Meet Justin, the first Galactic Course Community Champion. Discover his astrophotography journey, his experience with the Galactic Course community, and the story behind his dedication to helping fellow astrophotographers.

I recently introduced quarterly challenges for Galactic Course members, with each challenge winner receiving a prize and becoming eligible for the Galactic Course Hall of Fame. Since this new community initiative launched midway through the year, I decided to make the first Hall of Fame special by looking back at all the beautiful images shared in the Galactic Lounge and Discord over the past year and selecting my favorite. From now on, the next Hall of Fame winners will be s

2-year review of Starfront observatories in Texas. A remote observatory for telescopes that now hosts more than 1000 rigs from all over the world.

In this post, I'll go over both the 500 Rule and the NPF Rule. I suggest getting familiar with both rules so that you understand what they're used for and how they differ. All you need to know is included on this page!

Messier 68 astrophotography of the globular cluster in the Hydra constellation. Faint IFN shows near the cluster which is challenging to process!

100-hour astrophotography on the Omega nebula showing the faint blue oxygen sprites in Sagittarius and other gasses. Hubble palette style from H and O filters.

I compare BlurXTerminator ML5 vs ML4 on real astrophotography images to test improvements to stars, diffraction spikes, optical issues, and image detail.

Full review of the ZWO Seestar S50 Pro smart telescope. How does it compare with the original S50 and how does it do on the Andromeda galaxy, nebulae, and more?

The Jellyfish Nebula is a faint but large nebula in Gemini. I spent 100 hours from Starfront with my refractor telescope and imaged it with 5 different filters to get this result.

Here are some tips and advice to capture and process any type of star cluster in astrophotography.

The DWARF 3 is the smallest, lightest, and most versatile smart telescope available. In this review, we see what it is capable of!

NGC 3293 (the Gem Cluster) is a beautiful open cluster visible in the southern hemisphere. It is found in the constellation Carina, very close to the large Gabriela Mistral Nebula. In this post, you will find information, images, and tips to help you photograph this exciting open star cluster.

Astrophotography of Messier 19, an oval shaped globular cluster in Ophiuchus with another globular star cluster nearby.

Messier 57, also called the Ring Nebula, is a small nebula located in Lyra. Find out more about the astrophotography here.

Learn how to photograph Messier 25, a beautiful open star cluster in Sagittarius with some beautiful dark dust lanes nearby.