warning) on planetary imaging. I don't plan to buy this scope just yet. I'd like to get comfortable with DSO first with a wider, hopefully more forgiving, scope. Get that side of things down, then worry about the longer focal lengths etc.
It was the same when I started out taking macro photos of insects. Start shooting them pretty close, then try 1:1 lifesize, get comfortable with that, then worry about higher magnifications using extension tubes, then worry about the MP-E 65 5x lifesize macro lens
That's right. I like shooting the very close and tiny (macro), and am looking into shooting the huge and very far (astro). Can't shoot people to save myself.