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Old 27-08-2011, 12:43 PM
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Well, as a beginner, I had thought of playing around with astrophotography on either my 80mm achro refractor or 150mm newt on an EQ3. After reading this :
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With a new start into astronomy observing for $4000 budget - it's OK - but for astrophorgraphy, that's a bit thin
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you'll find that you need to spend at least $10-$12K for a good mount
...... I guess I would be just wasting my time.


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