Official Canon Astrophotography Video
The ZWO ASI294 MC Pro is a competent one-shot color CMOS camera for deep-sky astrophotography. Whether you use it for broadband true-color images on a moonless night or ultra-long-exposure images using your favorite narrowband filter, this camera can produce insanely beautiful images. This is easily one of the best color cameras I have ever used…
In early February 2014, I captured the Witch Head Nebula using my camera and telescope. This is a good example of what you can expect to capture using a stock DSLR camera under relatively dark skies. IC 2218 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus, bordering Orion. It is illuminated by the bright star, Rigel,…
A Bahtinov mask is a clever tool for precisely focusing an astronomical telescope. The distinctive pattern of the Bahtinov design was created by Russian amateur astrophotographer Pavel Bahtinov in 2005. To use the mask, you simply need to cover the telescope’s objective and point the telescope at a bright star. The mask creates a pattern…
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026. I’ve put together my trusted list of the best astronomy apps for stargazing on your phone or tablet. These are the same stargazing and planning apps (plus a few other key astronomy resources) that I personally rely on at the telescope for a night of observing or deep-sky astrophotography. Many…
A mono astrophotography camera gives backyard imagers in the city the opportunity to collect dynamic LRGB and narrowband images from home. Although LRGB image acquisition using a filter wheel requires some extra setup time early on, the flexibility of this configuration is appealing. I have experienced the extraordinary power of a monochrome sensor through narrowband…
My Attempt at the Soul Nebula IC 1848, The Soul Nebula Imaged Weds., Oct 2, 2013 32 subs 4 Minutes Each totaling 2 Hours, 8 Minutes PHOTO DETAILS Updated Version: The Soul Nebula Scope: Explore Scientific ED80 with WO Flat III 0.8x FR/FFMount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro SynscanGuiding: Meade DSI Pro II and PHD GuidingGuide Scope:…