Astronomy & Astrophotography
Explore the art and science of capturing the cosmos. This category is your guide to photographing celestial wonders, from the familiar glow of the Moon to the faint light of distant galaxies. Here, you’ll find articles dedicated to every aspect of the craft, including the celestial targets themselves and the equipment and techniques used to capture them.
Constellations VI: Pegasus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, and the Quest for the Andromeda Galaxy
I would like to try a long-exposure exercise through my telescope, pointed at the Andromeda Galaxy, to determine if I...
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Four Nights, One Lamp, Four Phases
This format was unintentional at the start, but by Thursday I decided to trek along with the experiment as long...
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Morning Moon and Jupiter
I caught a great view of a very Waning Moon rising in the East, with a bonus of Jupiter following...
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Morning Moon Before the Front
My location was quite different from where I photographed the Moon last night.
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Night Owl Moon
On this very cold but very clear night, the aging Waning Moon shown brightly from the East.
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Constellations V: Leo the Lion (Remastered)
I have wanted to go back to my original wide-field views and…refresh them with this process. Today I bring you...
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What’s So Odd About a Young Moon in Late Fall?
The Moon has now passed by the Sun three times in the sky since the Great North American Eclipse of...
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Halloween Moon
Ghostly clouds and autumn leaves bring you tonight’s Moon on this last day of October.
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The Moon and a Plane
Sometimes the quickest astrophotography snaps yield surprises. I was not even trying to include the plane, honest!
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Moon Falling in Daylight
These early Waning phase days are a reminder that astrophotography can be done all day and all night.
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Paul Stephen
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