Skywatcher st80

[JamesM]

Hi Frenchy and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

James

[pessoa]

Hi and welcome.

[Cjg]

Hi Frenchy,

I have the (slightly) bigger brother the ST102 and love it - lightweight, easy to carry and great views - this time of year the pleiades looks awesome through it.

Enjoy and clear skies to you!

Chris

[gthomas]

Hi and welcome.

I have an ST80 which I mainly bought to use as a guide scope but its a super little scope in its own right. Quite amazing how well it does.

[Rich MedRev]

Hello and Welcome,

Yes you can fix it atop a heavy duty camera tripod

[Frenchy]

Ok, thank you.

When I will use the camera tripod, Is it going to be attached directly to the telescope or to the EQ-1 mount?

For exemple, if I use this one is it going to be ok?

CAMLINK TP1700 Tripod - Black & Silver buy online | Currys

Thanks

[GeorgeH]

Hi Frenchy and welcome,

Looking forward to hearing how you get on with your new scope...

[Orion_the_Hunter]

Hi & welcome!

[gthomas]

Ok, thank you.

When I will use the camera tripod, Is it going to be attached directly to the telescope or to the EQ-1 mount?

For exemple, if I use this one is it going to be ok?

CAMLINK TP1700 Tripod - Black & Silver buy online | Currys

Thanks

That tripod is a camera tripod and no good at all for astro photography. The camera attaches to the scope in place of the eyepiece, the scope being on the eq mount. To be honest I wouldn't consider taking pictures using an EQ-1. Use that to get used to the ST80 and to astronomical observing using just your eyes, then upgrade to a more suitable mount when you want to move into taking pictures.

[solo]

Hi Frenchy. Welcome aboard. The ST80 is a great little 'scope as long as you keep the magnification down. Here's my usual set up but I often put on a EQ3 equatorial mount.

Cheers. John.

[Nosivad]

Hi and welcome to the forum.