Buying astrophotography equipment can be a challenging process. It can be hard to work out exactly what is best for you and there’s a risk of spending a lot of money on equipment that isn’t quite right for you. In this article, we talk to Tolga of TolgaAstro – a company selling astrophotography equipment run … Read more
In this article, we ask New Jersey photographer Daniel Stein a few questions about how he goes about taking his stunning astro images. In particular, we focus on this amazing picture below of the Milky Way reflecting in a glimmering pool of water atop Cascade Mountain in the Adirondacks, New York. 1. How did you … Read more
Deep Sky West is a remote astrophotography observatory in New Mexico, USA. It offers the opportunity for any astrophotographer around the world to use the site to access clear skies without the need to travel there, and to use advanced astronomy and photography equipment without the need to own it themselves. We talk to Lloyd … Read more
Below, New Zealand’s Josh Sweet takes us through how he took this ‘astro panorama’ of the Milky Way, and he details his favorite astrophotography equipment, tools, and learning resources. How did you plan the shot? This shot wasn’t really planned. I knew I wanted to try and do a panorama but I didn’t know where to … Read more
In this article, we are extremely lucky to ask photographer Abdul Dremali a few questions about how he goes about his art. In particular, we ask him to examine how he took this amazing image from Monument Valley, which is on the Arizona-Utah state border in the US. This stunning picture includes Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, the … Read more
In the latest of our series of interviews with some of the world’s best night sky photographers, we talk to LA’s Laura Krause. Read below as she outlines how she goes about shooting the stars whilst having fun the desert! How do you plan your shots? I just started using Photopills which has been a … Read more
Continuing our series of interviews with some of the world’s best astrophotographers, we talk to ‘Milky Way Mike’ – Michael Ver Sprill. Read below as he outlines how he took this photo of the Milky Way over the Palouse Falls in Washington State, USA. How did you plan the shot? I was planning a trip to … Read more
Continuing our series of interviews with some of the world’s best astrophotographers, we talk to Italy’s Leonardo Orazi and ask how he goes about photographing the stars and deep space objects. Read below as he outlines how planning and composing his stunning images. How do you plan your shots? For planning my shots I use a … Read more
In this article, we are very lucky to have astrophotographer, astronomy and geologist Connor Matherne take us through how he took one of his favorite photos – the below shot of the Milky Way taken near Wixson Mountain, Colorado. He also profiles some of his other amazing work, including some mind-blowing animations. Enjoy! 1. How did … Read more
In this article, we are blessed to have photographer Talman Madsen talk us through how he took this picture below and how he goes about shooting the Milky Way from New Zealand. 1. How did you plan the shot? This photograph is a single exposure taken atop Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand’s Central North Island. A … Read more
Ken Crawford is a leading astrophotographer who has had no less than 40 NASA Astronomy Pictures Of The Day! In this interview, he takes us through how he took one of his favorite shots – this picture of the Horsehead Nebula B33: 1. How did you plan your photograph of the Horsehead Nebula? The Horsehead Nebula … Read more
Ivan Slade is an Australian-based photographer who took this stunning image of the Milky Way. This picture is taken at site of the Australia Telescope Compact Array in Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia. Below he takes us through his process for how he planned and took the shot, what equipment he uses, and his advice on … Read more
Instagram is a great place to find both simple and mind-blowing images and there are some great astrophotographers sharing their work on there. This post brings together a list of some of the best amateur and professional photographers sharing the best astronomy images that you can follow on Instagram. 1. Sean Parker Sean Parker is … Read more
Marcus Cote is a 20-year-old freelance photographer from the Space Coast of Florida. He shot this amazing ‘Milky Way selfie’ photo and has been kind enough to talk through how to shoot a Milky Way self portrait like this and to share some other photography tips. Enjoy! 1. How did you plan the shot? My main … Read more