Astrophotography

A clear night can provide a perfect opportunity for a conjunction photo, like this pairing of Jupiter and the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph a conjunction

How to use photoshop masks. Credit: Charlotte Daniels

Astrophotography guides

Use Photoshop masks to enhance your nebula astrophotos

The top images from the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 competition will be on display at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Credit: National Maritime Museum, London

Astrophotography

Judging Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 under lockdown

Best equipment, cameras and mounts for photographing meteor showers. Credit: Pedro Díaz Molins / Getty Images

Astrophotography

Best equipment for photographing meteors 2021

How to transform your astrophotos with image processing. Credit: Farknot_Architect / iStock / Getty Images

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Bring out the best in your astrophotos

Create a mineral Moon astrophoto. Credit: Dave Eagle

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Create a mineral Moon astrophoto

Michael Rosinski captured a Perseid display near his home in Michigan, USA, last year. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera and 11-16mm lens. Credit: M. Rosinski

Do you need a tracking mount to photograph meteors?

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

Northern Dragon's Eye Elena Pakhalyuk (Ukraine). Category: Aurora. Equipment Canon EOS 6D camera, 14 mm f/2.8 lens, ISO 1600, 30-second exposure.

Gallery Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 shortlist images revealed

Jason Durrant, near Beccles, Suffolk, UK, 11 July 2020. Equipment: Sony A7III, Tamron 28-70mm lens, ISO 3200, 5

Gallery Comet NEOWISE blazes across the night sky

Vega and the surrounding stars through a telescope. Taken with a guided setup, the vista appears sharp, with stars like pins. Credit: Ade Ashford.

What is an autoguider?

Attaching two scopes to a side-by-side bar is more stable than simply piggybacking them.

How to set up a dual astrophotography imaging system

Venus in the Pleiades

Astrophotography

Photographing the ring of Venus

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