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There are a variety of solutions at different price points: http://www.telescope.com/Astrophotography/Astrophotography-Cameras/pc/4/58.uts This is probably the nicest and closest to what you're asking for...

There are a variety of solutions at different price points: http://www.telescope.com/Astrophotography/Astrophotography-Cameras/pc/4/58.uts This is probably the nicest and closest to what you're asking for...

No. This is a classic "department store trash telescope"! Never buy a telescope advertised by its magnification. I own telescopes costing 10 to 50 times more than this telescope and I can NEVER use 525x because the Earth's atmosphere won't support magnifications that high, even with the best...

I wouldn't recommend either of these. For about the same money you can get a 6-inch Dobsonian which will have a larger objective, and a more solid, easier to use mount...

I wouldn't recommend either of these. For about the same money you can get a 6-inch Dobsonian which will have a larger objective, and a more solid, easier to use mount...

Both have a good reputation among astronomers. You can't lose with either.

Both have a good reputation among astronomers. You can't lose with either.

Both have a good reputation among astronomers. You can't lose with either.

First, it's obvious from the positions of Alpha and Beta Centauri and the Southern Cross that this was taken from a location in the Southern Hemisphere. These are horizontal viewed from Florida, say, rather than vertical in this picture. This is only possible from a far southern latitude. I took...

Both have a good reputation among astronomers. You can't lose with either.

First, it's obvious from the positions of Alpha and Beta Centauri and the Southern Cross that this was taken from a location in the Southern Hemisphere. These are horizontal viewed from Florida, say, rather than vertical in this picture. This is only possible from a far southern latitude. I took...

Both have a good reputation among astronomers. You can't lose with either.

Both have a good reputation among astronomers. You can't lose with either.

Both have a good reputation among astronomers. You can't lose with either.

Both have a good reputation among astronomers. You can't lose with either.