Making the plunge..

[Gary_M104]

Hiya all,

Im new to the forum but I've been into astronomy for a while, I used to have an 8" newtonian but sadly it met its end with my over excited dog and a drop

So im going for a new setup this time for astrophotography and I was hopeing for some advice.

I've been doing my research and I've pretty much decided on a setup however for the life of me im unsure what i need to order for the guider scope to be mounted to the imaging scope.

Heres what im looking at:

Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO (EQ6 PRO) SynScan

Sky-Watcher Evostar 80ED DS-PRO APO for imaging with a canon 600D

Sky-Watcher Focal Reducer / Corrector for DS-PRO

Opticstar AR80S Guidescope as a guide scope

Opticstar AG-130M COOLAIR guide ccd

I know I need to order a T-Thread for the DSLR any sugestions on make model would be awesome.

Thanks in advance.

Gary

[DOBBY]

Hi Gary... & welcome to the forum

Nice set-up...wish I had your budget..

[Gary_M104]

Thanks for the welcome,

Im very lucky to have an understanding wife, having no kids also helps

[MalJ]

Hi Gary & welcome to the forum. The ED80 is a great scope and can also be picked up 2nd hand i.e. http://tinyurl.com/btcy29m

[Marki]

Hi there Gary

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adaptors/t-rings.html

Should find a good t-ring to fit your canon here (I got one for my Pentax kx and it seems very well made). Also they do M48 threaded rings to fit a Skywatcher reducer, if you get one of those.

Hope that helps!

[JamesM]

What are you doing for a power supply Gary? My personal view is that what ever you choose, I would elect to power the mount separately with the 'toys' on another supply in case you need to unplug anything without turning the mount off.

James