Astrophotography guides
Follow our astrophotography guides for in-depth tutorials on photographing the night sky, plus image processing advice to help fine-tune your astro images.
Photograph the Moon with your smartphone camera
Tips and tricks to help you succeed in lunar astrophotography using a smartphone.
Photograph comets and stars without trailing or blurring
Photograph a full Moon as it rises and capture one of nature's greatest spectacles. Here's how to do it
Skyscape photography: tips for capturing a stunning night sky
We'll show you how to blend two images from the same location to create a skyscape astrophoto, using a well-timed SpaceX launch as our foreground subject.
Want to photograph a bright comet? Tips and equipment you need to capture a spectacular image
Top tips for photographing a comet, and how to capture comet images with scientific value.
How to photograph the Moon
How to take photos of the Moon: photograph a crescent, capture craters, what equipment you need, techniques, tips and photographing the Moon with a smartphone.
The Harvest Moon rises this week. Find out how to photograph it with our full beginner's guide
Photograph the Harvest Moon with a DSLR camera and telescope in our astophotography guide.
How to photograph the 18 September 2024 partial lunar eclipse
How to photograph Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS
The late summer Milky Way is a glorious sight. Here's how to capture it with your camera
Celebrate the late summer nights of astrophotography with our beginners' guide to capturing a late-summer Milky Way.
How to photograph the stars
Have you ever wanted to take a beautiful photograph of a starry night sky? Read our beginner's guide to photographing the stars with a digital camera.
Image processing | Bring out the best in your astrophotos
In this tutorial we'll reveal why image processing is important in astrophotography, and how to get started.
How to stack DSLR data using Siril software and boost detail in your astrophotography
Easily combine multiple frames to boost detail in your astro photos.
How to photograph the planets
All you need to know to photograph the planets, including what telescope you'll need, photographing with a DSLR and tips, tricks and techniques.
Want to capture a shooting star? Our beginner's guide on how to photograph the Perseid meteor shower
Find out to photograph a Perseid meteor shower in the night sky and what equipment you'll need.
How to point your smartphone through your telescope and capture incredible images of the night sky
The smart telescope revolution | Transforming astronomy
How to photograph a display of night-shining noctilucent clouds with a smartphone
Coax your phone’s camera into low-light mode and catch ethereal noctilucent clouds.
Want to capture the Sun kissing the horizon? Find out how with our sunset photography top tips
We'll show you the settings, tips and techniques you need for successfully photographing sunsets.
There's a quicker way to colourise your monochrome narrowband astrophotos. Here's how to do it.
The Sun's activity is increasing. Record the path to solar maximum with our guide on how to photograph sunspots
Showcase solar prominences by producing an inside-out image of the Sun
Image processing | How to create an aurora panorama
Take your aurora astrophotography to the next level by creating a beautiful panorama showing off its colourful wisps.
Create a composite astrophoto showing a night-sky object in motion
Capture the movement of a planet or other object over multiple nights by creating a composite astrophoto that tracks a celestial target across the night sky.