This is a day long course for complete beginners wishing to understand the fundamentals of Deep-Sky imaging. 

During the day we will cover:

• Choice of telescope
• Choice of camera
• Choice of mount
• Polar alignment
• Highly portable systems (AstroTrac)
• The use of filters
• Software options
• 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.