This is a day long course for complete beginners wishing to understand the fundamentals of Deep-Sky imaging.  The course begins at 10:00 a.m. and will finish at 4:00 p.m.  Refreshments during the day, and a lunch are provided.

During the day we will cover:

• Choice of telescope
• Choice of camera
• Choice of mount
• Polar alignment
• Highly portable systems (AstroTrac + DSLR)
• The use of filters
• Software options – the digital darkroom
• Introductory image processing
• Short focal length wide field imaging
• Intermediate focal lengths for galaxy work
• Tour of the observatory

It will all be covered in this workshop!

All attendees of this course will also receive a signed copy of Professor Greg Parker’s “Making Beautiful Deep-sky Images: Astrophotography with Affordable Equipment and Software”.  All attendees are also presented with a notebook and pen for note taking during the day.  Cost is £125 + VAT at the current rate for this full-day course, price valid until December 31st 2012.

You may also purchase exclusive high-quality deep-sky prints and signed copies of Star Vistas on the day as well

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