From Star Trails to Deep Sky Astro in 5 Nights

From Star Trails to Deep Sky Astro in 5 Nights

Have you ever captured an image of a nebula? How about of a galaxy? Maybe you’ve always used wide lenses to photograph the sky and have been curious about the challenges involved with using a long lens?

Going from photographing star trails (or the Milky Way) to deep sky astrophotography can seem daunting (and for good reason!). In this presentation, Forest Chaput de Saintonge will lay out a five-night workflow to get you to capture your first deep sky astrophotography image.

He’ll discuss the following topics (and more):

· exposing, focusing and operating your camera at night

· the NPF Rule for “spot” stars

· finding an almost invisible object in the sky

· shooting darks, flats and biases

· noise and how to beat it

· the best programs for stacking and editing deep sky images

· what to learn next

If you’re an intermediate or advanced night photographer who would like to get started with deep sky astrophotography, this should be a perfect primer for you!