*This is a blog-style guide on landscape photography!* Landscape photography is a diverse field. Whether it be for yourself or instagram clicks, one can't deny that wherever you are, the milky way is breathtaking. However, with the rotation of the Earth, this photo can easily become blurry, a phenomenon known as "star trailing". While some photographers use this as a subject in their photos (those with circular trails typically in the background of a man-made object), for most astrophotographers it's a tremendous hassle to have to deal with, especially during processing! So, how do you mitigate this? Many people tend to use photoshop - an image is taken of the landscape as it is and a guide star is used to allow a motor to track the motion of the sky. However, these motors are pretty expensive, meaning they'll be another investment on top of your telescope! [^1] This means the guide star will always be in the centre of your camera, so you can stack the sky onto a landscape with photoshop. Another way you could do this is through timelapses - with a six-hour video, you'll be able to chronicle different parts of the night sky through a sped-up video. Mind you, this often takes a long, long time, meaning you're subject to the mercy of the elements as you film. Not only does this make creating the perfect timelapse difficult, it means you're going to be in a remote location for the night, away from family and friends. One last note - be wary of strangers, especially those uncomfortably close or curious about your camera! What did you think you signed up for? Campfire stories? %%the timelapse night photograph could be a good blog!%%