Astrophotography guides

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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography guides

Image processing How to remove noise from planetary images

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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph a sunset