Astrophotography guides

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

Spectroscopy Credit: LWA / Getty Images

Astrophotography guides

Imaging for science Astronomical deep-sky photometry and spectroscopy

A full-colour Mars and the filtered images from which it was built. Each filter reveals a different aspect of the planet. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Imaging for science How to photograph Mars

The final processed image of the Monkey Head Nebula in Orion reveals its rich colours. Credit: Sara Wager

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Create Hubble Palette astro images with Astro Pixel Processor

How to use PixInsight to enhance the brightness of a galaxy image without affecting the stars. Credit: Steve Richards

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Use PixInsight to enhance a galaxy's brightness without affecting stars

Like Jupiter, Saturn’s atmosphere shows numerous belts and zones. Recording variations in their intensity and colour will make valuable contributions to science. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Imaging for science How to photograph Saturn

The Grace of Venus © Martin Lewis

Astrophotography guides

Imaging for science How to photograph Mercury and Venus