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Getting started with astrophotography: where do I begin?

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Getting started with astrophotography: where do I begin?

Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself. I'll report back in a month. This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

copper-otter-962 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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bright-beech-951 more

copper-otter-96 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Same experience here.

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copper-reed-36

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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silver-wren-82

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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amber-otter-1610 more

Second this.

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mossy-heron-71

amber-otter-16 wrote:

Second this.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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amber-sparrow-217 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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wild-birch-796 more

Good question, following.

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silver-beech-314 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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hollow-finch-61 more

Saving this for later.

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gentle-lichen-12

Saving this for later.

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hollow-thistle-961 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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mossy-sparrow-12

hollow-thistle-96 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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pale-yarrow-22

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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hollow-heron-67

Small correction, but the point stands.

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still-sparrow-853 more

This deserves its own thread.

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silver-sedge-612 more

still-sparrow-85 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

This deserves its own thread.

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sunlit-thistle-391 more

This deserves its own thread.

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wry-yarrow-89

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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mossy-beech-84

Saving this for later.

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slow-yarrow-37

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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