For The Backyard Hobbyist and Budding Astrophotographer
From the first time someone points out the Big Dipper in the summer sky, and how it points to the North Star, the fascination with the night sky begins. Planetariums are always popular attractions and eclipses and shooting stars are newsworthy. How many people named their children Hailey the year Haley’s Comet came through?
Most people do not even think about backyard, night time photography, assuming it is only for the serious photographer with all sorts of expensive equipment. Astrophotography may have a fancy name, but it is a past time that is fun, and can be started with just a digital camera and a tripod. The tripod can even be a home-made adaptation, the camera can be your common digital point-and-shoot camera! You do not need a telescope to get started with taking pictures of the night sky, called night imaging. With a little practice, anyone can learn to take beautiful and pleasing celestial pictures.
There are four levels or classes of astrophotography. Here is a quick overview Each one will be discussed in greater detail later on. The levels classifications begin with the simplest, using the least amount of equipment and go to the most sophisticated, using the most expensive equipment.
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