CELESTRON ADVANCED SERIES MOUNTS

I am thinking on getting an advanced series mount for astrophotography using a televue 85 and a dslr. I plan on limiting my exposure times to 10 minutes or less. I have a CGE mount which I like very much, but I find too heavy for casual use. I am interested in people's opinions who have used this mount for astrophotography. Thanks much.

Hi Anil,

First let me say, I am no astrophotographer. There are far better qualified people to answer your questions but I thought this might be of interest to you. I shot this last night in poor seeing from a roughly polar aligned ASGT mount. I used a Canon 20D at ISO 1600 for 30 seconds at the prime focus of a Tak FS-102. The only processing other than resizing is increasing the contrast to darken the sky. I enjoy this mount immensely for not just the GOTO feature but its sturdiness and decent tracking for visual astronomy.

Clear Skies,

Steve

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