Capture breathtaking night sky images with any camera: smartphone, DSLR, or mirrorless. From your first Milky Way shot to deep-space imaging.
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This course covers every form of night sky photography, from pulling out your smartphone to imaging galaxies through a telescope. 8 complete modules take you from beginner to confident astrophotographer with settings cheat sheets, gear recommendations, and a full post-processing workflow.
Discover the four types of astrophotography: wide-field, deep-space, planetary, and time-lapse. Gear overview and the six beginner mistakes to avoid from day one.
Use Stellarium, PhotoPills, and SkySafari to track celestial events. Find dark sky locations with the Bortle Scale. Seasonal considerations and safety prep.
Master ISO, aperture, and shutter speed for astrophotography. The 500 Rule for sharp stars, manual focus in darkness, and composition techniques that elevate any shot.
Get the most from your phone: night mode, pro/manual mode, and the best apps (NightCap for iOS, Camera FV-5 for Android). Sensor limitations and how to work around them.
Choose the right camera and lenses, dial in RAW settings, use intervalometers, and avoid the common mistakes that ruin long-exposure shoots.
Capture stunning Moon detail by shooting at First or Last Quarter. Solar photography safety: certified filters, settings, and capturing sunspots and prominences.
Connect your camera to a telescope, polar-align a tracking mount, and image distant galaxies and nebulae. Calibration frames, guiding systems, and DSO targeting explained.
Full workflow from DeepSkyStacker through Lightroom and Photoshop. Stacking, stretching, noise reduction, gradient removal, and color enhancement techniques.
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No. Module 4 is entirely dedicated to smartphone astrophotography. The course covers every camera type from phones to full-frame mirrorless, so you start with whatever you have.
Not at all. Modules 1 through 6 cover wide-field and lunar photography with no telescope required. Module 7 is your guide for when you're ready to take the next step into deep-space imaging.
Module 8 covers both free tools (DeepSkyStacker, Sequator, Registax, Siril, GraXpert) and paid options (Lightroom, Photoshop, PixInsight). You can complete a full workflow using free software only.
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