How to Take Photos of Stars

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How to Take Photos of Stars

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Take photos of stars, the moon or city lights(below) with just a tripod and a digital camera (works on some only)

You Will Need.......

A camera where you can change the exposure time and a tripod






(sorry, no photos of the setup)

Wait....

Till night

Time

Set your camera's exposure time to around 15 seconds or above

Set Up.......

Your tripod so that it points to the stars you want

Photo Ideas

The above instructable is for stars, for the moon you will need a telescope or a set of binoculars a steady hand and the above.
The moon is a lot brighter than the stars so you may have to tone down the camera exposure time.

Remember, do not think that you can do the same for the sun.
1. you may burn your eyes out by looking at the sun through a telescope or binoculars.
2. you may burn the receptor on your camera.