[APML] Scope Question

[Rob Miracle <rwm@photo-miracles.com>]

I currently have a Celestron Nextstar 8 8" SCT.   I've not gotten an 
Equatorial wedge for it yet so I can do astrophotography.   I also need a 
few other small things.  As of now I can mount a Nikon body to it and use 
it as a big telephoto.

My question is, before I go buy the wedge, a couple of more eye pieces, the 
split viewfinder thingy so you can track during exposure, etc.

What would be a better choice for an astro photography scope.   I'm 
considering a couple of different things.  I like the Nexstar 11" GPS for a 
more simple setup and the fact that its held on both sides by the motor 
fork.    The thing I don't like about it is its heavy.   My 8" is too bulky 
to pack up, put in the back of the Expedition,  drive to darker skies and 
play with.   But I like the light gathering power of the 8" over a smaller.

If you were buying on a limited budget in the $2000 range, what would you get?

Thanks
Rob


Thanks,
Rob
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Rob Miracle
Photographic Miracles
203 Carpenter Brook Dr.
Apex, NC 27502
http://www.photo-miracles.com


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