Astronomia Photographica 2025

GDC Chief Astronomer, Rick Tonello, will guide you through imaging and processing basics from start to finish.

This course will cover three different types of Astrophotography - Astroscape, Wide-Field and Deep Sky.

This is a three-part course consisting of two zoom classes and one practical night at the GDC, held over the course of three evenings.

On booking, select the date of the first lesson for this course - this will automatically book you onto the subsequent two dates of the course program.

Participants must bring their own Canon or Nikon DSLR camera. If you are bringing a
different camera, please make sure you bring along your own T-Ring adaptor.

SESSION
OVERVIEW

Session 1:
Introduction, Types of Astrophotography, Equipment (via Zoom, 7pm - 9pm)

Session 2:
Practical Night at GDC Observatory (7pm - late)

Session 3:
Processing Class (via Zoom, 7pm - 9pm)

COURSE DATES

March/April

Session 1: Wednesday
26 March (via Zoom)

Session 2: Wednesday
2 April (practical night @ GDC/Observatory)

Session 3: Wednesday
9 April (via Zoom)

May/ June

Session 1: Tuesday
20, May (via Zoom)

Session 2: Tuesday,
27 May (practical night @ GDC/Observatory)

Session 3: Tuesday,
3 June (via Zoom)

July

Session 1: Tuesday
15 July (via Zoom)

Session 2: Tuesday
22 July (practical night @ GDC/Observatory)

Session 3: Tuesday
30 July (via Zoom)

September

Session 1: Tuesday
16 September (via Zoom)

Session 2: Tuesday
23 September (practical night @ GDC/Observatory)

Session 3: Tuesday
30 September  (via Zoom)