Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bonnie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!emh From: emh@bonnie.UUCP (Edward M. Hummel) Newsgroups: net.astro,net.rec.photo Subject: Getting started in astrophotography. Message-ID: <500@bonnie.UUCP> Date: Sun, 30-Jun-85 13:41:14 EDT Article-I.D.: bonnie.500 Posted: Sun Jun 30 13:41:14 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jul-85 06:09:48 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ Lines: 16 Xref: watmath net.astro:715 net.rec.photo:1412 I am interested in amateur astrophtography and would appreciate any suggestions on what I need to get started or any advice at all. I have a Canon AE-1, with 135mm/f2.8 and 50mm/f1.8 lenses. I would like to start with some simple projects that don't involve motor driven mounts or fancy lenses; maybe star-trails, meteor showers or the moon. What are people's experience? What type of film should I get? What range of apertures and shutter times? Please respond by mail. Thanks. ------------------------------------ emh for: Jean Hummel {ihnp4,allegra,...}!clyde!bonnie!emh