Useful Astrophotography Links and Resources
Last updated December 2025
Community
Ask questions and learn from other astrophotographers.
Tutorials
Processing walkthroughs, videos, and practical ideas.
Improving ASIAIR guiding
Peter Zelinka explains guiding settings and calibration, with practical advice for improving guiding performance.
Cosgrove’s Cosmos
An excellent site filled with useful information, including detailed processing walkthroughs.
lukomatico
Good YouTube tutorials about PixInsight processing, among other things.
Cuiv the Lazy Geek
Lots of astrophotography videos that are worth a look.
Astrostace
Astrostace’s video about a budget pier was the starting point for making my own.
Dr Robin Glover
Deep Sky Astrophotography With CMOS Cameras explains the science behind short exposure times with modern CMOS cameras.
Astrobiscuit
Astrobiscuit’s YouTube videos are ace.
Planning tools
Explore the sky, check light pollution, and plan around the weather.
Telescopius
Find suitable targets and preview how they will fit your camera and telescope, including mosaic layouts.
Astronomy Tools
Compare fields of view for different camera and telescope combinations before choosing equipment or framing a target.
SkySolver
Identify and annotate stars and deep-sky objects in your photographs. It also powers the Explore the field maps on this site.
Stellarium
Free planetarium software, good for planning imaging sessions.
Light Pollution Map
Get an idea of your local sky conditions.
Clear Outside
A weather forecasting site for stargazers.
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I’m the president of a local amateur astronomy club across the pond in NY and would like to let people know about your work.
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