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Introduction to Nightscape Imaging

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Do you want to take an image like this one? This spectacular vista, take with a modern DSLR camera and processed with off-the-shelf software, is an example of nightscape imaging, a form of photography that uses elements of landscape photography and astrophotgraphy. In this video interview with David Kingham, you learn the basics of this challengin...

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Urban Astronomer’s Survival Guide

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So what can you see in light-polluted urban and suburban skies? Enough for a lifetime of viewing. With a small telescope, you can see hundreds of star clusters, galaxies, nebulae, and double stars. Not to mention the Moon and planets. There is no shortage of things to see. It’s just a matter of getting out there and seeing it.
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Around the Moon in 28 Days

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Around the Moon in 28 Days: Lunar Observing for Beginners is a self-paced course that includes notes along, dozens of maps, and illustrations to take you on a tour of the Moon’s surface over each day of the nearly month-long lunar cycle. You’ll learn to find nearly 200 distinct features on the Moon’s surface, all of which you can see with a small t...

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