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skyguy55
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Re: Anyone do astrophotography on a stock EQ6 (Atl
07/14/08 12:30 AM Attachment (69 downloads)
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Hi Supercoolone,
I have had my EQ6 Pro about 6 months and the only thing I would recommend is replacing the Vixen style dovetail and saddle with something from AMD, you will not regret it. I have a WO FLT 110mm that I use for imaging and a 80mm Equinox piggybacked on top for guiding.
If you do a good drift alignment, you should be able to go 2 minutes without guiding. In your case with a 10 inch, balancing and wind conditions will play a large part on what you can do in terms of unguided astro photography. If you are planning to do some guided work, choose your guide scope carefully paying close attention to weight.
I have attached a shot of M42 taken with a Canon 350D. This was made from 10 2 minute unguided exposures with the 110mm FLT. It's a great mount and you have chosen well. Good luck with the astro photography it has a huge learning and I'm still stuck at the bottom of it
Gregg 
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