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The Milky Way above the moai in Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Chile).
Imagine you’re alone in the wilderness, in a place far removed from city lights. It’s late in the afternoon; the last traces of daylight are vanishing, but the sky remains a shade of deep blue. The brightest stars of the summer are becoming visible  – Arcturus, Vega, Daneb, Altair and others- and with them, a faint arc of light appears: it’s the Milky Way. 
Would you like to capture the magic of these precious moments with your own camera? If so, in this brief article I’ll try to explain what Landscape Astrophotography is, why it’s become technically possible only in recent times, and how can you begin to incorporate the starry night as yet another subject in your photographic pursuits.

Discovering the Milky Way alongside the Mediterranean Sea.
Astrophotography, which is the imaging of celestial objects through telescopes, came into being around 1900. The slow film use...

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