Want to see the true colors of the night sky? Well, you need to find a really dark spot. And the darkest is Bortle 1. But first, let me explain. The best kind of sky for astrophotography is called a Bortle 1 sky. It is only 0.01 from a perfect sky on the SQM scale. You may already know a few of the night sky wonders: the Aurora, Zodiacal Light, and Airglow, but they are completely different under Bortle 1.
Here is how 2022’s top 25 Aurora photos were taken
Every year, we adore the world’s best Aurora photos of the year, and 2022 was no different.
Actually, there are two types of Aurora lights – The Aurora Borealis (AKA The Northern Lights), and Aurora Australis (AKA Southern Lights). Both occur at The Northern And Southern Poles, respectively. If you want to take a stab at shooting the Aurora Borealis, there is a Northern Lights shooting guide here. But even if you just want to prepare, here are the 25 winners of The most outstanding Aurora imaging of 2022 awards.
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 one to win an APOD astronomy picture of the day. Here’s my winning image, along with the explanation of how to make this type of silhouette Milky Way image. While the camera is just a Canon 6D, the Astro gear needed is not trivial.
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