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Dob
I am going through the first stages of astrophotography now.
The mount is it, the primary thing you need, vibration is an absolute killer.
It must be guided, large enough to take a guidescope and CCD - it's all the weight.
Unfortunately, big Newts, which excel in bang for buck visually, need a large mount for astrophotography. For a full GOTO on a good mount, you are going to be spending a lot more than $1500 or so, and the aperture will not be that large for $1500.
If you don't want to get into astrophotography until later, grab a 10" Newt, on a Dob. You can always turf the Dob mount later ( a whole $50 worth ), and then grab an EQ6 ( I wouldn't go smaller ), when your ready to get into that aspect of astronomy ( astrophotography ). In the meantime, you will be very pleased visually.
DOn't forget the cost of your CCD imager, etc. This is a VERY expensive hobby if thats the way you want to go.
I keep saving my pennies - sigh! and keep experimenting with the Dob mount and a Digital SLR.
Cheers
DOC
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