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Old 20-01-2012, 02:14 PM
Studsy (Jordan)
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New to astrophotography and have a few equipment questions!

Hi everyone,

Im pretty new to astronomy and astrophotography, and would really appreciate some suggestions on what gear i should start off with.

I have purchased a C8-SGT on a CG5 mount, which i have been using for a few months now, but would really like to move into taking some photos. I am looking at purchasing a cooled mono CCD camera + filters etc, but i dont know if this is too large of a step to start off with.

So my questions for now are:

1. Should i start off with some DSLR imaging, or is going for a CCD straight away easy enough?

2. I am looking at an 8300 chipped CCD such as the QHY9. Is this a good camera, or is there another which would be a better choice?

3. What would be a good autoguiding setup for this scope?

Thank you in advance for your help!
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