I bought the wrong tracker before I bought the right one. Not because it was a bad tracker. The Star Adventurer 2i is a genuinely good beginner mount, and if you read any roundup of budget trackers, it’ll be on the list. I bought it, set it up in my backyard, and couldn’t polar align….
If you’ve picked up a couple of astrophotography filters, you’ve probably asked the question every beginner asks: which one is better? It’s a fair question — but it’s the wrong one. Filters aren’t ranked. They’re different tools that do different things, and the “right” one depends entirely on what you’re pointing your telescope at, what…
You’ve captured a few targets. You’re getting comfortable with your workflow. And now you’re doing that thing — scrolling through telescopes and cameras at midnight, adding things to your cart, imagining what your images could look like with just one more piece of gear. I’ve been there. Multiple times. And the lesson I keep learning…