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DSLR Astrophotography Interview

Posted by AstroTanja on 14 Sep 2014 / 2 Comments

Christian van den Berge who runs DSLR-astrophotography.com recently ran this interview with me. I share a lot of my astro work, but not always the story behind what brought me to astrophotography and the ‘behind the scenes’ stuff. He runs an informative site and worth a visit: www.DSLR-astrophotography.com DSLR ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY WITH ASTROTANJA



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The Helix nebula & 10″ Orion Astrograph

Posted by AstroTanja on 18 Aug 2013 / 0 Comment

The Helix Nebula NGC 7293, large planetary nebula in Aquarius



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Light pollution

Posted by AstroTanja on 19 Apr 2013 / 0 Comment

When I started astrophotography, I never really understood the huge impact light pollution (LP) had on astro pics. That quickly changed when it became the bane of my existence, the thing that stood between me an superb photos. A lot of beginners rarely consider this, and therefore many novice scopes become great collectors of dust. […]



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