Right Arrow Right arrow icon Philips Astronomy For over 100 years, the famous Philip’s guides have been helping stargazers of all ages and all abilities find their way around the night sky and discover the joys of astronomy for themselves.
Among Philip’s authors are Heather Couper & Nigel Henbest, Mark Thompson (BBC Stargazing Live), Robin Scagell and the late Sir Patrick Moore.
Right Arrow Right arrow icon Mark Thompson’s 5 Tips for Astrophotography 1. Try turning your DSLR skyward – a standard DSLR fitted to a normal tripod can capture some beautiful night-time shots. Try setting the ISO to about 200, the aperture to about f/5.6 and expose for about 30 minutes to capture beautiful star trails. Be sure to use a camera remote to fire the shutter and focus the lens on infinity.