Astrophotography Course

Learn how to do astrophotography with the Galactic Course. Created to help you learn or improve astrophotography skills. Great for folks of all skill levels. Find out more about the Galactic Course below.

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Astrophotography Targets Tonight

Find ideas for targets at any time of year - perfect for beginner astrophotographers just starting out.

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See 15 of our recommended targets for this season (and all the others!).

Milky Way Photography

Learn how to take photos of the Milky Way through our resources.

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Star Trails Photography

At any time of the year you can try star trails. Read our post for tips.

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LATEST Astrophotography

Click on one of the posts below to learn more about our latest astrophotos. Leave a like or comment if our post helped you.

Messier 26 - Open Cluster in Scutum | Astrophotography Tips & Pictures

M44 - The Beehive Cluster in Cancer | Astrophotography Tips & Pictures

Messier 20 - The Trifid Nebula | Astrophotography Tips and Images

Latest Blog Posts

Check out our posts covering topics of astronomy, gear reviews, and astrophotography tips and tutorials.

PixInsight: How to Create a Mosaic in 3 Easy Steps

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Sep 13
4 min

PixInsight: How to Create a Mosaic in 3 Easy Steps

A quick and easy tutorial on how to combine data into a Mosaic image using PixInsight! Only 3 steps are needed for this, and it takes 5 min!

54 Hours Exposure: Do Not Underestimate Smart Telescopes!

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Aug 29
5 min

54 Hours Exposure: Do Not Underestimate Smart Telescopes!

Smart telescopes are capable of collecting data from deep space including faint gases. Learn more and see the images we took.

PixInsight: How to Add HA to RGB in Galaxies

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Aug 21
5 min

PixInsight: How to Add HA to RGB in Galaxies

This tutorial shows you how to combine HA data to an RGB color image in 3 simple steps using PixInsight. Follow along and get a great result

Skylum Luminar Neo Review - Quick And Easy Way to Enhance Your Astro Images

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Aug 15
5 min

Skylum Luminar Neo Review - Quick And Easy Way to Enhance Your Astro Images

Skylum Luminar Neo is a photo editing software that was designed to be easy to use and work with all types of images, including...

How to Take Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats, Bias, Flat Darks...

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Aug 4
6 min

How to Take Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats, Bias, Flat Darks...

Full guide on calibration frames. What are darks, flats, bias, flat darks, and how to take them?

A Guide to Solar Observation with Vespera

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jul 28
7 min

A Guide to Solar Observation with Vespera

Use Vespera to observe the Sun from anywhere in the world. Check out our guide to learn how to set up this smart telescope step-by-step.

The Milky Way Galaxy - Wide-Field DSLR Astrophotography

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jul 28
15 min

The Milky Way Galaxy - Wide-Field DSLR Astrophotography

A compilation of our favorite Milky Way images taken over the years, with information for each of them!

Hestia: A Revolutionary Smart Telescope for Astrophotography

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jul 25
6 min

Hestia: A Revolutionary Smart Telescope for Astrophotography

The newest product by Vaonis, Hestia can turn your smartphone into a smart telescope. Get more details about this revolutionary smart telesc

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