NIGHT SKY PHOTOGRAPHY : from first principles to professional results.

Title Page
Contents
How to Use This Ebook
Introduction
1 Overview of Techniques
	1.1 Techniques for Low Light
	1.2 Exposure Blending
2 Night Sky Subjects
	2.1 The Milky Way
	2.2 Orion Constellation
	2.3 Zodiacal Light
	2.4 The Big Dipper
	2.5 Large Magellanic Cloud
	2.6 Airglow
3 Gear
	3.1 Cameras
	3.2 Lenses
	3.2.1 Focal Length
	3.2.2 Aperture
	3.2.3 Lens Aberrations
	3.2.4 Looking for a Good Lens
	3.2.5 Prime vs Zoom
	3.2.6 Lens Recommendations
	3.3 Tripod & Ballhead
	3.4 L-Bracket
	3.5 Intervalometer
	3.6 Lens Heater
	3.7 Memory Cards
	3.8 Extra Batteries
	3.9 Headlamps & Flashlights
	3.10 Comfort & Outdoor Gear
	3.11 Personal Safety
	3.12 Calibrated Display
	3.13 Software
4 Breaking Down an Image
	4.1 Combining Exposures
5 Light & Noise
	5.1 Where Noise Comes From
	5.2 Capturing Light
	5.3 Single Exposures
	5.4 Star Stacking
	5.5 Using a Star Tracker
6 Camera Settings
	6.1 Shoot Raw
	6.2 White Balance
	6.3 Controlling the Image Review
	6.4 Long Exposure Noise Reduction
	6.5 Exposure Delay & Mirror Lock-up
	6.6 Other Settings
7 Exposure Settings
	7.1 The Basics
	7.2 The Histogram
	7.3 Manual Mode
	7.3.1 F-Stop
	7.3.2 Shutter Speed
	7.3.3 ISO
8 Working in the Dark
	8.1 Camera Controls
	8.2 Focusing
	8.3 Test Shots
9 Composition
10 Lighting
11 Planning
	11.1 Astronomy Basics
	11.2 Star Map Programs
	11.3 Using PhotoPills for Milky Way Planning
	11.4 Milky Way Calendar in Planit Pro
	11.5 Weather Forecasting
	11.6 Finding a Dark Sky
12 Milky Way Panoramas
	12.1 Shooting Panoramas
13 Aurora Photography
	13.1 Exposure Settings
	13.1 Planning & Forecasting
14 Editing
	14.1 Workflow
	14.2 Part 1: Raw Preparation
	14.3 Part 2: Star Stacking
	14.4 Part 3: Exposure Blending & Focus Stacking
	14.5 Part 4: Creative Adjustments
	14.5.1 Color Balance
	14.5.2 Levels & Curves
	14.6 More Creative Adjustments
	14.6.1 Protecting The Stars
	14.6.2 Star Reduction
	14.6.3 Noise Reduction
15 Case Studies
	15.1 Galactic Cave
	15.2 Glowing Coast
	15.3 Milky Way Panorama
	15.4 West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
16 Happy Shooting!
Acknowledgments