Beautiful night sky photography is all about technique. The secret to producing immaculate nightscapes isn't in a wide-angle lens, a high-end telescope, or a new Nikon or Canon DSLR camera--nor is it ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in January 2026: ...

As light pollution threatens our view of the stars the world over, the annual Dark Sky photography contest is here to remind us what we stand to lose. DarkSky is a non-profit that works to help ...

We sat down with a group of women in astrophotography, to get their top tips for capturing pictures of the night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For advanced astrophotographers, the Altair Hypercam 26C APS-C Colour TEC is a reliable camera that should be good for the long haul; nothing will make it obsolete anytime soon. It has the excellent ...

The highly anticipated documentary brings the awe-inspiring images captured by NASA's Webb Telescope to IMAX— taking audiences on a journey to the beginning of time and space, to never-before-seen ...

Andromeda, the closest major galaxy to our own Milky Way, is a spiral galaxy. Although it's our closest neighbor, it's still 2.5 million light-years away. That means even if you traveled at the speed ...

The article critiques the common recommendation of starting amateur astronomy with the Messier catalog, arguing that many Messier objects are low surface brightness and difficult for beginners to ...

COPPER HARBOR, MI – This dark sky festival showcases the spectacular stargazing of Michigan’s northernmost peninsula. The third annual U.P. Dark Sky Festival is scheduled for April 24-26 at the ...

The article details various types of deep-sky objects observable by amateur astronomers, including double stars, variable stars, open and globular star clusters, emission, planetary, and reflection ...