Star trails centered on the celestial equator, taken from austral Africa (Angola) with a DSLR equipped with a 16mm wide-angle lens. The photograph was taken in the easterly direction; the stars are rising and they are rotating around the celestial north pole (right side of the image) and around the south pole (left side, below the horizon). The glow in the center of the image is neither dawn nor light pollution but rather the zodiacal light.
Chapter 1
Astrophotography without a Telescope
Owning an astronomical telescope—a refractor or a reflector—is not essential to photographing the sky. The most beautiful celestial sights that are visible ...
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