Astrophotography guides
Follow our astrophotography guides for in-depth tutorials on photographing the night sky, plus image processing advice to help fine-tune your astro images.
Image processing | How to create an aurora panorama
Take your aurora astrophotography to the next level by creating a beautiful panorama showing off its colourful wisps.
Create a composite astrophoto showing a night-sky object in motion
Capture the movement of a planet or other object over multiple nights by creating a composite astrophoto that tracks a celestial target across the night sky.
Capture the colours, swirls and wisps of the Northern Lights with our guide on how to photograph the aurora
Want to take impressive aurora photographs? Even beginners can successfully capture the Northern Lights with these simple tips.
How to photograph the April 8 eclipse from the UK and Ireland
How to photograph the April 8 total solar eclipse
How to process your solar eclipse images to maximise coronal detail
Elevate your eclipse photos and see the full majesty of the Sun’s plasma aura.
How to produce your own space images using James Webb Space Telescope data
Access the Webb Telescope's RAW data and edit it using image processing to produce your own astrophotos.
How to do astrophotography and photograph the night sky with your smartphone
You can use your iPhone, Android or other smartphone to take pictures of stars and other astronomical phenomena. In this guide we'll show you how.
Dark frames? Master them with our step-by-step guide and become an astrophotography expert
How to add dark frames to cut down noise in your DSLR deep-sky images
Photograph Comet 144P/Kushida as it crosses the Hyades star cluster this month
Following Comet 144P/Kushida? You're in for a treat in February 2024 as it passes the Hyades star cluster.
Astrophotography guide | How to use a DSLR camera
Learn DSLR basics with our beginner's photography guide, teaching you DSLR camera settings and techniques for capturing beautiful images.
How to process images from raw space mission data
Publicly available data from NASA's space missions can be accessed by anyone and processed to create beautiful images of the Solar System.
Image processing | Use PixInsight to enhance a galaxy's brightness
Separate stars from deep-sky objects in your astrophotos using the PixInsight software.
Image processing | Create Hubble Palette astro images with Astro Pixel Processor
Use Astro Pixel Processor to process your images of a nebula and reproduce the famous Hubble Palette.
Process your astro images like a James Webb Space Telescope scientist
Lead Image Processor for the James Webb Space Telescope, Joe DePasquale explains how you can apply the processes he uses to create JWST’s stunning images to enhance your own astrophotos
How to observe and photograph a meteor train
A good challenge it not just to spot a meteor, but to capture its train.
Photograph the Geminid meteor shower with our top tips
Top tips to help you increase your chances of capturing a Gemind on camera.
How to photograph the Orion constellation
Capture the stars of Orion with our top photography tips.
Create star trails images with this free software
Use free software Sequator to create your own star trails images.
Faint nebulae? Follow these tips to transform your astrophotos
How to draw out detail in big, low-surface-brightness objects
How to photograph the lunar occultation of Venus tomorrow morning
Capture Venus disappearing behind the Moon.
How to improve your hydrogen alpha images of the Sun
Follow our image processing guide and capture better Ha images of the Sun.
How to photograph Jupiter
Photograph the gas giant with our top tips.
How to photograph the 28 October partial lunar eclipse
How to capture the colours of Earth's shadow on the Moon.