My knowledge of telescope equipment is rather limited and not improved by the confusing way it is presented by many sites.
So, this is what I'm thinking about.
A good quality telescope which can be mounted in a back garden or perhaps on a properly constructed platform on my roof. I was thinking along the lines of Newtonian but another thread here has left me slightly more confused than I was.
Controlled by my computer. Turning, angle, focus and such.
All images downloaded into my computer so I can see them.
Does such equipment exist?
Can anyone point me in the right directions with some suggestions.
Here for example, is a list of the different telescope types: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_telescope_types
It is quite long. Some help in wading through it if anyone has the knowledge.
So, this is what I'm thinking about.
A good quality telescope which can be mounted in a back garden or perhaps on a properly constructed platform on my roof. I was thinking along the lines of Newtonian but another thread here has left me slightly more confused than I was.
I don't think that could have been taken with a refractor due to the diffraction spikes on the stars. Almost certainly a Newt. Lovely pic though.
(For non-astronomers, the spikes on the stars are caused by the four mounting posts (spider) of the secondary mirror on a Newtonian reflector. Refractors don't exhibit this because they use lenses, nor do Schmidt Cassegrain or Maksutov scopes because the secondary mirror is mounted on a glass plate)
Controlled by my computer. Turning, angle, focus and such.
All images downloaded into my computer so I can see them.
Does such equipment exist?
Can anyone point me in the right directions with some suggestions.
Here for example, is a list of the different telescope types: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_telescope_types
It is quite long. Some help in wading through it if anyone has the knowledge.
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