Jamie Carter
Jamie has been writing about photography, astronomy, astro-tourism and astrophotography for over 20 years, producing content for Forbes.com, Space.com, Live Science, Techradar, T3, BBC Wildlife, Science Focus, New Scientist, Sky & Telescope, BBC Sky At Night, South China Morning Post, The Guardian, The Telegraph and Travel+Leisure.
As the editor of When Is The Next Eclipse and author of A Stargazing Program For Beginners, he has a wealth of experience, expertise and enthusiasm for astrophotography, from capturing the Northern Lights, the moon and meteor showers to solar and lunar eclipses.
He also brings a great deal of knowledge on action cameras, 360 cameras, AI cameras, camera backpacks, telescopes, gimbals, tripods and all manner of photography equipment.
Latest articles by Jamie Carter

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Review The K&F Concept ND1,000,000 is one of the easiest ways to photograph the sun with a manual camera, but it demands a more cautious approach to safety

By Jamie Carter Published
Review Baader AstroSolar is the benchmark solar filter material for serious eclipse photographers, thanks to its sharpness, contrast, and neutral white rendering, but it's delicate and expensive

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Review This cardboard-based Daystar Universal Lens Solar Filter may look simple, but its combination of trusted Thousand Oaks solar film, low price, and multi-lens compatibility makes it a top choice for eclipse photography and observation

By Jamie Carter Published
Astrophotography Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

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UPDATED Is a GoPro Subscription value for money? We explain the ins and outs of the service, and whether it’s right for you

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Astro Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

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Buying Guide Get set for a close-up view of this summer's solar eclipse safely with a pair of specialist solar binoculars

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review A remarkably compact dual-camera smart telescope, the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro fits in a camera bag and captures the cosmos in 4K.

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Astro Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

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review This compact, smartphone-controlled smart telescope is an ultra-portable astrophotography tool for dark-sky trips and minimalist setups

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Astro Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

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Buyers' guide Study or shoot the cosmos close up, with the best telescopes for astrophotography and stargazing.

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sky at night Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night skies above over the coming month

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ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY From a ‘blood moon’ and a total solar eclipse to meteor showers and conjunctions, these are the 10 events astrophotographers should shoot this year

By Jamie Carter Published
Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night skies above over the coming month

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astrophotography Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month.

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The “shoot first, edit later” philosophy behind 360-degree cameras should, in theory, make them ideal for imaging the night sky. Here’s how the Insta360 X5 performed in Churchill, Canada

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astrophotography Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this coming month

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astrophotography Get set for a supermoon and meteor showers: everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this coming month

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astrophotography Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this coming month

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review A premium, portable observatory that delivers impressive deep-sky, lunar and solar images with minimal effort.

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Features From sea to shining sea, these are some of the best photographic locations in the US

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astrophotography Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month
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