My current setup includes:
- 10″ Apertura AD10 Dobsonian telescope with the “tweakers” package (factory upgrades: flocked OTA and upgraded dual speed focuser)
- Rigel Quickfinder (red dot finder)
- Orion 9×50 Right Angle Correct Image Finderscope
- Orion Q70 70° 26mm, 32mm, and 38mm eyepieces
- Explore Scientific 82° 8.8mm, 11mm, and 14mm (selling these eyepieces, contact me for details)
- Baader Morpheus 76° 9mm, 12.5mm, 14mm, and 17.5mm eyepieces (my primary eyepieces, great eye relief)
- Celestron O-III filters in 1.25″ and 2″ diameter
- Orion 12% Moon filter in 2″ diameter
- Eyepiece case from Harbor Freight
- A second eyepiece case from Sam’s Club, weather and shock resistant.
- Plastic folding table from Walmart
- Task chair from Amazon – white electrical tape added for visibility at night.
- Nikon Action Extreme 10×50 Binoculars from Amazon
Update: 12/28/2023
I’ve purchased a used Svbony SV503 102mm ED Refractor and Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro mount from Craigslist. I also purchased separately a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tripod with extension tube. All I need now for a basic astrophotography setup is a camera. Not sure if I want to go dedicated CMOS or start off with a DSLR or mirrorless digital camera with a wide-field lens.