VERY small Windfall to spend

[iapa]

I've awindfall of £600 to spend on more gear 

??????

Mount - way over this budget, unless there's an upgrade I can get for the CGEM -DX, although with the light weight kit I have probably not necessary anyway.

Lenses - am imager not observer

Camera - use DLSR (Canon 700d or 70D), toupek mono for guide cam, also have the colour but not tried for imaging yet, a QHY6. It's no where near enough for a decent cooled CCD

OTAs - have 200P-DS, C8 CLT, Star traveler 80 for guiding

other: Crawford for the C8, manual filter wheel, basic RGB filters, star watcher focus motors to fit to ST80 & newt

so, what do I do with this?

Mod the 700D? USB filter wheel? 

Software?

take SHMBO to dinner as it's just not enough  for this hobby?

 

 

[geordie85]

You could always buy an Astro modded DSLR from one of the many dealers out there and keep your 700d for regular photography 

[Robp]

I'd save it, add a little more to it and then get a second hand CCD

[Tiny Small]

That's almost all the way to an ASI178MM-Cool. Perfect match image scale wise to your 80 mm scope. Waaaay more sensitive than a DSLR and has set point cooling.

[iapa]

6 hours ago, Tiny Small said:

That's almost all the way to an ASI178MM-Cool. Perfect match image scale wise to your 80 mm scope. Waaaay more sensitive than a DSLR and has set point cooling.

 

true - however, the 80mm is my guide scope, the optics of the Star Traveler aren't up to that much  Waiting for the lottery win to get a decent ED 

[iapa]

8 hours ago, geordie85 said:

You could always buy an Astro modded DSLR from one of the many dealers out there and keep your 700d for regular photography 

I have a 70d as well, hence suggesting modding rather than buying - a mod can be done for £75, and add  + £60 for bader filter.

[glowjet]

1 hour ago, iapa said:

 

true - however, the 80mm is my guide scope, the optics of the Star Traveler aren't up to that much  Waiting for the lottery win to get a decent ED 

Aren't we all

[Astro Imp]

As you seem undecided I could easily spend that for you and save you the worry 

[geordie85]

3 hours ago, iapa said:

I have a 70d as well, hence suggesting modding rather than buying - a mod can be done for £75, and add  + £60 for bader filter.

In that case you could get the mod done then save the rest, add to it and go with tiny small's suggestion 

[iapa]

57 minutes ago, Astro Imp said:

As you seem undecided I could easily spend that for you and save you the worry 

Thanks - I really appreciate that offer, and if I am unable to resolve this, you can be sure that I will take you up on that.

 

LOL