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Where did the Astrophotography come from?

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Where did the Astrophotography come from?

 Why did I start Astrophotography? I have always loved space and managed to get myself a 200mm reflector telescope - maybe 10 years ago. I could see incredible things through my telescope I wanted to share with everyone! So I got myself an 80mm refractor telescope, the one to go for if you want to image deep sky objects like galaxies and nebulae. And I put it on a remote-controlled mount, and I put that in a scratch-built observatory in my back garden. How is it done? First, you need dark skies away from streetlights! Initially using a modified DSLR...

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