Look to the sky with your digital camera
- Skillfully capture celestial phenomena with your camera – with or without a telescope
- Solar and lunar eclipses, planets, ISS, deep sky, trail shots, polar lights and much more.
- Tips for image optimisation with Photoshop and Gimp using numerous example images
Are you also fascinated by astronomy and would like to capture your observations of the sky in breathtaking images? Roland Störmer points his camera at the universe and lets you share in how celestial bodies and phenomena are skilfully photographed.
Whether it's moon craters, solar eclipses, satellites, the entire starry sky or distant galaxies, this updated and expanded edition uses inspiring sample images and clear explanations to teach you how to capture the infinite vastness of space in amazing photographs. The necessary equipment is described in detail, and you will be amazed at how much can be achieved with such simple means. With countless tips on image editing, you will learn how to optimise your images and add interesting colours, for example.
Finally, Roland Störmer takes a look at weather events such as thunderstorms and rainbows, which, with a little skill, you can capture with your camera just as easily as the endless universe.
The author Roland Störmer has been taking photographs for well over twenty years. He has been involved in digital astrophotography since early 2008. From the very beginning, he has shared his experiences with this new passion with other astrophotographers. His lively engagement with astrophotography is evident in his book.
