Backyard Amateur Astronomy from N50.49 E3.16 - Astrophotography by Xavier Debeerst

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Backyard Amateur AstronomyWe shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time. . . .
T. S. Eliot
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AstrophotographyBetween my 12 and 18 years astronomy was my passion. It was the start of my interest in photography. That's the reason that I became a professional photographer and now a photography dealer.
That why I'm also interested in historical Astrophotography.
After 20 years of occasional observing I took up again my passion.
Necessity creates possibilities: discovering the unexepted possibilities of my equipment is a creative exploration of the mind.
My professional life is very stressing but when looking to the stars the stress disappears. It's a source of energy.
Not the scope is goal but observing as much as possible.

If you should have any comments of questions, don't hesitate to contact me: xavier@debeerst.com.
Xavier Debeerst
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Historical AstrophotographyAstrophotography was one of the first photographic subjects. Photography needed to help astronomers to find answers to some basic questions: is there life on the Moon, how much stars are there and how big is the Universe.

In 2006 I organized a photo exhibition called "Who's afraid of the Dark?" with a lot of unique astrophotos.

In this section you can find a selection of this exhibition.
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EquipmentEquipment can never be a goal as such but is a priority to use the right equipment for observing and to take photos.
It takes a lot of time and skills to find and match the right tools. In this part of the website you can see the results of this never ending search.
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moon_raw_01_f.jpg
Near full Moon (23/03/2005)57 viewsMoon
Date: 23/03/2005
Telescope: Intes M703 Mak Cas
System: prime focus
Camera: Eos 300D Rebel
Exposure: 1/250 sec @ 400Asa
Treatment: DSLR Focus + Registax + Neatimage + Photoshop
Remarks: At the prime focus I don't get the full moon disk in view.
mars11102005.jpg
Mars 10/10/2005163 viewsMars

Date: 10/10/2005
Telescope: Intes M703
System: two 2X teleconvectors = f:20
Camera: Philips Toucam
Exposure:
Treatment: QCfocus + Registax3 + Photoshop + Neatimage
Remarks:
tuscany_night_3.jpg
The Tuscan Sky #351 viewsThe Tuscan Sky #3

Date: 26/07/2005 (Valdotavo, Italy)
Telescope: Zeiss 25mm
System:
Camera: Canon EOS 300D
Exposure: 30sec @ 3200ASA
Treatment: Photoshop
Remarks:
saturn_sat_040405.jpg
Saturn moon's 04/04/200577 viewsDescription: Saturn and its 7 moons
Telescope: Intes M703
System: Prime focus
Camera: Eos 300D Rebel
Exposure: 1 X 15 sec @ 1600Asa
Treatment: DSLR Focus + Photoshop
Remarks: Bad seeing and a lot of light pollution.

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moon_venus.jpg
Moon and Venus in the West.10 viewsCanon Eos 40d and Sigma 50-150mm at 50mmAug 20, 2010
san_gimignano_day.jpg
View of San Gimignano from the observation site7 viewsAug 20, 2010
san_gimignano_night.jpg
View of San Gimignano from the observation site at night6 viewsAug 20, 2010
observation_site1.jpg
Observation site direction east5 viewsAug 20, 2010