One thing I’ve been learning from you & others, is that it becomes a lot easier when the gear is tailored to the objects. Definitely made some initial mistakes, but have since focused up on my goals (wide field nebula regions & higher focal length for planetary nebula are my favorites & primary goals) & when you have a good idea of what you want you can save money (or rather not needlessly money) since this is such an expensive but rewarding hobby/profession! Loved these comparisons between different budgets & scopes. I currently have a relatively inexpensive 80mm refractor and I’ve been saving up for a higher quality version w/ around the same focal length
@@astrofalls is that what you would recommend if I want to start photographing nebulae? There are tons of options for 80mm or less and some are $400 while others are $2000 so it’s hard to know what would be the best bang for my buck. Definitely trying to keep it under $1000
as ive looked into telescopes more and more im finding so much content solely focused on astrophotography but almost none on what telescopes i should get for real time observation. is observation just underwhelming? i want to just point and look but im worried i'll spend hundreds on a telescope and end up disappointed
I managed to get a second hand 8” reflector with a eq5 motorised mount and tripod + lazar collimator and t ring for just over £800. It’s a lot cheaper to get a second hand telescope rather than a brand new one.
for $500 you will only be able to purchase a camera and kit lens. This will be suitable for milky way photography with a tripod. For $500 with a telescope you will need a cheap telescope and your phone, not ideal
there's some cheaper AZ kits (e.g. from bresser) for around that price if it's just for observation. photography... you'd probably need some weird way to mount your phone for photos through the telescope unless you already have a camera with interchangable lenses. if you don't have one, maybe a cheaper uncooled astro cam will do. or you'd build something yourself, e.g. using a raspberry pi
go second hand. Get an APS-C camera, wide prime lens if you can find one, or a 10-15mm zoom lens and go from there. Spend more on the lens and as little on the camera as you can get away with. I'm assuming you already have a tripod. With $500 you can take admirable wide field milky way shots. If you're adventurous you might consider switching out the IR filter in the sensor to capture hydrogen alpha nebulae
Yo Bray I have always had this question, how do astronomers and scientists know so much about other planets but the have blurry images for them, for eg I heard there is a planet that has rings bigger then the planet, but how would they know and be able to see if scientists can’t even get a good looking image in our solar system.
tiny Galaxy "not visually interesting" wow... Just wow.. :( then shows lots of galaxies. I've been amazed at all the tiny galaxies that show up in my deep field images. I've taken 600 sec subs on my SWQ150 to try to bring more out in an image.
I just want to earn that much money to buy best telescope of the world when I will be adult
me too
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Best one available for retail is like 2.5M if I remember correctly.
@@kalebanderson6564 i said the best🙂
Are you gonna buy James Web Telescope because it's the world's best Telescope till now that you can buy but it cost about $10 billion.
3:27 "its not the size that counts, its how you use it" lol
Thanks for keeping it real
my pleasure
One thing I’ve been learning from you & others, is that it becomes a lot easier when the gear is tailored to the objects. Definitely made some initial mistakes, but have since focused up on my goals (wide field nebula regions & higher focal length for planetary nebula are my favorites & primary goals) & when you have a good idea of what you want you can save money (or rather not needlessly money) since this is such an expensive but rewarding hobby/profession! Loved these comparisons between different budgets & scopes. I currently have a relatively inexpensive 80mm refractor and I’ve been saving up for a higher quality version w/ around the same focal length
You don’t know what wind is favorable if you don’t know what port you’re sailing to! But the 80mm frac is always a good start
@@astrofalls is that what you would recommend if I want to start photographing nebulae? There are tons of options for 80mm or less and some are $400 while others are $2000 so it’s hard to know what would be the best bang for my buck. Definitely trying to keep it under $1000
An excellent video Bray! One of the rare few videos on YT which I watched all the way to the end
Thanks :)
My top 2 favorite telescopes that I have right now are the Astro-Tech 125EDL and my Astro-Physics 130mm Starfire refractors.
There should be side by side comparison.
9:05 I would call that the horse shoe nebula
as ive looked into telescopes more and more im finding so much content solely focused on astrophotography but almost none on what telescopes i should get for real time observation. is observation just underwhelming? i want to just point and look but im worried i'll spend hundreds on a telescope and end up disappointed
I managed to get a second hand 8” reflector with a eq5 motorised mount and tripod + lazar collimator and t ring for just over £800. It’s a lot cheaper to get a second hand telescope rather than a brand new one.
Your content is awesome❤
Thank you!
"Dan's" link is broken ;)
Rad video btw
Fixed!
What telescope/astrophotography setup should i get for under 500 dollars
for $500 you will only be able to purchase a camera and kit lens. This will be suitable for milky way photography with a tripod. For $500 with a telescope you will need a cheap telescope and your phone, not ideal
there's some cheaper AZ kits (e.g. from bresser) for around that price if it's just for observation.
photography... you'd probably need some weird way to mount your phone for photos through the telescope unless you already have a camera with interchangable lenses.
if you don't have one, maybe a cheaper uncooled astro cam will do. or you'd build something yourself, e.g. using a raspberry pi
go second hand. Get an APS-C camera, wide prime lens if you can find one, or a 10-15mm zoom lens and go from there. Spend more on the lens and as little on the camera as you can get away with. I'm assuming you already have a tripod. With $500 you can take admirable wide field milky way shots. If you're adventurous you might consider switching out the IR filter in the sensor to capture hydrogen alpha nebulae
Yo Bray I have always had this question, how do astronomers and scientists know so much about other planets but the have blurry images for them, for eg I heard there is a planet that has rings bigger then the planet, but how would they know and be able to see if scientists can’t even get a good looking image in our solar system.
The good news is if you can afford the 100k telescope you can probably afford the other 2 as well
Good stuff Bray, interesting comparison, I’m still in my zs61 phase, just purchased a EQ6R pro so I’m now looking at a 6” mirrored unit…just not sure?
Mirrors requires collimation... But give you the best bang for the buck.
What about grinding lenses? Not hard at all and top notch quality.
Out of curiosity, what was the camera lens size that you included at the end? (And focal length of the $100k setup?)
not sure what you mean by size, but im guessing the camera lens he is referring to is the rokinon 135mm
Rokinon 135mm. And the 16” RCOS is 3658mm
Amazing images and presentation! I learned so many new things :)
Bray how much does it cost to run your telescope from the remote observatory ?
Awesome video. Thanks.
I wish i could afford a telescope😣
Just start low with a budget lens and camera and achieve awesome images. You dont have to start big with high aperture
You are right
Thanks❤❤
@@TahEmamnejad An old Canon Rebel DSLR and a tripod can get you started. Just start taking pictures of the stars.
Me who click pictures from Android mobile looking at Vedio of 100,000 telescope 🔭😅😂
Everything costs way too much on this planet to get people interested in things they'd like to and this is very sad :/
TANK YOU
With 1 grand I can scratch my sackballs.
And daily see your videos on Instagram
tiny Galaxy "not visually interesting" wow... Just wow.. :( then shows lots of galaxies. I've been amazed at all the tiny galaxies that show up in my deep field images. I've taken 600 sec subs on my SWQ150 to try to bring more out in an image.
Little galaxies can be contextually interesting and tell a story for sure! But if the image is mostly black, I prefer a more up close view instead
I went Seestar $499
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Bro fix your focus
😮 и гдэ бабло на все это брать,,,,
I am follow you Instagram sir
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