No.2 - Getting Started in EAA, Part I
I can't count how many times I've heard some variation of the questions: "What exactly is EAA?", and then the inevitable follow-up, "Well, how do I get started?" In the first blog issue last month, I tried to give my perspective on what distinguishes EAA from both serious ( i.e. multi-hour ) astrophotography, and more casual AP, sometimes called "AP-lite". Short answer: Both serious and casual AP involve post-processing saved data or images, while EAA doesn't. It's also interesting to note that a lot of people starting out with EAA just want a nice picture that they can share with their friends. To these folks it doesn't make a difference whether the picture is a straight capture of an EAA live stack, or if they spent a little time post-processing to make it appear more aesthetically pleasing and/or to bring out hidden details not visible in the original capture. The point here is that if your goal is to get a "good" fin...