No.3 - Getting Started in EAA, Part II

I n the last issue , I mentioned that I would take a look at what typical equipment choices to consider when starting out in EAA. The basic hardware components of an EAA set-up are: a camera to capture images, some sort of telescope to gather light, a mount that can track a celestial target over time while capturing an image, and a computer or other digital device to create and display an EAA image using EAA software . These are also the basic components of an astrophotography rig, although AP software differs from EAA software. Often many EAA beginners start with a telescope on a mount that they might have used for visual astronomy, and ask the question, "What camera should I begin EAA with?", or "Does my mount track well enough to do EAA?". Those are still important questions for a beginner trying to cobble together an EAA set-up, and I'll give my thoughts in due course. Over the last couple of years the advent of all-in-one robot or smart scopes has g...