Astrophotography

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Pillars of Creation “Captured during the G5 geomagnetic storm in May 2024, the aurora is seen above Knowlton Henge in Dorset, UK”

"My images tell a story of art, science and culture all in one frame," says astrophotographer Josh Dury

By Kim Bunermann, Digital Photographer published

INTERVIEW Josh Dury shares his globe-trotting experiences, revealing insights into our universe and the importance of protecting the beauty of dark skies

INTERVIEW
Deep-sky image of a purple and pink nebula surrounded by vibrant blue stars

12,220 photos on 70 nights over four years. That's a combined exposure of 2.2 million seconds (plus 4,000 hours of post-processing)!

By Niall Hampton published

Photo of the Day Photo of the Day: Samy Al Olabi's astrophotography portfolio earned him HIPA Photographer of the Year. And his 12,220-image deep-sky panorama is a breathtaking highlight

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Lightning Bugs taken in 2012 by Don Pettit

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and National Geographic astrophotographer Babak Tafreshi compare stunning star trail photographs

By Leonie Helm published

News Pettit made a name for himself as an astrophotographer after sharing his image 'Lightning Bugs' in 2012 showing beautiful star trails

News
Astronaut on the ISS

"Stranded" NASA astronaut on International Space Station photographed from Earth in world first

By Leonie Helm published

news NASA astronaut Suni Williams was undertaking a repair on the ISS when she was photographed from Earth by an amateur astrophotographer

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Astro landscape of Comet G3 (ATLAS) appears on the horizon line after sunset, with the Cerro Paranal mountain in the foreground

Can’t wait another 600,000 years to see Comet G3 (ATLAS)? At least we have these stellar photographs for posterity

By Mike Harris published

Photographers have been sharing their photographs of Comet G3 (ATLAS), which burned bright during January in the southern hemisphere

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A time lapse image of an eclipse

"I just love capturing the magic of the night sky," reveals astrophotographer Josh Dury

By Lauren Scott published

Interview UK astrophotographer Josh Dury on night-sky success, his passion for documenting natural skies, a brand-new book and an appearance at The Photography Show 2025

Interview
Milky Way across Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia

Astrophotography in February 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month

By Jamie Carter published

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

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Get your cameras ready! The northern lights could reach several US states tonight

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

NEWS A solar flare could give the northern US and Canada a light show tonight if conditions continue

NEWS
This animation features actual satellite images of the far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) and telescope, and the Earth – one million miles away

NASA photographs the rare occurrence of the moon crossing the face of the Earth from a million miles away

By Leonie Helm published

The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite

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The Andromeda Galaxy

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope creates largest photomosaic ever made of "train wreck" Andromeda galaxy with over 2.5 billion pixels

By Leonie Helm published

It took 10 years, 1,000 Hubble orbits, and required over 600 overlapping images

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