Last September, Nikon released the Z mount 17-28mm f/2.8 lens. Immediately, two specifications piqued my interest when it came to how this lens would perform with astrophotography and nightscapes: it was a wide-angle lens and also fast at f/2.8.
Award-winning astrophotographer Mihail Minkov captured an incredible 360-degree panorama that shows two Milky Way arches, a shot only possible during a specific time.
A private astronaut and keen amateur photographer heading to space later this month has received photography training from prominent astronaut and astrophotographer Donald Pettit.
Astrophotographer Bray Falls recently posted a series of striking images on Instagram that instantly caught PetaPixel's eye. Falls' photos aren't just visually stunning; they represent a brand-new discovery, a significant accomplishment for any astrophotographer.
NASA has released a guide to the night sky for May with the main opportunities for astrophotographers coming from planets rising in proximity to the Moon.
A photographer captured a full Moon framed inside Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe -- a shot that took months of planning.
The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating its 33rd year in orbit around Earth. To celebrate this incredible milestone, the Hubble team has released an incredible photo of a nearby star-forming region, NGC 1333.
A photographer traveled thousands of miles to the darkest place on earth to shoot the night sky.
Milky Way season is the best time to learn how to plan and shoot an astrophotography timelapse, capturing the majestic galactic core in motion!
Photographers around the world may want to point their lenses to the western night sky tonight to capture a rare image of five planets lined up.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured what is known as a Wolf-Rayet star, the brief phase that comes just before it goes supernova. Due to how short the time is that a star is in this phase, it is one of the rarest astronomical observations.
A photographer captured Venus and Jupiter over a period of 10 days as they converged toward each other in the night sky, practically kissing one another at the apex.
A supernova witnessed by Chinese astronomers in the year 185 A.D. has been captured by the Dark Energy Camera telescope.
Husband and wife photographer team Antoine and Dalia Grelin spent 81 hours capturing a photo of NGC 2264, a large and colorful nebula 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, not far from the famous Orion Nebula.
An astrophotographer has put together an awesome timelapse video of the green comet that passed through the solar system this past month.
New photos from Hubble show what scientists call "spokes" across Saturn's rings. First seen by NASA's Voyager in the 1980s, these spokes appear seasonally and scientists still can't fully explain them.
The James Webb Space Telescope has recently captured a large spiral galaxy that resembles Earth's own Milky Way Galaxy that exists a little over a billion light years away.
Two astrophotographers avoided a close encounter with a coyote in the Las Vegas desert as they captured a stunning image of a green comet and Mars together.
Noted astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has taken to social media to address some of the "drama" associated with his work.
An astrophotographer helped discover an oxygen nebula located next to the Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way.
It turns out light pollution might be worse than it appears by satellite. The problem has been steadily increasing over the years, which creates added difficulties for night photography.
An astrophotographer has imaged the long-traveling comet that is currently making passage through the solar system, perfectly capturing its broken tail.
A stunning green comet will be visible from Earth in the coming days, even with the naked eye, giving photographers an opportunity to capture the comet that won't appear again for another 50,000 years.
Scientists have been given an unprecedented glimpse into the early stages of the universe thanks to new images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Catching the International Space Station crossing the face of the Moon is quite challenging these days even with advanced cameras and relatively affordable telescopes, but one photographer decided to take things to the next level by catching an ISS lunar transit on 35mm film.
Talented "backyard astrophotographer" Andrew McCarthy has captured an incredible photo of the International Space Station passing in front of one of the Moon's brightest craters.
Unistellar has announced the eQuinox 2, a smart telescope that it says is so powerful that even users in light-polluted cities and suburbs can gaze upon everything from planets in the Solar System to galaxies far beyond.
Astronomers have raised concerns over a new satellite that is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky that could also hinder astrophotographers.
A photographer who climbed to the top of a mountain planning to capture the Milky Way serendipitously captured a SpaceX Rocket.
A photographer captured this incredible image of the Leonid meteor shower earlier this month that shows himself and his wife enjoying the show.