astrophotographic
Photographing celestial bodies
Astrophotographic describes something related to or produced by astrophotography—the practice of photographing celestial objects and phenomena.
The term appears in technical contexts: astrophotographic equipment, astrophotographic techniques, an astrophotographic survey of the night sky.
Extended shutter duration
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- exposureState of being unprotected
- ISOGlobal standards body
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
focus · framing · composition · post-processing · raw · contrast · stretching · calibration
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- CCDLight-sensitive imaging chip
- CMOSSemiconductor logic architecture
- sensorInput-detecting device
- mountClimb up or steed
tracking · refractor · reflector · mirror · lens · optics · focal length · field of view
Interstellar gas clouds
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- supernovaExploding massive star
quasar · comet · meteor shower · solar eclipse · lunar eclipse · aurora · sun · conjunction
Reverent fear and wonder
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
- universeComplete system or domain
exploration · discovery · beauty · vastness · solitude · patience · silence · deep sky
Excessive artificial nighttime brightness
- new moonUnlit lunar phase
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
nightfall · transparency · seeing · altitude · zenith · meridian · celestial pole · horizon
long-exposure
Extended shutter duration
aperture · focus · framing · composition · post-processing · raw · contrast · stretching · calibration · dithering
telescope
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
mount · tracking · refractor · reflector · mirror · lens · optics · focal length · field of view
nebulae
Interstellar gas clouds
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
supernova · quasar · comet · meteor shower · solar eclipse · lunar eclipse · aurora · sun · conjunction · transit
awe
Reverent fear and wonder
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
universe · exploration · discovery · beauty · vastness · solitude · patience · silence · deep sky · cosmic
light pollution
Excessive artificial nighttime brightness
- new moonUnlit lunar phase
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- twilightLight after sunset
dusk · nightfall · transparency · seeing · altitude · zenith · meridian · celestial pole · horizon · moonless
astrophotographicterrestrial
Relating to land
microphotographic · earthbound · microscopic · geologic · macrophotographic