Astrophotography

Allan Hall's Messier Astrophotography Reference takes the task of providing a detailed, practical, visual guide to the night sky's Messier Objects - all 110 of them - seriously, but not without the author's trademark approachability and goal of providing home-based astrophotographers at any experience level with the fundamental resources they need to shoot smart.

Allan Hall makes learning how to photograph the night sky easy with his new book Getting Started: Budget Astrophotography. In this guide, you will learn the fundamentals of astrophotography - what it is, how it's done, and how to do it yourself.

There are many books covering different facets of astrophotography, but few of them contain all the necessary steps for beginners in one accessible place. Astrophotography is Easy! fills that void, serving as a guide to anybody interested in the subject but starting totally from scratch. Assuming no prior experience, the author runs through the basics for how to take astrophotos using just a camera—including cell phones and tablets—as well as a telescope and more sophisticated equipment.

Astrophotography is an increasingly popular photography style among photographers of all levels. This course will teach you the foundations and help you to understand the settings and equipment needed for successful astrophotography.