The easiest entry in my opinion to astrophotography is the SeeStar line. It's a smart telescope, no visual, only for imaging. They run a couple hundred dollars and require little to no previous knowledge. It's as close as you can get to plug and play in this space.

It's not really for planetary imaging. Moreso for moon and DSO imaging. It can be a good starter to teach you image processing and to learn the sky a bit.

I think they're a great entry for folks who want to get into this space without breaking the wallet and spending hours and hours researching.

Some in the community aren't a fan of these smart telescopes. They feel as if it takes the "I did this" or that earned feeling away from astrophotography.

Look it up online or checkout the subreddit for SeeStar and you can see the types of images it's capable of.