If you want to take a good picture, you need a solid mount. Here's some considerations to keep in mind.
My mount and my guiding were conflicting with each other, so I got this crappy image of the Iris Nebula
The perfect AP rig control computer. Fanless Mini PC with Intel N100, PDDR4, Win11, HDMI 4K, Wi-Fi 5, BT, USB 3.2 and 2.0, Type-C, SD & SSD Support, and a VESA Mount for under $200!
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