A little further help

[davy999]

Hi all

Ok, sorry after much looking around I am drawn to this particular beast..

Reflectors - Skywatcher Explorer 250P DS OTA

Next question, what mount / tripod thingy would accept this scope and have tracking. along with 1 2 or 3 star alignment?

As I have mentioned in earlier posts I have no view of polaris from my viewing area so standard mounts would make it harder to align, much harder.

Next.. If I had the above what else would I need to get me started? (I already have an idea for power supply for motorised mounts so this aint a problem)

As always all help and comments are very much appreciated.

Dave:icon_scratch:

[GazOC]

This is probably the cheapest GOTO mount that will take that scope comfortably.

Skywatcher - Skywatcher EQ6 PRO Synscan

[davy999]

Skywatcher - Skywatcher EQ5 PRO Synscan GOTO

I had seen this as it's much better on price, but from your comment is this one not beefy enough for the 250 tube?

What is the best tube that could go on this much cheaper mount?

Who said astronomy is easy

Dave

[Cornelius Varley]

The minimum you need is the HEQ5. The EQ5 doesn't have the capacity to take the 250 OTA. The EQ5 will take the 200 OTA.

Peter

[davy999]

Ok, thanks for the clarification.

How much difference is there between the 200 and 250 skywatcher?

I am worried of buying small and being disappointed, is 200 a good size for reasonable astrophotography down the line?

[brantuk]

The 250 (10") will gather 56% more light then the 200 (8") which is a fair difference. But that said - if you were upgrading from the 200 most people would go for 300 at least (or 12"). The 8" is gonna be fine for photograpy so long as it's on a decent eq mount - but generally - go for the largest aperture within budget.

[davy999]

Thanks Mr B

So, for planetary and some larger DSO's the 200 would be more than adequate as an entry level scope for taking pics, as long as it's on a decent mount?