@inproceedings{CurticapeanVauderwangeHeitzetal.2020, author = {Dan Curticapean and Oliver Vauderwange and Benjamin Heitz and Ulrich Haiss}, title = {Astronomical events and how to photograph them}, series = {Proceedings of SPIE: Light in Nature VIII}, volume = {11481}, editor = {Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan and Katherine Creath and Joseph A. Shaw}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Washington}, organization = {Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers}, isbn = {9781510637689 (Print)}, issn = {0277-786X (Print)}, doi = {10.1117/12.2569941}, pages = {14810E-1 -- 114810E-10}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Astronomical phenomena fascinate people from the very beginning of mankind up to today. In this paper the authors will present their experience with photography of astronomical events. The main focus will be on aurora borealis, comet Neowise, total lunar eclipses and how mobile devices open up new possibilities to observe the green flash. Our efforts were motivated by the great impact and high number of viewers of these events. Visitors from over a hundred countries watched our live broadcasts. Furthermore, we report on our experiences with the photography of optical phenomena such as polar lights Fig. 1, comet Neowise with a Delta Aquariids meteor Fig. 11, and lunar eclipses Fig. 12.}, language = {en} }