Episode 59: Astrophotograpy

Nik Szymanek presenting at the National Astronomy Meeting 2012 If you have ever been to London and used the underground Tube service, it may well have been driven by the speaker in this episode. That is his day job, but Nik Szymanek  is one of Britain’s best-known astrophotographers. This interview was recorded during National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Manchester in 2012. Nik collaborates with Ian King and, in this episode, discusses how he got started, issues to consider for those moving into astrophotography, and how things have changed in this developing field. He also talks about another growing area of interest to amateur astronomers  - a personal remote telescope. David Ratledge, another accomplished astrophotographer based in the north west of England, has some very useful links for astrophotography on his website http://www.deep-sky.co.uk/links.htm.