Astrid

Is it even possible to get some good both short and long exposure photos on a steel EQ3-2? The max capacity for the EQ3-2 is 5kg and the skywatcher 150/750 OTA weighs already 4.2 kg. I did not buy this telescope yet (i've spent the last month doing research regarding a good telescope for both visual observations and astrophotography that could last me quite some years). The other 3 options I have are an 102 mak or perhaps an 8-10inch dob. I know you can't really do astrophotography on a dob that weights like 25kg unfortunately, but i'm thinking that by using short (or long) exposure you can achieve with a 150mm diameter even more detail than on an 200-250 dob. I heard that the newton with focal length 1200 (skywatcher 150/1200) instead of 750 isn't worth because of the f/4 focal ratio so I dumped the idea of getting one. Best regards and clear skies!