Learning astrophotography can be fun and easy, with the right help. Join thousands of other people who have become astrophotographers after reading books I have written with less stress and more fun!
Sure, you can waste countless hours reading online, watching videos, and trying things that just don’t work, or you can spend that pizza money on a book that hands it all to you on a platter, then spend that extra time actually doing something you will enjoy!
Getting Started: Long Exposure Astrophotography- A primer and a fully-formed, practical format for entering the world of long exposure astrophotography, Allan Hall’s Getting Started: Long Exposure astrophotography brings the rewarding pursuit of stellar imaging to your bedside table. With academic flare and his signature approachability, Hall utilizes a suite of formats to provide readers with everything they need to begin – and develop. From charts, images, purchasing guides, walkthroughs and detailed descriptions, this Getting Started title is an in-depth resource for today’s astrophotographer at any level of their discipline.
I used this book to go from ZERO to Astrophotographer. I have purchased some other books on the subject, as well, but this remains my favorite go-to problem solver. I guess one of my favorite things about the book, (and it is a theme that runs through several of Mr. Hall’s other books, (I think I now own everything he’s published on the subject of astronomy)), is that he solves problems with techniques that do not all involve spending large sums of money… he can lead the aspiring astrophotographer into the hobby without putting them into the poor house. (Mind you, there’s no way to do any of this stuff for free, however.) He helps one spend their money where it does the most good.
1st of All: I am an amateur with about 6 months experience. I have an Equatorial with an 8” Newtonian and been dabbling in Astrophotography with my DSLR.
I love this book (first bought kindle… love it so much, that I also bought the hardcopy, because it does take baby steps… The author will not start with unfamiliar terms, without first introducing them.
The build-up is tremendous… it certainly starts with the basics giving you a very thorough background… even when I “thought” I had surmounted some of those fledgling challenges… I now know not only what I did wrong, but why it was wrong and how to fix it.
Look, I’m pretty picky, and yes very resourceful, so I have been hitting the internet but still, have not found all the information.. and certainly not as well organized as the author presents it.
Soooooo glad I bought this book. It saved me a lot of anguish, frustration and money! ! I had no idea what would go into this type of photography and I KNOW I would give up if there was too much involved. Lots of great info here, although the scopes have improved and upgraded since this book was written. But it really helped me to decide what kind of scope and gear to buy and for a little book investment… saved me over $1,000!! Thank you!
