Deep Sky Imager

I have used the 300d on the lx90 and easily got 30 second exposures, without the use of any wedge. With a wedge, you should be able to get longer - a few minutes I would suspect. If you have a guidescope, you'll probably be able to get longer exposures again.
Here's an image I took with a 4" scope piggybacked on top of the LX90 and autoguided through the 8". Not great, but I was happy with it for my first attempt at autoguiding.
www.irishastronomy.org/boards/viewtopic.php?t=3770&start=0
Obviously, if you trawl the net, you'll find people doing far better work with similar gear.
Hope this helps,

No doubt there will be a learning curve involved for you Matthew - but that's where the fun is. With the scope, wedge and camera you have, you should be able to get pretty good images. It'll take time, patience and lots of practice. The super images you see here from the likes of Anthony, Dave Grennan and so on, don't simply appear overnight, unfortunately. These lads have put in countless hours of practice, countless hours of reading and combined both to produce the stunning images we see here.

Micheal that image is class! I love the big FOV! You rarely see the surrounding stars! Thanks Micheal! Wise words! it all takes time and practice. Once i get a chance to travel to a dark site im tellin ye!

What do ye all think of this camera

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Sbig i know are a very good make. although this is an older model(quite old) It looks good! Right up my line of budget! Food exposure lenght. not a huge chip nor is it cooled but for an amateur?!?

Thanks all! As ever ye are GREAT help!

That's quite an old camera Matthew. Also a bulky setup in terms of cables etc. If it were me, I'd recommend you get an observatory first, otherwise the length of time it will take to take everything out, set it all up etc, could be significant. The longer it takes and more awkward it is to get everything setup, the less likely you will be to use it in the long term. If you don't have an observatory, I'd keep portability in mind.

As for dark skies, I don't have a pristine dark site - live in a small town, so I have my share of light pollution. Whether you use a cooled camera or a DSLR, you will still have to deal with the light pollution. Alot of astrophotographers are now using a CLS filter with DSLRs as it helps to significantly reduce light pollution.
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Anyway, just my 2 cent. Hope this helps.