Hi from kent

[sexysi]

Back to the hobby after being away from it for a while.

So starting to build up new gear.

My previous scope was a Nexstar 6se, which was pretty good, but not that good for taking Deep Sky images. Ok for the planets etc.

So the choice of scopes will be one of these 2, which would be the best to get half decent images from my dslr.

Skywatcher Explorer 200p

or Skywatcher Evostar 80ED DS-Pro.

On a Motored mount. It will be a EQ5 HDuty mount with the dual axis dc motors.

I know that the HEQ5 mount is better but that is a future upgrade.

cheers si

[Freddie]

Hi, welcome to SGL.

You may want to check a FOV calculator to see the difference you will get from those two scopes.

[knobby]

The 80ED will be better on DSO and a lot kinder on the mount ... Good luck Si

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. I think you might be pushing the mount a bit too far with the 200p, so the 80 ED is probably better.

[sexysi]

So I see less with the 80ED but get better quality images from it as the resolution is better. Great calculator by the way.

si

[sexysi]

So if i get the smaller 80ed, potentially I can mount a 2nd small scope next to it as a guide scope. Yes the explorer is blumming heavy.

cheer

[triton1]

Hi there and welcome to SGL

[JamesM]

Hi Si and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

[sexysi]

Hi thanks for the warm welcome, if anyone has an ed80 for sale let me know ;-)

cheers si

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Si, welcome.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Si!

Dana

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

Peter

[Mr Spock]

Hello Si, welcome to SGL

[Feral Rabbit]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

Lots and lots of good free experience on here.

Clear Skies

Regards

Martin

[badger111]

Greetings from Maldon, Essex

[glowjet]

Hi Si and welcome to SGL, enjoy the forum

[tony210]

Hi and welcome- Tony

[swag72]

Hi Si and welcome to SGL - If you get the ED80 and want to keep the weight down for guiding, then you could use a finder guider - A normal finder scope with an adapter from Bern at Modern Astronomy and a QHY5II and that should get you going for guiding.

Loo forward to seeing you around

[Bizibilder]

Hello Si and welcome to SGL!!

[Charon]

Welcome aboard.

[Singlin]

Welcome to the Forum,

I started with the 200P and EQ5 and as soon as I started Imaging I sold both and purchased the Quattro 10" and EQ6.

If you want to keep your mount then the ED 80 is the sensible option. Easy guiding with a finder scope and great images.

Regards,

Simon

[sexysi]

Spent loads Now,

Ended up with a SW 130dps Reflector.

Guidescope SW ST80

camera Nikon d3100

All sitting pretty on a EQ5 with Syncscan

si

[Vox45]

Hello and welcome to the forum

Clear skies !