Guide to cheap astrophotography

My equipment


Scope stuff

Meade DS2114 goto mount and 114mm reflecting telescope. (£80 ebay)Skywatcher 150mm reflecting telescope with motorised focuser (£60 from classifieds)

Cameras

Pentax W60 compact digital camera (bought new, years ago)Canon 550d dSLR (£550)Philips SPC900nc webcam (£35 amazon)

Adapters and hardware

Dovetail mount to allow the skywatcher to fit the DS2114 mount (£40)Webcam to telescope adapter tube (£14 ebay)Universal camera/scope mount. Enables any camera to be held firmly up to the scope eyepiece (£17)Prime focus adapter to mount canon directly to focuser without using lens (ie, prime focus) (£30)Ir remote control for 550d (£4 ebay)