*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. There is a new trend that started taking astronomy and astrophotography by storm recently and that is automated smart telescopes that have cameras built-in. In this article, we dig … Read more
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. 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 … Read more
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. 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 … Read more
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. Below we assess and recommend the best cameras for astrophotography based on analysis of what cameras are being used to produce the most successful astronomy images today, as well … Read more
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*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. In this article, we assess and recommend the best mount for astrophotography in 2021. The mount is one of the most important pieces of equipment for astronomy photography. It allows your … Read more
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. In this article, we present the best telescope for astrophotography using a combination of data research and manufacturer recommendations. In particular, we have analyzed two years of data from … Read more
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. 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 … Read more
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. 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 2020. To help … Read more
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. 14mm lenses are some of the best for landscape photography and astrophotography. In this article we present the best options for different camera brands – Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax, … Read more
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The Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is one of the most prestigious astrophotography awards. Photographers from all around the world submit their images for consideration and the finalists and winners are announced once a year. This September 2020, all the shortlisted photos were released along with helpful information about how the … Read more
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. 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 … 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
*This website makes money through affiliate commissions. This means we may be compensated if you click links on this page at no extra cost to you. 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 … Read more