{"id":2818,"date":"2025-03-31T12:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/?page_id=2818"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:10:01","slug":"astrophotography-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/astrophotography-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Astrophotography Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/deep-sky-astro-photography-image-capture-class_rfo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/deep-sky-astro-photography-image-capture-class_rfo.png 738w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/deep-sky-astro-photography-image-capture-class_rfo-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/deep-sky-astro-photography-image-capture-class_rfo-98x60.png 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Do you understand the fundamentals of deep sky image processing, and would you now like to learn how to capture your own raw data? &nbsp;This class is for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What you will learn in this class:<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A refresher on the fundamentals of Deep Sky Astrophotography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A review of the equipment and techniques required for deep sky image capture &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hands-on experience capturing deep sky images at the Robert Ferguson Observatory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An opportunity to discuss techniques, share images and get feedback from docents and fellow students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Where<\/span>:<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Sessions will either be on Zoom or at The Robert Ferguson Observatory (<a href=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/about-us\/directions-to-rfo\/\">map<\/a>). Park in the gravel area near the horse corrals just outside the gate to the Group Camp\/Observatory site. You do not need to pay the park day use fee to attend the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">When<\/span>:<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Classes are listed on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/calendar-of-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">events calendar<\/a>&nbsp;and tickets may be purchased at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simpletix.com\/e\/deep-sky-astrophotography-image-capture-tickets-201808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rfo.simpletix.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 1 ~ Beginner Deep Sky Astrophotography Processing Class:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>February 5, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM (virtual)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 12, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM (virtual)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 19, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM (virtual)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 2 ~ Deep Sky Astrophotography Image Capture Class:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>April 16, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM (virtual)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 23, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM (in person at RFO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 30, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM (virtual)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you understand the fundamentals of deep sky image processing, and would you now like to learn how to capture your own raw data? &nbsp;This class is for you! What you will learn in this class: Where: Sessions will either be on Zoom or at The Robert Ferguson Observatory (map). Park in the gravel area &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2818","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2818"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2980,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2818\/revisions\/2980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}