First date with a dslr

Embrace urban shooting and you’ll never run out of ideas

Nicole Poersch, Prestwick, South Ayrshire, UK, 15 September 2024–21 January 2025 Nicole says: “The Clamshell Nebula in Cygnus is often overlooked due to its proximity to the North America and Pelican

Guiding is essential for deep-sky astrophotography, because even the most precise setups can introduce small tracking errors that affect your images. These are caused by a mix of mechanical flaws, imp

Give your aurora shots a boost in Lightroom, with Sean McCormack

As described on page 46, there will be a total lunar eclipse on 7 September that somewhat mirrors the one that occurred last March. Whereas March’s eclipse took place as the Moon was setting, with tot

While there’s no shortage of image-processing software out there, most programs excel at just a few aspects of astrophotography processing, leaving users to hop between multiple packages. This leads t