Film Astrophotography Using Film General Comments Astrophotography using normal film is perhaps the most difficult project to undertake when visiting our observatory.
Exposure times using commercially available film are fairly long.
A common misconception in terms of astrophotography is that once the camera is attached, the telescope will track on the sky automatically without any assistance. Even the most technologically advanced telescopes in the world require computer control to guide accurately. However, using film does have a few advantages. Please visit here to see some examples of film pictures. This mode is by far the simplest to undertake and good results are easy to achieve.