The Fast Track to Deep Space Photography
Have you always dreamed of photographing deep space but felt held back by complicated setups and confusing user manuals?
This step-by-step workbook is designed to help complete beginners capture their first deep space photos in your first night out—without spending months trying to figure it all out.
Why This Guide Works (Even If You’ve Never Touched a Star Tracker)
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What You'll Learn:
- How to choose the best location & time to shoot
- How to set up your camera & star tracker without frustration
- How to polar align quickly (the step that scares most beginners!)
- How to find, frame, and capture galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters
BONUS: Image Processing for stunning results (without hours of editing)
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What This Workbook Isn't:
❌ A Theory-Heavy Textbook – No mental gymnastics, no over-complication, just info & steps to get your first astro shot.
❌ A Complicated, Math-Filled Guide – You don’t need to be a physicist to capture galaxies.
❌ A Never-Ending YouTube Rabbit Hole – Stop watching and start shooting. This book lays out the exact steps.❌ A 6-Month Learning Curve – No long, slow classes. Just the essentials to get results, and the confidence to keep you going.
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What This Workbook Is:
✅ A Step-by-Step Action Plan – Follow the process and you'll be able to capture space on your first night out.
✅ Designed for Fast Results – Skip the frustration and get your first astro image without months of trial and error.
✅ A Proven System That Works – Based on real-world astrophotography experience, not abstract theory.
✅ Focused on What Actually Matters – No unnecessary fluff—just what you need to capture stunning deep space images.
✅ A Confidence-Builder – Get your first win under the stars, so you stay motivated to improve.
Testimonials
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"I've tried reading and learning about astrophotography before, but found Ian's workbook as hands down the best starting point! It is a crash course on all the tools you need to kickstart your astrophotography journey. It focuses on producing good results quicker, that helps keep your interest alive! Thank you for creating and sharing this wonderful resource for beginner astrophotographers, Ian!"
- Nikhila J.
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"This book is the perfect one stop shop for everything you need to get started in astrophotography! I had been wanting to try astrophotography for years and was too intimidated to start. This is accessible for all skill levels and with this I feel completely confident I have everything I need to get started and begin diving deeper with this extremely rewarding hobby."
- Kaila R.
Deep Space is Calling—Let’s Capture It!
Hey, I'm Ian!
I'm an astronomer, astrophotographer, and YouTuber. My mission?
To help you reconnect with the night sky.
I truly believe that stargazing and astrophotography are some of the best ways to bring people together, and I want to make it easy and accessible for anyone to capture the cosmos.
Over the years, I’ve helped countless people get into astronomy and astrophotography—through my workshops, my YouTube channel, and now, through this workbook.
I’ve been lucky enough to work in the telescope industry, building deep space satellite tracking systems.
But what excites me most is helping beginners take their first deep space photo—without the overwhelm.
This workbook is the guide I wish I had when I started. It’s designed to cut through the confusion and get you real results fast.
Thanks for checking out this page—I hope to see you out under the stars! 🌌
Want Hands-On Help?
I also offer in-person astrophotography workshops where I teach everything covered in this book—hands-on, under the stars.
I typically run two types of workshops: outdoor adventures and luxury experiences. Or, as someone once put it:
“Whether you want to dig your own toilet or have hot running water, there's a workshop for you!”