billy86

My current eps

PanaView 32mm swa

Es 68-24mm

Es82-14mm 

Es82-11mm

Es82-6.5mm LER

Morpheus 4.5mm

Stellalyra 3mm 

So I'm struggling to make my mind up I've been looking at the ethos line and es100° and can't make my mind up 

Anyone have any experience with the bresser maks?

It's an absolute steal mate but I don't fancy driving to Liverpool from hastings. If you throw in a ticket at the Kop end I'll drive up🤣

I'm getting the itch for a second scope and quite like the look of the bresser 127l but it has the same focal length as my 10" bresser dob not sure if I'll gain anything with detail on the lunar surface and planets?

I think I'm going to take the eq platform for now with a astro cam and laptop and see how that works.

2 minutes ago, Elp said:

Depends on a lot of factors, your experience and mount being a few. The longer FL you image the better your mount needs to be and autoguiding is pretty much essential, a Newtonian also acts like a wind sail so any slight breeze and there's the potential for a ruined sub, therefore the tripod also then plays a major role and needs to be sturdy. A Newtonian from my experience is second best in terms of clarity (quality glass apo refractor being first) but you'll struggle getting the FL with a refractor at a similar price. I think a refractor near 800-1000mm will do well but the F ratio goes up so does your total imaging time. If youre experienced a good tracking Newtonian or dob will work as their light gathering will be an advantage, or an SCT with a focal reducer but sharpness takes a hit in comparison to the above.

This is all becoming more and more technical and very expensive the more I look into it. I've been looking at an NEQ5 maybe with the askar 103 triple apo 

12 minutes ago, Elp said:

Typically no, 99pc of galaxies are quite small. The 80mm will be okay on Andromeda and Triangulum (M101, Bodes, a few clustered galaxies like Markarians Chain will capture), but most others will be tiny, especially on a large DSLR sensor. It's not to say it's useless, this summer I did a nine panel mosaic with my Z61 and captured something like triple digits number of galaxies in the same image (tiny though they were).

Would you suggest a 8" newtonian and a dedicated astro cam?

For imaging galaxies would a 80mm apo with a dslr be good? 

Rovervalleyoptics offer finance I've got an imaging setup sat in a basket not sure whether to hit the button yet though😬

50 minutes ago, Bugdozer said:

Hi Billy, I don't have anything to advise regarding astrophotography (I'm very new to it as well) but I see you're in the same town as me! Fellow Hastings resident here *waves*

Hi mate do you ever come to the sussex sidewalk astronomers meet ups? We normally meet up down the old bathing pool you should follow our Facebook page

It sounds pretty good to be fair, generally how much can you pick them up for? 

On 17/10/2023 at 10:01, bosun21 said:

You could buy an EQ platform for your dobsonian and a camera and take good photos of the planets and moon. You can also do EAA with it using short exposures. No nudging required.

The thought of fixing it to an EQ mount just gave me a hernia 🤣

I have the bresser dob in 10" it's a lovely telescope and works very well the only thing I changed was the finder scope which is pretty pants. I changed it for the 8×50 that comes with the SL

I have the 4.5 mm morpheus and its an outstanding EP, I'll be grabbing the 17.5mm when I get a chance they're extremely comfortable to use I'm tempted to sell My ES 82° eps but I've also got my eye on getting an  astrophotography setup it's to easy to spend a fortune with this hobby.

16 minutes ago, Carbon Brush said:

With ABS look at the post history. What kit has the seller sold in past year for example.
If it is a scope a week, he is an unregistered dealer.
If it was a different scope 6 months ago, he can tell you about that.
Talk to the seller by phone - not just email.

Don't forget there is a lot of overlap of ABS & SGL members.
You can look up the seller SGL name and find his post history on here.
A good contributor? That is a positive sign.
You can also message him on here as a 2nd check on identity.
For example, I have an ABS username but can't remember last time I was on there actively. Anything could have happened.

 

Thanks mate that's a massive help

That's awful it does put me off alot of people prefer bank transfer aswel which doesn't sit well with me, I kinda wish FLO offered finance but that would be extremely dangerous also 🤣

Welcome to SGL best bet for visual astronomy is a large dobsonian you get the most bang for your bucks 

Thanks for the advice everyone 

What's your experience with astro buy and sell? I've seen some great scopes on there. People from SGL speak well of the site.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/671867711565451/?ref=facebook_story_share

This doesn't look like a bad deal although I'm not familiar with AP looking to get a set up soon once I've done more research on the topic

About 1500 not including my laptop 

How many posts before I get access to the classifieds on SGL?

It's a manual rocker box unfortunately. Is it possible to nudge it while imaging?. I'd also like to keep my big dob for garden use ideally,it's becoming a pain to load up in the car. A more dedicated astro set up for imaging is the way I would like to go. I'm already looking at a laptop, ideally I'd like to start with a dedicated astro camera that videos the planets and moon while I control it and view from the laptop. 

Anyone have any experience with this?

I'm looking at maybe getting into astrophotography I've been visually observing for about a year now with a 10inch bresser.

I do have my worries about astrophotography though as it seems far more expensive and time consuming prossesing data and what not. I've been looking on astro buy and sell and have seen some great refractors but it all seems very daunting buy second hand equipment. I'd love ideally a 80mm ED/apo and a goto mount that's good enough for payload and tracking.

Thanks