Deep Space Starter Kit Advice

[Sunshine]

I am thinking about putting together an entry lever deep space starter kit, it seems to me that a good choice for a scope would be a 130pds which i am not sure is even available.

Is the 130 pds a good choice, from my inexperienced POV i can only rely on what i see others have done with it, seems like a very capable little scope for AP. I think i would like to

start with the DSLR route first, then, maybe after i gain some experience i will graduate to Cmos/CCD. Are there any particular cameras in the canon line which work well with 

this scope, tried and tested performers? i have a tracking mount, though, not a computerized tracking mount, it is the Vixen GP with motors, i can polar align accurately enough

to keep it dead centre on a target for a good while, is this enough? or, should i really be looking at a better mount?.

Edited February 8, 2020 by Sunshine

[Pankaj]

Hi Sunshine. I use a 130PDS on NEQ6 PRO for unguided AP. Its a very good scope for AP but for visual observations I use a 10" Dob. Cant say about Vixen GP, as I have never used it. There is a thread on ''Imaging with 130 PDS'' on this site. I recommend you read that too.