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Old 24-05-2013, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TheAstroChannel View Post
What about GO-TO dobsonians? I just found one on andrews comms.
12", 300mm X 1500mm, for $1300. Surely Dobsonians can track the sky
They are an alt-azimuth scope and do not track the sky in equatorial (R.A and Dec.) mode, which is required for long exposure photography.
You could certainly do some lunar, planetary and solar photography with a dob.
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