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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 749723" data-attributes="member: 48483">Congratulations, it looks like a beautiful telescope!I personally have been resisting the urge to buy a telescope, but I do keep researching the subject. I have purchased a go-to telescope mount for my conventional D750 and 150-600mm lens setup.The general advice I keep running across from experienced astrophotographers is for a beginner to buy a refractor-type telescope (glass lenses, no mirror) as the Newtonian (reflector type) telescopes need an experienced user. The mirror will lose collimation sometimes as often as each use and need the extra step of at least testing that. <a href="http://scopetheuniverse.com/how-to-collimate-a-telescope-simple-steps-for-beginners/" target="_blank">How-to article here</a>. Refractors work well for deep-sky targets like nebulae and galaxies. Planets often are better targets for the Newtonian type. And the alt-azimuth mount with that scope is actually not suited for photography beyond short exposures like used for planets. Longer exposures need an equatorial mount that maintains the rotational angle of the target.So I keep researching, and I realize there is no 1-telescope path to follow longer-term. I see the dollar signs if I follow that path and I don't take the plunge. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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