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Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning Imaging

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Re: beginner astrophoto setup
      07/20/08 09:24 PM

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I was wondering, what a cost effective (under $300) imaging setup would be (that would allow me to use the slrs).




To keep the cost down to $300, the easiest thing would be to mount the SLR and a wide field lens on an EQ1 mount and snap away...or make a Barn Door Tracker.

Patrick

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* beginner astrophoto setup Franklink 07/20/08 02:15 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup Patrick   07/20/08 09:24 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup tommyhawk13   07/23/08 12:25 AM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup Al Canarelli   07/20/08 02:42 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup Franklink   07/20/08 02:55 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup s58y   07/20/08 04:06 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup DonR   07/20/08 04:35 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup Al Canarelli   07/20/08 04:56 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup Franklink   07/20/08 07:32 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup DonR   07/20/08 08:13 PM
. * Re: beginner astrophoto setup fishmagnet   07/20/08 02:37 PM

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