Starting in Astro-photography

[Ganymede12]

Hello! I've been stargazing with my telescope (a Sky-watcher SK707AZ2) for a while now and I was thinking about starting astro-photography.I have been told that I should get a DSLR camera but the're out of my price range. Does anyone know of any cheaper alternatives?

[Tinker1947]

There are webcams for Planets and the Moon, your mount needs to be able to track your chosen object, I'm pretty sure there's no alternative to a DSLR, but as Astronomers are in general clever somebody might come up with a cheap alternative that works.

[Ganymede12]

Thanks for the tips. My mount is a basic altazimuth mount but I will look into what you've suggested. Thanks again.

[Quatermass]

How about a cheap second hand canon 350D body only .

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[Atlas]

If you have a ps3 cam or an X-box cam, those will work as well.