From start to finish, what do you need to do this?

I am interested in astronomy and I also like photography and I've seen pictures people have taken of galxies and nebulas and I was wondering what equipment you need to do this? I know you need a telescope, camera, and some type of program. But what type of telescope and camera is best for this and how does it work? how do you connect your camera with your telescope? and what program(s) are best to use? I came across the program MaxIm DL/CCD, is that a good program? Any help on this would be great.

First, get into plain observing. There are plenty of places you can get good advice, including a search on Wacko! Answers if you're careful, so I won't repeat it here.

Then learn the sky and how to look at it.

Then read and read and read about astrophotography and its ups and downs. You need to find things out before you start, or it will be more expensive and time-consuming than normal (and it's already pretty high to start with).

Okay, this is a bit expesive and i do not know what telescopes are best (i just have two base models), but those pictures are taken by cameras buitl into telescopes. But the real good ones are only taken by space telescopes such as the hubble. and a lot of color enhancement and radiative views are required for the brilliant bright colorful pictures.

The honest answer is a lot of money, a lot of time, and a lot of talent.

Prime focus astrophotography, which is what you're asking about, is by far the most expensive and difficult part of amateur astronomy. For those reasons (and others) I'm not into astrophotography myself. To get an idea of what's involved, there are several good books on the subject. My favourite (because it covers all aspects of astronomy, but also has an excellent section on astrophotography) is The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer (Firefly). Both authors are well known expert astrophotographers, and the latest edition covers recent developments like digital SLRs. MaxIm DL is indeed one of the best programs available, written by another friend of mine and expert photographer, Doug George. But do some reading first, so that you understand what you're getting into. It's possible to do a lot of neat astroimaging with relatively simple and inexpensive equipment, but images of galaxies and nebulae are the big leagues!

There are also telescopes that you can mount a camera onto. The key is long exposure times but the stars are all moving due to the rotation of earth. Take a camera, leave the shutter open for long enough aimed at a dark patch of sky and all you get is star trails. So too keep a telescope with a camera aimed at a certain target the telescope needs to move with the earth. This is done with a computerized mount that has motors that do the moving. With a very powerful telescope you may not need so much exposure time but more exposure time means more light.

It takes alot of time, money, and experience, to get anything like those pictures. It starts off with a good location, clear skies, a rock solid mount, excellent optics, and a specialized CCD camera (like those made by SBIG). These cameras are designed to process very dim light and very long exposures. Then you add various photo editing and photo stacking software and an infinite amount of patients.

If I were getting into this I would begin by renting time on an internet based rental telescope. That would at least give you a taste of what can be done with a $20-40K piece of equipment.

link:
http://www.global-rent-a-scope.com/