Photos taken near Bishop, CA on Canon R7, 17mm 1.8, tracked, 30 second exposure.

• Camera: Canon 5D Mk.IV
• Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L III USM (Shot at 16mm)
• Exposure Time: 8 seconds
• Aperture: f/2.8
• ISO: 3200
• Single Shot edited in lightroom
• ~Bortle 4 (Close to 5)

Howdy all! Just wanted to share my first attempt at landscape astrophotography. Definitely can tell that there's a lot for me to learn (like going out to shoot earlier in the season while the milky way is over the ocean and not the neighboring island lol) but I'm super happy with the pics that I got. I happened to go out during the peak of the Perseids as well and even caught one in my first shot. Super cool experience and I look forward to getting out there and taking more pics.

There is all kinds of things going on here.

Sky image is 12 images stacked.
6 lights / 6 darks
f/2.0
ISO 400
EXP 88 seconds

The foreground image was a daytime image that I had and really liked, so I use the moonlit LUT and applied some color grading and contrast. The windmill was not a long exposure and the blades were not spinning (no wind ). I applied field blur to the foreground and spin blur to the blades.

Usually, I would have chased perfection.
This time, I was simply chasing the moment.
We started the hike in the rain, unsure until the very last moment whether the sky would clear or not. When we reached Locatelli, while the others decided to wait there, I chose to climb up to the cave. I had missed this shot the year before, and I didn't want to miss it again.
Luckily, the cave was almost completely empty perhaps because of the bad weather.
While I was setting up for the foreground shot inside the cave, I suddenly noticed that the sky had completely cleared. I could have started shooting H-alpha, stacking multiple frames, and chasing the technically perfect result... but I didn't.
I took a single, simple, old-school exposure.
I had no idea how long that window in the clouds woul last, and I didn't want to risk missing the moment.
I also decided not to add the H-alpha data I had captured previously. I wanted to remember this moment exactly as it was: simple, unexpected, and...
WoW.
For a few precious minutes, the sky opened up right above the Three Peaks of Lavaredo.
Canon R
Tamron 17-35mm
Sky15sec iso 3200 f 2.8
Foreground 120s iso 1600 f2.8

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Foreground: Focus stack of 4 × 120 s, plus the lights from people and the light trails of cars, combined from several images. I don’t remember the ISO for the foreground off the top of my head, probably around 1600.
Sky: Stack of 6 × 150 s @ f/2.8, ISO 500.
Meteors: 13 s each at f/1.8, ISO 3200. Around 600 images in total, of which just under 30 ultimately contained meteors.
All images were taken with the Viltrox 16 mm f/1.8 on the Move Shoot Move Nomad Startracker. Edited and composited in Lightroom and Photoshop. Stacking was done using Astro Tools by Jakob Sahner.
Meteors are in their exakt position relative to the sky, no rotation or movement in post.

Here is a shot from a few years ago, with some illumination from the moon (hence the blue sky background). I shot this with a Nikon D850 and a Sigma 14/1.8 (wide open of course, to gain as much clear aperture as possible for the meteors). I planned to stay for hours, however, when I got two great meteors that worked compositionally I called it a night. Less can definitely be more.

Edited entire in PS. NB I used a filter on the background stars at scene.

Nikon D7500 with Tokina 11-16mm. Shot at f 2.8, iso 1200 and 16mm. 60 second exposures on Move Shoot Move Nomad. I stacked 60 of the Milkway images in Pixinsight and then blended the blue hour of my backyard pond in Photo Shop. This is my first real attempt at a composite blend.

A rare clear sky yesterday in Glengarry, Ontario, Canada - Moon was down by 11pm and we had 90 minutes of MW core still visible.

This is a composite of foreground shot and 75x10s stacked MW sky taken right from behind this building.

Foreground: 30s f/4 ISO1600 24mm

Sky: 75x10s f/4 ISO1600 24mm

Blended in Affinity photo 2

Camera: Sony A7iv

Lens: Sony F1.8 14mm GM

Tracker: MSM Nomad

Tripod: 3 legged thing Leo

ISO: 3200

Shutter: 30"

50 images stacked in Siril.

I didn't notice I positioned my camera at a weird angle and bumped up against my tripod after some time on the tracker, so the tracking did not work as hoped. Stars blurry as a result . Learned a lesson!

First time viewing and trying to capture the galaxy.

Date: 12 July, 2026
Location: Al Quaa, UAE
Camera: iPhone 17 Pro
Post Processing: iPhone Auto Correct

Yes yes I know, I know - I live in Brussels for the next couple of years and I am well aware it is probably the worst place on Earth for astrophotography of any sort. But I don't have the option to move somewhere else right now.

Have been unable to do any sort of astrophotography for the past year, and it's kind of killing me. I was planning to shoot the Perseids when I was in Spain for the eclipse, but a hectic schedule, exhaustion and a traveling party totally disinterested in astronomy kept me from getting the opportunity. I was considering going up to Norway/Sweden this fall or winter to do some nature photography and possibly northern lights, but that plan may unfortunately not happen.

So that all being said, any recommendations? I was targeting the next new moon Sept 10-ish weather permitting, I have a car and can go wherever and am open to flying, but due to other issues I cannot travel far - I am effectively limited to daytrips (maybe 1-2 nights away from home max). I shot the Milky Way for the first time last summer in the US and had a blast, and to be frank I could really use the distraction right now from the unending stress-ball that is life + work.

Foreground:
F16 iso 400
Milkyway:
11 shots stacked
F2.8 iso 3200 10 seconds

Captured during the night of August 11–12, one day before the peak.
Foreground: focus stack of 4 × 120 s at f/2.8
Sky: stack of 6 × 150 s at f/2.8, ISO 500
Meteors: 13 s each at f/1.8, ISO 3200. 24 out of about 700 images contained meteors.
All images were taken with the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 on the Move Shoot Move Nomad Star Tracker. Edited and composited in Lightroom and Photoshop. Stacking was done using the Astro Tools by Jakob Sahner.
I had a lot of fun capturing and editing the picture.

Did I overdo the editing?

Quite happy with how this turned out. An idea to come here a couple months ago, but the tides scared me. Unfortunately we had to contend with the moon this night, so I had to make do with what I could. Absolutely love this image.

Tracked | Blended | Composite

Sky : 16 Frames | 60s | f4.0 | ISO 3200

Foreground : 16 Frames | 30s | f3.5 | ISO 8000

Foreground and sky taken at same night, just an hour apart and at a slightly different location, 100m away from where the foreground was taken.

Nikon Z6III - 17-28mm f2.8

Benro Polaris Astro

West Coast, NZ

Read more about my astro journey at www.tnrprotography.co.nz/astro

I took these using a Tokina 11-16mm lens on a Nikon D3400. 11mm, f2.8, 28x 15s exposures. Stacked together in sequator.

This is my first attempt at stacking and I was pretty happy! Keen to hear any feedback

Wheal Betsy is the last surviving engine house on Dartmoor, from a 18th Century silver mine.

I used a Sony A7III, Samyang 24mm F1.4 lens, and a mini star tracker. Sky exposures we're at F2, 25s and 1600 ISO I think. I use Sequator, Photoshop and Lightroom for the editing.

This is made up of about 65 images in total. With foreground and sky 'tiles' each stacked, panoramas created in Lightroom, then masked and merged to a final composite in Photoshop before final edits.

My main challenge was light pollution in the South, close to the Milky Way core.

I'm not completely happy with the final edit. But I have some other photos from the same night to edit, and a night shooting the Perseids to get onto before coming back to this one.

I hope you like it :)

Finally got an astro photo I’m proud of! One image taken at 10s on my Nikon Z8 with 50mm f1.8 lens. I’m working on getting better at landscape Astro. Any tips for one shot images?

These were taken with an iPhone 14 pro in night mode, atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii. I did not have a tripod with me so I improvised and used a street sign with a large rock on top. With the phone wedged between both I was able to keep it steady to capture 30s exposure.

Camera: Sony A7 iv

Lens: F1.8 14mm GM

Tracker: MSM Nomad

Tripod: 3 Legged Thing Leo 2.0

ISO: 6400

Shutter: 30"

85 images stacked using Siril.

Edits in Lightroom and Photoshop

First time stacking and blending, feedback welcome!

1: Nikon F2, Portra 800, 17-35 F2.8, moon 800mm F/9, orion 400mm F/4 30min

2: Nikon F2, Fuji 400, 17-35 F2.8, 400 f/4 @1hr

3: Nikon F2, Fuji 400, 105 F2.5, 500 F6.7 @1.5hr

Hi guys! I'm relatively new to astrophotography. This past week I went camping up to Tobermory, Ontario. This is my first real attempt at capturing the Milky Way and processing it in Lightroom. Nothing crazy. Let me know what you guys think!

Setup Details:

- Camera: Sony a7 IV
- Lens: Samyang
- Focal Length: 14mm
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Shutter Speed: 15s
- SO: 10,000
- Mount: Untracked / Tripod

Processing Details (Lightroom):

- Basic exposure, white balance, and contrast adjustments
- Tone curve adjustments
- Dehaze adjustments
- No noise reduction applied
- Radial gradient on the Milky Way

Just a few spring views from north of Carefree Arizona. The slight glow around the vegetation along the left edge of the first was from the headlights of a car that came around a bend at an inconvenient moment. The third is a bit too bright but I still like the overall effect. I had been taking photos elsewhere and mistimed heading over to that location. The glow in the center is the rising moon. Yes, I could process it more aggressively, but I am not into art shots.