Jump into the deep end how to progress from planetary to deep-sky photography

Andrea Arbizzi, Modena, Italy, December 2024–April 2025 Andrea says: “PuWe 1 is a tough, faint target and even more so from my Bortle 8 sky! But after 28 hours and some intensive processing, I was abl

I’m responding to an article by Pete Lawrence in the April 2025 issue, titled ‘Flora crosses the Leo Triplet’ (Big Three, in the Sky Guide), which spurred me to have a look for this minor planet. I al

One of Nikon’s last DSLRs, the pro-spec D850 still has a lot to offer, as John Gilbey discovers

The Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76Ha refractor is a fresh new addition to the well-known manufacturer’s telescope line-up and its first venture into dedicated hydrogen-alpha instruments. The spec is highly

1 NGC 6624 We’ll start with globular cluster NGC 6624 located in the northwest corner of the Teapot, 0.8° southeast of mag. +2.7 Kaus Media (Delta (δ) Sagittarii). Shining with an integrated magnitude

Ever-increasing light pollution and urban sprawl have prompted many of us to seek darker skies to put our equipment to better use. With several dark-sky sites accessible from where we live, we were ex