[Exclaymation (Gustavo)]

Hey guys,

I have been watching this forum for a bit now but never asked anything, so this is my first post.

As the title says, I have a Saxon 8 inch collapsible dobsonian telescope and I have had it for about 8 months now. It doesn't have a go-to mount because I couldn't afford it and I also wanted to learn where objects were by my own merits. I have become pretty good at it and can control it pretty well. So I have just been looking around for some motorized go-to bases, but I haven't really had much luck. Any suggestions for a good strong and steady base? I would like to get into astrophotography and my SLR is really small (smaller than those NEX cameras) and light, so it wouldn't add much weight to the scope. Price is a bit of an issue for me, so the cheapest the better. Any suggestions?

I also read that perhaps dobs are not the best for astrophotograpy, if so, what would be a good scope?

I got given a 4mm lens from a friend that work in Australian Geographic, but I never really liked it. I don't know if it is a dodgy lens or what, but I find that it doesn't add much to my experience. Could anyone suggest some lenses that would go well with it? I have the 2 stock lenses (20 and 10mm) and a barlow (which I don't really like it). Any suggestions would be welcome.

Also, the scope is collapsible and I don't have one of those blankets that people wrap the scope on to reduce light, is that a good investment?

Thanks guys and I apologize for the long post.