Astrophotography Links

Courtesy Mike R from the March 2017 General Meeting:

http://starizona.com/acb/ccd/intro.aspx   Fantastic site on all areas of astrophotography with very detailed information.

http://www.astropix.com/  Great site, check out the tutorial section. Very detailed.  Has lists of processing software and costs when not free.

http://www.lonelyspeck.com/   Great site for Milky Way photography.  A lot of how-to tutorials and camera and lens reviews.

http://starcircleacademy.com/  Another great site for Milky Way photography.  The site has lot of how-to tutorials and ideas for equipment and general planning for astrophotography outings. It also has processing information and tutorials.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2012/astrophotography_techniques.htmlp           A site for more specific astrophotography Techniques with the Canon EOS System but good general info for digital astrophotography.

General info:  great sites, and provide good background knowledge on digital cameras.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/    excellent detailed site on digital photography and the general theory and practice behind the way the camera work.

www.dpreview.com     Camera and lens reviews.  Good information for camera comparisons.

https://www.dxomark.com/    Camera and lens reviews.  Good information for camera comparisons

Software for setting up astrophotography scenery shots.

http://photoephemeris.com/  Is A tool to help you plan outdoor photography in natural light, especially landscape and urban scenes. It is a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how the light will fall on the land, day or night, for any location on earth.  Free for desktop/laptop

Processing software:

Photoshop

http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/index.html  deep sky stacker free.   For stacking multiple photos.

http://www.astronomie.be/registax/    Free software used for stacking lunar and planetary images.