Our latest Club Magazine Reflections contains more Articles and Publications. You could download it in the Reflections Magazine archive section. Astrophotography Introduction by Greg McCall. March 2020 What is Astrophotography? Astrophotography, or astronomical photography, is basically photography of the sky. The aim is usually to create “nice” photos, rather than photos for scientific purposes. The “niceness” of the photo is open to interpretation, and up to what the creator feels is a nice-looking photograph. Light Detectors by David Wallace. March 2020 Light, or optical, detectors are used in Optical Astronomy. They allow us to explore the universe using electro-magnetic waves emitted by distant objects. Optical Astronomy is only one branch of Astronomy, other branches being Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Ultra-Violet, X-Ray, Gamma Ray, Neutrino, Cosmic Ray and Gravitation Wave Astronomy. This article describes how light is detected by several devices.
