#actually be able to GET the thing in view to take pics yknow

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trying to look into how to do astrophotography with a phone camera and so i need some sort of mount thing to hold my camera to the lens (which can be like $50 thru the website i got my telescope from but that makes me want to cry so maybe there are like cheaper third party things?? but also is it worth it to get a 3rd party one that might suck ass. god) AND then in order to actually resolve the detail i’ll need some filters which are actually pretty cheap!!! $30 or less, i was concerned that they’d be way more LMFAO

which mKes me -_- bc why is a simple camera mount more expensive than literal filters ... but maybe i just dont know anything about manufacturing </3

#the camera mount is something i need first #i’m fine taking shitty overexposed pics for now i just want to like #actually be able to GET the thing in view to take pics yknow #then i’ll worry abt actually resolving detail #BUT ITS LIKE. is the $50 investment worth it #i mean i dont even know how to find a 3rd party kinda thing and like #all this stuff is so technical i dont know if like #if it just worth it to go with an official one ?? #goddd #its killing me tho bc its literally just a mount for my fucking camera like WHY is it $50 #and i dont even know if there are any 3rd party ones but like #i went onto amazon and the only person selling it was selling it for $250!!!! LIKE WHAT!!!!! #THATS ALMOST AS EXPENSIVE AS MY ACTUAL TELESCOPE?????? for a CAMERA MOUNT?? #so $50 is wayyyyy better thru the actual official retailer BUT ITS STILL LIKE .... $50 FOR A PHONE MOUNT ...??? #i have much thinking to do #brot posts #why is astrophotography so MUCH . i swear to GOD