Astrophotography

Is Astrophotography Easy? Find Out Now
Karl Perera MA
August 20, 2022
Astrophotography
Is astrophotography easy? No. It has a steep learning curve and involves photography, experimentation, computer skills, and a creative eye. In addition, it is expensive and requires patience. It’s also helpful if you have knowledge of physics and a logical mind as there is much troubleshooting and experimentation involved in astrophotography. Progress can be quick,…
Deep Sky Photography: How to Capture Stunning Nebulae and Galaxies
Karl Perera MA
March 11, 2022
Deep Space Astrophotography
In astronomy, deep-sky objects are those that are very far away from our planet and usually outside our galaxy. Deep-sky photography, therefore, involves the capture of distant galaxies, nebulae, and other astrophotography targets. There are literally thousands of these deep-sky objects available to anyone with the necessary equipment, and in my experience, this kind of…
Markarian’s Chain: What It Is, Where to Find It, and My First Results
Karl Perera MA
February 1, 2022
Deep Space Astrophotography
About 6 months after starting my adventure into astrophotography, I came across an interesting winter target, Markarian’s chain, and thought it would be very cool to photograph galaxies from my backyard. So, armed with my beginner’s equipment, a Celestron Newtonian 130 SLT reflector telescope with Goto mount, and a Canon 600D DSLR, I set about…
Lenticular Galaxy: Discover this Fantastic Object!
Karl Perera MA
December 28, 2021
Deep Space Astrophotography
I love imaging galaxies, especially the galactic ones like spirals and quasars. Last year, when I started astrophotography, I discovered that it was possible to photograph galaxies that were millions of light-years away! On this page, though, I want to focus on one kind of galaxy, the lenticular type of galaxy from the Hubble sequence,…
Heart Nebula – IC 1805 in the Constellation Cassiopeia
Karl Perera MA
December 17, 2021
Deep Space Astrophotography
Since I got interested in Astrophotography one of my top targets has been the Heart Nebula. I saw the wonderful images of it and this convinced me that I needed to start photographing emission nebulas and deep sky objects such as this. But beyond imaging this wonder, what exactly is this region of space and…
Night Sky Photography: Great Astrophotography Images
Karl Perera MA
December 30, 2020
Astrophotography
I hope you like the night sky photography images I post on this page which will be updated as I take new photos. I am using all the astrophotography techniques I describe here to create these. If you want to know how you can do astrophotography then explore this website, you’re definitely in the right…
My Astrophotography Hobby – Great Progress
Karl Perera MA
December 24, 2020
Astrophotography
Since July 2020, I have been starting an astrophotography hobby. It’s already been about six months and I’ve learned so much about telescopes, astronomy, photography, and image editing. It’s really interesting but quite challenging! It is for this reason that I have decided to document my journey here on this website. My Aim in developing…