[ausmensan (Simon)]

Hi,

Wasn't sure where exactly to put this, as the Beginners astrophotography seems to be full of pictures, not questions.

Anyway..

My equipment build up so far is as follows:

CPC1100 - Alt - Az mount
F6.3 Focal reducer
Dual Band OIII/Hydrogen Alpha Filter (ASI), plus holder
ASI462MC Camera
Canon EOS400D camera, not currently IR modded, but planning to
Various adapters, to connect all of these together in a chain.

My questions are:

I understand I am limited by the Alt-Az mount, to 30-60 second exposures, is it ok to take lots of them and stack them? Will the results be significantly worse than using an equatorial mount?

I have heard that the Wedge that Celestron sells, is not quite stable enough for the CPC1100, is that true? If so, what are my alternatives?

Do I need a focuser replacement to work effectively with my imaging? If so, what are the options?

Given my current setup, what is the likelihood that I will produce acceptable images? The Alt-Az setup seems to be my biggest issue.

Thanks for any input.

Cheers