Astrophotography Taxonomy

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Astrophotography Taxonomy by Mind Map: Astrophotography Taxonomy

1. Event

1.1. Eclipse

1.2. Transit

1.3. Conjunction

1.4. Occultation

1.5. Storm

2. Object

2.1. Solar System

2.1.1. Sun

2.1.2. Earth

2.1.2.1. Night Landscape

2.1.2.2. Aurora

2.1.2.2.1. Borealis

2.1.2.2.2. Australis

2.1.2.3. Airglow

2.1.2.4. Meteors

2.1.2.5. Artificial Satellites

2.1.2.6. Light Pollution

2.1.2.7. Clouds

2.1.2.8. People

2.1.2.9. Belt of Venus

2.1.2.10. Noctilucent Clouds

2.1.3. Moon

2.1.4. Planets

2.1.4.1. Mercury

2.1.4.2. Venus

2.1.4.3. Mars

2.1.4.4. Jupiter

2.1.4.5. Saturn

2.1.4.6. Uranus

2.1.4.7. Neptune

2.1.5. Asteroids & Minor Planets

2.1.6. Comets

2.1.7. Zodiacal Light

2.1.8. Gegenschein

2.2. Deep Sky

2.2.1. Galaxies

2.2.1.1. Spiral

2.2.1.1.1. Milky Way

2.2.1.2. Elliptical

2.2.1.3. Irregular

2.2.1.3.1. Magellenic Clouds

2.2.2. Nebulae

2.2.2.1. Emission

2.2.2.2. Reflection

2.2.3. Star Clusters

2.2.3.1. Open

2.2.3.2. Globular

2.2.4. Constellations

3. Media

3.1. Digital Image

3.2. Digital Video

3.3. Film

4. Colour Space

4.1. RGB

4.2. B&W

4.3. CMYK

4.4. Lab

5. Composition Elements

5.1. Reflection

5.2. Silhouette

6. Time of Day

6.1. Night

6.2. Day

6.3. Morning

6.4. Evening

6.5. Sunset

6.6. Sunrise

7. Prccessing

7.1. HDR

7.2. Composite

7.3. Panorama

7.4. Stack

8. Illumination

8.1. Sunlight

8.2. Moonlight

8.3. Light Painting

9. Awards and Publications

9.1. APOD

9.2. Calendar

10. Style/Technique

10.1. Astrophotography

10.1.1. Deep Sky

10.1.2. Lunar and Planetary

10.1.3. Widefield

10.2. Night Sky Photography

10.2.1. Twilight

10.2.2. Night Sky Scenes

10.2.3. Star Trails

10.2.3.1. Single Shot

10.2.3.2. Stacked Sequence

10.2.4. The Moon / Long Focal Length

10.2.5. Timelapse

10.3. Scientific Imaging

10.3.1. Spectroscopy

10.3.2. Survey

10.3.2.1. Supernova

10.3.2.2. Comet & Asteroid

10.3.2.3. Variable Stars

10.3.3. Astrometry

10.3.4. Photometry

11. Equipment

11.1. Mount

11.1.1. Equatorial

11.1.1.1. Portable

11.1.1.2. Fixed

11.1.2. Alt-Az

11.1.3. Tripod

11.1.4. Motion Control

11.1.5. Handheld

11.1.6. Airborne

11.1.6.1. Aircraft

11.1.6.2. Balloon

11.1.6.3. Rocket

11.1.7. Space Telescope

11.1.7.1. Earth Orbit

11.1.7.2. Solar Orbit

11.2. Optics

11.2.1. Lens

11.2.1.1. Fisheye

11.2.1.2. Wide Angle

11.2.1.3. Standard

11.2.1.4. Telephoto

11.2.2. Telescope

11.2.2.1. Refractor

11.2.2.2. Reflector

11.2.3. Pinhole

11.2.4. Light Field

11.3. Camera

11.3.1. DSLR

11.3.2. CCD

11.3.3. Film

11.4. Observatory

12. Location

12.1. Rural

12.2. Suburban

12.3. City

12.4. Regional Town

12.5. Coastal

12.6. Mountains

13. Spectrum

13.1. White Light

13.2. Narrowband

13.2.1. Mono

13.2.2. Colour Composite

13.3. Infrared

13.4. Ultraviolet

14. Land

14.1. Private Land

14.1.1. Society Dark Sky Site

14.2. Public Land

15. Tracking

15.1. Autoguide

15.2. Track & Stack

15.3. No Tracking

16. Control

16.1. Computer

16.1.1. Local

16.1.2. Remote

16.2. Manual