Ed the Fox

I was going to start with just visual as I don't have a SLR camera and I'm probably a long way from astro photography although its not beyond the relms of possibility..... And for that you recommend the HEQ5 with maybe a 150 PDS?

Thanks to you all. The information you guys have given me has been really helpful it truly has. It's now a case of finding all the tutorials on YouTube and absorb it all like a sponge in preparation when someone in the UK actually starts stocking the scope.

Would the GPS unit negate all of that?

Thanks all. Some really good advice there for me. It would seem that it's down to the sub microns to get good results. Once I get the scope it'll just be a matter of practice to get it right and like all those who have this set up it's just time and patience and I'll get it right. Just one other thing. For those who have this scope, did the polar scope need any adjustment out of the box or was it spot on?

Hi Budgie and thanks for the reply and welcome. The scope will primeraly used for visual as I don't have a camera as yet although I could borrow my daughters. Once the polar alignment is complete I was going to assemble the whole scope and move the whole scope and tripod together.

Hello all. I'm new to the forum but been into astronomy all my life. I'm about to take the plunge on a scope and settled on skywatcher 200pds heq5 goto. My question is as follows. Once polar allied I'm going to mark out the flags where the tripod sits so next time I set it up its polar allied (or is it). Also after 3 star allining for the first time do I have to do that again even if its in the same place. Cheers all Ed