Charis

Yes i did, that's why i decided to go with this build since i found this second hand mount in my area. Thanks again for introducing me to this topic. As i saw, a lot of great pictures can be achieved without an eq mount.

Thank you for advices. They are really helpful. After a lot of consideration i will start by buying the 130pds tube and a second hand star discovery mount. It should be stable based on what i found online. I will perform some basic lunar, planetary and short exposure DSO AP while i save enough for a EQ5-6 mount.

Thank you for your answer! I didnt know these mounts existed. I am seriously incline to buy one to hold the 130 pds and later turn it into an equatorial mount. Thank you!

Thank you for your answer! I was thinking the 130pds which weights ~4 kg with the mount "Skywatcher Mount Star Discovery AZ SynScan WiFi GoTo" (which holds up to 5 kg) or the mount suggested by happy cat. Both mounts can be sold separately. I have also found a used Canon 550d relatively cheap. What do you think about this entry level setup for AP? Is it viable?

Thank you all for your answers! After reading about the prime focus problems on Star discovery I am thinking about buying separately an optical tube designed for astrophotography and a sturdy ALT-AZ GOTO mount. I am still not sure what these products will be so if you have any recommendations please inform me!

Hello, I am in the same exact position as you were 4 years ago. May i ask you what did you do to counter the prime focus problem?

Hello, i am new in the astronomy and i would like to buy an average all around telescope with an inclination to imaging. I came across SD 150p which is good for observing and capturing lunar and planetary photos (for what i have found online). So the question is "what can it do for both lunar-planetary and DSO imaging (without modifying the focuser so prime focus is only achieved through a barlow lens)? Do you have any photos i could look to or any recommendations to telescopes with similar price? The plan is to start slow with an average telescope (and practise my skills in editing astrophotos :D) and then move on to more expensive and sturdy equatorial goto mounts so i dont have to worry for field rotation and stacking thousands of raw files. Tell me what you think!