Recommended Guide Scope for a ED80

[Zephod (Luke Williams)]

Well it's been a while since I've been here due to school holidays and being run ragged with my daughters. But am proud to be a fledgling FNG with my local areas Astro Society and always look forward to our member observing nights and always am glad for the advice they give to me great bunch of folks at MAS .

Thanks to two members of the club I have been the proud owner of a Skywatcher ED80 with 10:1 crayford focuser and a LXD55 goto mount(thanks again Tony and Lloyd) for roughly over a month now and am still astounded at how great this little scope is. But now the DT's of actually starting to take some pics myself after getting used to the new mount and scope has kicked in and was wondering which would be a good guidescope for the ED80?

[GrampianStars (Rob)]

You can't go past this little beauty AT72ED
http://www.astronomics.com/main/prod...duct_id/AT72BK

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=9054

[Zephod (Luke Williams)]

Beauty thanks Trevor and Rob ill go with the ST80 for sure.

[scagman (John)]

Hi Luke,

I'm just getting into this game as well and have been looking at the ST80. Its available here for $399.95 US + shipping $115US Approx $490 AU Delivered.
http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=15413

John

[sadia]

You may ask pete if he wants to sell his ST80 seperately to you
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ighlight=throw

[telemarker (Keith)]

You might want to consider a modified finderscope. Very light in comparison to a guide scope and just as good. Also, pretty cheap.

Regards
Keith

[ReaPerMan (Paul)]

I have also used a modified finderscope (finder guider) with a starshoot with great success. If you don't want the challenge of a DIY, Orion are now releasing their own version of a finderguider either as a package with the starshoot

https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=9193

or on its own

https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=9196

for small scopes on small mounts the reduced load has great advantages

all the best

paul