u/SnooDoodles4134

Hi! I'm a beginner with this, but after a quick research it seems that this telescope is really recommended for newbies. However, I checked the astrophotography with it and the quality is not amazing. Is there any similar model under the same budget better for photos? Also, are the photos taken by the telescope itself? I have a Nikon but I doubt it's possible to use it through the telescope lol :(