Astrophotography is the type of photography specializing in celestial objects such as the sun, moon, stars, and sky.
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How do I stitch two star trails photos taken by different cameras?
Last night I took some star trails photos. I set the shutter speed to 30", put the camera in burst mode and used my remote shutter release (with shutter button lock) to hold down the shutter button. I ...
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How to take photos of a solar eclipse without damaging one's eyes or camera?
This upcoming May parts of the USA will experience a solar eclipse. So this leads to me wondering how you photograph the sun/solar eclipses and ensure that you do not damage the camera (or your ...
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Am I on the right track for astro photography?
After viewing a few photographs of the Milky Way, I have become obsessed with creating my own. I went out and purchased a new full frame camera with a 24 f1.4 lens.
Am I on the right track with this ...
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How does light pollution affect astrophotography?
Light pollution by definition, adds more artificial light to the atmosphere. But how does this affect astrophotography?
Do lights from the ground affect photographs of the sky (At the longer ...
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What special equipment is needed to photograph the sun?
I have just seen some photos of the sun which someone did from their own backyard.
Not sure what sort of equipment he used, but what could I use to photograph the sun with my DSLR? I have a Nikon ...
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Is astrophotography basically pointless with a moon in the sky?
I want to take some astrophotography shots of objects in the sky while not keeping the moon in the shot. I have read in a few places that you need essentially a moonless sky to do so. Does that mean ...
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Are mirror lenses appropriate for DSLR astrophotography?
There's a whole host of inexpensive mirror lenses available in the 500 mm - 800 mm range (this for example). They have slow max apertures (f/5.6-8) and a donut shaped bokeh (not a problem ...
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What can be used to “fight” light pollution in astrophotography?
I just read an answer to a question regarding astrophotography and I wonder what filters (and other stuff that helps) I can use for astrophotography for reducing the "effect" of light pollution.
I ...
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Which compact camera to shoot stars, moon and hopefully planets and sun?
I need a new camera! My Canon IXUS is now very old. What I want to be able to do is take photos of the night sky (stars, moon, planets) and the sun. Well, ideally! I have been looking at a bridge ...
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Why milky way galaxy cannot be seen by human eye while by camera?
I was wondering by seeing the photos of Milky way galaxy, that how exciting it would be if we could see all those colors and stars like in those photographs (eg. below).
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Can taking photo of the moon and/or stars at night cause damage to the camera sensor?
We know that taking photo of the sun can cause some degree of damage to the camera and our eyes. So, are there any damage to the camera (point and shoot / DSLR) when taking photo of the moon and/or ...
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Software suggestion to locate stars
I want to photograph the night sky and maybe get a Milkyway in the shot but dont know what position or time. Can you please recommend a software or a website that can let me know the position of the ...
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Capturing the Milky Way: what did I do wrong?
Back when I was a beginner in photography (I mean, a real one, using auto settings and stuff), I made this shot of the beautiful Finnish sky:
Settings: 30 sec, f/5, ISO 3200, 18 mm
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Which tracking motor to use for low-end wide-angle astrophotography?
I'd like to dabble in photographing the milky way in wide-angle, say 10mm, with long exposure times/time lapse, and maybe some longer photography lenses, but not mounted to a telescope. To avoid ...
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Lens and tripod for deep space photography
I'm interested in deep space astro-photography, especially galaxies and nebulae. I wonder what is the best way to obtain a very good quality, at a decent price :
A small telescope with a very good ...
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Why are Curiosity Mars rover photos black and white with huge white border?
Bellow is the first actual-size photo of Mars taken from the NASA's rover "Curiosity". On the NASA's website you can see other images. Despite the fact that the planet's photos are fascinating, they ...
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Measuring angular distance with photographs
Is length in a photograph proportional to angular distance in the
photographed scene?
Example: I take a picture with the horizon vertically centered. In the
picture, I know that the point 1 inch ...
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A budget tripod for astrophotography ball-head or 3-way pan-head?
I am currently looking for a tripod for astrophotography, I wonder is there any significant difference between a tripod with a ball-head or one with a 3-way pan-head? Like say in terms of the ...
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What is mapped color and how to use them in astro-photography?
On some astro-photography website, I come across some incredible images with caption that says "X in mapped color" such as: http://www.rc-astro.com/photo/id1066_big.html
What is mapped color? Why and ...
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How to calculate the size of the image circle at infinity focus?
How can I determine the diameter of the image circle (i.e. the diagonal size of CCD required to fully utilise a telescope's optics) at near-infinity focus? I have looked around online and found this ...
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Can I get longer than 15 second exposure with my canon SX 50?
I am new to photography and I was hoping to go take some pictures of star trails this weekend. I just bought this camera this week and I realized that the highest shutter speed is 15 seconds. Is there ...
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IXUS 70 and astrophotography
I performed astrophotography at the time where CCD were experimental devices. The world has changed, my immediate passions too, and today my camera is a compact (but enough for everyday use) ...
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What is the basic gear for astrophotography?
I have a Canon 60D and would like to start doing some astrophotography and/or time-lapses of the Milky Way.
I know I need to buy a special tripod, one with either ecuatorial mount or a computer ...
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What would be a DSLR to use for combination outdoor photography and astrophotography?
I'm looking to start - finally, getting into photography again. I used to have a Pentax 1000 years ago that I used for B&W pics. Now, I want to get into both outdoor photography and ...
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What settings should i put my Nikon D3100 on to photograph the moon? [duplicate]
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How to capture details of the moon?
I have a Nikon D3100 and I have 2 lenses; the 18-55mm and the 55-200mm. I'm unsure of what camera settings I need to use to get a ...
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Will I hurt my camera if I take a picture of the Sun? [duplicate]
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Can the sun damage the camera sensor? Under what conditions?
Title says it all...can taking a picture of the sun damage any of the components? And along the same lines, ...
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Can I expect good quality from a 2X TC on a Nikon 55-300mm lens?
I have a Nikon D3100 with the standard 18-55mm lens, and a Nikon 55-300mm lens. I bought a 2X teleconverter for the 55-300mm lens, but the TC seems to be unusable. At 300mm with the TC everything is ...
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Can I use BULB setting when taking remote pictures?
I have a Canon XTi/400D, which I connect to my Mac OS X 10.6 and am trying to take pictures when tethered to it using EOS Utility, but I am not able to use the BULB setting on my laptop. Is this ...
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Can an M42 mount be used to attach an A-mount Sony camera to a NexStar telescope?
Do the NexStar-series telescopes allow for a camera to be attached using an M42 adapter?
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Tips for photographing long star trails [duplicate]
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Tips for landscape+stars photography?
I need some tips and tricks for photographing long star trails.
Some of the questions I am thinking about are:
What aperture/ISO?
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