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Audience

Educators, Students

Grade Levels

Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Higher Education, Informal Education

Subject

Space Science, Technology, Astronomy, Photography and Imaging

Type

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This illustrated book features detailed instructions for how to use your smartphone to take photographs of the night sky and numerous astronomical objects including the Moon, planets, deep sky objects and the Sun. Previously, expensive cameras were required, but the advent of smartphones brings this exciting hobby into the hands of students and life-long learners for exciting journeys of exploration. This step-by-step guide written by a professional astronomer will show you how to do it.

https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/SMBooks/AstrophotographyV1.pdf