A Syzygy is a nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system, such as the alignment of the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth during a solar eclipse. Syzygies-Capturing the Hiding Sun features in-depth tutorials and metadata so that you may learn to shoot eclipses like a professional astrophotographer.

Syzygies-Capturing the Hiding Sun, is the latest book by world-renowned astrophotographer Glenn Sturm. Syzygies is the first book of its kind in that it reveals the actual settings used to capture every shot in the book. Section five is a complete how-to that meticulously details the process of photographing a solar eclipse that anybody can follow.