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Astrophotography Primer. Dave Eagle Download this Document in PDF Format. Taking images of the night sky doesn’t have to be complicated and you don’t need any specialist equipment to do so. Following this guide will allow you to produce images for yourself without having to take out a second mortgage just to take many fabulous [...]

Astrophotography Primer. Dave Eagle
Download this Document in PDF Format.
Taking images of the night sky doesn’t have to be complicated and you don’t need any specialist equipment to do so.
Following this guide will allow you to produce images for yourself without having to take out a second mortgage just to take many fabulous and rewarding images. It can be done using the simplest of photographic equipment.
What’s needed?
1. A camera.
Any camera that is capable of taking an exposure of more than a few seconds exposure is capable of taking images of the night sky. Small compact cameras sometimes have a Program or Night Landscape mode. This automatically sets a long exposure of a few seconds and focuses the camera at infinity.
Some nice constellation images can be taken this way. The image below was taken using such a camera using ...