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Astrophotography

Guides and galleries to inspire and help you get the most out of imaging the night sky.

Thanks to new technology, detailed images of Neptune and Uranus are within the grasp of even amateur astronomers. Credit: iStock
Astrophotography guides

How to take photos of Uranus and Neptune

Fixing noise makes a monumental difference: on the right is the single best frame from a video of Jupiter, on the left the final edit. Credit: Martin Lewis
Astrophotography guides

Astrophotography processing How to remove noise from planetary images

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Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Venus imaged through Dobsonian scopes. Credit: Martin Lewis
Astrophotography guides

Imaging planets with a Dobsonian telescope

This image of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, shows you the quality and detail that can be achieved with a CMOS camera. Credit Gary Palmer
Astrophotography guides

A guide to CMOS deep-sky astrophotography

The Rosette Nebula, William Tan, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, ZWO ASI1600MM camera, Skyrover 110ED doublet len, iOptron ZEQ25 mount.
Astrophotography

Gallery The best nebula astrophotos sent in by readers

Perseid meteor Luke Hayes, Essex, 11 August 2016. Equipment: digital camera.
Astrophotography

Gallery The Perseid meteor shower in pictures

Taking the time to carefully compose your astro images will help you create something both scientifically interesting and artistic. YouraPechkin / Getty Images
Astrophotography

Colouring the cosmos: how to create artistic astrophotos

Owen Lowery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 June 2019. Equipment: Google Pixel smartphone.
Astrophotography

Noctilucent clouds images: a readers’ gallery

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Noctilucent clouds. Credit: Adrien Mauduit
Astrophotography

How to capture and process images of noctilucent clouds

Bloodborne, Keijo Laitala, Oulu, Finland, 21 January 2019. Equipment: Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera, 150 mm f/7.1 lens.
Astrophotography

Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019: shortlist revealed

Credit: Giovanni Fidone‎
Astrophotography

Sunspots: AR2192 in pictures

Andromeda Galaxy, Charles Thody, Pembrokeshire, 8 September 2015. Equipment: Modified Canon EOS 40D DSLR camera, Sky-Watcher Equinox-80 ED apo refractor, Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO SynScan mount.
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Readers’ images: top galaxy astrophotos

Mariusz Szymaszek, Garðskagi lighthouse, Iceland, 2 February 2016. Equipment: Sony A7S camera, Samyang 14mm lens.
Astrophotography

Beautiful images of the aurora

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Astrophotography guides

How do you take photographs of the aurora?