Groovyson

I went with the Askar 103 and 0.8 reducer and was very happy with the first night out.

Lack of experience led me to get a 200p with EQ5 mount which sat unused in the shed for the last year, just decided to ditch it all and get the askar and heq5 (used) and was really happy with my first shot. 

I'm just starting out so this is just my personal experience.
 

It's not my first but rather second, first one wasn't great, just starting out and wasn't a great night to be out.



Object: NGC7000
Date: 14/07/2024
Equipment: Canon R50 (stock), OVL light pollution filter, Askar 103, Askar 52mm guide scope, HEQ5 tuned and rowan belt mod.
Exposures: 20 x 6 min subs at 800 ISO
Software: Stacked with DSS and processed using Photoshop with RC Astro trial plugins.
Sky: Bortle 5 (heading towards bortle 6 with all the new builds....)

Scope arrived the day before I took this shot, FLO where legends getting that sorted so quickly!