Che stella è?

An autobiographical journey, a guide and a "recipe book" for astronomical images. I tell my story to help anyone who wants to approach astronomy, visual or photographic, with a practical approach that in many parts is also suitable for young people.

What you will find inside

• My story: from the boy who looked at the sky to home-built telescopes and the Minitrack.
• Recognising the sky: finding your way among stars and constellations, season by season.
• The equipment: binoculars, telescopes, eyepieces, filters and mounts.
• Basics of astrophotography: from a camera on a tripod to calibration.
• Imaging and processing: night landscapes, deep sky, high-resolution planets.
• Photo stories: how my photos came about, sometimes by chance.

With a foreword by astrophysicist Daria Guidetti (INAF). 288 pages, 17×24 cm, available in print and as a PDF.

«A guide to astrophotography that I recommend to beginners and experts alike: essential for anyone starting out.»Daria Guidetti, from the foreword