Virtual lecture: Learning Astrophotography with Dara Ó Briain

Join Dara Ó Briain as he chats about taking up astrophotography and shares his experiences of being a beginner attempting to photograph the night sky.

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Published: March 22, 2021 at 11:18 am

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Somewhere in this past year of lockdowns, comedian and author ofIs There Anybody Out There?Dara Ó Briain decided to capture the cosmos for himself, attached a camera to his telescope and began photographing the night sky.

Join the host ofMock the Weekas he talks toBBC Sky at Night MagazineEditor Chris Bramley about his new hobby, and shares his experiences of being a beginner at the start of the steep astrophotography learning curve.

They’ll take a light-hearted look at some of the frustrations that come with taking pictures in the dark, top tips for how not make your telescope an instant health hazard, getting to grips with image processing and those occasional times when faint photons of starlight stay in focus and make it into a finished photo.

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