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AstroBackyard
Trevor Jones & Ashley Northcotte
Approachable deep-sky capture, backyard rigs, DSLR workflows
- Articles
- Video
- Guides
Capture the Atlas
Dan Zafra & Ascen Aynat
Milky Way, aurora, landscape planning, travel
- Articles
- Calendars
- Courses
- Workshops
Lonely Speck
Ian Norman & Diana Southern
Camera-and-tripod nightscapes and accessible starting points
- Articles
- Calculators
- Courses
Nebula Photos
Nico Carver
Untracked deep sky, beginner systems, full processing workflows
- Video
- Articles
- Practice data
Peter Zelinka
Peter Zelinka
Trackers, Milky Way, star trails, PixInsight and Photoshop
- Tutorials
- Courses
- Workshops
Galactic Hunter
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Seasonal deep-sky targets, PixInsight, narrowband, smart telescopes
- Articles
- Video
- Books
Cuiv, The Lazy Geek
Cuiv
Urban imaging, automation, telescopes, mounts and cameras
- Video
- Livestreams
Astrobiscuit
Astrobiscuit
Value-minded gear, first rigs, creative experiments
- Articles
- Video
Adam Block Studios
Adam Block
Advanced PixInsight, color, masks, diagnostics and image craft
- Masterclasses
- Practice data
- Forums
RC Astro
Russell Croman
Computational gradients, deconvolution, noise and star separation
- Software
- Technical notes
Clarkvision
Roger N. Clark
Sensors, color science, nightscape technique, technical analysis
- Articles
- Technical studies
VisibleDark
Shawn Nielsen
PixInsight, N.I.N.A., automation and narrowband
- Video
- Tutorials
Alyn Wallace Photography
Alyn Wallace
Landscape astro, aurora, Moon, eclipses and meteor showers
- Video
- Articles
- Book
Nightscape Images
Richard Tatti
Southern skies, foreground light, panoramas and fieldcraft
- Video
- Workshops
Mike Shaw Photography
Mike Shaw
PhotoPills planning, eclipses, panoramas and time-lapse
- Books
- Courses
- Workshops
Damian Peach
Damian Peach
High-resolution planetary imaging and atmospheric seeing
- Articles
- Observations
Christopher Go
Christopher Go
Jupiter monitoring, filters, capture logs and science
- Observing logs
- Articles
The Astro Imaging Channel
Nonprofit community
Expert talks across equipment, capture and processing
- Talks
- Program archive
AstroBin
Astrophotography community
Image metadata, plate solving, equipment records and discovery
- Community
- Image database
- Equipment database
Cloudy Nights
Amateur astronomy community
Long-running equipment, capture and troubleshooting discussions
- Forums
- Reviews
Sky & Telescope
Expert contributors
Edited nightscape, deep-sky, planetary and science coverage
- Articles
- Magazine
- Guides
BBC Sky at Night
Expert contributors
Broad beginner-to-intermediate tutorials
- Articles
- Magazine
AAVSO
American Association of Variable Star Observers
Photometry, spectroscopy, calibration and citizen science
- Manuals
- Data
- Programs
PhotoPills Academy
PhotoPills
Moon, Milky Way, eclipse, meteor and star-trail planning
- Guides
- App
- Academy
DarkSky International
DarkSky International
Responsible light use, place stewardship and honest disclosure
- Principles
- Research
- Advocacy
Siril Documentation
Siril project
Official calibration, stacking and processing documentation
- Documentation
- Tutorials
PixInsight Resources
Pleiades Astrophoto
Official PixInsight platform and technical resources
- Documentation
- Forum
- Video
PHD2 Guiding
Open PHD Guiding
Official guiding setup, calibration and diagnostics
- Documentation
- Best practices
Stellarium
Stellarium project
Open-source sky simulation and target planning
- Software
- Documentation
N.I.N.A. Documentation
Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy
Automated sequence planning and deep-sky acquisition
- Documentation
- Software
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