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Basic Astrophotography Techniques
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Deep-Sky Photography
Imaging distant celestial objects such as nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters, typically requiring long exposure times and careful post-processing.
Solar Photography
Photographing the Sun using special filters to reduce the light intensity and avoid damage to equipment and eyes.
Wide-Field Astrophotography
Using a camera with a wide-angle lens to capture large areas of the night sky, often including multiple constellations or Milky Way landscapes.
Piggyback Photography
A camera is mounted on top of the telescope and uses its own lens to capture wide-field images while the telescope tracks the stars.
Star Trail Photography
Using long exposure photography to capture the apparent motion of stars in the sky, resulting in arcs of light that reflect Earth's rotation.
Planetary Photography
Capturing detailed images of planets in the Solar System, frequently requiring specialized equipment and techniques to deal with the small apparent size and brightness of planets.
HDR Astrophotography
Combining multiple exposures of varying lengths to capture a high dynamic range of brightness, from the brightest stars to the faintest nebulae.
Prime Focus Photography
This technique involves connecting a camera directly to a telescope, using the telescope as a camera lens.
Eyepiece Projection Photography
A camera without a lens is aimed into the eyepiece of a telescope to capture an enlarged image of the object being observed.
Lunar Photography
Capturing images of the Moon's surface with a variety of techniques, often with high detail due to the Moon's brightness and relative closeness.
Afocal Photography
A camera with its own lens is held up to the eyepiece of the telescope, allowing you to capture an image as you would see through the eyepiece.
Time-Lapse Astrophotography
Creating a video that shows the motion of celestial objects across the sky by taking a sequence of images over a period of time.
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