Book – The Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography

The Beginner’s Guide to AstrophotographybyMike Shawis ideal for photographers interested in learning how to take great photos of the moon, stars, planets, galaxies, and beyond. This book will help you understand the night sky before going over proper gear and settings. Whether you plan on shooting with a smartphone, DSLR, or mirrorless camera, you’ll learn how to take great photos of the cosmos.

This handy beginner’s guide goes over what gear you need and don’t need, along with helpful accessories. Next you’ll learn about various techniques such as proper exposure settings, focusing tricks, and composition setting and you’ll learn how to plan, set up, and carry out a shoot. This book also goes over post-production techniques. Additionally, you’ll learn which weather, astronomy, and navigation apps are best.

Some of the phenomena you will learn how to photograph include moon phases, constellations, asterisms, star trails, aurora borealis, meteors, nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, comets, and more.

Table of ContentsChapter 1: What Is Astrophotography, Exactly?

Chapter 2: Understanding the Night Sky for Astrophotographers

Chapter 3: Astrophotography Equipment, Setup, and Technique

Chapter 4: Landscape Astrophotography Subjects

Chapter 5: Deep Sky Astrophotography Subjects

Chapter 6: Choosing Where and When to Shoot

Chapter 7: Synthesis: Your First Astrophotography Session

Chapter 8: Making Your Astrophotography Images Look Amazing

Chapter 9: Advanced Astrophotography