- #Best telescope for astrophotography for beginners how to
- #Best telescope for astrophotography for beginners plus
Keys for true astrophotography other than 'wide field' near as I can tell are you need a very stable base (i.e. I suspect with a little more practice (trying this coming weekend) getting polar aligned I might be able to go up to 300mm but finding a lens that long lightweight enough for the mount's limits (which also has to support camera, battery grip, ballhead) is tough - these things top out at about 2-3kg. I've managed to use mine with a 180mm macro and get a few longer exposure (30-60 seconds) shots of the nebula in Orion for example, but it's still pretty small in the frame. That tracker (iOpteron, Vixen Polarie are two options) would also support up to a 200mm lens or so (some stretch it to 300mm).
You might find something for just plain viewing in that price range (the optical tube only) but you'd be aiming manually.įor $250ish you can get a basic lightweight tracker for the camera itself to mount on a tripod, and with your 16mm take up to 2-3 minute long exposures of the Milky Way, but you can also take almost 30-sec long exposures without one. You just can't get one for $500 with much of any range (focal length) and tracking mount and T-adaptor and field flattener that will let you take photos. I assume you meant 16mm for your 'ultra wide', not 61mm.įor your conditions - transportability/lightweight for a dingy, those lenses, and wanting it for photography - I'd not bother with a 'telescope' right now. This may sound stupid, but some telescopes, the smaller ones, advertise as being for terrestrial viewing as well, does that mean with the camera attached I can use it as a super, super zoom? Maybe to take a picture of a boat at sea miles away? Are the attachments for cameras expensive? What do you have to do to hook you camera up to take pictures? I'm assuming it's an adapter based on filter thread size.
#Best telescope for astrophotography for beginners plus
Plus I have a dinghy I will have to take it to shore with, and well.you get the idea.
Not truly limited like if I was backpacking, but some telescopes can barely fit in cars, so some degree of portability is required. But something pretty good so I don't get turned off. Is it possible to get a telescope for under $500? It doesn't have to be the highest quality optics to start.
#Best telescope for astrophotography for beginners how to
I've been to sme really nice locations far from light pollution and would like to get a telescope to learn how to find things in the sky, enjoy relaxed viewing and see if I want to further pursue astronomy and take astrophotography. I'm going on a sailboat trip, well, I've been on a sailboat trip, but I'm breaking at family's house for a couple weeks.
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