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What is astrophotography?
Taking images of the sky (celestial objects or phenomena)
Can be done any time of the day or night
A typical session
Choose your subject Choose your technique Take the image(s) Process the image(s) Display your results
Film
Take a snapshot of the projected sun Use an SLR Film is chosen based on the subject Can get very technical & time consuming Is diminishing in popularity with the advent of digital techniques instant output
Basic Techniques
Point and click Camera & tripod Camera with telescope Eyepiece projection (afocal method) Prime focus CCD for advanced level Guiding for advanced level
Milky Way exposure by DSLR camera with Piggyback by Dr. Sagar Gokhale
Milky way using still camera on tripod with 13 sec. exposure by Mayuresh Wagh
Polar region Leonid meteor (2001) 4 minute exposure Film SLR camera
Milky Way Galaxy (March 2011) approx 5 mts exposure DSLR camera on tripod photo by Kapil Pandav (JVP member)
Total Lunar Eclipse Dec 2012 Using a simple tripod, Nikon DSLR & a cable release Photographer: Dr. Sagar Gokhale Location: New English School, Tilak Road, Pune, India Date: 10 December 2011; 6.14 to 9.40 pm Camera: Nicon D3000; Lens: AFS Nikkor 18-55 mm 1:3.5-5.6G ISO - 200; Focal length: 24 mm; F 4.5 Exposure for each image range from 1/100 to 1 sec Description: Total Lunar Eclipse observed from Pune, India Stacked 44 images, clicked with the duration of 5 minutes
Lunar Eclipse approx 3 hours exposure Film SLR camera on tripod photo by Devdatta Mulay & Parimal Dave (JVP members)
Eyepiece projection
Hold your camera to the eyepiece and take an image Can purchase t-adapters and rings to get the camera lens as close to the eyepiece as possible
Moon photography
Jupiter
Saturn
Crescent Venus
This is how planets look captured through a 4 inch with afocal method of photography
DANGER - Never look at the SUN through a telescope Need to be done under special guidance
*All photos by parimal dave
Lunar Eclipse 10th Dec 2011 series using Canon Powershot attached to a 3 refractor - photo by Ketaki Dave (JVP members)
Prime focus
Your Telescope becomes the lens Webcams, DSLRs, CCDs
Orion Nebula using Canon 550 D attached to Celestron 4 - stack of 10 X 3 minute exposures at ISO 800
Original Photo
Stacked photo
Processed photo
M 57 Ring Nebula
Through 8 telescope
Through 4 telescope
M 16 Eagle Nebula
M 27 Dumbbell Nebula
M 20 Trifid Nebula
M 83
M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Thank You
Hope this is a new beginning to Star Gazing see you at the Star Party