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    Bright Moon? Not a problem

    Jul 14, 2022 3 minutes

    Take the perfect astrophoto with our step-by-step guide

    Pete Lawrence is an expert astro-imager and a presenter on The Sky at Night

    Visually, this year’s Perseid meteor shower will be something of a washout due to the presence of a bright Moon around the period of peak activity. Photographically, however, there is hope.

    A camera set up to do a multi-second exposure of the night sky will typically return a bright, overexposed frame if the Moon is nearby. However, with careful tuning of the

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