Well if your thinking of going down the planetary + DSO range, there are a few different things that you have to take into account. one is for sure that you will need absolute accuracy when it comes to collimation get high end good quality gear its the only way to travel.
The second thing is that theres not a catch all camera, don't get me wrong there are cameras that will do both, but at a sub standard level.
The DMK mono that you have stated is very very good at doing what it does, but i believe that theres another one that outclass's it by a fair way. FLEA i think? look though the planetary/Solar imaging section and you will quickly get a feel for what produces what. Do remember however that alot of the time capturing the image is about 30% of the task, processing is a different beast all together and it can make or break a image! Hopefully somebody with planetary exp pipes up if not ill hunt somebody down
For DSO imaging a camera that has recently been released is the kodak 8300 chip, models from QSI, FLI, SBIG, QHY just to name a few though they arnt cheap. with the QHY being the "bang for buck" but not at the same quality as the first three. but you will be looking at 3-5k for a "Good" imaging camera setup it all depends on what your budget allows and if your just here for a yes i took a happy snap, or if your here to print out a photo for your poolroom.
As for programs ect ect, im a huge advocate of MaximDL 5. it does your capture control, guiding, stallarium and mount control and has some very nice features, coupled with EQMod for the mount modelling and pulse guiding control, its a winner in my eyes.
Guiding is a absolute must when looking at DSO imaging, not so much for planetary as your capturing at 30-60 frames per second.
When it comes to guiding there is a plethora of options.
OAG (off axis guiding)
AO (adaptive optics)
Guide scope
are the three main culprits, all with their merits and pit falls
OAG - one of the best options, though you have to have a good focuser (see Feather touch or Moonlight) as it adds weight of the unit itself + a guide camera this can introduce focuser flop and flexure to the focuser if it isn't upto scratch.
AO - a step on from OAG, there is a lense that analyses the guide star and makes micro adjustments from 1 - 5 times per second or depending on the particular unit. the ultimate really but once again, Backfocus + Weight on the focuser requirement is a good focuser.
Guide scope- As it basically implys, another telescope piggy backed to your main scope. often the cheapest easiest way of getting guiding happening, but... it adds weight to your setup, introduces flexure if your mountings arnt stiff and depending on your imaging focal length you kind of have to match to make sure that movements in the guidescope don't overshoot movements in the imaging scope.
To be honest there are things that you will need to do to the SW scope to get it humming, but this again is all a matter of what your budget includes and what your willing to do.
If you want to shoot me a Private message i can go though alot of different things and help you with setup of the big beasty and other things.
Good luck and welcome to the IIS site
