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Andy, As I have previously mentioned, the choice of Kit especially Camera for Astro is very, very Subjective, you choose what is right for you, and of course it is worth reading up on differing brands & assosciated cameras to assist you in decision making, however, at the end of the day its your choice and no one else. Eric

Previous equipment was Celestron Evolution 9.25 with 6.3 FR, Atik Infinity OSC, as mentioned best quality images are gained on EQ mounts with guiding etc, I find Alt/Az suits my purpose of imaging DSO's , my intention was when I started to out to build a library of captured images, most of my early ones are very grainy with noise etc, they are now improving to a standard that I am personally happy with, If you are happy with your images thats all that matters, some really good advice on SG & Cloudy Nights, but, I have to say the question of equipment is very Subjective, what works for some doesn't necessarily work for others, Trial and lots of errors has been the order of the day for me, the Weather has been particularly poor in the NW England this year so far , but one good night and you forget all the other cloudy nights. eric

Back yard Bortle 7 sky, Soul Nebula 120 x 20 sec subs, Lights only, ZWO 533 pro has no Amp Glow which helps, SW Az/Eq in Alt Az mode, SW 80mm Espirit, Optolong L-eNhance filter, Cropped to cut out some Field Rotation, Stretch & Curves only in GIMP. Tip: Crop before any processing

Crop before stretching or using curves helps

synscanit free app.

Synscaniit free app

The Telrad is ok for finding alignment stars, but must be aligned with your telescope eyepiece, daytime is best to get this accurate.

Studying the Night Sky in most parts of the UK is a challenge on its own due to the weather, bear in mind the number of clear nights we get and of course the fact that you are living in London with its Light Pollution issue, find some reasonable targets that your set up allows and work from them to start with, its very easy to throw a wad of cash at this pastime/Hobby, so take your time and see what you evetually would like to get out of it. If there is a local Astronomy Club contact them (Covid precaution), on this site there is a realistic explanation of what you can expect to see when beginning in this great pastime, its in the beginners section, have a read, good luck. EW

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