Essential Information Type Courses Location Online Date and Times Tuesdays, 7-9pm | 6-week courses available from 31 Oct 2023; 2 Jan and 20 Feb 2024 Prices £96 Book now Bookings now open for 2023/24 This course provides the basic knowledge, skills and techniques needed to create images of space. It will explore how nighttime photography is different to daytime and how, with a few key ideas and practise, it is possible to create amazing images. The course tutor will guide the class through the first steps in learning how astronomy images are made. Starting with understanding camera settings, targets in the night sky and some straightforward processing, students will go on to capture and process their own images. The course will also touch on some more advanced techniques using telescopes and guiding to give students a taste of the possibilities of deep sky astrophotography. This course will run three times in the 2023/24 academic year on Tuesdays: 31st October - 5th December 2023 2nd January - 6th February 2024 20th February - 26th March 2024 The course will be held online via Zoom and is ideal for students who are not within commutable distance of London or cannot travel to Greenwich. Students will ideally have access to their own equipment for this course, including a DSLR, lenses and a tripod. A telescope is not required, though students are welcome to use a telescope for photography. Note: This course runs online on Zoom. Everyone taking a course at the Royal Observatory is entitled to a 10% discount for books purchased from Royal Museums Greenwich - please check with your course tutor for more details! Age: 18+ yrs Meet the tutor: Les Brand Les is a part-time astronomer at the Royal Observatory and regularly delivers exciting and informative shows to schools and the public at the Peter Harrison Planetarium. He also delivers the ever-popular Evening with the Stars events, showing people the wonders of the night sky from the heart of London. He teaches introductory online courses on astronomy and astrophotography. Les has his own back garden observatory and owns several telescopes and cameras with which he battles London's light pollution and clouds! He was an advisor on recent BBC series Universe where he showed it was possible to capture an image of a distant galaxy from Canary Wharf. Les is a committee member of his local astronomical society and as a STEM ambassador regularly gives talks to schools and leads the young astronomers club. A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and lifelong learner, his knowledge of astronomy and astrophotography is largely self-taught and he will soon complete a masters degree in astrophysics. You may also be interested in Introduction to Astronomy Online Learn the basics of astronomy at the home of time and space in this online course Amateur Astronomy For Beginners A course for those looking to make astronomy into a hobby Life in the Universe Are we alone in the Universe? Join this adult course for an introduction to astrobiology and an exploration of how astronomers search for alien life. Shop Planisphere & 2023 Guide to the Night Sky Britain and Ireland Book Set £18.00 The perfect companions for a night of stargazing. Available for the special price of £18.00 when purchased together. The Planisphere is an easy-to-use practical tool helps any astronomers identify the constellations and stars for every day of the year... Buy Now Shop Astronomy Photographer of the Year Photography Book £25.00 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Collection 11 is a stunning gift for admirers of astrophotography. This photography book showcases the most spectacular space photography, taken from locations across the globe... Buy Now Shop Sky-Watcher Skyhawk-114 Telescope £169.00 The ideal telescope of choice for beginner to intermediate astronomers who are looking to expand their skygazing experiences... Buy Now What’s On See all astronomy courses at the Royal Observatory. Courses | Astronomy courses Life in the Universe Are we alone in the Universe? Join this adult course for an introduction to astrobiology and an exploration of how astronomers search for alien life. Mondays, 7-9pm | 6-week courses available from 30 Oct 2023 and 19 Feb 2024 £96 Online Courses | Astronomy courses Introduction to Astrophotography Learn how to take images of the night sky in our online introductory astrophotography course Tuesdays, 7-9pm | 6-week courses available from 31 Oct 2023; 2 Jan and 20 Feb 2024 £96 Online Courses | Astronomy courses Foundation Astrophysics A series of ten-week courses on more advanced topics in astrophysics Tuesdays, 6.30-9pm | 10-week modules available from 12 Sept and 28 Nov 2023; 5 March 2024 £200 per module Royal Observatory Courses | Astronomy courses Intermediate Astronomy Acquire a rigorous scientific understanding of the universe with the Royal Observatory Greenwich Tuesdays, 6.30-9pm | 10-week modules available from 12 Sept and 28 Nov 2023; 5 Mar 2024 £205 per module Royal Observatory Courses | Astronomy courses Amateur Astronomy For Beginners A course for those looking to make astronomy into a hobby Tuesdays, 7-9pm | 6-week courses available from 31 Oct 2023 and 20 Feb 2024 £96 Royal Observatory Courses | Astronomy courses Introduction to Astronomy Online Learn the basics of astronomy at the home of time and space in this online course Tuesdays, 7-9pm | 6-week courses available from 12 September 2023 and 16 April 2024 £96 Online