They also demand that the lens is ‘shot’ pretty much wide open in terms of aperture – this allows the sensor to ‘see and gather’ as many photons of light from each point-source (star) in the night sky. Pin sharp stars require extremely precise MANUAL FOCUS in conjunction with a shutter speed that is short enough to arrest the perceived movement of the night sky across the cameras field of view. Top quality full resolution imagery of the night sky demands pin-prick stars, not trails that look like blown out sausages – unless of course, you are wanting them for visual effect. Those 800 pixel long-edge jpegs hide a multitude of shooting and processing sins – such as HUGE amounts of sensor noise and the biggest sin of all – elongated stars. The majority of images within the vast plethora of night sky images on Google etc, and methods described, are to be frank PANTS! I really get a massive buzz from photographing the night sky – PROPERLY.īy properly I mean using your equipment to the best of its ability, and using correct techniques in terms of both ‘shooting’ and post processing. Night Sky Photography – A Brief Introduction
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