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joec33
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I had just bought a new ETX-LS and would like to try my hand at astrophotography. Other than getting the Meade DSI Pro what other equipment am I going to need to get the ball rolling? If you could make a list for me that would be great! All I ask is for it to be explained in laymans terms because I have only used a Dob and know nothing about sct's and it's related equipment. I have a few books coming but I would like to purchase all the basic things I'm going to need now so that when i'm ready to start taking deepsky pics I have everything I'll need. The only catch is that it's going to have to be equipment that comes from meade or celestron (recieved a very large gift certificate from a dealer!  ) Thank you in advance guys!!
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I have a dream... A dream of retiring by the time I'm 30, moving to N.M and building myself the first bar/observatory!
-Joe
Scopes=
Custom C.F 6" Newt Astrograph=FINALLY FINISHED!!
Stellarvue SV80ED Raptor w/carbon fiber body.
Mounts= Celestron CGEM w/ ADM upgrade + CG5-GT
Meade DSI PRO III/Orion Starshoot Autoguider
Imaging Filters= Baader HA,OIII,SII,HB,UV/IR
The list goes on.....
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rmollise
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I had just bought a new ETX-LS and would like to try my hand at astrophotography. Other than getting the Meade DSI Pro what other equipment am I going to need to get the ball rolling? If you could make a list for me that would be great! All I ask is for it to be explained in laymans terms because I have only used a Dob and know nothing about sct's and it's related equipment. I have a few books coming but I would like to purchase all the basic things I'm going to need now so that when i'm ready to start taking deepsky pics I have everything I'll need. The only catch is that it's going to have to be equipment that comes from meade or celestron (recieved a very large gift certificate from a dealer! ) Thank you in advance guys!!
NUMERO UNO is a good book on the subject. I suggest Michael Covington's _Astrophotography for the Amateur_.
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joec33
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Thanks U.R, I just purchased that book yesterday. I know Learning A.P takes a lot of research and I plan on doing as much as I can! I figure I will start with the brighter targets like the moon and planets first and then work my way to star clusters and DSOs after I get the hang of it. I just want to make sure since I have the cash now, I get the basic equipment for what I eventually want to achieve with modest equipment first and then upgrade once I really know what I'm doing. When I started working on cars I knew nothing about the trade, within 2 years I was restoring classics at the shop I work at. I'm hoping to move along in the hobby the same way, lots of trial and error and lots of reading! Thanks again!
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I have a dream... A dream of retiring by the time I'm 30, moving to N.M and building myself the first bar/observatory!
-Joe
Scopes=
Custom C.F 6" Newt Astrograph=FINALLY FINISHED!!
Stellarvue SV80ED Raptor w/carbon fiber body.
Mounts= Celestron CGEM w/ ADM upgrade + CG5-GT
Meade DSI PRO III/Orion Starshoot Autoguider
Imaging Filters= Baader HA,OIII,SII,HB,UV/IR
The list goes on.....
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jgraham
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You'll also want to make a focusing mask of some kind. I'd also suggest using the DSI Pro as a monochrome imager until you gain some basic experience. Which filter set are you planning on using?
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Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5"
Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130
Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST
Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC
Tasco 60mm Refractors
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nytecam
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To whet your appetite suggest you try a piggybacked DSLR for some wideangle shots  If I recall ETX-LS is Alt-Az only mounted so starfield rotation occurs and needs correction especially with longer exposures through the scope itself. 
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Nytecam 51N 0.1W
Meade 30cm LX200+ETX-70+e-finder+C8+Ha+CaK PSTs SBIG SGS+homebuilt spectrographs
Starlight SXVF_M9+Lodestar CCDs/Canon 300D DSLR/Hitachi HD+Disgo Video Fun cams
My observatory build-ETX-70 imaging-my videos
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joec33
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Loc: Orange County, NY
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Thank you guys for your help I really appreciate it. I ended up changing my order and purchased a Meade series 5000 80mm Apo and a cg-5 mount instead though. I want a set-up that can grow with what I want to do and it didn't seem like the LS fit the bill. Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to need to get started, off to the Beginners Imaging Forum I go!!
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I have a dream... A dream of retiring by the time I'm 30, moving to N.M and building myself the first bar/observatory!
-Joe
Scopes=
Custom C.F 6" Newt Astrograph=FINALLY FINISHED!!
Stellarvue SV80ED Raptor w/carbon fiber body.
Mounts= Celestron CGEM w/ ADM upgrade + CG5-GT
Meade DSI PRO III/Orion Starshoot Autoguider
Imaging Filters= Baader HA,OIII,SII,HB,UV/IR
The list goes on.....
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CaptainTruss
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DSLR imaging is alot easier than CCD imaging in my book. You can get alot more done with less stress and time. Just with my ETX-70 I've gotten some very decent images with an alt/az alignment and 20 seconds of exposure.
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Are you a serious deep sky observer?
http://www.avertedvision.net
14.5" F/6 Truss
10" F/4.5 Truss
120mm F/8.3 Refractor
4.5" Dobsonian
ETX-70
50mm Galieoscopes
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BobH
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Thank you guys for your help I really appreciate it. I ended up changing my order and purchased a Meade series 5000 80mm Apo and a cg-5 mount instead though.
Good Decision 
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"Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise." - Cato the Elder
Meade 8" LX200 GPS
ETX 125 PE
Tasco 50mm x 600mm
StellarVue 115T on MiniTower
Orion Astroview 100
Celestron 8x42 Outland LX
'03 Harley FXDL (oops, wrong forum)
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