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Originally Posted by James
The: Celestron AstroMaster 76EQ for $269
Skywatcher 6" Dobsonian for $400
Bintel BT-114EQ Deluxe Telescope for $379
now im sure that I could probably get a better price on one of these, but astrophotography wise and planets nebula and galixy wise, which one would be better?
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James, I fear the message isn't getting through here.
Astrophotography is an expensive exercise. To get good images your equipment has to track the stars in an accurate manner.
As Carl said you need a decent mount, usually a German Equatorial Mount, which will allow accurate tracking and alignment of your equipment as the night sky rotates.
You can do limited planetary and lunar photography without a mount using suitable webcams.
If you do a search thorugh the articles in the forum you should find some info on Astrophotography with a dob, that will give you some idea what you can expect with minimal equipment.
If you're looking at replicating some of the deep sky images you are seeing on IIS, then the sky's your limit for budget and to get the best results you need either a dedicated astro camera or a modified DSLR (the internal infra red blocking filter is replaced in your SLR) expect a starting budget of at least $2000 (without camera) plus for entry level deep sky imaging.