Astrophotography can start with nothing more than a camera on a tripod. These resources will help you take your first night-sky photos and grow from there. RASC Vancouver members can also join our Imaging Group.
Getting started
- Beginner Astrophotography Tips (AstroBackyard) – by Canadian imager Trevor Jones
- The Amazing Sky – nightscape, aurora and eclipse photography by Canadian author and photographer Alan Dyer
- Catching the Light – astrophotography tips and techniques by Jerry Lodriguss
- Beginning Deep Sky Imaging forum (Cloudy Nights)
Moon, Sun and planets
- How to Photograph Planets (AstroBackyard)
- Views of the Cosmos – world-class planetary imaging by Damian Peach
- Thierry Legault’s astrophotography – planets, the Sun, eclipses and spacecraft
- Major & Minor Planetary Imaging forum (Cloudy Nights)
Deep sky
- Deep-sky Imaging by Charles Bracken – author of The Deep-sky Imaging Primer
- The Universe in Color – images and articles by Robert Gendler
Software
- Siril – free, open-source stacking and processing
- PixInsight – advanced processing (paid)
- AutoStakkert! – free stacking for planetary, lunar and solar video
- FireCapture – free planetary camera capture software
Inspiration
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- The Space Station imaged with a small telescope – what amateur equipment can do
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