Astrophotography

Whether you’re an astrophotography expert or beginner, our guides and galleries will inspire and help you get the most out of imaging the night sky.

Fornax Galaxy Cluster by Rafael Compassi, Presidente Lucena, Brazil. Equipment: 80mm F/5 Triplet APO, QHY9m, 36mm Baader filters.

Gallery Galaxy clusters and groups

Schroter's Valley by Julie Straayer, Albany Creek, Australia. Equipment: Skywatcher 150 Pro Maksutov, kywatcher AZEQ 5 mount, Starguider 12mm eyepiece, Orion Steadypix EZ smartphone adapter, Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone

Gallery Aristarchus Crater

Cassiopeia by Bill McSorley, Leeds, UK. Equipment: Canon 1000D, SkyWatcher Star Adventurer

Gallery Cassiopeia

Kemble's Cascade by Bill McSorley, Leeds, UK. Equipment: QHY8L cooled ccd OSC camera, SW150P Newtonian, EQ5 GoTo Mount, SW80ST, MS lifecam.

Gallery Kemble's Cascade

Messier 7 by Luis Fernando Parmegiani, São Paulo, Brazil. Equipment: GSO RC8

Gallery Open star clusters

Sun with PST & DSLR by Jarrod, Nossegem, Belgium. Equipment: Coronado PST, Canon 450D, Baader Hyperion Zoom and processed in photoshop.

Gallery The Sun

Spectacular Prominence Lift-off by Mike Garbett, Walsall, West Midlands, UK. Equipment: HEQ5 Pro, Equinox 120 refractor, Daystar Quark, PG Grasshopper 3 camera.

Gallery Solar prominences

Albireo Kfir Simon, via Tivoli Astro Farm, Namibia, 20 June 2020. Equipment: FLI ProLine 16803 CCD camera, Phillip Keller 16-inch Hypergraph, ASA DDM 85 mount

Gallery Albireo

The Moon - 2016-01-19 20:14z by Paul Hutchinson, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher Maksutov 127mm, Nikon D60, Skywatcher AltAz.

Gallery Gibbous Moon

Moon by Nick, Milan, Italy. Equipment: Canon 760, 300mm lens.

Gallery Quarter Moon

NGC 6357 Lobster Nebula by Tom Bishton, Brisbane, Australia. Equipment: ED120 Refractor, AZEQ6 Mount, ST80 Guidescope, Canon modded 600D, Synguider

Gallery Lobster Nebula

Crescent Moon Nick Jackson, Doncaster, 9 March 2019 Equipment: Nikon P900 digital bridge camera

Gallery Crescent Moon

Sarah and Simon Fisher, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Sarah and Simon say:

Gallery Full Moon

Uranus by Voyager 2

Gallery Uranus

NGC 6914 Wide Field by Bob Franke, Chino Valley, AZ USA. Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106ED, SBIG STF-8300M, Baader RGB, AstroDon Ha filter, Losmandy G11 mount.

Gallery NGC 6914