After a long wait I was able to purchase an used Canon 500D which was in pretty good shape. I got it for a mere Rs 8500.00 (approx GBP 85 or US$ 125.00). I followed the method of Gary Honis to remove the internal LP2 filter in front of the sensor. After a few hiccups like rounded screw heads, my patience prevailed and the camera was successfully modified. I then took it for a test run on Saturday night using my Orion 80ED mounted on my Sky-Watcher HEQ5-Pro mount. I captured 82x90s lights, 40 darks and 20 flats, but the flats were ruined due to randon debris falling on the lens from the light box insides. Overall it has been a rewarding experience in terms of the learning as well as the amount of H-alpha light that the camera can now capture. In the near future I will design a cooler for the camera.
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