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Old 26-04-2010, 06:45 PM
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Sadly, I have now decided to just.....
No mate, this is a right decision
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Old 26-04-2010, 08:30 PM
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I was interested to hear where this thread went. Ultimately you made the same decision I did, to move from a fork mount to GEM! I should have talked to the experts first!

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Old 27-04-2010, 07:49 PM
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Now comes the dilemma of what to put on the mount (which will be arriving tomorrow)...

Umming and ahhhing between a fast short Newtonian for bright wide field photos, and an SCT for convenience, better mechanics (camera, etc., attached axially out the back rather than dangling at precarious angles creating unwanted levers).

Heavily leaning towards simply opting for both... an Astro-Tech 200mm f/4 Newtonian (~$650), and a Celestron C8 (~$1,100). Though I think I might go for the C8 in the first instance, with a FL reducer, and find out what I can't do it with it, before considering the fast Newtonian.

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Old 30-04-2010, 06:07 PM
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Chris if you want you can always move the celestron to a Fastar setup, Marc, multiweb has done this with great results.only catch is to have a small camera That way you can interchange it between the best of both worlds....

The only thing is that youll be pushing the mounts capabilitys to hold such a large weight.

Another option could be a nice refractor? say 127ED that some of the members have purchased? look for something around the 700-900mm FL which will give you a decent FOV+ less hassles.?

if you have never taken a astrophoto before, then i would suggest a small fast refractor. no iffs or buts about it. youll learn how to take quality data, how to guide and process the quality data! instead of crying becaues 80% of your 30x 5 min subs are all up the duff! I have been at it for over a year now and juts starting to get the hang of it all. Check my website youll see what i mean go right back into the archives and youll find the pieces!
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