Hi All,
Well! I'm very excited, I have bought my first scope (skywatcher ED80) and my first mount is coming tomorrow (Skywatcher HEQ5 GoTo Equatorial) and the camera I'll be using for imaging is a Canon Eos 600D, I've bought all the T-ring adapter stuff. Next on my list is a power supply and dew buster. Now that you know my gear, here is my question!
Can I use the GoTo system's tracking to act as a make shift autoguiding impliment? If so how long of an exposure can I get away with at the 600mm focal length of my OTA? I've heard that you wouldn't want to stay open for more than 20seconds..... another has said 2minutes... others say it depends on how good my polar aligning is... I'm so confused! thoughts? feedback? opinions? should I just try and master manual guiding? thanks
