Shoot the sky

Have you ever wondered how folks capture the Milky Way? You can too…
Here’s a website that covers a lot of the issues: http://photographylife.com/how-to-photograph-the-milky-way

Jim says, “astrophotography is actualy quite a time consuming endeavor. Everyone who gets a scope thinks s/he wants to do it, but then they realize how much it costs, and how much time it takes.
Just in case anyone is interested, here’s one of the cheaper mounts: http://www.optcorp.com/astrotrac-tt320x-tracking-mount-autoguiding.html
I’ve also heard good things about this Vixen: http://www.optcorp.com/vx-35505-polarie-star-tracker.html”

Insurance for photographers..?

One thing to check is whether it might make sense to join an organization that you can insure through. Both PPA and NANPA have these programs, for instance: http://www.nanpa.org/insurance_overview.php