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Observational astronomy might experience a resurgence
On Tuesday, 21 August 2018 00:26:15 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:12:44 -0700 (PDT), RichA wrote: On Saturday, 18 August 2018 08:42:06 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 00:05:45 -0700 (PDT), RichA wrote: No, I don't see any resurgence in visual astronomy. As the skies continue to get brighter for most people, and as imaging becomes easier and cheaper, that's likely to be the direction most amateurs are interested in pursuing. Maybe they're just more dedicated and prolific, but the best images I see (even of planets) are not done on cheap equipment. Just like the best nature photography tends to be done with more expensive equipment. Not because you can't take great pictures with just a phone, but because serious photographers (that is, like you say, dedicated and prolific) tend to use high end equipment. Most people aren't trying to be the best. They're quite satisfied with simply being good. And in astroimaging, that no longer requires particularly expensive kit. It's very hard to replicate good images with a phone with its lens limitations and tiny sensors. I'd hate to be a wildlife photog stuck with a phone. Astronomical images are concerned with technical quality. In fact, astronomy shooters put-up with artifacting (as a consequence of seeking detail/resolution) in shots that no terrestrial photographer would tolerate. It's an interesting subject. It is not at all hard to take superb pictures with a phone. I take landscape and wildlife images that way all the time, and people don't believe it was just a phone. And you can take superb astroimages with $1000 setup. Again, it's not about being best, it's about being good. Where, in the zoo? Phones don't have long lenses so how do you take wildlife shots? Also, landscape images at low ISO in daylight are probably ok, given some phones have over 10mp to play with, but the actual quality of the shots isn't likely to rival even a basic camera with a decent-sized sensor. |
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