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Never ever buy a big newtonian and try to learn on that, aperture is not important for AP and it will introduce lots of extra problems which you don't need as a beginner. And a proper mount like an EQ6 or better. To start with a good APS-C DSLR would be a good camera option since you can use it for more than just astrophotography.īuy a short focal length apo refractor to learn astrophotography. Get a set of Explore Scientific 82 degree eyepieces in 18mm, 14 or 11mm, and 6.7 mm and you are set for visual with eyepieces that will make you feel like you fell into the telescope and are swimming in space. Put a f/7 focal reducer on the Edge and it is an imaging scope for more advanced use. Get a Tele Vue Short compression to SCT fitting and you can use the 2" diagonal that the Esprit comes with. The Skywatcher Esprcomes with everything you need to observe or DSLR image except for the camera or eyepiece. If two scopes are an option (better because you can go after different targets based on focal length of the scope insofar trying to stuff everything into a single scope) then the Skywatcher Esprit 100 and Celestron 8" EdgeHD. This mount will work with Skywatcher's StarSense, can be used for AP in Equitorial mode and visually in Alt/Az mode, has a 40lbs visual and about a 25 lbs AP capacity, and has the software EQMod available. That said, and advising "in the blind" (meaning no additional data on what you want to image, how your skies are, and so on) based on the want of a computerized mount, no limit on budget, wanting a visual and AP scope or scopes, and wanting StarSense: There is a Skywatcher version but you have to buy it separately and it will only work on Skywatcher mounts. And the Celestron version only works with Celestron mounts. starSense works with the mount not the scope so the scope doesn't matter. If you meant to say StarSense when you said SkySense the. Whatever you decide, make sure your choice can do Astrophotography, then look at if it will do visual as well. As a retiree, I wasn't going to mortgage the farm to take pictures of the stars. The DSLR gives a very wide field image, but the astro camera's both give the view I want.Īll are very, very clear through my triplet refractor.Ĩ0 mm was the limit for me financially. I've done my DSLR, as well as 2 astronomical cameras. Then hang a camera on it and go to imaging. So visual through a smaller telescope is definitely do able. I got on it, then tried Barlow's, stronger Barlow's, then stacked the Barlows and wow! Saturn filled my little telescope and the Family got a thrill out of actually seeing Saturn, Live, from our back yard. When beginning, one of my first sucessful objects was Saturn. I now have an Atik Infinity and it has worked great for me. 2 defective, and the 3rd one doesn't work right. I've had 3 of those, and none were very good. My decision was Nebulae, as I dug into that, my telescopes got smaller, and the control got much finer. Then read up on how others are doing their imaging of that subject. And it has proved true.Īnd for DSO, or even not so deep, imaging can be a matter of time on exposure.įirst, decide what you want to image. My conclusion was I could do visual through my triplet, but not so good imaging through a doublet. if you still do, then why not get a Refractor with a triple or quad Apochromatic lens for your astroimaging? I readily await your thoughts on this topic. The brand that I would like this to be from is either Celestron or SkyWatcher as these are the only two brands that Celestron's SkySense tech works on. My telescope of choice would be something of the catadioptric category (sct, mak or any other spin-off thereof), but I am open to to reflectors as well. I was mainly concerned with visual viewing but I am now also concerned with astrophotography as well. I have a rather burning dilemma, I have owned a 6 inch sct scope and am very pleased with it, however I am now ready to move onto a new scope.
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