Astrophotography
A StarTrek Beyond The Final Frontier
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There is so much out there. I once started with simple shots trying to capture the Moon and Jupiter and Venus. That is quite easy with short exposure times. But some 7 years ago I got myself a simple tracking device to counter the Earths rotation. That was a cheap solution with a huge impact. Read my workshop under the menu item 'Photography'.
Over those past 7 years I learned that Astrophotography is a universe of its own and I came to respect the challenges. Now after having read a load of articles and having watched some 20-30 hours about the serious way to do this I have invested in a telescope on a real mount with real astro cameras and a guidance computer. The learning curve is quite steep and overwhelming but not insuperable.
So... I am far from an expert in astrophotography. But I do find gaps in explanations made by other websites/people and I gather the missing information thru various ways and collect that into the pages you find here on my site. This way I hope to clarify the complicated universe of astrophotography in a way to get anyone started.
Keep in mind that this section of my site is more like my personal notepad to get an oversight on the complexity of all that is needed to operate the hard and software and to understand the sky. Not everything is necessarily right as I am on this quest myself. It just reflects my progression.
This section of my website is newly launched on 19 February 2025. A lot of construction will be going on here. The nights may become shorter, no thanks to daylight savings time, but they will be inversely proportional interesting.