Thanks for the great information so far
i'm mostly interested in astrophotography and taking pictures in taking galaxy / astro matter type shots rather than planets
I believe these were not taken without a motorized mount, but something similar to this style
What type of gear would you advise ?
e.g.
pic 1:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/...9ef47d88_o.jpg
pic 2:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2503/...03a4a28b_o.jpg
pic 3:
http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/2...7484b151e9.jpg