Astrophoto guides

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

Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Venus imaged through Dobsonian scopes. Credit: Martin Lewis

Astrophoto guides

Imaging planets with a Dobsonian telescope

This image of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, shows you the quality and detail that can be achieved with a CMOS camera. Credit Gary Palmer

Astrophoto guides

A guide to CMOS deep-sky astrophotography

Taking the time to carefully compose your astro images will help you create something both scientifically interesting and artistic. YouraPechkin / Getty Images

Astrophotography

Colouring the cosmos: how to create artistic astrophotos

Noctilucent clouds. Credit: Adrien Mauduit

Astrophotography

How to capture and process images of noctilucent clouds

A sunset captured by Pete Lawrence. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophoto guides

How to photograph a sunset

Follow our tips and techniques and you too can capture the spectacle of a beautiful auroral display. Image Credit: Jamie Carter

Astrophoto guides

How do you take photographs of the aurora?

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

Left is a single-exposure, colour image. Right is the same image with 11 exposures stacked. Image Credit: Steve Richards

Astrophoto guides

A guide to astrophotography stacking

Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Tom Kerss. Image Credit: Tom Kerss

Astrophotography

How to photograph the night sky

Luke Hayes captured this shot of the Perseid meteor shower from the Dengie peninsula in Essex. Luke used a Canon EOS 5D DSLR camera with a Canon 8-15mm lens. Image Credit: Luke Hayes

Astrophotography

How to photograph the Perseid meteor shower

Imaging deep-sky objects, like the globular cluster M13, captures the beauty of distant space. Image credit: NASA/JPL

Astrophoto guides

Introducing deep-sky astrophotography

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

Astrophoto guides

How to take nightscapes