Astrophotography Articles

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Working With What You Have

Before you purchase your dream astrophotography rig, consider what you can do with a basic setup.

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Mastering Polar Alignment

Setting up your mount correctly is an important first step in creating great astrophotos.

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Beyond Your Camera’s Kit Lens

Go wide or go deep – the sky’s the limit when choosing a second lens.

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Composition Tips for Astrophophotographers

There’s more to a great shot than just getting the exposure right.

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The Simplest Astrophotography

Great night-sky shots can be made with just a camera, lens, and tripod.

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Creating Sharp Astrophotos

Taking well-focused images of the night sky is easy if you follow these simple tips.

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Capturing the Summer Milky Way

A dark sky is the secret to dramatic photos of our home galaxy.

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Astrophotography – Why Bother

Understanding why we create astronomical images can be more important than knowing how.

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Detailed Wide-Angle Astrophotos

Overlapping frames allow you to capture generous swaths of sky in high resolution.

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Winter Astrophotography

’Tis the season to brave the elements and capture some stunning images.

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Basic Image Editing

These simple processing tips can transform your astrophotos from bland to beautiful.

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Astrophotography With A Portrait Lens

Creating more detailed astrophotos requires a boost in focal length.

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Getting Started in Astrophotography

Beginning with the basics helps build a strong foundation for your imaging endeavours

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Stop The World… I Want To Take A Photo! (Tracking Platforms)

A lightweight tracking mount counteracts the Earth’s rotation and opens up a universe of photographic possibilities. 

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Tools And Rules For Getting The Right Exposure

Watch your histogram display to get better deep-sky photos

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Star-Trail Astrophotography

With the help of the Earth’s rotation, you can create dramatic night-sky shots

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Getting In Focus

Here are some tips and tricks for taking tack-sharp astrophotos

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Wireless Astrophotography

Cut the cord(s) with a WiFi imaging setup

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Choosing A Lens For Astrophotography

Is it possible to find camera optics that combine speed and quality with low cost?

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Image-Processing Basics

Transform your astro-images from bland to bold

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Enter The Matrix (Composite Images)

How to capture impressive high-resolution, wide-angle photos of the night sky

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Image-Stacking Basics

Combining multiple frames into a single photo is the secret to noise-free astro-images

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Planning Your Astrophoto Sessions

Preparing for the worst instead of hoping for the best is the surest way to get great shots

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Get Close With A Long Lens

Recording detailed deep-sky astrophotos requires a boot in focal length

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Photographing The Northern Lights

An airline ticket and the right gear are the key to epic aurora photos

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Hydrogen Alpha Imaging With a DSLR Camera

Adventures in narrowband urban astrophotography

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Auto-Guiding For Dummies

A little effort (and some extra gear) helps yield sharp astrophotos

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iOptron SkyTracker Pro Review

We check out an updated tracking mount designed for astrophotographers on the go

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Photographing The Summer Milky Way

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