No longer are heavy sturdy expensive mounts and tripods required to photograph deep space.
With today's advances in technology all that is required is an entry-DSLR and an entry level
GoTo telescope. Here is all of the information needed to start photographing the night sky
without buying expensive tracking mounts. By using multiple short exposures and combining them
with mostly 'freeware' computer programs the effect of image rotation can be minimized to a
point where it is undetectable in normal astrophotography even for a deep-sky object such as a
galaxy or nebula. All the processes techniques and equipment needed to use inexpensive
lightweight altazimuth and equatorial mounts and very short exposures photography to image deep
space objects are explained step-by-step in full detail supported by clear easy to
understand graphics and photographs. Currently available lightweight mounts and tripods are
identified and examined from an economic versus capability perspective to help users determine
what camera telescope and mount is the best fit for them. A similar analysis is presented for
entry-level telescopes and mounts sold as bundled packages by the telescope manufacturers. This
book lifts the veil of mystery from the creation of deep space photographs and makes
astrophotography affordable and accessible to most amateur astronomers.
