The ~60-million light year distant spiral galaxy NGC7497 lies behind the diffuse molecular cloud known as MBM 54, by Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Tag - DSO
The telescope doesn't make the photo, the photographer does. The “expensive” mistakes beginners make are not only costly on your pocket, they also rob you of...
An easy-to-follow tutorial on how to polar align a telescope mount using the drift align utility available in the free PHD2 guiding software.
M42 is easy to capture, but difficult to master. By using good processing techniques astro photos shot in light pollution can become award winning photos!
Demonstrating graphically how important and powerful the process of calibration, integration/stacking, and post-processing for astrophotography.
Follow this guide to easily create DSLR and CCD flat frames for astrophotography!
Various software packages are available to perform these calibration and integration tasks. They range from freeware to some bigger price tags.
A quick overview of the basics of imaging planets and solar system objects.
It's easy to connect your DSLR camera to your telescope! Learn how.
You should consider what you'd like to photograph and plan your purchase to suit your area of interest.