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Old 02-02-2012, 06:04 PM
Smigatron (Ben)
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I don't do any photography but that pic of Saturn looks like it was taken on a bad night or through a mobile phone camera. An 8" Dobsonian scope with a 10mm eyepiece will probably get you a similar magnification to what is shown in the pic, but you would have much better quality.

I would suggest just buying a scope and seeing if you enjoy the hobby before forking out thousands for quality photography gear. Based on that list that was posted, here's what I recommend.

1) Skywatcher Black Diamond 8" Goto Collapsible Dobsonian = $999

You can get regular scopes at the same aperture for less than half that price.

2) Skywatcher 6.3mm Super Plossl Eyepiece - Optional

3) GSO Laser Collimator (align the mirrors)
- Most new scopes will come reasonably well collimated. Optional.

4) ED 2x or 3x Barlow lens (magnifier) - Optional.

5) Portable jump start power pack (Super Cheap Auto) power for the scope - Only necessary if you buy the first scope suggested.

6) Bob's Knobs secondary screws (helps adjust the secondary mirror) - Optional. Unlikely you will need to use this very often.

7) Red/White Head torch (Energizer) to see in the dark - Pretty good idea.

8) 2011 Astronomy Handbook to find things to look at - It's 2012 now, use Stellarium on your laptop or a program on your mobile. www.stellarium.org


Once you have figured out if you enjoy it then you could make the decision to buy some photography gear which I don't know much about.
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