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Unfortunately it is not motorised, it’s the manual one - where would I find where I can upgrade the stand? And yes I do already have a Nikon D300 I am planning to use. Thank you!

those pictures are great i love them i’ve got a nikon d300 that I imagine I will begin with for taking photos.

Hi all, I’m looking to begin into AP and would love some suggestions on the best telescopes I could consider with a budget of around £450 where I can take photos mostly of galaxies and nebulas. I know it’s not much but I’m looking at getting a used telescope, as I will definitely not have enough for a new one, and saving for any extras i will need afterwards, and also selling the one I have now - the Skywatcher 200p with the EQ-5 mount. I am looking for an easy setup and one that won’t be too heavy - there won’t always be someone to help with that 🥲, and definitely will need to have a goto mount as I would very quickly lose interest if I was struggling too much. Also if you have any photos taken from ones you have or have had previously that you are recommending that would be amazing Thank you so much!

wow i love those photos !! What telescope did you use? i’m thinking about selling the scope i have right now and possibly just getting one that’s already got the tracking and everything included. Is there any specific software you could recommend for this? Also if I get a fully automatic scope will i need the guide camera still? Thank you

Thank you so much I’m starting to understand a little bit better now haha, so also if I was to image a DSO, would a tracking software connected to my mount and if I were to take long exposure photos (maybe 90 seconds) and edit them myself work? I know it will take a lot of practice but I will obviously build up to further objects etc.

We are looking to 3D print the components to add an extension to the mount so that we can use software to follow objects so we can take exposure photos with our camera

It’s on a Skywatcher EQ5 equatorial tripod mount I believe, however we’re going to try making a 3D printed tracker for it.

I have a Barlow lens with my telescope, would you be able to expand any more on what you mean - do you mean that if you add the Barlow lens while using a camera then the photos will come out more magnified?

Thank you so much! I’ll look into those books. At the moment i have the Nikon d300 and the Sky-Watcher Explorer 200p. :))

thank you so much that’s really helpful :))

I’m just wanting to start out taking photos of objects further than the moon, ie nebulas and was wondering if there is a certain magnification needed to achieve this or whether just using a long exposure on a camera can do this? Thank you!

I’m just wanting to start out taking photos of objects other than just the moon, and i have a Nikon D300. What attachments would I need to set this up? I’m not sure if they are camera specific attachments or just universal. Thank you!