What is the best scope for astrophotography

[prbirdo]

the little question!

What would be the best scope for astrophotography? The SC6 is a little slow.

Focal speed, value for money, results????

[ollypenrice]

For value for money surely nothing can beat the ED80 - with a flattener for larger chips. It is ridiculously good for the price. In fact it's just ridiculously good, full stop.

If you want to go on a mad spree at that sort of focal length, Takahashi FSQ 85 or 106 or Tak Epsilon widefield astrograph. I have an 85 and have seen the other two in action here. Brilliant.

Going even madder a TMB or Tak 6 inch refractor.

And then its the Ritchey Chrets and the land of dreams...

Olly

[prbirdo]

i have seen the 80ed used alot, makes good sense

[SteveP]

How long is a piece of string? That might seem a bit flippant but as you can see from Olly's reply, there are many, many options

It would be helpful therefore to narrow things down a little

1 What sort of budget do you have?

2 What mount will the scope go on?

3 What are you interested in imaging eg lunar, planets, planetary nebula, emission nebula?

4 Do you have an existing DSLR/CCD/webcam?

Steve

[NickH]

Once my TMB arrives, I will have an ED80 for sale...Orion model...should be in January

[Astro_Baby]

Hubble

(sorry I couldnt resist)

[red dwalf]

why not get a focal reducer for the sc6, turns it into a f6.3, these can be picked up for about £50 notes upwards second hand

[NickH]

Keck twins...with AO (sorry could not resist either!)

[RobH]

Once my TMB arrives, I will have an ED80 for sale...Orion model...should be in January

What TMB are you getting Nick?

Rob

[NickH]

Rob, it's the 105 F6.2, also picking up a field flattener

APM Triplet 105mm F6.2 Apochromat Refractor

This model

Should hopefully be here by Wednesday.

Airline portable and also no need to cut it to use for modded PST CaK etc...(massive focus travel)

[brendant]

Inexcusable hijacking of a thread guys !!

As Olly has pointed out the ED80 is probably one of the best value for money scopes around, if value for money / results are the criteria.

Brendan

[NickH]

Ed80 for sale :-)...

In buy/sell