Ok lets see if u guys can help me outPosted By Greg Bradley |
Rick,
I would start out with a modified Canon DSLR second hand from Astromart. There are plenty for under $1000. A 2nd hand Canon 350D would be the go. Hutech make the modification and they are often for sale on astromart for around $650-800 - something like that. I saw a modified 20D recently for $850 - that was way underpriced, they are normally worth about $1600.
With the money left over you can buy an F6.3 Celestron focal reducer and Images Plus to process the images.
Shoot the images with maximum ISO (sensitivity setting) and take say 30 secs to 90 seconds depending on your mounts tracking. You could also autoguide using a cheap DSI later on.
Take lots of images of the same thing say 20 or 30 x 60 seconds or longer (up to say 5 minutes with autoguiding) of most objects will come out looking nice. Much better than any DSI, Stellacam or anything else in that price bracket. It is maximum bang for your buck.
Greg.
I would start out with a modified Canon DSLR second hand from Astromart. There are plenty for under $1000. A 2nd hand Canon 350D would be the go. Hutech make the modification and they are often for sale on astromart for around $650-800 - something like that. I saw a modified 20D recently for $850 - that was way underpriced, they are normally worth about $1600.
With the money left over you can buy an F6.3 Celestron focal reducer and Images Plus to process the images.
Shoot the images with maximum ISO (sensitivity setting) and take say 30 secs to 90 seconds depending on your mounts tracking. You could also autoguide using a cheap DSI later on.
Take lots of images of the same thing say 20 or 30 x 60 seconds or longer (up to say 5 minutes with autoguiding) of most objects will come out looking nice. Much better than any DSI, Stellacam or anything else in that price bracket. It is maximum bang for your buck.
Greg.
