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 stunning image combines light painting and astrophotography
We featured Andrew McCarthy and his stunning photos on DIYP before. And the moment I discovered his work, I became a fan. Andrew’s photos enrich…
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…
Google quietly removes ultra-wide astrophotograhy mode from Pixel 5 and 4a 5G
Google introduced the astrophotography mode in its Pixel 4 phone launched last year. The same feature was added to Pixel 5 and 4a a year…
This is what the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction looks like from a moon-orbiting probe
We have seen a few great photos of the “Great Conjunction” between Jupiter and Saturn. There is even one photo with the International Space Station…
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…









































