The best telescopes for astrophotography and stargazing in 2024

The best telescopes for astrophotography are ideal for both stargazing enthusiasts and those who want to capture the cosmos with their cameras. So which model should you buy? Well, that depends a lot on your level of experience. 

Gemma Lavender
Gemma Lavender

Gemma works for the European Space Agency and was the editor of All About Space magazine. She is the author of several books including "Quantum Physics in Minutes", and "Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual to the Large Hadron Collider". She holds a degree in physical sciences, a Master’s in astrophysics and a PhD in computational astrophysics.

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Gemma Lavender

Gemma is content director of science and space magazines How It Works and All About Space, history magazines All About History and History of War as well as Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) kids education brand Future Genius. She is the author of several books including "Quantum Physics in Minutes", "Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual to the Large Hadron Collider" and "Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual to the Milky Way". She holds a degree in physical sciences, a Master’s in astrophysics and a PhD in computational astrophysics. She was elected as a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2011. Previously, she worked for Nature's journal, Scientific Reports, and created scientific industry reports for the Institute of Physics and the British Antarctic Survey. She has covered stories and features for publications such as Physics World, Astronomy Now and Astrobiology Magazine.

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