[Draconis (Mick)]

Hi all,

Hoping for a bit of advice on widefield astrophotography. With winter on the horizon i'd love to have a go at one of those fantastic milky way shots that show detailed dust lanes.

I have a Canon 500D and have already experimented with 30sec exposures that are ok but would like to try out some longer ones.

Is there a cheapish kind of mount that will allow me to use the camera to take a longer exposure without star trailing? Im not handy so couldnt build a barndoor mount and dont want to spend hundreds and hundreds on a flash mount. I'm hoping there is an el cheapo model that someone could recommend that would do the job so that I can just muck around a bit before upgrading my gear in the future when finances permit?

Any ideas?