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Originally Posted by masraum
I remember when I first started looking into it, there was some mount, I think it was a something EQ5 or something like that, that was about $1500-1600. Most folks said that was the best balance of cost and quality for AP.
These two sites have some decent info about doing AP (astrophotography) on a budget.
BudgetAstro - Home
This one shows a couple of mounts that are in the $1200-1600 range, I think.
Beginner Equipment for Astrophotography
One of the things to remember is that the more magnified you want to go, the more money you'll need to spend on the gear. If you are using a DSLR for a wide angle shot of the milkyway, you don't need much equipment. If you want to zoom way in on some DSO (deep sky object), you'll need a better mount and tracking.
Also, the darker the skies the better, but some amount of LP (light pollution) can be dealt with. |
AND higher mags require better seeing, ie clearer and drier sky. There are filters that can remove "some" LP but darker is always better.
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