For those of you that need information on what equipment to start out with, some ideas for what to take pictures of, and some basics for how to process your images, you definitely want to start with the Let's Start at the Beginning button above. If you think you're a little past that, and want to find out how I do things - and to be clear, I'm still learning, myself! - then you can read the posts below for general "how-to" articles. I also encourage you to check out my Equipment page where I discuss the equipment I use, and my Articles page where I talk about the latest in space-related topics.
With the software, equipment, and resources available to a modern Astropotamus, you can plan, control, automate, and fix just about every aspect of amateur astrophotography. What a glorious time to be an Astropotamus!
Pointing a camera at the sky is one thing. Doing it while you're sleeping is another.
What is guiding and how does it help my Astrophotography?
You don't have to be Irish to take advantage of this amazing imaging technique. Let's see what it's all abuot.
What is plate solving and what does it have to do with Astrophotography?
There's a used car dealership in my town that claims that you can't stack cars. But have you ever tried to stack stars?