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Seasonal Astrophotography Targets

The night sky changes with the seasons. What rises in the autumn horizon is different…

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How To Combine Narrowband Filters For Richer Nebula Images

If you're using a colour astronomy camera like I do under less-than-perfect skies, you already…

LYRA-51 News

Hydrogen Alpha to Launch LYRA-51 to Monitor Devon’s Night Skies

We today announce LYRA-51's new initiative to monitor night-sky quality in Devon. The project will…

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Autoguiding For Deep Sky Astrophotography

As you gain experience with deep sky imaging, you will notice a gradual limit to…

HαLIDE News

HαLIDE to Digitise and Protect Six Decades of Space History

Hydrogen Alpha is proud to announce HαLIDE - the Hydrogen Alpha Library of Digitised Exploration.…

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Polar Alignment: Why It Matters And How To Do It

When you take a long-exposure photo of the night sky without aligning your mount, stars…

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How To Focus At Night

Focusing at night is one of those quiet challenges in astrophotography. It sounds simple, but…

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Choosing a Star Tracker for Astrophotography

When you’re just starting out in deep sky astrophotography, one piece of equipment makes all…

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Putting Together A Deep Sky Astrophotography Kit

As you begin to capture galaxies and nebulae, you’ll soon realise that astrophotography is about…

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Choosing Your First Telescope

There’s a quiet kind of excitement in choosing your first telescope. It marks a shift…

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How To Get Started With Deep Sky Astrophotography

On a clear night, you can look up and see thousands of stars with the…

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Choosing an Astrophotography Camera

If you are beginning to explore the night sky through a lens, it does not…