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    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 Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Astrophotography guides

    How to photograph the Moon

    Complex regions such as the area around the crater Theophilus make excellent imaging targets. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Astrophotography guides

    How to photograph craters on 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

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    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
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    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

    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

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    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
    Skills

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

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