Re: [APML] Newbie question

[Alan Voetsch <alanv12952@yahoo.com>]

Hey Jon and Sam,

--- G7TZZ@aol.com wrote:
> Hello all, me and my son are new to the group, and having a few 
> problems, 
> could anyone point me in the direction of a good website for the 
> beginner to astrophotography.

Welcome. Go to astromart and try to get a copy "the Backyard
Astronomer's Guide", "Wide field Astrophotography" or any other entry
level book that looks good. If they aren't for you, re-sell them on
astromart and get some more. You can check out Jerry's site at:
http://www.astropix.com

Hope I got that right. There is tons of info there, including basic
astrophotography stuff. Don't try to jump too far, too soon. It is far
better to learn all the basics well, then to quit the hobby in
frustration.

> I have an old Zenit camera piggybacked on a Tal-2. I took some
> pictures of  
> the moon which are OK ish, but the ones of constellations appear to
> be very  
> foggy.
> The sky was very clear for the UK
> The film was an ISO 400, exposure times from 5 seconds to 10 minutes.
> Any help would be much appreciated.

Faster film would help, 5-10 seconds won't show much but it's hard to
expose for too much longer unless you can track the sky. Depending on
the lens used you might be able to go for 20-30 seconds. If that tal-2
tracks, then you can shoot far longer.

Good luck,
Alan



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