Re: [APML] Getting started for 1000$

["Jeff Crilly" <jlcapml@sbcglobal.net>]

I just want to add that, with any mount, your mileage may _definitely_ vary.

Btw, depending on what you've done before, doing piggyback may be the thing to shoot for.
(Assuming you have lenses.)

The mounting and guiding is less demanding.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Crilly" <jlcapml@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Getting started for 1000$


> I've seen folks getting decent results with the celestron AS-GT mount.
> 
> However, this is w/ DSLR.. ..
> 
> http://home.comcast.net/~solospam/
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick Huber" <huber@wisc.edu>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:43 PM
> Subject: [APML] Getting started for 1000$
> 
> 
> > Hi there,
> > 
> > I have done some very basic astrophotography in the past and
> > would like to start with a little more effort. I probaly will
> > start with film, since I used to have my own darkroom and have
> > some experience with photography in general. Moreover I have an
> > old but decent SLR. Now I am about to by some new equipment and
> > really like to hear some opionions what a good start might be.
> > 
> > Since I am not sure how much time I will be able to spent on this
> > new hobby, I'd like to start out modest and would not like to
> > spend more than 1000$ on the telescope, the mount and the tripod.
> > I plan for something like additional 500$ for all the small stuff.
> > 
> > The plan I have figured out looks like that:
> > I take the Meade LXD75 SN-6" with UHTC which comes with the LPI
> > for something like 1000$ and ad an off-axis guider like the
> > taurus tracker. Then I can use the LPI and my laptop to guide the
> > telescope. I know the LXD75 is not a photo mount, but with my
> > budget I really doubt that a Vixen GP or something similar would
> > be affordable. I've seen some very decent pictures taken on this
> > mount with heavier OTAs, so I guess it anyhow takes me a long
> > time to be really limited by the mount. Once that happens I still
> > can consider an upgrade and the SN-6" is supposed to be a decent
> > optic.
> > 
> > What do you think, am I nuts or can I get along with this?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Patrick
> > 
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