The Beginner's Guide to Astrophotography by Mike Shaw is ideal for photographers interested in learning how to take great photos of the moon, stars, planets, galaxies, and beyond. This book will help you understand the night sky before going over proper gear and settings. Whether you plan on shooting with a smartphone, DSLR, or mirrorless camera, you'll learn how to take great photos of the cosmos.
This handy beginner's guide goes over what gear you need and don't need, along with helpful accessories. Next you'll learn about various techniques such as proper exposure settings, focusing tricks, and composition setting and you'll learn how to plan, set up, and carry out a shoot. This book also goes over post-production techniques. Additionally, you'll learn which weather, astronomy, and navigation apps are best.
Some of the phenomena you will learn how to photograph include moon phases, constellations, asterisms, star trails, aurora borealis, meteors, nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, comets, and more.
Chapter 2: Understanding the Night Sky for Astrophotographers
Chapter 3: Astrophotography Equipment, Setup, and Technique
Chapter 4: Landscape Astrophotography Subjects
Chapter 5: Deep Sky Astrophotography Subjects
Chapter 6: Choosing Where and When to Shoot
Chapter 7: Synthesis: Your First Astrophotography Session
Chapter 8: Making Your Astrophotography Images Look Amazing
Chapter 9: Advanced Astrophotography