[wayne anderson (Wayne)]

Hi Paul,

The views through a CPC 1100 would be stunning, very similar to my 12” LX200, these scopes are big and heavy but if careful can be transportable in a medium to large size sedan car as I use. As I have found Astrophotography is a large learning curve requiring quite a lot of time and money so before you start down that road prepare well by learning as much as you can. The Alt/Az setup of the CPC 1100 will be great for visual use and reasonable for imaging, but if you want to get serious about imaging an equatorial wedge is needed.

Another member here living close by who uses a Celestron CPC 1100 is HELO (Peter) from Caloundra it is mounted on a wedge inside an Observatory Dome at Glenview I think.

Some of Peters shots with a CPC 1100 are below
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=844154&postcount=1


Alt /Az photography can work with reasonable results by using the right settings and processing techniques but if you want very sharp good results an EQ setup with a wedge would be best

These photo’s are of my first attempts at Alt/Az Astro Photography this may help you to get an idea of what your scope may be capable of in Alt/Az setup with a DSLR Camera.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=893994&postcount=1


Photo’s of the Equipment I use is below
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=910127&postcount=782

I hope this helps you a little.
Wayne.