Yeah, it is. It's good for learning constellations though because of the large field of view (FOV). In Malaysia, the ccd imager ability is actually not so strong as we are near the equator where the weather changes frequently as well as we need very sturdy equatorial mount for long exposure imaging.

Huh? What do you mean by film developing? When you are beginner to the astronomy, I always recommend a binocular to train your "go-to" skill before you invest in telescope as you have already been familiar with the sky and you know what does it take you to.

At the moment, I am going to get a deep sky imager (not from Meade) and focal reducer for wider field imaging. I was planning to use my telescope to take the lunar eclipse but due to the narrow fov of my telescope, I just forgot about it.

Franky speaking, "real seeing" is always better than enjoying the images as it makes you excited.

However, I heard that it's more difficult to modify than 840K. Once I got my soldering tool, I will modify my 840K. Do you guys have any idea what type of soldering gun is good enough?

This one is very good for planetary imaging. March05, could you help me to make a adapter for 840k?

Nah, I don't have one yet. Do you have any idea of getting a soldering tool?

I do my work with other imager.

Don't mention SBIG please. We can just see it but not get it. They design the best CCD imager in the world.

I am getting mine from QHY. He will soon be a PHD of Precise Measurement Technology and Instruments. I am going to study this as well. The imager I am considering is called QHY2. You may check its spec in my blog.
QHY2

I am trying to get a guntype as it looks more easier to solder since the handle and the solder part is perpendicular.

Locally? Do you mean original?

Luckily, I am not a MAC user. Why not you just direct order from Imaginova?

Do you upgrade your "ahem" with the original upgrade? Why are we coughing frequently these days?

I am quite sure that I am going to improve my English.

Actually, I don't need such an expensive candy. I don't think you need a Pro Plus version if you don't do astrophotography.

Finally there is a photo-op again. What's the magnitude of this comet?

This week? Do you mean catch it with the hazy skies?

Wow, he is so expert in comet discovering. I wish I will have the skill one day.

Do you read the book about the images taken by Hubble?

Are both ebay and amazon cheaper than Popular? The chinese name of the book is 哈勃太空望远镜观看宇宙. It's written by 野本阳代.

Yes, there is English version but I can't find the same book in the same colour in English. That's why I can't give you the link.

I shot one just now and it's posted in my blog. I didn't shoot the Moon last night although it was at perigee. You have to wait until 1:00A.M. if you are interested in the photo as the system will only post it at that time.

I am going to get a wedge soon to enable my telescope to be operated in polar mode. It's time to go into deep sky imaging!

For a decent telescope, $2000 to $3000 will be enough. I just used my Konica Minolta Dimage Z3 at 12x of optical zoom to shoot the Moon. However, you can check my blog for Moon photos taken in telescope.

That's why astronomy is one of the most expensive hobby.