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Hello,
My name is Jim and I have always loved astronomy along with the views and pictures of our universe. I am a native of Los Angeles but spent over half my adult life in the Army. I now reside in Boerne, Texas. I loved photography when I was younger and recently as an older adult, I went out and bought a Canon EOS R with lens. It's an RF15-105mm f4-7.1 is STM lens. I ordered a RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM for wide-angle shots.

I am getting into astrophotography and my next step while I learn how to use the camera properly is finding the right mount for it. I am looking at sky trackers and various goto mounts / equatorial mounts. I look forward to reading and learning all I can on the subject in this group along with learning what the right equipment is that I will need. Thank you and have a great day!
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Hello Jim and Welcome to TSS. You've joined a group of kindred spirits here.
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Hi Jim and welcome to TSS.

It’s great to have you here and thanks for serving!

Looking forward to hearing about your adventures in viewing and AP. Lots of helpful folks here.
Jim

Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), Orion 50mm Guide Scope, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, Orion SSAG, ZWO ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF
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Hi Jim. It's great to have you join us on here at TSS and that was a very nice introduction from you. Welcome to the forum Jim and the best of wishes on your astronomy and astrophotography adventures.
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Welcome to TSS Jim, thanks for joining us 🙂
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Hello Jim and welcome to the Forum.
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Hi Jim - Welcome onboard.
Cheers,

Tony.

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Celestron AVX Mount; X-cel LX eyepieces & Barlows 2x 3x, ZWO 2” Filter holder,

Cameras: main DSO ASI533MC; DSO guide ASI120MM; Planetary ASI224MC; DSLR Canon EOS100 stock.

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Binoculars: Celestron 15 x 70.

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Welcome to TSS Jim!
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Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

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Hi Jim, and welcome here to the Forum!

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Hi Jim!
Welcome to TSS.

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Scopes: Explore Scientific ED80CF, Skywatcher 254N, Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-g mount & Skywatcher EQ5 Pro. Skywatcher EQ5pro mount. ZWO mini guider. Image camera: ZWO ASI1600 MM Cool, ZWO ASI533mc-Pro, ZWO ASI174mm-C (for use with my Quark chromosphere), ZWO ASI120MC Filters: LRGB, Ha 7nm, O-III 7nm, S-II 7nm Eyepieces: a few, Primary software: Cartes du Ciel, N.I.N.A, StarTools V1.4.

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Hello Jim,

Welcome to TSS. Glad you joined us. While you're reading, plop your new camera and lens atop a normal tripod and start taking star trail images. It's fun and you start learning new stuff right away!

Cheers,
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hi , welcome to tss .
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Hey Jim, welcome to TSS :D

There's a lot of good tracking mounts for camera/small scopes. Be interested to hear what you get!

All the best,
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Hello and welcome to the forums :)
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Hello Jim! Welcome to the group.

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Welcome to TSS Jim
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Hi Jim,

Welcome to the group and to Texas! I’m in Fort Worth.
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Welcome to the forum Jim.
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Hi Jim! Welcome to the forums! :text-welcomeconfetti:
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