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Old 06-12-2008, 08:57 PM
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Octane (Humayun)
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Originally Posted by xelasnave View Post
Welcome to iceinspace Harry,
I would be interested in what other say here to see if they share my view but I think you could do better mount wise the a lxd 75... I think they are a revamp of the lxd 55 (my first eq mount) and it was not really adequate for photos..
Eta Carinae Nebula
Large Magellanic Cloud
Christmas Tree Cluster
Southern Pleiades

All taken with Zane Hammond's LXD55. Unguided, to boot.

Granted, they're not taken at great focal lengths, though, for someone starting out, I think results like that would be acceptable.

However, if you're wanting to do some serious deep sky stuff, then, clearly, the LXD55 will not be suitable.

Regards,
Humayun
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