“The students use their telescopes for planetary and lunar viewing as well as some basic astrophotography.”

“When film was first used for astrophotography, it only recorded one out of every 300 incoming photons, making the film very inefficient.”

“Babbage has always preferred the Maksutov for observing the planets, and the Schmidt for deep-space objects or for astrophotography.”

“Once captured on film, an astrophoto does no good unless transferred to a form you can see and examine closely.”

“So an astrophotographer needs to adjust the type of photographic film being used for each individual image.”

“Its great compactness makes it an excellent companion for the itinerant astrophotographer.”

“He is not only an incredible astrophotographer, but an amazing person.”

“Compared to astrophotographs, images of computer simulations often seem like shabby make-believes.”