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  • about
    • Newsletters
    • Event Calendar
    • Membership Benefits
    • Pay Dues Online
  • Resources
    • Astrophotography for Beginners
    • The Great American Eclipse of 2017
    • Telescope Buyer’s Guide
    • Observatory Update: Announcing an Apparently Unknown Virgo Cluster Galaxy
    • Useful Filters For Viewing Deep-Sky Objects
    • A Memorable Occulation
    • Observing the Sun in H-Alpha
    • Amateur Astronomy
    • Vistapro Images of Mars
    • Double Stars To Follow
    • Filter Performance Comparisons For Some Common Nebulae
    • Measuring Reflectivity Of Secondary Mirrors
    • Light Pollution
    • Volunteering at the Hyde Observatory
    • Building the PAC 13-inch Telescope
    • Construction Reports for The Boller-Sivill Observatory
  • NightSky Network

Astrophotography for Beginners

This is a video of a class that was presented at Hyde Observatory on May 5, 2022. It covers the basics of astrophotography, including what types of cameras to use, image sensor basics, types of mounts and tripods, software tools and techniques.

Websites, applications and planning tools:

Petapixel - Astrophotography: The Ultimate Guide

Useful Tools for Photography:

Triangle Calculator
Depth of Field Simulator
Field of View Simulator
Sunrise, Sunset Times for Lincoln
Heavens Above: Satellite Locator

https://www.cleardarksky.com/c/LnclnNEkey.html
Transit Finder

Equipment, Reviews:
Ken Rockwell Equipment Reviews
KEH (used camera equipment)
MPB (used camera equipment)
https://www.cloudynights.com/
https://hoyafilter.com/

Software:

Deep Sky Stacker
Registax
Starry Sky Stacker App
FDR Tools
Luminance HDR
Luminar
https://www.captureone.com
Affinity Photo
Photomatix
Adobe Lightroom

Timelapse:
LR Timelapse

Panorama stitching:
PTGUI - Panorama Stitching

Star Trackers:
MIOPS 360 - pano head and star tracker
iOptron Star Tracker
Article: choosing a star tracker

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