Make your dark nebulae shots shine

There’s a vast array of astronomy image-processing software on the market, often with high initial or monthly costs coupled with a steep learning curve. StarTools offers a full suite of easy-to-use fu

The Milky Way is a firm favourite for nightscape photographers and astrophotographers alike, but beautiful images of our Galaxy are well within reach of beginners with basic entry-level equipment too.

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Wendy Evans looks at other processing and output options using Affinity Photo 2

Cecil Navick and Francis Bozon, captured remotely via Obstech, El Sauce Observatory, Chile, 4 May–28 June 2025 Cecil and Francis say: “We chose NGC 6164 because it’s rarely photographed, plus it’s a t

Anton Matthews, Bristol, UK, 3 July 2025 Anton says: “Towards the end of an early morning session, I took one more look and spotted this prominence. I’d never seen, let alone imaged, one this far from