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Old 06-03-2013, 09:05 PM
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Video astronomy set up

Hey guys, I'm looking for some starting suggestions to get me looking in the right direction for first time video astronomy.
I have a budget of say up to $3000 - I need a suitable mount, scope and camera.
I had thought maybe a wireless GStar camera with something like an ED80 mounted on an iOptron cube mount might be suitable. Or what about something like a goto 8" dob with the same camera?

What are people using and getting good results from? Does the budget need to go up? Perhaps the main requirement is that it is goto and relatively easy to set up and also reasonably portable (I want to stay clear of eq mounts)

I'm a bit out the loop at the moment so am in for some solid research before I pull the trigger - if anyone with some experience has suggestions on gear that would be suitable, or particular things that need to be considered please fire away
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