The ‘Community’ section of AstroBackyard includes featured astrophotography stories from around the web. They can include everything from impressive amateur images to the release of a new image processing tool.
This is our way of keeping a pulse on the hobby of astrophotography and a way to give back to the amateur community. If you have a particularly interesting image or story to share, please contact us for a chance to be featured.
I’ve recently been made aware of the Seti Astro Statistical Stretch standalone tool for astrophotography image processing. This simple, free tool can be part of your image-processing workflow, and I think you will find it handy. Frank is an extremely generous developer and amateur astrophotographer who has released a number of great (free) tools for…
Astrophotographer Yannick Akar has stunned the amateur astrophotography community with one of the most detailed photos of the Andromeda Galaxy you will ever see. The image was created by capturing a staggering amount of data, spanning the course of two seasons. The final image includes a whopping 146 hours of total integration. Since posting the…
Every amateur astrophotographer knows that the key to a sensational image is to capture as much exposure time on your target as possible. Reddit user ColorsOfCosmos took that idea to the extreme by collecting a staggering 68 hours of total exposure time on Wolf-Rayet 134. The resulting portrait of this cosmic bubble in Cygnus is…
As an astrophotographer myself, I am constantly learning new image-processing tips and tricks from the astrophotography community. My absolute favorite way to learn is by watching YouTube videos created by knowledgeable people willing to share what they have learned. I have recently discovered Paulyman Astro, who is a fantastic resource for all things PixInsight. He…
Have you ever wondered how big a certain nebula or galaxy is compared to another object? To help visualize this, Reddit user Nicolas Large has created this incredible deep-sky object size comparison chart using actual images he has taken through his telescope. Titled ‘A Very Rich Night Sky‘, the photographer managed to include a whopping…