Often, the best camera is the one you use the most...like the one in your pocket.
Author - Cory Schmitz
An avid astrophotographer for timelapse, deep-space imaging, lunar, planetary, and star trail imagery, he is an all-around jack-of-most-trades for night-sky photography.
He is also an internationally published and commissioned astrophotographer, where his photos have been used in multiple online and print publications.
Is a 100-megapixel camera necessary for astrophotography? Nope. But it’s fun.Let’s first state the above again: you do NOT need a 100...
Start to finish: The EXACT camera settings and imaging setup I used during the 2018 total lunar eclipse. Everybody's always asking "what camera...
I’ve never astrophotographed before, am looking for a camera, i.e. DSLR, mirrorless, Specialty CCD, CMOS, the choices are daunting.
If you’re shooting long exposures for deep-sky images, then yes, you should still shoot flats.
I found that there is not a single spot on the surface of the sun that can be used to focus my digiscope. The only part with “contrast” is the limb...
R asked: I mostly do landscape and flower photography. I have recently been to Acadia National park for night/milky way photography and caught the...
E asked: Way back in the days of the Virtual Star Party, you were taking Astrophotographs with a DSLR and a Dob on an EQ platform. Question, did you...
L asked: I cannot make a good moon shot, every picture comes with no detail. I have a Nikon D7100 with a Sigma 18-250mm, using a tripod. For example...
J asked: Hi Cory, I too am a newbie when it comes to astrophotography but when I found your blog I immediately signed up (and even sent you enough...
