
Astrophotography with Jerry Lodriguss
Experiencing the Total Solar Eclipse
Take it from a seasoned professional — the best way to experience a total eclipse, especially your first, is by eye. Put the camera down!

Astrophotography with Jerry Lodriguss
Linear vs. Stretched Images
When shooting with digital cameras, images will appear very dark and low-contrast, because raw data is linear. To make details visible, we must stretch the data.

Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
How to Remove Light Pollution from Your Astro Images
Find out how to remove light pollution from your astrophotos so you can have dark skies instead of red-brown ones.

Astrophotography with Jerry Lodriguss
How to White Balance Your Astrophotos
You'll capture the night sky as it truly looks when you learn how to establish a proper white balance in your DSLR astrophotos.

Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Removing Purple Star Halos
Purple halos around stars can be a problem when shooting with inexpensive camera lenses and telescopes. Here's how to fix them.

Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Why and How to Dither Your Astro Images
In astrophotography, to dither means to shift the pointing of the telescope slightly in random directions between exposures. Here's how it works, and why you should use it.

Astrophotography with Jerry Lodriguss
Shooting Doubles
Photographing double stars is easy and can be done with most any telescope. Chances are you may already have the tools to do it today.

Astrophotography with Jerry Lodriguss
Planning a Night of Imaging
Thinking about going out for night of astrophotography? Remember the five P’s – Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance.

Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Astrophotography: Cable Management
The art of astrophotography can quickly turn into the art of cable management. Learn how to tame the cable monster and get back to photographing the night sky.

Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Astrophotography: The Benefits of Dark Skies
Can you shoot deep-sky objects from your backyard? That depends - how much time do you have?

Astrophotography with Jerry Lodriguss
Astrophotography: Of Signals and Noise
You can't get rid of noise in your astrophotographs, but you can reduce its impact with more signal.

Astrophotography with Jerry Lodriguss
How to Photograph a Meteor Shower: Capturing the Perseids
Learn how to photograph a meteor shower with these step-by-step instructions, as well as advice for the advanced imager.

Astrophotography with Jerry Lodriguss
Picture Perfect: Getting Started in Astrophotography
Few amateurs have looked through a telescope and not imagined what it would be like to take a photo of the target in the eyepiece.

Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Planetary Imaging with Your DSLR Camera
Chances are you already own a great planetary camera, but didn’t know it.