Karen Johnson

Total amateur about to take my first steps into AP as I have decided to expand my existing landscape photography passion. I am heading off to the Lake District next week staying at Windermere and am taking my SkyWatcher Star Adventurer Mount and will be using my Sony A6500 cropped camera. I have a Samyang 12mm f2 lens and the Sony 70-350 zoom lens. I’m like a kid in a candy shop and don’t know what to try first or even what is possible with this rig. I’ve been reading up on the ‘how to’ and am looking forward to having a go but would welcome some suggestion on what I should try and shoot, assuming clear skies. thanks

Thanks for the link, brilliant thread and inspiring too

Next too impossible, we will take the gear ashore but mainly it will come with us when we go camping in our motorhome to some dark sky areas. At least I can practice the principles on a still, calm night as we do get some of those but the boat does still swing a bit on its berth. Still, nothing ventured..........

Thanks, this just reinforces what I thought. Given my space issues I am going to change my order and get the 130P DS instead, I don’t want to set myself up to fail before I even begin.

Thanks for that info, I think I need to go for the 130 now even more. We live on a boat as it is so won’t be able to leave the scope mounted permanently, just don’t have the space. I will look into the electric focuser though.

Hi i am just starting out and have bought a second-hand SW EQ3 Pro Goto mount with aluminium legs. I have ordered a SW Explorer 150 P DS telescope as I want to view and attach a mirrorless camera for photography. I am now concerned that this may be too heavy for the mount. I’ve checked SW website and whilst they say the max load for the mount is just 5.5 kg and the scope itself weights 6kg, they also suggest this EQ3 mount for this telescope. I’m confused. Do any members have this set up already? Appreciate any comments. Thanks