7 Astrophotography Tips You Can Try Tonight
The following astrophotography tips apply whether you are shooting deep-sky objects in space with a DSLR camera and telescope, or with a simple camera lens on a tripod. If you are just getting your feet wet, and are looking to capture a photo of the night sky that includes colorful, sharp stars and maybe a galaxy or nebula - these 7 astrophotography tips will help you get there. As a preface, the bare minimum you will need to take an astrophotography image like the one below is a DSLR Camera (here are some of the ones I recommend), a basic camera lens, and a sturdy tripod. DSLR astrophotogr…
Why I Bought the Canon EOS Ra
In early May 2020, I decided to purchase a Canon EOS Ra camera from B&H photo. This is Canon's latest astrophotography camera, and it has some seriously impressive specs (like a full-frame 30.3 MP astro-modified sensor). For a complete rundown of the Canon EOS Ra, you can read my full review from January of this year. Essentially, it is a clone of the popular Canon EOS R mirrorless camera, with a specialized IR cut filter optimized for astrophotography. In this article, I want to discuss why I purchased the EOS Ra, and share my results from the backyard. Is the Canon E…
Selective Color Boosting (Photoshop Tutorial)
In this astrophotography image processing tutorial, I will explain an easy way to selectively boost the colors in your image. I like to call the technique "selective color boosting". Increasing the saturation of your deep-sky object can bring out the true beauty of your subject, and better showcase the contrasting elements of the nebula or galaxy. The amount of "boosting" is up to you of course. Some prefer bright, vibrant colors, while others prefer a toned-down "natural" look. I'd like to consider my images to be somewhere in the middle. The definition of a "true-color" image…
19 Practical Astronomy Apps for Stargazing
In this post, I've rounded up a list of useful astronomy apps for your mobile phone or tablet. If you're looking to inject a little more astronomy into your iPhone or Android Device (I personally use a Samsung Galaxy S10), the following list of apps should come in very handy. I've reached out to the astrophotography and astronomy community on twitter to find out which astronomy apps are the most popular. I was absolutely astonished to find out just how many amazing astronomy apps I hadn't heard of before, that I now use and enjoy on a daily basis. In particular, there were some inc…
Topaz Labs DeNoise AI Review
The goal of Topaz Labs DeNoise AI is to reduce digital image noise while preserving detail and increasing image sharpness. If you're no stranger to astrophotography image processing, that almost sounds too good to be true. I was skeptical of the application myself but now find myself using it in some capacity for every astrophoto I process. I believe that Topaz Labs DeNoise AI is a powerful tool that amateur astrophotography enthusiasts should consider adding to their bag of processing tricks. In fact, I even added a new section about Topaz DeNoise AI in my premium astrophotography image p…
