I think you will like the Canon Rebel D, SLR. Not only will this allow you
to take images of bright objects (moon, planets), but you can also do DSO's,
as the camera will take images without noise for exposures much longer than
you thought was possible. This means that you can take pictures of dim
nebula, even without guiding. The only down side of the camera is the
price. The lowest price I've seen for the camera (without lens) is $718.

Al


"scott" wrote in message
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Hello Group,

My wife has been agitating for a digital camera for x-mas. We
currently do not own a digital camera. My thoughts towards buying a
digital camera is that it must serve my wife's demands (family
snapshots, etc.) and my desires to attach it to a telescope. My scope
is a 4" f6 refractor.

Does anyone have a suggestion on the "best" camera for this purpose?
What make, model are people having the best results from?

Thanks in advance,

Scott