Syyd, nnelson1 has made some good points. The sky has been my passion since I was 12...At the moment, I have a 8" Reflector(Newtonion) which gives great viewing but is VERY bulky with a big mount and not really transportable. I also have a Celestron Nexstar5 (my favourite toy)...this is a Schmidt-Cassegrain, so it is smaller and very transportable (handy if you have to travel to dark-sky sites)...It is also controlled by an onboard computer which (once it is set-up) will point to almost any interesting object you can name in the sky! To attach a Camera you need a thing called a T-Adapter, specific to the lens mount on your camera. Also keep in mind that if you want to do serious astrophotography an accurate motor-driven telescope is a must, because at the focal-lengths we're talking about here, your subject moves out of view VERY quickly with the earths rotation! I suggest popping in to a local Astronomy Club meet (look up one nearest you on the web) and talk to peole who really KNOW their stuff back-to-front. They are invariably really friendly and you may even pick up a good scope 2nd hand! Good Luck! As above, you can contact me too if you need to know more...