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Astrophotography Special Interest Group Meeting

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Type: Astrophotography Sig

Keywords: Photography Astrophotography Pixinsight Nightscape Dslr

Held on: Apr 11, 2017 (Tue) at 07:00 PM to Apr 11, 2017 (Tue) at 09:00 PM

Speaker: UW Astronomy/Roland White

Location: Red Barn Classroom at the Museum of Flight 9404 E Marginal Way S Seattle, WA 98108

Event Coordinator: Matt Dahl

Overview

Topic: This month will feature two discussions. First, members from the Astronomy program at UW will be discussing their plans to build a small, inexepensive planet hunting telescope similar to the PANOPTES project on Mauna Loa. They will be describing their project and fielding suggestions from the group on cameras, lenses, and mounts for the project. In the second half of the evening, in anticipation of the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse, Roland White will be discussing the techniques required for photographing the corona during totality. Additionally, he will detail several good resources to use to get ready for the eclipse.

 

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about 8 years ago

Reminder —

This is just a friendly reminder that the Astrophotography Special Interest Group Meeting (astrophotography event) is scheduled for Apr 11, 2017, 07:00 PM. Please come out and join us!

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