Astrophotography
A guide to dedicated astrophotography processing software
Mar 13, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astrophotography is a unique blend of art and science, requiring specialized tools at every stage—from capturing images to processing them. While general photo editing software…
Five remote telescope services for amateur astrophotographers
Feb 26, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astrophotography has traditionally been limited by factors such as weather, light pollution, and geographical location. However, with the advent of remote telescope services, individual astrophotographers…
Astronomy Photographer of the Year Reveals the 2024 People’s Choice. Your Photos Can Be Next
Feb 19, 2025
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
With less than two weeks left, astrophotographers worldwide are racing to submit their entries for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17. The contest, organized…
How I created these images: ISS solar transit
Feb 19, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Creating an astrophotograph requires planning, photographing the night sky, and careful processing. Combining all of these leads to an image that you may have envisioned…
Don’t Miss These Astrophotography Opportunities in March 2025
Feb 17, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Every month brings some unique astronomical events that you can see with the naked eye and photograph them. In this article, let us take a…
Explore the Southern Hemisphere skies: Interview with an astrophotographer
Feb 12, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Southern Hemisphere skies are, well, less explored when compared to that of the Northern Hemisphere. However, it is home to some of the darkest skies…
5 lenses and telescopes for wide-field deep-sky astrophotography
Feb 11, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astrophotography allows us to capture the beauty of the cosmos, revealing intricate details of deep-space objects like nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. For wide-field deep-sky…
Most detailed mosaic of the Andromeda Galaxy took a decade to capture
Feb 10, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
In January 2025, NASA and ESA released the most detailed image ever captured of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) using the Hubble Space Telescope. This breathtaking…
5 Harmonic Drive Mounts you can buy for astrophotography
Feb 6, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astrophotography has advanced significantly in recent years, thanks to innovations in mount technology. One of the biggest breakthroughs has been the introduction of harmonic drive…
Pixinsight 1.9 Lockhart released: Major upgrades and improvements
Feb 4, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Pixinsight is considered one of the best and one of the most popular image-processing software for astrophotography. First released in 2024, Pixinsight has seen many…