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.

How to photograph the Orion Nebula. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Astrophotography guide How to photograph the Orion Nebula

A DSLR can easily capture the elliptical smudge of M31, as well as satellite galaxies M32 and M110. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph the Andromeda galaxy with a DSLR camera

The Watcher Nicolai Brügger, Lofoten, Norway, 9 March 2018. Category: Aurorae. Equipment: Nikon D600 camera, 15mm f/2.8 lens.

Astrophotography guides

Image processing How to create an aurora panorama

A clear night can provide a perfect opportunity for a conjunction photo, like this pairing of Jupiter and the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph a conjunction

How to use photoshop masks. Credit: Charlotte Daniels

Astrophotography guides

Use Photoshop masks to enhance your nebula astrophotos

How to transform your astrophotos with image processing. Credit: Farknot_Architect / iStock / Getty Images

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Bring out the best in your astrophotos

Create a mineral Moon astrophoto. Credit: Dave Eagle

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Create a mineral Moon astrophoto

A detail from Alan Friedman's image 'A Little Fireworks. Credit: Alan Friedman

Astrophotography guides

Image processing How to photograph activity on the solar limb

How to see and photograph the lunar occultation of Venus. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Lunar occultation of Venus, 19 June: how to see and photograph it

Andromeda Photoshop processing

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Processing the Andromeda Galaxy in Photoshop

How to safely photograph the Sun. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to safely photograph the Sun

A view of comet C/2017 T2 PanSTARRS on 21 March 21st 2013, Carinthia/Austria at AMOS Observatory. Credit: RenePi / Getty Images

How to see and photograph comet C/2017 T2 PanSTARRS

Astrophotography can be tricky to do from a big city shrouded by light pollution. Credit: Paul Carstairs / Alamy Stock Photo

Astrophotography guides

How to capture astrophotos from a light-polluted city

How to remove chromatic aberration from your astrophotos. Credit: Paul Money

Astrophotography guides

Image processing How to get rid of unwanted colour fringes on stars

Supernova SN2011fe in Messier 101 – supernova hunting is an important activity ideally suited to amateur astro imaging. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Deep-sky imaging for science