Astrophotography
Shortlisted photos of 2019 Astronomy Photographer of the Year are breathtaking
Jun 18, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Here’s a real treat for all astrophotography fans and space enthusiasts. Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year has just announced its shortlisted images of…
How many photos should you stack when shooting the night sky?
Jun 11, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Star stacking is a commonly used technique among astrophotographers. It helps you to reduce noise and end up with better images of the night sky….
These Milky Way and star trail photos were taken handheld with a smartphone
May 28, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Huawei P30 Pro seems like an impressive phone when it comes to its camera specs. Singapore-based photographer Justin Ng put it to a test and…
This video shows a spectacular view of the SpaceX Starlink satellite train
May 27, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
On 23 May, SpaceX successfully launched its first 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. Amateur astronomer Marco Langbroek managed to catch them on camera, and he…
How I shot a Milky Way moonrise from an airplane seat
May 10, 2019
Jan Jasinski
A couple of weeks ago I was blessed with a sight that truly left me in a state of awe. Shortly after leveling off onboard…
National Geographic under fire for posting alleged photo manipulation of the Milky Way
May 8, 2019
John Aldred
National Geographic is facing criticism after posting an article containing a manipulated photograph by photographer Beth Moon of the Botswana night sky. It shows Baobab trees…
How to shoot stellar Milky Way photos with a crop sensor camera and a kit lens
Apr 30, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you’re shooting the night sky with a consumer DSLR and a kit lens, you may wonder if you can make them impressive enough. Well,…
How to stack Milky Way shots and composite them with your own custom foreground
Apr 30, 2019
John Aldred
Sometimes, the scene before you that you want to shoot just doesn’t line up with the sky that you want. Maybe it’s cloudy every night…
A comprehensive guide to photographing the Milky Way
Mar 11, 2019
Ross Schram von Haupt
Introduction This guide will be a walkthrough on the basics of Milky Way photography. It is best for beginners, but even intermediate and expert photographers…
This epic 81-megapixel moon photo was stacked from 50,000 images
Feb 19, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Among so many great moon photos out there, it doesn’t happen all too often anymore that one of them makes you stop scrolling and just…