Astrophotography

Astrophotography is one of the art of photography is taking photos of objects around the night sky and other celestial objects such as planets, moons, galaxies, nebulae, clusters and stars. For some people, astrophotography is a very exciting hobby. For me personally photographing stars, nebulae and the night sky is an activity that has its own charm and satisfaction.
This time I would like to share tips on how to photograph the stars in the night sky beginner level using DSLR camera.

one of the conditions that need to be considered in the astrophotography is free night sky from light pollution.can mean the sky is not exposed by the city lights and the skies clean of air pollution (smoke), clouds and fog. One of the indicators that can be used are our eyes can see many stars in the sky clearly. If only one or two stars visible means light pollution is very high. The best place to take photos of stars are in the villages, mountains, beach or places far from urban lights.

Set Camera For Long Exposure technique

Align the camera settings in M mode or Manual

Log on Manual settings, provide the settings as follows:

• ISO 3200 (or higher)
• F4.0 (or the smallest number)
• Picture Style Landscape or Vivid
• Exposure time 30″
• Image quality Raw + L or adjust the memory capacity may use Small, Medium or Large.
• and don't forget a tripod.