Capturing the light in dark nebulae

Astroimaging involves a profound irony. While the goal of photography is to capture light, the majority of what astrophotographers capture in their images is utter darkness. Oh sure, the intended subject will be a star cluster, nebula, or galaxy. But that doesn’t change the fact that most of a typical image will consist of darkContinue reading “Capturing the light in dark nebulae”

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