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Astrophotography Basics

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Kodak thanks the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for their help in preparing this booklet.
The American Astronomical Society is the major organization of professional astronomers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Its basic objective is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. Its membership includes physicists, mathematicians, geologists, and engineers whose research interests lie within the broad spectrum of subject matter that non comprises contemporary astronomy. The Society's activities include publishing journals, holding national meetings, operating research and travel grant programs, and encouraging and supporting astronomy education.
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is an international, nonprofit scientific and educational organization whose main aim is to increase public understanding and appreciation of astronomy. The Society is unique in bringing together, in its membership and through its programs, professional astronomers, educators, amateur astronomers, and thousands of interested lay people.

Man has wondered and speculated about the universe through the ages. Now that space exploration is a reality, public interest in astronomy has increased enormously. People the world over are combining their own ingenuity with the capabilities of modern optics and photographic materials in order to increase their knowledge of astrophotography. Besides being educational, astrophotography is an entertaining hobby, ideal for experimentation.

So that you can enjoy the fun of astrophotography and take rewarding pictures of celestial objects, we want to help you become familiar with the principles of astronomical picture-taking. This pamphlet will give you a good understanding of this fascinating field of photography.

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P-150  • April, 2002