November 2023 No. 19
WELCOME TO OUR AUTUMN NEWSLETTER I hope you are all well and finding some time for your photography. As I write this, Guernsey is being battered by storm Ciaran (as I’m sure many of you are). You may be interested to know as a small Island we have been advised to stay home. The shops, airport, schools etc are all closed. The main cargo ships have all been moved to the south of England and the aeroplanes moved to the north of England as the winds are forecast to peak at 104mph hurricane force. We are not expected to get any fresh food now for 2-3 days (at least) depending on the winds - the shops are now empty as they hold no stock (like yours in the UK). The high tide is supposed to come with a 9 metre swell, so flooding for some is expected. Just thought you may be interested…..and no, I won’t be going out until the wind has calmed down. Photography can wait! Stay safe.
Carol Paes ARPS
DSLR camera and lenses. In this talk Mary will talk you through how to photograph constellations, the Milky Way, meteor showers, aurora, star trails and other objects using a variety of different lenses. It comes with a free PDF summary guide.
The Moon is our nearest Solar System neighbour and is a fascinating world to study. This talk takes you through how to image the Moon. It primarily covers imaging with DSLR cameras with different lenses, but there is a short section at the end covering how to image the Moon through a telescope. It comes with a free PDF summary guide.
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ROLLRIGHT MEETING - 25 NOVEMBER 2023
We have two wonderful speakers for our final meeting of the year in Long Compton. Taking the morning slot will be Mary McIntyre FRAS presenting two topics on her fabulous astronomy photographs. The first part will be Astrophotography Without a Telescope, followed by Lunar Photography. Mary writes There is a misconception that you need to have an expensive telescope and thousands of pounds worth of equipment to do astrophotography.
However, there are many things you can photograph in the night sky using just a basic
Tom Lee, Grand Master of Photography, FRPS, FMIPP, FSWPP, CrSWPP will take the afternoon session showing his Orotones process and other works, including his