Astrophotography can be a tremendously fun and rewarding genre, but it takes some specialized knowledge, techniques, and often, equipment. If you are interested in capturing eye-catching photos of the night sky, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you everything you need to know to get started.
Coming to you from Photo Genius, this awesome video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to get started with astrophotography. I have always found astrophotography to be one of the most magical photography genres simply because it allows you to capture things that are completely invisible to the naked eye. If you find you enjoy it and want to get a bit more serious about the pursuit, it is worth investing in a German Equatorial Mount. The problem with astrophotography is that the Earth is constantly rotating relative to the star field, which puts an upper limit on exposure times, a real problem in a genre where you need every last photon. Such a mount rotates at the same rate as Earth, cancelling out that rotation and allowing for longer exposure times (although the ground will now be rotating relative to the camera). Check out the video above for the full rundown.
I highly recommend anyone interested in astrophotography, or astronomy for that matter, to visit Cloudy Nights. It's the largest astro-forum on the 'net and better yet, it is closely moderated to keep politics, religion, and any other hot topic issue off its pages. It's a free site sponsored by Astronomics, a brick and mortar/internet astro products store. I just wanted to get that out there. And, I'm a former Admin there as well.
There's a whole section dedicated to DSLR/Mirrorless camera imaging as well as a Beginner's section and a section for dedicated astro cameras.
Alex...if you think this post is in bad taste, feel free to delete it. I'd completely understand.