The starman

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Whichever way you look at it, this year’s Perseid meteor shower peak on 12 August is going to be challenging for naked-eye observers. As with all meteor showers, some years are better than others, but

Since Russia launched Sputnik 1 into low Earth orbit in 1957, thousands of satellites have begun congesting the skies over our planet – something anyone shooting night-sky timelapses will be keenly aw

When everything comes together, there’s no better feeling, as Michael Topham experienced in Croatia

Making a living from your camera is tough, but doable. Three photographers tell Geoff Harris how they are still able to profit from their passion...

Light pollution is as big a threat to our planet as sewage or plastic, says dark sky officer Dani Robertson