Musings on a DSO camera

I'm sitting here kicking around the idea of a DSO camera, trying to decide between the Starshoot from Orion and DSI II from Meade......I can't think of a better place to ask for advice.

Paul Maxson

Paul,

A great camera for beginners is a Canon 350XT. To me, it can perform up with the best of them.

One thing to consider, though. It loks like you are in the Phoenix area. With nightime lows in the 90s, cooling is going to be a huge issue. The Starshoot is cooled, which may give it an advantage.

Rick Krejci

I'm sure that whatever you get Paul you'll do just fine. The Starshoot and the DSI II are good cameras to start with. I've seen images with cameras costing thousands of dollars that look like dog doo.