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10 astrophotography tips to raise your nighttime photography game

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Astrophotography is arguably one of the more technically challenging genres of photography out there. And even if you do know what you’re doing, it can be tricky if you can’t easily see what you’re doing. And if you’re new to it all, it’s especially difficult.

In this video, Trevor Jones at AstroBackyard gives us his top 10 tips for shooting astrophotography and answers a lot of questions you may have about gear and technique. Trevor also covers some of the logistical aspects of astrophotography, too, including powering your cameras for long periods of time in the cold dark night.

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This beginner astrophotography guide will get you shooting the stars in no time

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Astrophotography is a somewhat unique genre in photography. You’re often dealing with such crazy extremes of focal length and exposure times that many of the normal rules of photography just don’t seem to apply. Or, at least, not in quite the same way. It often requires a technical understanding beyond most other types of photography, as well as a better understanding of your gear’s limits.

It’s not that difficult to start getting into, though. In this 10-minute video, Trevor Jones at Astro Backyard gives us an introduction to learning astrophotography, talking about the gear he started with, how it’s built up over the years, and his recommendations for budding astrophotographers starting out today.

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