Troubleshoot and fix most gear, optics, and processing-related issues hindering your astrophotography.

As of today, the file contains 61 issues with descriptions, example pictures, and tips. Each issue listed is displayed on one full single page, making the guide very easy to go through.

The file will continue to be updated and grow over time, making it a full all-around astrophotography troubleshooting guide.

Topics covered in the Astrophotography Guide of Issues

We compiled all of the issues we found during our 12+ year astrophotography journey and classified them into six different categories: Star Shapes Noise Artifacts Tracking & Guiding Weather Processing

A Typical Page

1 - ISSUE NUMBER A quick way to see which issue you are currently reading about in the current chapter. This makes it easy to find a specific page, especially after going through the summary cards. 2 - ISSUE TITLE A title for the current issue. 3 - ISSUE DESCRIPTION A quick description of the issue to be sure that this is the problem you are encountering. 4 - REASON A paragraph explaining why this specific issue usually occurs. You can often understand the source of your problem from this paragraph. 5 - WAYS TO FIX THE ISSUE Lastly, one or several bullet points of ideas we recommend to try in order to correct the issue. These are the ways we personally found to fix our problems, and they likely will work for you too!

The Astrophotography Book of Issues

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