iansjack wrote:
The equipment doesn't have to be that expensive:
https://www.amateurastrophotography.com/budget-lensesYou'll also need an equatorial mount - again, not too pricey - and a good deal of perseverance.
The cost has come down, yes.
You can hire time on online telescopes, but I'm sure that requires even more planning and patience. There's the
iTelescope network and several individual scopes.
You can do without an equatorial mount if you have a computer-controlled one, but that's more a thing for big telescopes. I'm a little curious about the mechanical computer on the
200 inch Hale telescope, but I might be mis-remembering; it might have been another telescope. I miss my old books.
PeterX wrote:
Well, Let's all avoid hobbies which need perseverance
!
Oh, wait... I'm a hobby OS developer - there's needed a lot of perseverance
Happy hacking!