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 use a DSLR camera. Credit: Gajus / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Astrophotography

Astrophotography guide How to use a DSLR camera

The Plough / Ursa Major. Credit: Christophe Lehenaff / Getty Images

Astrophotography guides

Astrophotography guide How to photograph a constellation

How to photograph the planets. Credit: JULIAN74 / Getty Images / iStock

Astrophotography guides

Astrophotography guide How to photograph the planets

How to create a synthetic green channel. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Image processing How to create a synthetic green channel

The night sky over Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Credit: Nigel Killeen / Getty Images

Astrophotography

Astrophotography guide How to photograph the stars

Steve Brown's image 'Stunning Sirius' showing the different colours of the star as it twinkles through our atmosphere. Credit: Steve Brown

Astrophotography guides

Astrophotography guide Capture the changing colours of a twinkling star

Capture a motion composite astrophoto showing an object moving across the night sky. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Create a composite astrophoto showing a night-sky object in motion

A star trail image captured by Chap Him Wong that won the 'People and Space' category in the 2015 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Credit: Chap Him Wong

How to Photograph star trails

how to photograph the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph the Moon

Arrange your lunar phase images side-by-side in day order to show the change in apparent diameter of the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to record changes in the Moon’s apparent size

A stacked image of a partial eclipse of the Moon, 10 January 2020. Credit: Dave Eagle

Astrophotography guides

How to stack DSLR images of the Moon

How to create a stunning skyscape photo. Credit: Brandon Yoshizawa.

Astrophotography guides

Skyscape photography: tips for capturing a stunning night sky

How to photograph Neptune and Triton

Astrophotography guide Photograph Neptune and moon Triton

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