I've been reading a LOT lately about telescopes and the like, trying to decide what I want to purchase and what I'll mainly be wanting to use it for. Although I'd really like to get into astrophotography as well, it seems that getting really great views and imaging don't seem to go hand in hand and I'd end up spending a fortune I don't have.
I've been looking at the 12" auto-tracking collapsible Dobsonian with Direct SLR camera connection as an option, as I recently looked thorough a 10" Dob and liked what I saw. I'm mainly considering the auto-tracking, SLR connection 12" hoping that I'd be able to attempt some astrophotography in the future using such a telescope but I've heard a lot of mixed things about using Dobsonians for imaging and that other scopes with smaller apertures are better... I hope to attend the next Brisbane Astronomical Society public night at Mt. Coot-tha and get some more advice but I'd like to know a bit more about what I'm talkinng about before I do! Oh, I'm so confused, there is so much to consider!
All your wonderful help would be muchly appreciated
