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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
I will 4th those comments above.
Astrophotography has progressed to the stage now with the available hardware and computer software that anyone with the appropriate computer skills and a telescope, can take "pretty pictures that look good", despite the fact they may not know very much about astronomy. Then you move to the next level of "serious" astrophotographers taking long exposure deep images, that actually make a contribution to science.
Cheers,
John B
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Before anyone gets the totally wrong impression of my post, I'll 5th (or should that be 6th, or actually now 8th!) those comments below - but somebody had to say it; and with my "reputation" I thought "hey! - that's me!"
This is gunna get me some real bad press (what's new?) but I'd suggest a rider to John B's comment re:
"anyone.......can take pretty pictures that look good," despite the fact they may not know much about astronomy..........."
Here goes my rider (and some peoples' last vestige of goodwill towards me)
" .....as well as virtually no understanding whatsoever of colour theory nor composition!"
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please forgive me etcetera, etcetera, Darryl.