Science in Astrophotography

The equinox is approaching and thus, it is the perfect time to talk about how to photograph the Zodiacal light from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. In this episode, first I describe briefly the science behind this bright cone of white light that can be seen about 90 minutes before the sunrise in the East or after sunset in the West. I also describe the best conditions to observe it as well as the equipment necessary.

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In this episode we talk about a few apps that will help us locating stars, constellations, galaxies, etc in the night sky and that will allow us to plan a full observing and/or photographing night before we head to our location.

The apps mentioned in this episode are:
Stellarium: http://stellarium.org
Star Walk: http://vitotechnology.com/star-walk.html
Photopills: https://www.photopills.com
http://dso-browser.com

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Website: http://skywonders.ie
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We kick off this new adventure talking about the idea behind this new podcast that covers several topics such as astrophotography, astrophysics and all things space related. We also talk about how to enter in the world of astrophotography without investing a huge amount of money by using the equipment that we already have for normal photography.

Image of the region of the Horsehead and Orion nebulae mentioned in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhwoT8vlLJ3/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Image of the region of Antares mentioned in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bho-gDdFuTT/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

You can find me at:

Website: http://skywonders.ie
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