Purchasing a Celestron brand wedge so that you can enable long exposure astrophotography and auto-guiding will cost you a pretty penny... about $350.
However, a wedge like this is an absolute necessity to take full advantage of what astrophotography can offer. The wedge helps compensate for the tilt/rotation of the earth and keep your camera focused on one object or area of the sky as the telescope auto-guides.
$350 after spending ~$1500 on the scope (8se) and additional dollars on the power tank, lenses, vibration pads, etc... screw that! When in doubt, YouTube help solve the problem for a lot less.
Too bad I suck at being a handyman but worth a home depot trip indeed.
Video credit to YouTube user hovlandbound. Thanks dude!
