Hello everyone,
As many of the other posts here, i'm reffering to your expertise for some equipment.
I have started visual observation with a SkyWatcher 200/1200 and I'm having a blast with it. As expected, I'd love to get started on AP. I've been reading a lot recently and doing some literature in order to know what would be a good setup to begin AP.
My goal would be to do DSO imaging (both galaxies and nebulaes if possible). I live in a bortle 6 zone but can easily access a bortle 3-4.
Given the prices of the equipment, I've been looking for second hand and I found a good offer, I just wanted your advice on this specific equipment.
I found a Sky-Watcher AZEQ6 Pro Go-To with a tripod, along with a guidscope TSOptics 80/328 and an ASI 224 MC camera, for ~1400$. That's expensive for a starting rig but I believe this could last for a while, instead of constantly upgrading the mount ? What do you guys think ?
Another question is that, given the mount (20 kg load iirc), i'm thinking of using my 200/1200 (11kg) tube for my first observations. Could I achieve anything with this setup, or do I need to invest in a refractor ?
I hope there are no missing details.
Thanks in advance & clear skies !