Astrophotography
Find out how to take beautiful photographs of the night sky with our astrophotography guides.
Whether you're a total beginner or a season astrophotographer, our expert tutorials and guides will help you take your astro imaging one step further. From equipment reviews to capturing starry nightscapes or deep-sky objects, and from image processing masterclasses to DIY builds, we have all you need to capture the wonders of the cosmos.

A beginner's guide to astrophotography
How to image the night sky
Buyer's guide Best astro imaging cameras
Buyer's guide Best telescopes for astrophotography
Buyer's guide Best CCD cameras
Buyer's guide Smartphone astrophoto gadgets
Beginner's projects
Ready to complete your first project? Here are some beginner's guides to capturing specific targets
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Next steps in astro imaging
Progress your astrophotography techniques with our intermediate projects
Image processing
Learn how to tweak and process your astro images and make them really stand out.
More image processing guides
Image processing Processing the Andromeda Galaxy in Photoshop
Image processing How to stack layers of images of the Milky Way
Image processing How to use Photoshop masks
Image processing How to get rid of unwanted colour fringes on stars
Image processing Use PixInsight to enhance a galaxy's brightness
Image processing Remove the effects of twilight from your planetary images
Image processing How to use DeepSkyStacker for astrophotography
Image processing Use Focus Magic to sharpen your images of the Sun
View our galleries of beautiful cosmic objects captueed by astrophotographers from around the world.