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Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020

Rokinon Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE vs. Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Astrophotography Lens Review

Check out our quick astrophoto comparison of the Rokinon Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE Lens and the Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 for Sony E mount.

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Posted on December 26, 2019August 5, 2020

How to Photograph the Milky Way in Under 5 Minutes

How to Photograph the Milky Way in Under 5 Minutes

Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in this quick overview of gear, planning, camera settings, and focusing for night sky photography.

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Posted on November 30, 2019November 30, 2019

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Astrophotography Review

In this review, guest contributor and fellow astrophotographer Jordan Watke shares some beautiful images and takes an in-depth look at Sony’s high quality wide-angle zoom for full-frame E-mount Sony mirrorless cameras.

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Posted on September 27, 2019November 4, 2019

October 19, 2019: Lonely Speck Astrophotography Meetup at Trona Pinnacles, California

Lonely Speck Astrophotography Meetup 2019: Trona Pinnacles, California, October 19, 2019

This October, we’ll be traveling to Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark in California for a fun and free night of astrophotography.

All levels of experience are welcome! Will you join us?

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Posted on September 18, 2019September 20, 2019

Panorama Overlap Calculator

Panorama Overlap Calculator

Check out this quick calculator for determining the proper angles to pan and tilt your camera for proper panorama overlap when shooting a multi-row panorama. Also calculate the resulting resolution and number of rows and columns needed for any desired field of view.

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Posted on September 18, 2019September 18, 2019

DIY: Building Your Own Large Format Panorama Head

Large Format Panorama Head

This quick guide outlines the gear you’ll need to build your own long lens panorama tripod head suitable for large format panorama creation.

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Posted on September 14, 2019January 27, 2020

How to Shoot Large Format Astrophotography Panoramas with Any Camera

We’re on a quest to capture more pixels. This is our guided tutorial behind how to shoot and process extremely high resolution large format landscape astrophotography.

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