Astrophotography — Gallery link below.

Once you've seen the stunning night sky over Lake Tekapo you'll be wanting to take a photographic souvenir home to show your friends just how incredible it was. If you've tried to image the stars, chances are that your results weren't quite what you'd hoped — but don't be discouraged, help is at hand!

NEW PRODUCT! — Introduction to DSLR Astrophotography (~3 hours)

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Interest in astrophotography has really taken off in the last few years, with more people carrying around DSLR or suitably powerful compact cameras. This workshop will allow you to experience introductory astrophotography while also allowing you to take a peek through the telescopes used for our regular astronomy tours!

On this tour we will be introducing you to the equipment needed for astrophotography, the settings to use on your camera, and ideas of what you can do with camera and lenses that you already have. We will show you how to use your camera on an equatorial tracking mount to take long exposure shots of the night sky, plus we will cover the basics of processing images. We will introduce you to the basics of timelapse animations using your DSLR camera and software.

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The number of participants is limited to four per tour and the tour dates each month are limited to the period that the Moon's light will not interfere (see below). The price for this unique three-hour experience is $290 per person.

This tour is also subject to clear skies, but bookings can be confirmed with a 50% deposit (should the tour be cancelled you will be refunded the deposit), the balance will be paid just prior to departure.

For the best results we recommend a dark sky with little or no Moon, please see the recommended dates for dark skies below each month. Tours will operate as follows:

January 15th to 31st, 2012
We recommend 15th to 28th for the darkest skies.

February 1st to 6th and 17th to 29th, 2012
We recommend 17th to 27th for the darkest skies.

March 6th to 10th and 15th to 31st, 2012
We recommend 15th to 27th for the darkest skies.

April 1st to 4th and 10th to 13th and 18th to 30th, 2012
We recommend 12th to 13th and 18th to 25th for the darkest skies.

To book this tour or for more information please call us on 03 6806960 or email us on info@earthandsky.co.nz

Please note: Fraser will occasionally be unavailable for astrophotography owing to his research duties at Mt John Observatory. At the time of booking we will be able to inform you if these times coincide with your proposed visit.

Click here to see a vast collection of
recent images in Fraser’s Gallery.

Earth & Sky Ltd., P.O. Box 112, Lake Tekapo 7945, New Zealand.
E-mail: info@earthandsky.co.nz
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