gear is less of a factor than a good eye So very true!
I've always said I'd rather work with someone who can maximise the product from a crappy old camera with gaff tape all over it, than someone who freaks out when the slightest thing goes wrong on a new camera and they cannot cope...😱 because it's all in the eye and the ingenuity of the operator- and trust me, some of the shoots that I've been on, both in studio and on location, ingenuity has been the key to success...
astrophotography requires some fast lenses and high ISO capabilities yep. And lots of $$$$.
I became totally obsessed with both Astrophotogrpahy and light painting for about a 3month period over xmas time (I got stuck on the wrong side of the border in a snap lockdown and lucky I was in my home town out in the country) so spent hours researching every aspect of them aswell as watching hundreds of tutorials too and can't wait to get out of lockdown, get back to work to earn the money to buy those bare essentials so I can go out and have a go myself.
And took myself and the instapro 360 down the back paddock for a few test runs - will have to find that footage...
Here are a couple of the peeps that I was watching..https://www.photographers.com.au/NightscapeImages
RE: Overnight astrophotography hike