Photographing the Night Sky

Submitted by Keith Bridgman

This season club members have enjoyed several crisp and clear night skies while photographing the wonders of the celestial realm. Most of what we do revolves around basic concepts and the results have been rather exciting with some very good quality images created by first timers.

A year or so ago on my personal blog site called Beyond the Campfire, I wrote a three part series about breaking into astrophotography. Although they are relatively brief explanations on the subject, combined they are much too long to include on this page...so...if you are interested in learning more about the subject I've included the links to those posts below.

https://beyondthecampfirebykeith.blogspot.com/2018/07/breaking-into-astrophotography-how-to.html

https://beyondthecampfirebykeith.blogspot.com/2018/07/breaking-into-astrophotography-part-2.html

https://beyondthecampfirebykeith.blogspot.com/2018/07/breaking-into-astrophotography-part-3.html

Photographing the night sky is a fascinating and exciting form of photography that believe it or not is relatively simple to break into. Right now, we are in the peak of the season with the Milky Way rising high and bright in the evening hours.

I encourage the club members to consider exploring this fascinating challenge as we begin to evolve away from the basics into more complex compositions and techniques. We always have a great time under the night sky..come join us...I do believe you will learn a great deal not only about a compelling form of photography, but about the wonders of the night sky as well.