Nikon D50/70 vs Canon 20D

Am in the market for a new DSLR and need a little input from the community on whether the Nikon D50 or 70 is a better buy for astrophoto than the standard Canon 20D (not the 20Da).

Any info or a link to images taken by each camera would be appreciated.

Thx and clear skies (cause mine s%#k)

To get really nice astro shots, you'll want to modify either DSLR (D70 or 20D). Alternatively, you could also wait for the highly-anticipated 10.4 MP Nikon D200 which will be out in November 2005. Here are some example astro shots with a Nikon D70:

http://tinyurl.com/6kfwg - Horsehead Nebula
http://tinyurl.com/3zxhj - M31 Andromeda Galaxy
http://tinyurl.com/422po - California Nebula
http://tinyurl.com/49tey - Comet Machholz & M45
http://tinyurl.com/7xmbh - Flaming Star Nebula
http://tinyurl.com/43utn - Running Dog Nebula
http://tinyurl.com/5okeq - M45 Pleiades
http://tinyurl.com/6jpby - M42 Orion Nebula
http://tinyurl.com/6whoa - N American Nebula
http://tinyurl.com/6qgct - Milky Way
http://tinyurl.com/67bgh - M20 Trifid Nebula
http://tinyurl.com/6qvec - Full Moon
http://tinyurl.com/6pyeb - Half Moon
http://tinyurl.com/52jjc - Lunar Eclipse
http://tinyurl.com/5j7o2 - Earth & Grand Canyon

Best,

--DJ