Telescope??

Having done a bit more reading I was torn between the Skywatcher Explorer 130P f / 650 Newton Telescope with Parabolic Mirror and Dobsonian 150 or 200.

I think the ease of use of the latter has swayed me and the positive reviews. Now the challenge is going to be finding anything that is in stock.

Thanks for the comments, if I get the bug I will be back to discuss how I can burn some cash.

Good to hear! Might be worth checking with Grovers of Northallerton as their website seems to suggest they may have one in stock shortly - https://www.grovers.biz/dobsonian/150-sky-watcher-skyliner-150p-6930096610248.html

I’d also recommend this book to help as you start out, I found it massively helpful - https://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/turn-left-at-orion-book.html
 
200mm on crop sensor = 300mm actual. They are around 30 images stacked to give a little more detail. I also tracked them using an iOptron Skytracker on my tripod which then allows for longer exposures.

They are also massively cropped ;-)

The trouble that you have with using a 200m lens is actually getting the object in focus.

Great stuff, I've got a Full Frame Canon 6d and a 70-200mm 2.8 IS2, but didn't think this was possible with that sort of kit, but yeah the stacking and skytracker will make it easier I bet.

Took a few of the moon a while back, you don't realise how fast that thing is moving across the night sky until you zoom in on it with a tripod for the first time.

Also got a few great ones of the northern lights, with longer exposures, using my sigma 1.3, I think it was. Could see a lot more in the pics than the eye could see.
 
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