Astrophotography Techniques

Astrophotography techniques including image stacking, image processing and editing.

  • How to Photograph the Milky Way and Get Stunning Results

    How to Photograph the Milky Way and Get Stunning Results

    “There’s something special about capturing the glow of the Milky Way as it cuts across the entire sky.” Timothy Printy – The Astroscopers’ Astronomy Group in Chiefland, Florida. Have you ever seen those amazing pictures taken at night with the landscape and an amazing horizon filled with stars and an incredible Milky Way arch across the sky? Have you…

  • Astrophotography stacking for the best images

    Astrophotography stacking for the best images

    Astrophotography stacking is a process I do all the time, and one thing I’m finding is that my images require many hours of imaging. Recently, I took photos of the Iris Nebula, and so far, I’ve taken about 5 hours’ worth of 30 second images. Ideally, for an amazing picture of this stunning nebula, I…