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Astrophotography Starter Rig

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Your first real imaging setup for stars and deep sky Image with a sharp scope. Capture with a dedicated camera. Guide long exposures. Flatten the field. Track the sky.

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$SVBONY SV550 Triplet APO Telescope - 122mm F7 ED Glass, 2.5in Dual-Speed Focuser Refractor OTA for Astrophotography$

SVBONY SV550 Triplet APO Telescope - 122mm F7 ED Glass, 2.5in Dual-Speed Focuser Refractor OTA for Astrophotography

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$Sky-Watcher EvoStar 100 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube for Astrophotography & Visual$

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 100 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube for Astrophotography & Visual

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$Sky-Watcher EvoStar 72 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube (S11180)$

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 72 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube (S11180)

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$Sky-Watcher EvoStar 80 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube for Astrophotography (S11100)$

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 80 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube for Astrophotography (S11100)

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Capture with a dedicated camera

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ZWO ASI662MC 2.1 Megapixel USB3.0 Color Astronomy Camera for Astrophotography

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ZWO ASI120MM-Mini 1.2MP Monochrome Astronomy Camera 1280x960 CMOS USB2.0 Type-C ST4 Port

Flatten the field

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SVBONY SV193 Focal Reducer 2 Inch 0.8X Field Flattener for SV503 80mm F7 ED Telescope

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$SVBONY SV193 Focal Reducer and Field Flattener M54x0.75 0.8X for SV503 70mm F6 ED Refractors$

SVBONY SV193 Focal Reducer and Field Flattener M54x0.75 0.8X for SV503 70mm F6 ED Refractors

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$SVBONY SV209 Field Flattener 0.8X Focal Reducer for SV550 122mm APO Refractor Telescope$

SVBONY SV209 Field Flattener 0.8X Focal Reducer for SV550 122mm APO Refractor Telescope

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SVBONY SV193 Focal Reducer M54X1 Field Flattener for SV503 102mm ED Telescope

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Astrophotography Starter Rig

Image with a sharp scope

SVBONY SV550 Triplet APO Telescope - 122mm F7 ED Glass, 2.5in Dual-Speed Focuser Refractor OTA for Astrophotography

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 100 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube for Astrophotography & Visual

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 72 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube (S11180)

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 80 APO Doublet Refractor - Compact Portable Optical Tube for Astrophotography (S11100)

Capture with a dedicated camera

ZWO ASI662MC 2.1 Megapixel USB3.0 Color Astronomy Camera for Astrophotography

ZWO ASI174MM 2.3 MP CMOS Monochrome Astronomy Camera with USB 3.0 ASI174MM

ZWO ASI183MM 20.18 MP CMOS Monochrome Astronomy Camera with USB 3.0 ASI183MM

ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro 26 Megapixel USB3.0 Cooled Color Astronomy Camera for Astrophotography

Guide long exposures

ZWO ASI120MM-Mini 1.2MP Monochrome Astronomy Camera 1280x960 CMOS USB2.0 Type-C ST4 Port

ZWO ASI120MM-MINI (Mono) 1.2 MP CMOS Monochrome Astronomy Camera with USB 2.0

ZWO ASI120MM 1.2 Megapixel USB 2.0 Monochrome Astronomy Camera for Astrophotography and Guiding

ZWO ASI120MM Mini (Mono) USB 2.0 Monochrome CMOS Camera for Planetary Imaging and Guiding

Flatten the field

SVBONY SV193 Focal Reducer 2 Inch 0.8X Field Flattener for SV503 80mm F7 ED Telescope

SVBONY SV193 Focal Reducer and Field Flattener M54x0.75 0.8X for SV503 70mm F6 ED Refractors

SVBONY SV209 Field Flattener 0.8X Focal Reducer for SV550 122mm APO Refractor Telescope

SVBONY SV193 Focal Reducer M54X1 Field Flattener for SV503 102mm ED Telescope

Track the sky

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