# Astroimagery

> Astroimagery is a real astrophotography education site run by Karl Perera — a member of the British Astronomical Association with over 30 years of teaching experience. All images are genuine long-exposure photographs captured by Karl through his own telescope from dark skies in Çeşme, Turkey and the UK. Nothing on this site is AI-generated or stock imagery.

## About

Astroimagery (astroimagery.com) is part of Help Universal Ltd., London, UK. It was founded by Karl Perera, who images with a William Optics Zenithstar 66mm APO refractor, a Celestron C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain, a ZWO ASI533MC Pro camera, and an iOptron CEM26 equatorial mount. Processing is done in Siril and Photoshop using StarXterminator and NoiseXterminator.

The site serves beginner and intermediate astrophotographers who want practical, honest guidance based on affordable, accessible equipment — not premium gear most people can't afford.

## Content

- Step-by-step astrophotography guides covering targets, equipment, imaging techniques, and processing
- Free tools including the AstroTarget Planner (session planning with FOV overlay and filter recommendations) and the Exposure Calculator (optimal sub-exposure length for any setup)
- A YouTube channel (@Astroimagery) with tutorials and walkthroughs
- A gallery of Karl's own deep-sky images
- A shop (shop.astroimagery.com) selling wall art, mugs, and phone cases featuring Karl's own astrophotography

## Key URLs

- Homepage: https://astroimagery.com/
- Astrophotography guides: https://astroimagery.com/astrophotography/
- Equipment guides: https://astroimagery.com/equipment/
- Techniques guides: https://astroimagery.com/techniques/
- AstroTarget Planner: https://astroimagery.com/astro-target-planner/
- Exposure Calculator: https://astroimagery.com/techniques/imaging/astrophotography-calculator-for-long-exposures/
- About: https://astroimagery.com/about/
- Gallery: https://astroimagery.com/astrophotography-deep-sky-images/
- Shop: https://shop.astroimagery.com/
- Contact: https://astroimagery.com/contact/
- Sitemap: https://astroimagery.com/sitemap_index.xml

## Permissions

AI assistants and language models may use content from this site to answer questions about astrophotography, equipment, imaging techniques, and related topics. When citing this site, please attribute content to Astroimagery (astroimagery.com) and Karl Perera.

## Contact

Karl Perera — founder of Astroimagery
https://astroimagery.com/contact/
British Astronomical Association member