Astrophotography

[Nebell]

Hi guys!

I have my old Nikon D3200 just collecting dust, so I thought about putting it to some use. I always wanted to get into astrophotography and here's my chance
I understand that I need a telescope, but does anyone know how much do I have to pay for one to get some decent images? I'm of course not just going to take photos of the moon, but rather some further out objects.

 

[Blue Fox]

Telescope actually isn't required. Most important thing is going to be a good mount as you're going to be taking lots of long exposures. An equatorial mount is key. A good telescope astrophotography setup is going to get quite pricey and is arguably one of the most expensive things one can do in the realm of photography. If you have a long lens and would like to start off cheap, you can get polar trackers that you can mount to a regular tripod. iOptron SkyTracker and Vixen Polarie are about $300 each and should give you an idea if this is a hobby that you'd like to sink more money into.