Sydney Northern Beaches Astro-Meet

Few would believe its possible to capture the Milky Way so close to hideous light pollution of the greater Sydney metropolitan area, but once you get onto the coast in the Northern Beaches, you'll be amazed at what you can see.

Join Jay on this Astromeet, capturing the Milky Way as it rises off the eastern coastline above the stairs and rock platform of Long Reef. There are plenty of great compositions to look for around the area, so plenty for everyone to shoot.

This AstroMeet is free to attend, and while on site, I will go through some basics about safety, etiquette, how to find the Milky Way, how to capture it, how to look for a unique composition and how to manage lens fog when it occurs on cold nights (as it surely will!).

Weather Dependent This is a Weather Dependent event. If heavy rain or storms are forecast we will cancel or postpone the event to a later date. We will still run the event if it is cloudy, as we can have some light painting fun around the Long Reef headland if the skies fail to clear for us.

• Night shooting safety
• Locating the Milky Way
• Quick Milky Way settings
• Night shooting etiquette
• Looking for the Unique
• Managing Lens Fog
  

• MOST IMPORTANT - Working Headlamp or torch (no mobile phone torches please!)
• A camera with Manual controls and interchangeable lenses
• Lenses suitable for astrophotography (between 12mm & 24mm preferably with f/2.8 or faster)
• Remote shutter for camera
• Sturdy Tripod
• A small towel to cover your camera
• Warm Layered clothing, a winter jacket, gloves, beanie or other warm headwear, and warm socks/shoes or boots
  
• Those wishing to walk onto the rockshelf will require Fisherman boots or cleats