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    Astrophotography All you need to know to image the night sky

    Gary's completed solar mosaic. Credit: Gary Palmer
    Astrophotography guides

    Image processing How to create a Solar mosaic

    Hadley Rille, as imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
    Skills

    Observing guide Explore the hidden valleys of the Moon

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    Left: Mary's starting image of the Moon, taken with a Canon EOS 1100D DSLR through an 8-inch Ritchey-Chrétien with focal-reducer. Right: Mary's final edited shot, showing much greater distinction between the lunar highlands and maria. Credit: Mary McIntyre.
    Astrophotography guides

    Remove noise from your astrophotos of the Moon

    Ian's finished image is far more colourful than the Moon appears through an eyepiece. Credit: Ian Evenden
    Astrophotography guides

    Image processing Colour saturating the Moon in astrophotos

    Steve's finished Rosette Nebula image, a bi-colour shot produced from dark-frame calibrated hydrogen-alpha and oxygen III data. Credit: Steve Richards
    Astrophotography guides

    Image processing Understanding and using dark frames for astrophotography

    James’s final processed image shows delicate harmony between landscape and aurora. Credit: James Woodend
    Astrophotography guides

    Image processing How to create balanced auroral landscapes

    Gary’s final processed image shows rich detail on the dynamic surface of our star. Credit: Gary Palmer
    Astrophotography guides

    Image processing How to colourise astrophotos of the Sun

    How to photograph the night sky with your smartphone. Credit: David Trood / Getty Images
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    Photograph the night sky with your smartphone

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    Steve's final image of the Orion Nebula, after a master flat calibration and some additional processing to pull out detail in Photoshop. Credit: Steve Richards
    Astrophotography guides

    Image processing Using flat frames to calibrate your astrophotos

    There’s no better way to familiarise yourself with the Moon than by drawing it. Credit: Deirdre Kelleghan.
    Skills

    How to draw the Moon

    Shadows are key to lunar study; as they move, grow and fade, new aspects of familiar surface features come to the fore. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Astrophotography guides

    Imaging for science How to photograph the Moon

    Aurora imaged over Inari, Finland. Credit: Yuichi Yokota / EyeEm / GettyImages
    Skills

    Looking for the Northern Lights: how to find the aurora by yourself

    The first question an amateur astronomer often asks after buying a telescope is, 'How far into the night sky can I see with my equipment?' Credit: Panther Media GMBH/Alamy Stock Photo
    Skills

    How far can you see into space? A deep-sky tour

    Aurora Over Teepees, Yellowknife. Credit: iStock/ Getty Images
    Science

    A traveller’s guide to aurora hunting

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