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.
Framing the Pleiades
The Pleiades were the last stars I photographed during the 2021 Lunar Eclipse. I framed this picture in context of...
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The Orion Nebula via Smartphone, 2021
At 2 a.m. I did not want to retool my equipment for the entire constellation, but decided a quick look...
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A Meteor During the Eclipse
During this month's Lunar Eclipse, I witnessed a bright and large meteor streak from approximately Zenith into the Southwest.
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Staying Up Late for the 2021 Lunar Eclipse
This Lunar Eclipse was very similar to January 2019's, the most notable difference being that the red was nowhere near...
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Moon, Terebellum III, and Theophilus
The string of consecutive pleasant-weather days and nights continued, though this late afternoon was tempting the streak.
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Solo Moon on November 8th, 2021
Continuing the daily series this week of evening astrophotography sessions, tonight I focused completely on the Moon.
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Venus and Moon Getting Closer
As promised, the Moon has appeared to creep closer to Venus.
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Young Crescent Moon with Venus
This is a rare view of the Moon. Looking through my archives, the only time I photographed a similar phase...
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Panoramic View of Jupiter and Venus
So I did what any amateur astrophotographer would do…I got out my iPhone, set it to “Pano” mode, and took...
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See the first image in this post? You should notice two issues with it.
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Paul Stephen
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