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Loading contentCapturing images of celestial objects with a camera, from wide starfields on a fixed tripod to long, tracked exposures through a telescope. Astrophotography trades the eye's real-time view for the camera's ability to accumulate light over minutes or hours, revealing colour and faint structure the eye can never see. It spans planetary, deep-sky, and narrowband techniques.
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Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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