I’ve been gradually doing more and more Nightscape photography (at the expense of landscape photography) and recently made the decision to take the next step and jump down the rabbit hole that is deep sky astrophotography. This involves taking images of deep sky objects such as galaxies, nebulae, star clusters and others, many of which exist outside of our own Milky Way galaxy. This typically involves using a telescope as a lens and a dedicated, cooled astrophotography camera on a more sophisticated tracking mount than I’ve been used to using for Milky Way photography. A mini computer controls everything. It’s a steep learning curve and a challenge, but it’s one that I’m excited to tackle!