madbob28

Just starting to look at astrophotography and i could do wth some advice. I am thinking of a Skywatcher explorer 13 ps az gti, skywatcher wedge, Altair GPCAM2 290C Colour cam. Would that make a good portable starter setup? I am mainly looking into DSO, but would like to take the odd planet as well. Do i need a guide camera as well? how long exposures could i take without one? What approx time are people using for orion nebula (just for example) Now onto filters, i'm based in Scotland and I have been informed that due to the lighter than normal nights (being so far north the sky never gets completely dark summer time) I should use a Ha filter amoung others - to help block unwanted light, would a Altair tri band filter be a good choice? On a simular note would that filter be good at stopping light pollution? Sorry for so many questions, it just seems confusing and ii dont want to make expensive mistakes.