I am a 30-something guy thats into taking pictures of the heavens. Its amazing how much people don't know about what is just over head.

I am located in light polluted north St. Louis county. I am what you would consider a "budget" astrophotographer and proof that one doesn't need to spend 10K on a rig to take pretty pictures. All the images here have been taken by personally by me.

The equipment I am using for 99% of these pictures:

Celestron AS-GT GOTO Mount

Orion Atlas EQ-G mount

Orion Skyview Pro 8" OTA. F/5 Reflector

Orion 80ED Refractor F/7.5

Canon Digital Rebel XT

Canon Digital Rebel XSi

Meade Lunar Planetary Imager

Adapters, rings, cables, and plugs.

Ducktape and bubblegum.