Night Sky Photography by Adam Woodworth -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents How to Use This Ebook Introduction 1 Overview of Techniques

1.1 Techniques for Low Light 1.2 Exposure Blending

2 Night Sky Subjects

2.1 The Milky Way 2.2 Orion Constellation 2.3 Zodiacal Light 2.4 The Big Dipper 2.5 Large Magellanic Cloud 2.6 Airglow

3 Gear

3.1 Cameras 3.2 Lenses 3.2.1 Focal Length 3.2.2 Aperture 3.2.3 Lens Aberrations 3.2.4 Looking for a Good Lens 3.2.5 Prime vs Zoom 3.2.6 Lens Recommendations 3.3 Tripod & Ballhead 3.4 L-Bracket 3.5 Intervalometer 3.6 Lens Heater 3.7 Memory Cards 3.8 Extra Batteries 3.9 Headlamps & Flashlights 3.10 Comfort & Outdoor Gear 3.11 Personal Safety 3.12 Calibrated Display 3.13 Software

4 Breaking Down an Image

4.1 Combining Exposures

5 Light & Noise

5.1 Where Noise Comes From 5.2 Capturing Light 5.3 Single Exposures 5.4 Star Stacking 5.5 Using a Star Tracker

6 Camera Settings

6.1 Shoot Raw 6.2 White Balance 6.3 Controlling the Image Review 6.4 Long Exposure Noise Reduction 6.5 Exposure Delay & Mirror Lock-up 6.6 Other Settings

7 Exposure Settings

7.1 The Basics 7.2 The Histogram 7.3 Manual Mode 7.3.1 F-Stop 7.3.2 Shutter Speed 7.3.3 ISO

8 Working in the Dark

8.1 Camera Controls 8.2 Focusing 8.3 Test Shots

9 Composition 10 Lighting 11 Planning

11.1 Astronomy Basics 11.2 Star Map Programs 11.3 Using PhotoPills for Milky Way Planning 11.4 Milky Way Calendar in Planit Pro 11.5 Weather Forecasting 11.6 Finding a Dark Sky

12 Milky Way Panoramas

12.1 Shooting Panoramas

13 Aurora Photography

13.1 Exposure Settings 13.1 Planning & Forecasting

14 Editing

14.1 Workflow 14.2 Part 1: Raw Preparation 14.3 Part 2: Star Stacking 14.4 Part 3: Exposure Blending & Focus Stacking 14.5 Part 4: Creative Adjustments 14.5.1 Color Balance 14.5.2 Levels & Curves 14.6 More Creative Adjustments 14.6.1 Protecting The Stars 14.6.2 Star Reduction 14.6.3 Noise Reduction

15 Case Studies

15.1 Galactic Cave 15.2 Glowing Coast 15.3 Milky Way Panorama 15.4 West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

16 Happy Shooting! Acknowledgments Copyright