DSOStew

Thanks for the advice guys, what a minefield, as there are so many different set ups. I’ve noted some people having good results with an evo mount and 130 pds, which has got me thinking of moving away from a eq type mount. Being a newbie I’m now looking at the easiest way to get started. Is there any reason why something like a sw star discovery and 130 pds or ed72 and 224mc couldn’t do DSO. I guess this is moving more towards a cheap evscope but it is probably about where I am with my knowledge of astronomy! BTW I should be able to get fairly dark skies where I am as I live quite rural, I just need my neighbour to turn his garden lights off... Many thanks Stew

Hi Guys My first post here so apologies for the newbie question. I’ve been interested in DSO astrophotography for a while but haven’t taken the plunge to buy equipment as it’s quite an investment! I was considering a SW HEQ5 and 80ED Pro as the main components and trying to learn about autoguiding (and extra equipment) and stacking, flats, darks etc. It seems like a lot to learn for what will be a difficult hobby to give the proper time to. The Unistellar Evscope looks very interesting to me as an all in one package although I can see it’s caused a few negative comments here, but it’s pointed me towards EEA which looks like the route for me. I’ve looked around and there seems to be a fair bit of info on Cloudy Nights but perhaps not so much here. I’ve seen many comments about how a Evoscope performance can be gained by buying components separately and using something like SharpCap to show the image. So, my newbie question, is what telescope, mount and camera would you recommend for DSO EEA on a budget (say (£1000-£1500). A lot of people recommend the ASI224MC, which seems to give good results, but can anyone recommend a good scope and mount? There are so many different recommendations out there, I’m a little lost so any recommendations with captured DSO images would be great. I appreciate there is still a learning curve with this but getting the right equipment would be a great start! Thanks in advance Stew