Advance your photography skills and learn how to photograph the stars.

When starting night photography, I obviously had a lot of questions. I turned to YouTube in search of answering all of those questions and found myself spending hours upon hours scanning through hundreds of videos. Since I’ve been doing astrophotography for almost 5 years now, I started to think back on any tips or

In previous articles, I have stated that lenses are one of the most important features of the whole camera setup. They are responsible for the sharpness and quality of the image, making them a topic worth researching. For astrophotography, a fast lens (low aperture) is key for obtaining stunning images of the night sky!

Milky Way, Milchstraße Capture fom 2014, re-edited. Photo shot two years ago, on the day ;-) Camera: Canon 550D Lens: Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX @ 12mm / 2.8

Venus, Mars and moon. Image credit: Peter Barvoets

Night Photography Beginner Basics! Looking to improve your night photography? We explain which camera settings to use and how to get crisp stars.

These stunning photos - taken by the talented photographers in our own EarthSky community - are from earlier this month, when the moon was less bright in the evening sky. See the Milky Way - the edgewise view into our own galaxy - plus Jupiter, Saturn and meteors here!