Your first great astrophotography shot — on the phone in your pocket.
No expensive kit, no jargon. Grab the free cheat sheet and we'll walk you through capturing the galactic core tonight — with clear, beginner-friendly steps.
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Start here · no wrong door
Two ways in. Both end with a photo you are proud of.
Tell us where you are today and we will hand you the right first step. You can always switch paths later.
Shooting with your phone?
You already own everything you need to start. We will show you how to pull the Milky Way out of a modern smartphone — no expensive kit, no jargon, just clear steps.
Start the phone path
Got a DSLR or Mirrorless Camera?
Ready to level up to deep-sky and long exposures? Learn the settings, stacking, and processing that turn good gear into framed-on-the-wall photographs.
Start the camera pathExpert-built courses
Join 200+ studentsLearn from people who have done it.
Most popular 01 Smartphone Milky Way Blueprint
Shoot the galactic core with nothing but the phone in your pocket. Planning, settings, and the edit — start to finish.
Taught by a pro 02 DSLR / Deep Sky Mastery
Nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. Tracking, stacking, and processing taught by an award-winning deep-sky imager.
Quick win 03 Star Trails Fast Track
Turn the turning sky into spinning ribbons of light. A fast, repeatable workflow from an award-winning photographer.
What students say
5-star ratedReal people. Real first shots.
Verbatim reviews from students of the Smartphone Milky Way Blueprint and Deep Sky Mastery — every one a five-star "would recommend".
Would recommend“Great for learning how to use my iPhone to capture Milky Way photos — plus foregrounds. Best of all was knowing the alternative to using a DSLR camera.”
Would recommend“I loved everything about it — I’d recommend it.”
Would recommend“Excellent course — really enjoyable and professional. I can’t wait to put what I learned into practice.”
Would recommend“A really well-explained course, for everyone. I’d been learning on my own for ages but there was so much I didn’t understand — this walks you through it step by step with your own camera and gear.”
Would recommend“Highly recommended — well explained, concise, no waffle. It covers everything: planning, shooting, and processing in Siril and PixInsight. By the end you’ll be able to take your own astro photos.”
Would recommend“I had no previous Milky Way experience, so it was all new and exciting. Being able to capture it with my phone required only the purchase of a phone mount for my tripod — I’m amazed at the results I’ve had!”
Honest gear guides
Buy the right kit. Skip the regret.
No hype, no paid placements dressed up as reviews — just clear "best of" buying guides from people who actually shoot the sky.
Smart Telescopes
App-driven scopes that do the hard part for you — point, tap, and capture deep-sky in minutes.
See the buying guideCameras
Best bodies for the night sky
Lenses
Fast glass for stars & Milky Way
Telescopes
First scope to deep-sky rigs
Mounts
Trackers that beat Earth’s spin
Binoculars
The underrated way to start
Free tools
Astrophotography Calculators
Exposure, NPF rule, field of view & more — dialed in seconds.
Featured astrophotographers
Made by people whose work hangs in galleries.
Award-winning astrophotographers teach our courses and judge our annual Smartphone Astrophotographer of the Year competition.
Featuring work from Luca Gallucci, Rod Prazeres, Ladi Svoboda, Cayetana Saiz & João Yordanov Serralheiro.
Read their case studies
Meet the founder
Hi, I’m Anthony Robinson. For 10 years I’ve helped people photograph the night sky — through Skies & Scopes, my website, YouTube channel, and social media pages. If you’re a complete beginner to astrophotography you’re in the right place to get your first shot as quickly as possible.
The beginner's gear guide
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to Astrophotography
Gear.
One short PDF that cuts through the noise — exactly what to buy first (and what to skip) so you spend on the kit that actually gets you shooting.
