Astrophoto guides

A section of Mary's Milky Way mosaic. Credit: Mary McIntyre

Astrophoto guides

Astrophotography guide Create a Milky Way mosaic

The final composition of Martin's crescent Venus. Credit: Martin Lewis

Astrophoto guides

How to photograph Venus with a digital video camera

The final image, which won the Our Moon category of the IIAPY 2015 competition. Credit: András Papp

Astrophoto guides

Image processing Create a mosaic of the Moon

Gary's completed solar mosaic. Credit: Gary Palmer

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to create a Solar mosaic

Left: Mary's starting image of the Moon, taken with a Canon EOS 1100D DSLR through an 8-inch Ritchey-Chrétien with focal-reducer. Right: Mary's final edited shot, showing much greater distinction between the lunar highlands and maria. Credit: Mary McIntyre.

Astrophoto guides

Remove noise from your astrophotos of the Moon

Ian's finished image is far more colourful than the Moon appears through an eyepiece. Credit: Ian Evenden

Astrophoto guides

Image processing Colour saturating the Moon in astrophotos

Steve's finished Rosette Nebula image, a bi-colour shot produced from dark-frame calibrated hydrogen-alpha and oxygen III data. Credit: Steve Richards

Astrophoto guides

Image processing Understanding and using dark frames for astrophotography

James’s final processed image shows delicate harmony between landscape and aurora. Credit: James Woodend

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to create balanced auroral landscapes

Gary’s final processed image shows rich detail on the dynamic surface of our star. Credit: Gary Palmer

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to colourise astrophotos of the Sun

The smartphone you carry every day can be used to capture a range of night-sky objects. Credit: iStock

Astrophoto guides

Smartphone astrophotography Use your phone to capture the night sky

Jame Percy's image of aurora, which won the Aurora category at Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2015. Credit: Jamen Percy

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to edit aurora astrophotos

Steve's final image of the Orion Nebula, after a master flat calibration and some additional processing to pull out detail in Photoshop. Credit: Steve Richards

Astrophoto guides

Image processing Using flat frames to calibrate your astrophotos

Shadows are key to lunar study; as they move, grow and fade, new aspects of familiar surface features come to the fore. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophoto guides

Imaging for science How to photograph the Moon

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

Astrophoto 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

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to remove noise from planetary images