Astro Photography Workshop

24th October 2021 to 27th October 2021

Workshop Itinerary

Sandakphu, West Bengal, India.

Day X:

Pre-tour briefing about the attractions of the tour, safety precautions for the equipment etc. These discussions can be made via WhatsApp group, e-mail, telephone after reservation of seat. Before 10-15 days of the trip, we’ll arrange a virtual meeting for introduction and preliminary desiccation.

24.10.2021:

We’ll meet with all participants in Siliguri Tenjing Norga bus stand at 07.00 AM. We’ll start our journey towards Tumling by car. After reach there, we meet before lunch for a round of introduction and orientation, where Mentors will brief the group on the entire schedule, what to expect over days to come, how to shoot for some particular situations and do’s and don’ts.
12:00 – 13.00 Lunch.
15:00 Start our journey towards Tonglu.
16:30 Prepare for golden hour shoot from Tonglu.
18:00 Prepare for Milky-way shoot from Tonglu.
21:00 Back to camp and take dinner.
22:00 Prepare for star trail shoot from Tumling with moonlit Kangchenjunga range. (Optional)
00:30 Back to camp for sleep.

25.10.2021:

05:30 Shoot first morning light with Kangchenjunga range.
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Start our journey towards Sandakphu.
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at Sandakphu.
15:00 Start our journey towards Ahal.
16:30 Prepare for golden hour shoot from Ahal.
18:00 Prepare for Milky-way shoot from Ahal.
21:00 Back to camp and take dinner.
22:00 Prepare for star trail shoot from Ahal with again moonlit Kangchenjunga range.
00:30 Back to camp for sleep.

26.10.2021:

05:30 Shoot first morning light with Kangchenjunga range from Sandakphu.
08:00 Breakfast
08:30 Start our journey towards Lepcha Jagat.
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at Lepcha Jagat.
15:00 Start our Post-processing session.
16:30 Prepare for golden hour shoot from Ahal.
18:00 Prepare for Milky-way shoot from Lepcha Jagat.
21:00 Back to camp and take dinner.
22:00 Prepare for star trail shoot from Lepcha Jagat.
01:30 Back to camp for sleep.

27.10.2021:

08:00 Breakfast and Post-processing session
12:00 Lunch and the tour comes to an end and we’ll start our return journey towards Siliguri.