10 Ways to Improve Your Night Sky Photography
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- 01 Sep 2022
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In astrophotography, you never stop learning how to improve your night sky photography. No matter if you’re a beginner or a seasoned astrophotographer, you always try to better your technique.
Here’s my view on what you can do to be a better astrophotographer.
1. Learn basic astronomy
It’s nice to take beautiful photos of the night sky; but wouldn’t it be nicer if you knew what you photographed, and what physical processes shaped the objects you photograph?
I know plenty of people who consider themselves astrophotographers but don’t have the slightest idea about what they photograph. They wouldn’t be able to identify any constellation except for the two Dippers.
I believe it’s a lot more fun to know the constellations, what a nebula is, and what’s the difference between an emission nebula and a planetary one.
Also, getting used to the motion of the planets helps a lot. You will not be surprised when an ‘unknown’ star suddenly shows up in an area of the sky where there was nothing two months ago.
Additionally, knowing how the sky works will prevent you from making mistakes when stitching panoramas. Sometimes software will produce images with doubled stars or missing constellations.
On a funnier note, knowing the sky will stop you from making a faux pas, like pasting the Moon over the constellation of Cassiopeia (somewhere the Moon never gets). I’ve seen the Moon appear in the boundaries of said constellation in at least ten photos on the web. Read More…
