{"id":862,"date":"2009-03-03T12:26:51","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T17:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bspcn.com\/2009\/03\/03\/astrophotography-13-awesome-backyard-astronomy-photos\/"},"modified":"2009-03-03T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T17:26:51","slug":"astrophotography-13-awesome-backyard-astronomy-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/03\/astrophotography-13-awesome-backyard-astronomy-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Astrophotography: 13 Awesome Backyard Astronomy Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Backyard astronomy photography is probably one of the most difficult types of photography that can be undertaken by the amateur photographer. It is also one of the most equipment intensive and expensive types of photography.<\/p>\n

Luckily for us, some amateur photographers still take the time to equip and train themselves and so are able to show us remarkable work like the astronomy photos below. But it is not an easy thing to do this type of photography. In fact a quick look at the Flickr pools available to photographers of astronomical images quickly shows that this niche requires a lot of dedication and practice – not many images turn out as well as those below!<\/p>\n

Below we have found 13 stunning examples of astrophotography<\/strong> (astronomy photos) taken by backyard astronomers – of stars and galaxies, that we think are some of the most beautiful examples of what can be done with a telescope, camera and some know-how from anyone’s backyard. Please feel free to link to any other examples of great backyard astronomy photography in the comments.<\/p>\n

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[The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae. Taken with a SBIG ST-L-4K 3 CCD Camera.]<\/p>\n

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[The Andromeda Nebula. Taken with a Canon EOS 20da]<\/p>\n

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[The Heart Nebula. Taken on a Canon 400d]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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[The Horsehead Nubula. Taken on a Canon 350D]<\/p>\n

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[Orion_01-09C-1. Taken on a Canon EOS 30D]<\/p>\n

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[The Great Orion Nebula (M42). Taken with a Pentax K200D]<\/p>\n

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[The Great Orion Nebula. Taken with a Pentax *ist DL DSLR.]<\/p>\n

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[The Rosetta Nebula. Taken with a Canon 350D]<\/p>\n

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[The Jellyfish Nebula. Taken with a SBIG STL-4020M]<\/p>\n

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[The Sculptor Galaxy. Take with a Canon 400D]<\/p>\n

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[The Pinwheel Galaxy. Taken on a CGE1100 telescope equipped with Hyperstar (F\/2) with an Orion DSCI II Imager]<\/p>\n

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[The Triffid Nebula. Taken on a CGE1100 telescope equipped with Hyperstar (F\/2) with an Orion DSCI II Imager]<\/p>\n

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[The Andromeda Galaxy. Taken with a SBIG ST-L-4K 3 CCD Camera]<\/p>\n

Other Astronomy Image Photography Resources:<\/p>\n