Everything you need to know to photograph and postprocess images of the night sky with standard DSLR and mirrorless camera equipment Ever look up at the sky and say, ?Wow!?? This is the best way to capture the universe in photographs. Everything you need to know about photographing: . the moon . eclipses . the Milky Way . star fields . star trails . comets . meteor showers A complete list of the equipment you will need shows that you probably already have all or most of what is recommended, as this book is for photography with your standard camera, lenses, and tripod, not telescopes and tracking tripods. All the camera settings you need are included, as well as exact processing techniques to help you make your best images. AUTHOR: David resides in Woodland Hills, California, with his wife, Ria, and dog, Dudley. He spends as much time as possible traveling, photographing, and teaching workshops along the back roads of the United States. SELLING POINTS: . A "how to" book about astrophotography; where, when, and how to photograph and process images of the moon, sun, and stars . Illustrates and describes techniques on photographing the moon, eclipses, the Milky Way, comets, and meteor showers . Appendix includes all of the technical information for every illustration to help plan and create your own night photographs 50 colour and b/w images
