$1100 whole set up budget need help

[next bone]

I want to buy a while set up for astrophotography and deep space viewing I have $1100 budget and no where to start. I don’t know what other things I will need along with a telescope. Please help me figure out.

[late laurel]

from my experiences so far do not get a telescope with a tripod

they are wobbly unsturdy and overall a bad experience

this is why so many people quit stargazing

because of their poor experience

i recommend getting a 8 inch dobsonian telescope to start with but if you want you can go further to a 10 inch dobsonian however I warn you that a 10 or 12 inch dosbonian is quite large and heavy

[hollow kindle]

silly guy

ge wants to take pictures

@next bone at that budget yuo gotta choose between astrophtotragphy and visual

you can have both but one or the other will be compromised a lot

choose between a visual/planetary setup and a deepsky imaging setup

[late laurel]

oh mb

[next bone]

Deep sky imaging setup

[hollow kindle]

@next bone do you have a dslr or anything yet

I recommend a star adventurer 2i pro pack, star adventurer tripod, Nikon d5300, roki 135 f2

And intervalometer and dew heaters

[next bone]

I do not have anything yet

[hollow kindle]

You live in US right

If ur good with buying used you can get a ton more stuff

[fading dirge]

I agree with your gear picks and reasoning. imo astro is also a better visual. You just have to wait a bit ( even for a single exposure), but you just see so. much. more.

especially on a budget

[next bone]

Yes I live in the us

I just feel like it’s hard to buy used and know if it works properly or not

[hollow kindle]

Most people are pretty truthful

[fading dirge]

there's always a bunch of things you can use to check if things work correctly, and believe me, its worth saving the money. If i lived in an area where i could buy used equipment, i would.

[hollow kindle]

Make a cloudy nights account and get it verified

[next bone]

Okay thank you

[hollow kindle]

ice in space

[next bone]

This setup is with a camera not a telescope?

[fading dirge]

not much stuff in the perth area, which sucks

well not much stuff I want to get

[hollow kindle]

This is really good deal @next bone

[hollow kindle]

Camera lens

[fading dirge]

yup, camera and a lens

[next bone]

If I wanted to get a telescope to attach to this mount is is possible?

Okay I will add that one to my cart

[hollow kindle]

Not really

[hollow kindle]

Pls buy used

New this will cost like $500 more

[fading dirge]

well, technically it is possiible, but you wont be able to hold that big of a telescope

[hollow kindle]

Take your time and save lots of money

Only small telescopes

Like the RedCat51 and evoguide 50

[next bone]

Okay perfect I just made an account and will buy used

[fading dirge]

500 is a bit of a stretch i think. I got mine brand new for like 700ish AUD

which is `470 usd

[next bone]

So I could theoretically also get a smaller telescope to attach to this mount where I can do simple planetary viewing aswell

[fading dirge]

~470

[next bone]

Yeah I’m from Virginia so it shouldn’t be that hard to find deals

[fading dirge]

you can really only do planetary or deep sky

its basically impossible to do both since they require drastically different gear

you can do lunar and solar, but planetary required really big focal lengths (often also barlows) since theyre so small

[hollow kindle]

For entire setup

You can’t put a big telescope on this tracker no

[next bone]

Ahhhh gotcha makes sense

So just a really good camera and this tracker will do the trick for deep sky

[fading dirge]

it seems like it only contains the pro pack with some upgrades (which could be useful given)

[next bone]

Which you recommended

[fading dirge]

doesnt even need to be really good, most modern cameras work

[next bone]

Could you send the link for this one

[hollow kindle]

I mean it would cost $500 more if he bought his entire setup new stuffs

[fading dirge]

oh yeah

not 500 more

[hollow kindle]

You can’t view it until your account gets verified by a human

[next bone]

Okay got it

[hollow kindle]

I’ll send some links tho

[fading dirge]

the nikon d5300 is basically a great pick, if you're more on a budget side and dont want some of the fancier bells and whistles, and dont need computer control, the D3300 is the next best option (same sony sensor too)

just a rebody

almost

[next bone]

Okay makes sense

[fading dirge]

but id advise getting the 5300> the 3300 because i regret not having conputer viewing and control

[next bone]

Do I need softwares for the computer viewing

And a simple MacBook works?

[fading dirge]

there should definitely be programs for mac that do it

i dont see why there wouldnt

[hollow kindle]

https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/336934-star-adventurer-2i-pro-pack-with-tripod-and-william-optics-billet-base/

https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/342012-star-adventure-2i-bosch-heavy-duty-tripod/

https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D5300-Digital-Camera-Built/dp/B00FXYT12G

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/used/1110693/?smpm=bu_uar&gbraid=0AAAAAD7yMh0C1cD7DwS99iY2oFiQ07cWG&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwvilBhCFARIsADvYi7KCny_a59Ewptf0IgOWy73BskSJXG7iHvBAk50MS31Gb11pibweWakaAhVdEALw_wcB

https://www.amazon.com/Photoolex-T710N-Digital-Controller-Black-Wired/dp/B01MF4GNXF/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=1F2NS6ZL895HU&keywords=intervalometer&qid=1690207512&sprefix=intervalomete%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-4

https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Regulator-Condensation-Prevention-Telescopes/dp/B083NJCFCH/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?crid=2LOP7M420QSBF&keywords=dew+heater&qid=1690207540&sprefix=dew+heater%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1

[fading dirge]

personally id rather buy the SNAP cable to connect the camera to the mount allowing you to control it through the app and wifi

[hollow kindle]

If you don’t have two phones it becomes very tedious

I prefer to just use the intervalometer so I can check on my subs and restart the sequence without having to reconnect to Wi-Fi then this and that

[fading dirge]

two phones?

why would you need 2

ohhh

thats right

you can see subs via the nikon connect app right?

[next bone]

Wait what 2 phones

[fading dirge]

its not needed, more just quality opf life

of*

you just need a device that supports the SA console app

if you want to control it via wifi

[next bone]

Okay so this is all the camera setup links that I need to get and then the used Mount that you sent

And now I’d just have to get the software

[fading dirge]

the software is just an app you download (free) and you dont even need i

t

it*

[next bone]

What’s it called?

[fading dirge]

SA console

you should find it on the appstore or playstore

[hollow kindle]

Don’t use it

Just use an intervalometer

Only useful thing there is the polar clock utility

[fading dirge]

personal opinion i guess

[hollow kindle]

You will need software for ur computer

Siril and dss

[fading dirge]

oh yeah, that

[hollow kindle]

You will use dss to stack to start but after learning the basics switch to siril for stacking cause it’s better

[next bone]

Okay thank you

Anything else I need to know?

[hollow kindle]

ur gonna spend nire mioney whether you liek it or 0not

[next bone]

Huh?

[fading dirge]

You will get sucked into this and spend more money eventually