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This is the story of an alien that travelled 4.246 light years to learn some basic stuff about Earth’s astrophotography. I was the first Earthling he came across so he asked me, how we shoot the stars.Joe has no clue about the equipment or the techniques we use so I tried to teach him the basics. Telescopes, lenses, cameras, mounts, tripods, shooting and post-process techniques. With so many choices, Joe doesn’t know where to start so I’m here to suggest… Read More »Tinkering Story #04 – Joe the Alien Astrophotographer – Deep Sky photography under £500

Hi!I’m Chris from Athens, Greece and currently living in Reading, UK. I’m into astrophotography since 2007.Photography gave me the opportunity to travel, make friendships, and see a few of my photos published. For the last 15 years, it’s been a lot of shooting, studying photography and post-process techniques, a lot of try and error, many, many, many failures and a few brilliant successes! I’m not a professional photographer but a keen amateur, devoted to capturing this ‘perfect shot’ even if… Read More »Tinkering Story #01 – GreekSky

Welcome to my Frequently Asked Questions section. This is the page where I post all the questions I receive in my eBay shop, regarding Full Spectrum, Astrophotography and Infrared camera conversions. I’m happy to answer any question related to camera modifications, filters to use depending on your requirements, lenses, photography techniques or even talk about your favourite photography spot! I do hope you find this helpful. Feel free to make comments and suggestions.

360° panorama. 24-hour duration. This is a 360° ‘little planet’ panorama and also a 24-hour picture! I was wondering if it was possible to visualize a full day in a photo capturing the motion of stars during the night and our own solar system star, the Sun during the day. The fact that this was never attempted before made it more appealing, so I decided to give it a try! I started the morning of December 30, 2010, and I… Read More »Tinkering Story #03 – Night and Day on a Little Planet