what telescope do i use for deep sky astrophotography

[Redscouse]

On 13/10/2017 at 13:10, Adam J said:

You will want a good mount, 

within your budget a second hand HEQ5 pro is the very best bet. 

I would then match that with a 130PDS scope and badder coma corrector. 

Add a cheap dslr (unless you already have one) and you are away. 

This is exactly how I did it and I have no regrets at all about my selections. 

 

On 17/10/2017 at 09:37, Spaced Out said:

I'll second this !

I'll third that! 
Wife bought me the setup in my sig for Christmas. As I already had a DSLR I thought I could jump straight into astro-photography so I started to look into it and quickly realised the £1k budget I set myself wouldn't really cut the mustard. Time for plan b. 
Most of my budget - £776 - is set aside for a new mount in a week or so once FLO have them in stock. That will keep me busy for a while learning the art of tracking, stacking & editing with all the software that's used. From there I'll upgrade slowly. Refractor, camera, etc. 
Baby steps for me as I don't want to blow £1k on equipment and have no idea what to do with it!  

Good luck with it and clear skies! 

[Stub Mandrel]

what telescope do i use for deep sky astrophotography

 

Simple answer - the one you have got. Ignore all claims that various scopes, cameras, mounts are unsuitable for astrophotography. You can do something with anything, even a DSLR with a standard lens (widefield) or a cheap webcam and any long focal length scope (planets, the moon) will give you results without a tracking mount.

Before spending $$$$££££ have ago with what you have. The best question is 'I have XXX what sort of targets can I photograph?'

Get some experience and experiment accepting you won't get 'hubble like' results at first. With a bit of experience and the thrill of getting pictures 99%v of the human race would think were impossible to get without a spacecraft you will be in a better position to ask questions/decide what you really want to achieve and from their it is much easier to decide what upgrade an get you there with the least pain (financial or otherwise).

[Stu Wilson]

I' not much more than a starter in this field myself. 

I had a SW200P for 12 years then eventually got a Canon 650d. Then I realised I didn' have a clue :-(

After numerous times and ready to give up I decided to get a much better mount.

I acuired through ESP an NEQ6PRO mount. Things certainly stepped up a notch.

After studying these brilliant forums for some time I got an Orion Starshoot Autoguider.

Although things aren' exactly what I'm looking for (its a huge huge learning curve) here are some of the things I am imaging.

Good luck clear skies :-)