This is really an age old question. You get your first DSLR or mirrorless camera and you screw it onto your telescope only to find out the Ha response is so low you can't really image and nebulae with it. Sure, it can be done, but the extra exposure needed makes it hugely impractical. That's … Continue reading Should You Modify Your DSLR For Astrophotography?

If you've ever gone shopping for a new astrophotography mount you'll know that these things get expensive very quickly. Many people will say the Celestron AVX, a $1000 mount, is the absolute entry point if you're buying new. Now though is a new era with consumer 3D printing being more popular than ever. This has … Continue reading The First Community Made Tracking Mount

I'm writing this today because recently, I have been increasingly feeling like I needed new, more interesting things to image with my limited clear nights. I'm sure many people eventually get to this position where you've imaged all of the major targets in Orion and the main groups of galaxies that everyone does at some … Continue reading Combatting Target Burnout

This is my most recent image and it quickly became one of my favorites. The star color looks pretty good, not too much weirdness happening with the star shapes, the way the stars seem to get smaller as you move toward the center of the image I think does a really good job at sort … Continue reading Capture and Processing: The Veil Nebula

When it comes to astrophotography, most camera companies make great products these days, but there is a bit of a competition going on in the industry for the best camera for astrophotography. The main players right now are Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm and Sony with a few remaining Pentax users. I won't really talk about Pentax … Continue reading The Best Mirrorless/DSLR For Astrophotography

I'll admit this topic has been done to death over the years, but it's still worth visiting because I still see so many people asking if it's possible to take a good milky way picture without a tripod that also tracks the stars or expensive wide angle telescopes etc. It definitely is possible and I … Continue reading Taking Milky Way Images Cheaply

Galaxies can be difficult for a lot of people to shoot simply because they are what's called a broadband target. What this means is that they emit a wide range of wavelengths of light, including much of the visible part of the spectrum. The difficult part comes if you have any amount of light pollution … Continue reading Tips For Imaging Galaxies Even In Light Pollution