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Originally Posted by Jazza11
Sorry if this is the wrong thread but lately i have been thinking about getting into astrophotography in a few years or so not straight away but i was thinking of mayby getting a 150mm - 250mm refractor when i do, i hear refractors are easier for astrophotography not sure if thats true but i was also thinking about using my 10" dob and just get a EQ 5 mayby 6 depending so what do u think? as i said i dont plan on getting into it for mayby another few years if i do but what do u guys think?
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If I can give you only one piece of advice when it comes to an Astrophotography setup it would be buy the biggest and best mount with the best load carrying capacity you can afford. EQ6 is OK 5 is too small.
As for the refractor, I would spend the extra here again and go for an ED APO or at least a semi APO as the achromatic scopes don't cut it very well with a camera. 80 to 100mm ED refractor will serve you very well when imaging DSO's without major colour aberations which are common in the Achromatic range of refractors.
But again, MOUNT, MOUNT, MOUNT.