Star trackers for DSLR cameras are a fantastic and relatively inexpensive way to improve your astrophotography. Star tracker camera mounts slowly move your camera at the speed of the rotation of the Earth. This allows you to have longer exposures and capture more light without blurring or star trails. The best star tracker for astrophotography … Read more
In this article, we assess and recommend the best mount for astrophotography in 2020. The mount is one of the most important pieces of equipment for astronomy photography. It allows your camera and telescope to move with the rotation of the Earth and track the objects you are photographing for much longer periods. This means you can … Read more
Ever heard people talk about using an “astro modified” DSLR camera to improve their astrophotography? See here for example, from a post on reddit: You might have heard other terms thrown around like “full-spectrum camera conversion” or “IR modified camera”. But what does it mean, how does it affect astrophotography, and how to get an … Read more
What is the best lens for astrophotography? In this article, we analyze and recommend five of the most popular wide-angle lenses for night sky photography in 2019. To help truly find the best equipment with proven success, as part of our astrophotography masters series, we have asked some of the best photographers in the world what astrophotography … Read more
It’s not easy to understand what equipment you need to be able to take astrophotography images. Those that are teaching it will often go from 0 to 100 real quick, and it’ll jump from basic to gobbledegook before you know it. In truth, you can get started in astrophotography with some basic equipment and it … Read more
In this article, we assess and recommend the best cameras for astrophotography in 2020. We’ve based our recommendations on a combination of analysis of what cameras are being used in the most successful astronomy images today, as well as the recommendations from some of the world’s best astrophotographers in the case studies on this website. … Read more
Royal Museums Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is one of the most prestigious astrophotography competitions in the world. It has been running for 8 years, starting in 2012. Since the question that we get asked the most is “what equipment do I need for astrophotography?”, we thought it would be interesting to pull out … Read more
There are two ways to get the best telescope for astrophotography for you. Firstly, you can buy an all-in-one bundle that gives you a telescope and mount together. This is perfect for beginners who want to get into astrophotography with the minimum of fuss. We recommend the Celestron Advanced VX 8″ SCT telescope as a … Read more
For astrophotography, it is absolutely essential to have a sturdy camera tripod. Most importantly, you need to be able to rely on it for complete stillness as you take those long-exposure shots of the night sky, but there are also other factors to consider. Below we provide an overview of what you need to consider … Read more
The Nikon D810A was the most advanced in a limited range of DSLRs optimized for astrophotography by Nikon and Canon over the past decade. But has the D810A been discontinued and are DSLRs optimized for astrophotography a thing of the past? 1. What are specialist astrophotography DSLRs? Specialist astrophotography DSLRs are optimized for deep sky … Read more