Astronomy and photography are both topics laden with complex concepts and technical terms, so it's not surprising that combining the two can lead you into a swamp of jargon. Fortunately, however, many readers have backgrounds that afford a certain level of familiarity with optics and cam eras. Perhaps you're a budding nature photographer equipped with an interchangeable lens camera and now wish to capture starry vistas over terrestrial landscapes. Or maybe you're an experienced amateur astronomer wanting to record what you see in your telescope. But whichever route led you to consider astrophotography, you're going encounter some basic terms, many of which may be unfamiliar. Let's have a look at some of the more common ones you'll run across as you begin to capture the night sky.
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