Astrophotography
This impressive Milky Way photo took 12 years to create
I’ve seen my fair share of stellar Milky Way images over the last couple of years. But Finnish visual artist and astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio has…
How to make a $30 DIY star tracker for astrophotography
If you want to do astrophotography, a star tracker is a must. Sadly, they’re far from being cheap, which is an obstacle for many of…
Milky Way Core Season is coming, and here’s a quick guide for photographing it
So first a little bit about myself. I mean who would take advice from some random stranger on the internets. I am Dan Stein, I have…
This Milky Way photo reaches deeper into space than you’re used to
NASA/Sky published my Milky Way image captured with a Star tracker and a Canon 6D camera. NASA posts images on social networks and then chooses…
My top ten astrophotography tips
Introduction With the Milky Way season already under way in Eastern Australia, we know there will be hundreds of photographers pointing their cameras at the…
This calendar tells you the best days of 2021 for shooting the Milky Way
Planning is fundamental in many types of photography, and it plays a key role when you want to photograph the Milky Way. To the contrary…
This stunning photo of the ISS passing between Jupiter and Saturn was shot on film
The great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn has been all over the news over the last few days. And if you were lucky enough to…
Happy 30th birthday, Hubble: NASA adds 30 breathtaking new photos to its Hubble collection
Despite five repair missions it has gone through, the Hubble telescope has made it to the age of 30. NASA already share the stunning photo…
Here is the most detailed 3D map of the Milky Way to date
Images of space are valuable for researchers to find out more about our solar system, our galaxy, and way beyond. But us regular folks enjoy…
Want to start shooting the Milky Way? Start here
Photographing the Milky Way (and the night skies in general) is exciting and opens up a whole new world. But it’s also pretty tricky if…






































