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Thanks for the advice all. I do appreciate this is a very specialised field and £300 doesn't get you much, hell, £3000 probably only just about gets you started. The more research I do the more I'm swaying towards starting off with a star tracking mount for my current camera - in terms of glass for it I currently have: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM Canon EF-S 15-88mm f3.5-5.6 IS Canon EF 28-80mm f3.5-5.6 Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 USM (Macro) Canon EF 100mm f2.8L IS USM (Macro) Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 Canon EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 III I'll certainly look into the suggested books also. Cheers.

Hello, It's my third wedding anniversary soon, of which the 'modern' gift is glass/crystal. I've been an amateur photographer for a good number of years now, with a keen interest in night photography and an ambition to get involved in some astrophotography. So I've been looking at telescopes to meet the glass element of the gift - we've settled on a budget of £200, but I don't mind adding a little more to this as I appreciate this is a miniscule budget when it comes to telescopes and the vastness of space! I don't mind having to upgrade in a few years if I stick with the hobby, so ideally at present I'd stick to the £200-£300 mark. I've got a Canon EOS 550d body that I'd like to pair with a scope to take some images alongside general astronomy - with this in mind would anyone in the know be able to suggest some options for me please? Absolute beginner when it comes to telescopes, vaguely recall having a toy scope as a child, so aware it'll be a learning curve and not to expect much for a while. If the scope could be paired with a motor down the line for tracking that would be advantageous. Not sure if it helps, but I have a Redsnapper tripod for my camera that feels pretty sturdy. Cheers.