Astrophotography
This solar system photo was composited from photos shot from a photographer’s backyard
Photographer Andrew McCarthy has recently published a breathtaking image of the Solar System. The photo is a composite made from the images he took, but…
This breathtaking colorful meteor was captured in a single photo
Did you know that meteors can be colorful? Our eyes can’t detect the different colors of meteors, but our cameras can. Photographer Dean Rowe managed…
Astrophotography: How I shot Comet 46P from start to finish
If you have access to dark and clear skies, you should have a great opportunity to catch Comet 46P / Wirtanen leading up to it’s…
How To Photograph The Stars – A guide to astrophotography
Before we get started it’s essential to understand that astrophotography takes time and practise in order to achieve good results, so don’t get frustrated if…
The winning photos of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 contest are out of this world
Winners of the 2018 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest have just been announced. This is the tenth year of the competition, and just like…
TinyMOS NANO1 is the world’s smallest astrophotography camera
Three years ago, TinyMOS introduced TINY1, the world’s smallest astrophotography camera. Now they’re launching NANO1, which is three times smaller than its predecessor. With the…
This Milky Way photo was shot on a Huawei P20 Pro smartphone
If someone told me fifteen years ago that smartphone cameras would be able to capture the Milky Way, I’d probably just scoff. However, smartphones have…
In-depth testing of the Sony A7III for astrophotography
I put the new Sony A7III mirrorless camera through its paces for the features and functions we need to shoot the night sky. Sony’s A7III…
Lava, the Milky Way, the Moon, Mars, Saturn and an Iridium Flare in one image
Yes, it’s possible. I did indeed capture what you see above in one shot. Although some of the Internet seems to disagree, it’s true. What…
This is what happens when your camera is too close to a rocket launch pad
Photographing a rocket launch can be very unfriendly to your camera, as we have seen before. But today, a post on my Facebook feed appeared…





































