Re: Astrophotos with smaller refractors?




Ioannis wrote:
Does anyone have any links to astrophotos (digital/film) taken with smaller
cheapo refractors in the 60-80mm range?

I would like to get an idea how such a telescope performs when properly
(equatorially) guided.

There is a Yahoo group called 80f5 which, predictably, is devoted to
the ubiquitous Synta ST80 achro. You can't get much mas cheapo than
that.

There are several albums of photos in both the "photos" and "files"
areas of the menu. Some look pretty good (e.g. the Omega Centauri at
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/80f5/photos/view/6c70?b=1) while
others dramatically show the out of focus color (e.g. the Horsehead
nebula in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/80f5/files/From_Chile/)

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