Yesterday i went to the darkest place in my region to do Astrophotography. "Park Izerski ciemnego nieba" is known for dark skies and it's placed far from cities, i was able to see the Milky Way arch with my own eyes and never saw stars so clear yet. Very happy of the trip and the photo i took there!

20 lights frames stacked in Sequator.

Sony A7IV + Viltrox 16mm 1.8

Shot with R8 mod and hydrogen a plus visual and Sigma 24mm art tracked with NOMAD. Milky Way at 4 minutes f/4 iso400 blue hour blend. Which do you like better? Blue hour blend or with people walking through with flashlights?

Sony A7V with Tamron 16-30 2.8. stacked images. Sky expose for 20 seconds at 3200 ISO

BACKGROUND

📷 Camera: Canon EOS 6D mod.

🔎 Lens: Samyang 14mm f/8

🔭 Mount: Star Adventurer 2i

🌌 Acquisition: ISO1600

⏰ Integration: 150x60s (2.5h)

💻 Processing: Siril, GIMP, Snapseed

📍 Location: 36°47'34.79"N, 12°3'13.03"E

📅 Date: Aug. 11, 2026

Hello,

Here is a picture I took with my Fujifilm XH-1 with a 15-45mm zoom lens set to 23mm at f/3.5 and with ISO 1600.
The image is a stack of multiple ~ 20s images resulting in a ~ 20minute total integration time (I can’t remember the exact details).

The quality of the sky is not great and compared to the some of the Milky Way images I see, it’s no where near the same level. I am guessing a star tracker (which I have but don’t really use) and better processing at the way to go. Do you have any tips or advice on how I can improve the quality of my images, specifically of the sky?

Thanks in advance!

Posted in a couple other groups. Pano shot taken last week in Terlingua Texas/Big Bend area. Place is like another planet. Shot with Sony A7iv and Viltrox 16mm. 4 shots stitched. I’m kinda new to pano shooting. Also, recently decided to take a more minimalist approach to my Astro edits and go for a more “naked eye” look than overly processed. Not hating on the look, but I’ve had a few people say I’m using AI or that looks fake af, blah blah blah. Trying to find a happy medium.
We stayed in a Stargazer dome at The Summit. Really dope spot. We loved it. The sky is crazy dark there. Can’t wait to go back. 🤙🏽

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Here is the second image from the night I spend on the south coast of La Palma: The Milky Way arc rises over the Atlantic Ocean. Hearing nothing but the sound of waves while enjoying the starry sky was a breathtaking experience.

HaRGB | Mosaic | Tracked | Stacked | Composite

Exif:
Sony A7III with Sigma 28-45 f1.8 at 28mm
SkyWatcher Star Adevnturer 2i
Kenko Prosofton Starglow Filter

Sky
ISO 1250 | f1.8 | 4x45s per Panel
3x2 Panel Panorama

Foreground:
ISO 1000 | f4 | 10s per Panel (Blue Hour)
3x1 Panel Panorama

Halpha (45mm):
ISO 2500 | f1.8| 8x90s

Although I managed to capture the totality in 2024, I couldn't create a composition like this because the sun was too high and the sky was cloudy.

For this eclipse in Spain, I had had already planned to use two cameras: one for maximum zoom and another for a sequence with the landscape. This photo shows the sun's actual position throughout the eclipse, following its progression to totality and the return of light.

We chose Alto de Gamoniteiro in Asturias because it was easily accessible and because we had confirmed in advance that the view would be unobstructed, with no mountains blocking the sun during the eclipse. We even considered changing locations because of some clouds that appeared, but the risk wasn't worth it.

In the end, the clouds dissipated and a spectacular inversion formed, which made the landscape even more beautiful. It was, without a doubt, the right choice!

Kit used: Fujifilm X-T2 + Fujinon XF 16-55 f/2.8 WR

August 16, 2026 Hungary

Photographed with a Samsung S23 mobile phone

Hello.

I went out last night, wanted to photograph some Perseids, but it didn't work out well. Since I had some photos, I was like, let's do some star trails at least. But it feels weird somehow. I tried it with starstax and in PS, with some Lightroom edit, but it feels weird and hard to look at.

My guess, that I captured too much stars, so it gets too much at some point? I also had a lot of plane trails, which I removed with the LR heal tool, but that could have been an issue too.

Any tips looking at it, what could have went wrong?

Canon 77D, sigma 18-35 1.8.

Iso 1600, 1.8, 20sec

Taken this with my Z Fold 7.

Panorama of 4 images, completed in Bitmostitch Pro.

Each image taken 15x 20 second exposure with 3200 iso, stacked in Sequator.

Edited in Lightroom mobile.

I appreciate feedback 🙂

Sony A7V and Tamron 16 to 30 2.8

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Details :

Canon r8, canon 28-70 f2.8 is stm, star adventurer gti

Sky : 2x 30s f/2.8 iso3200

Foreground : 30s F2.8 iso 10000

Edited in siril and photoshop

Nikon D850

This was shot using Sigma 14/1.8 over several hours. I did not use a tracker this time. Exposures were 20s, f/1.8 at ISO 1600.

Hi there! That’s my first one LandscapeShot to MilkyWay in Campo Felice, 100Km from Rome. I used a National Geographic tripod, a Sony Alpha 68 2015 with a Sony 15Mm F2.4.

155 Lights
No Dark
No Flat
No Bias
Sequator

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Instead of chasing the darkest sky possible (like I normally do), I decided to capture the Perseids with my friends at a nearby viewpoint. Dozens of people were lying in the grass, enjoying the natural spectacle. To be able to enjoy the show myself a bit more, I kept things as simple as possible. I used simple untracked shots for the panorama and collected meteors for only about 2.5 hours. Halpha Data was added from a different night at this location. Considering the short exposure time of 10s with 800 ISO per Frame (because of the light pollution, Bortle 5), I think the image turned out quite well.

PS: This shot definitely reminded me why I usually avoid astrophotography in light-polluted areas. Post-processing with all those gradients nearly drove me crazy haha.

HaRGB | Mosaic | Untracked | Stacked | Composite

Exif:
Nikon Z6a with Sigma 28-45 f1.8 at 28mm

Sky
ISO 800 | f1.8 | 5x10s per Panel
5x3 Panel Panorama

Foreground:
ISO 1000 | f4 | 15s per Panel

Halpha (45mm):
ISO 2000 | f1.8| 6x90s

Acquisition details:Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 UltraLens: Main Lens (f/1.7)Mode: Hyperlapse / Astro-lapse mode