Astrophotography

    I lit a whole castle with a small wearable LED light
    Jan 24, 2022 Alex Baker

      Yes, you read the title correctly. Well, almost. If I’m being completely honest actually I used four small wearable LED lights, and admittedly it…

    Taking the “impossible” photos of the Milky Way above the foggy Golden Gate Bridge
    Jan 4, 2022 Dunja Đuđić

    Sometimes, the best things happen when we don’t plan them at all. It goes for many things in life, and photos are no exception. Michael…

    Photographer shoots breathtaking image of comet Leonard from his backyard
    Dec 30, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

    Comet Leonard has been a real treat for astrophotographers this month. And one of them, Andrew McCarthy, took a magnificent photo of it. I saw…

    Tonight is your once in a lifetime opportunity to photograph comet Leonard
    Dec 12, 2021 Alex Baker

    If you live in the Northern hemisphere, tonight (December 12th) may be your one and only chance to see and photograph Comet Leonard, in your…

    Andrew McCarthy reveals detailed texture of the sun in massive 150,000 photo composite
    Dec 10, 2021 Alex Baker

    If you’re a regular reader of DIYP or you’re an avid astrophotographer then the name Andrew McCarthy should be familiar to you. We’ve featured him…

    The best meteor shower of 2021 is coming on December 13-14th with a second on the Winter Solstice
    Dec 2, 2021 John Aldred

    December is bringing with it two meteor showers. First up there’s the Geminids, which will begin on the evening of Monday, December 13th and peak…

    Photographer captures extremely rare moon halos during partial eclipse
    Dec 1, 2021 Alex Baker

    Astrophotographer Eliot Herman from Tuscon, Arizona was outside to photograph the partial lunar eclipse that was visible for part of the world in late November….

    The largest digital camera ever built is being installed and its resolution is 3.2 BILLION pixels
    Nov 23, 2021 Alex Baker

    The world’s largest-ever digital camera is currently being assembled and readied to be installed at the Vera Rubin Observatory, Chile. With a resolution of 3,200…

    Astro Photographer captures stunning composite image of longest partial lunar eclipse in 500 years
    Nov 22, 2021 Alex Baker

    We’ve featured the incredible astrophotography of Andrew McCarthy before, but this time he may have even outdone himself! He recently posted a composite image of…

    The Dragonfly Telephoto Array is expanding to have 168 Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS USM II lenses pointed at the sky
    Nov 21, 2021 John Aldred

    Project Dragonfly, designed by a team from Yale University and the University of Toronto in 2013 is an attempt to capture the darkest parts of…