#deep sky gear

• Astrophotographic — Belonging to astrophotography, relating to astrophotography; referring to the techniques, equipment, or processes used for photographing celestial bodies and cosmic phenomena. This term also describes optical instruments (such as refractors or telescopes) specifically designed to project a flat and color-corrected image directly onto a digital camera sensor.
• Astrograph — An astronomical refractor or telescope with a wide field of view, specifically designed and optimized for astrophotography, sky mapping, and astrometry. This optical instrument lacks an eyepiece for direct visual observation, instead focusing light directly onto a photographic plate (historically) or a large-scale electronic digital sensor (CCD/CMOS), enabling the precise recording of star and galaxy positions.