Astrophotography Workshop: Session 2

Back in the early 1970's, I tried my hand at astrophotography with film, a DLSR camera, and a 6" telescope on a motorized Edmund Scientific equatorial mount. 

You would have to:

· expose the whole roll of film (a 20 or 36 exposure roll), 

· take it to a "drug" store to be processed, 

· wait a week, and

· then see the results.

 Did I say it was frustrating? Oh, Yes it was.

· Maybe the mount jiggled and blurred the image

· Maybe an airplane flew across the image and ruined it

· Maybe it wasn't in good focus.

· Maybe the drug store lost your roll of film.

Astrophotography has never been better for the amateur! However, there is more to learn than in the 1970's.

This presentation/workshop, “Intro to Astrophotography”, is meant for people who have never tried astrophotography, but would like to.

It will be presented in three Zoom meetings on Fridays, January 14, 21 and 28 at 7 PM. Each session will be about 45 minutes, longer with questions and answers.

Contact me, Conrad, at cardanoconrad@gmail.com, if you have any questions. 

If you are interested in participating, please contact Linda Bergemann at LBergemann@aol.com so we can get the Zoom link to you.