Astrophotography guides

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

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

Astrophotography guides

How do you take photographs of the aurora?

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

Astrophotography 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

Astrophotography guides

Introducing deep-sky astrophotography