Science in Astrophotography

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If you have ever wondered why galaxies, nebulae, etc. have the shapes and colours that the all the astrophotos show. And if you have always wanted to venture into the world of astrophotography to photograph those objects yourself. Then, this is your podcast! Here we will talk, in a clear and easy way, about the science behind all those images taken with the big telescopes. This will helps us planning better our astrophotography sessions and get the maximum out of our astrophotography sessions. We will also talk about the equipment needed to enter the world of landscape and deep field astrophotography, processing techniques and workflows. Would you come with me to this amazing journey around the cosmos?

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Episodes

How to photograph the Zodiacal light - Episode 3

The equinox is approaching and thus, it is the perfect time to talk about how to photograph the Zodiacal light from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. In this episode, first I describe briefly the science behind this bright cone of white light that can be seen about 90 minutes before the sunrise in the East or after sunset in the West. I also describe the best conditions to observe it as well as the equipment necessary. Image of mentioned in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgov48HAz...

Sep 18, 2018•18 min

Apps for planning astrophotography sessions - Episode 2

In this episode we talk about a few apps that will help us locating stars, constellations, galaxies, etc in the night sky and that will allow us to plan a full observing and/or photographing night before we head to our location. The apps mentioned in this episode are: Stellarium: http://stellarium.org Star Walk: http://vitotechnology.com/star-walk.html Photopills: https://www.photopills.com http://dso-browser.com You can find me at: Website: http://skywonders.ie Twitter: http://twitter.com/antma...

Sep 09, 2018•17 min

Astrophotography for all - Episode 1

We kick off this new adventure talking about the idea behind this new podcast that covers several topics such as astrophotography, astrophysics and all things space related. We also talk about how to enter in the world of astrophotography without investing a huge amount of money by using the equipment that we already have for normal photography. Image of the region of the Horsehead and Orion nebulae mentioned in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhwoT8vlLJ3/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share...

Sep 09, 2018•18 min

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