Re: Telescope recommendations?

Mark S. Holden wrote:

Here's a photo I took last week of M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula) It's a first effort with an auto guider, and I'm just learning how to use it.

< http://users.adelphia.net/~msholden/m27web.jpg > 

nice .. even though I drive a dob (no electronics) and I like the
low tech approach seeing pics like make astro photography a very
tempting and appealing activity. So much better if the photons
can accumulate.
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