Not because these telescopes are of poor quality, but because it is simply to much of a hassle to carry the telescope outside and put it on a tracking mount. As a consequence, lots of people end up with a huge telescope that sits in their basement and is never used. I often see that – at least for visual use – fellow amateur astronomers recommend a telescope with a large aperture for a low price – mostly dobsonian or newtonian reflectors. It should also be straightforward to attach a camera and bring the telescope in focus. I mean, the telescope should not break your back when you carry it outside and put it on your tracking mount. When you do have some clear skies, you want a scope that is immediately ‘ready to go’. It can sometimes take weeks or even months until this happens (in The Netherlands at least). For a lot of us, this means allocating some of our precious time to nights that bring us clear skies. When you are just starting your astrophotography hobby, you want to practice as much as you can. As you will see, a decent beginner astrophotography telescope will already cost you about $500 to $1000! Of course, affordability depends on your personal financial situation and price may be more or less of an issue for you. Be advised, I will recommend telescopes that are nowhere near the cheap kind of telescopes you find in a toy store.
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What if you don’t have the time or motivation to develop all kinds of skills such as how to setup and polar align your mount, how to auto guide your mount, and how to capture, stack and post process your images? You could end up with an expensive telescope that may be hard to sell. My personal advise is that you should not spend all your precious money on the best astrophotography telescope and gear. Affordable telescopeĪstrophotography can be an expensive hobby with some steep learning curves ahead. Put differently, the red, blue and green part of the light spectrum will hit your camera sensor at a slightly different angle, leading to chromatic aberration.Īstigmatism – oval stars and star trails at the edges of your astrophotography picture 2. This is a common optical problem that occurs when a lens is unable to bring different wavelengths of the light spectrum onto the same “focal plane” – for instance your camera sensor. First, a bad quality telescope will suffer from chromatic aberration, also known as “color fringing” or “purple fringing”. At least two problems may occur when you buy the ‘wrong’ telescope that is unfit for astrophotography. The first requirement is that you want a telescope that is able to produce high quality pictures of deep sky objects such as galaxies, star clusters, and/or nebulae. In short, mastering astrophotography is like running a marathon, it’s not a sprint. It will also take time to master all of the astrophotography skills needed to accurately track and capture deep-sky objects. You will also need other gear such as a good tracking mount and a camera. Before I start discussing these criteria in more detail, I have to warn you that your telescope is only one piece of the astrophotography puzzle. Third, your telescope should be easy to set up and use, and fourth, your telescope should not require any maintenance. Second, your telescope should be affordable. First of all, the telescope should produce a high-quality image of deep-sky objects. I would argue that there are at least four criteria you should look for when buying your first astrophotography telescope. NOTE: I’VE MADE A NEW B/VLOG FOR AFFORDABLE TELESCOPES IN 2021 CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT! Important criteria when buying your first telescope for astrophotography
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