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Gary Hart
Gary Hart is a full-time photographer with over 15 years of experience. He put together a nice write-up on his blog about capturing the Milky Way. You can find his Milky Way tutorial by clicking here. Be sure to check out his website garyhartphotography.com as well to see his amazing work and for information on his workshops.


Practical Astrophotography
Practical Astrophotography is a magazine that offers help with imaging the night sky. Their website features some good information throughout. We’ve pulled two tutorials for both imaging the Milky Way and processing inside of Lightroom below.

–“A Guide to Shooting the Milky Way” by Zalman Wainhaus

–“Ultimate Guide to Editing a Milky Way Photo using Lightroom” by
Megan Solusky


Lonely Speck
Diana Southern and Ian Norman are a married couple that have put together astrophotography resources within their website the Lonely Speck. By clicking here, you can read their “How to Photography the Milk Way” tutorial from 2014 which is still a solid guide.


Firefall Photography
Jeff Stamer has been behind a camera since the 1960’s. His site Firefallphotography.com is a great showcase of how talented he is. Fortunately, for those looking to learn photography, Mr. Stamer has put together a “Photo Tips and Guides” page. He has a great write-up on Milky Way imaging covering what you need before heading out all the way through processing. Check out his tutorial by clicking here.



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Astrophotography: Milky Way
Click the link above to access video tutorials covering various topics such as imaging, processing, and the essential equipment required to capture stunning views of the Milky Way. We kindly request that you show your support to the talented photographers who create these tutorials by liking and following their channels.

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Monika Deviat
Monika is a photographer that has some amazing landscape and nightscape images. She has a ton of knowledge in the field and provides education on her website and through workshops. We’ve pulled one of Monika’s tutorials on capturing and processing star trails which you can check out by clicking here.


Art in Nature Photography
Floris Van Breugel is the photographer behind the website Art in Nature Photography. Not only does he offer a nice tutorial on star trails but he also a free Photoshop script for stacking files.


PhotoPills
To our surprise we stumbled across a detailed guide on star trails on Photopills.com. Photopills is an extremely helpful photography planning app (also featured on our software and app page). We highly recommend their 15-part guide (click here to view) for everything you could want to learn about star trails.


Chris Bray
Chris Bray is an award-winning Australian Geographic photographer. He has a nice guide on imaging star trails on his website chrisbrayphotography.com. You can read his article by clicking here.


Peter Zelinka
Peter Zelinka is photographer and has his own website, YouTube, and Instagram which you can find tutorials and workshops. We’ve found his tutorials to be very helpful navigating this hobby. He has an excellent star trails tutorial that you can read by clicking here.



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Astrophotography: Star Trails
Click the link above to access video tutorials on everything needed to capture star trails. We kindly request that you show your support to the talented photographers who create these tutorials by liking and following their channels.

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Astropix
Jerry Lodriguss is an author, award winning photographer, and the man behind Astropix.com. Jerry has a nice write-up on constellation imaging that you can look over by clicking here. Please be sure to check out the rest of his website and books. They’ve been a huge help to our family when we started this hobby.


AstroBackyard
Trevor Jones’ website AstroBackyard is one of our top resources and the first site we came across when looking into the hobby. We’ve pulled his “8 Nightscape Photography Tips for Amazing Astrophotography” as it covers key advice that will help when capturing constellations. Check out his write-up by clicking here.


Lonewolf Online
While looking for helpful resources for imaging constellations, we discovered Tim Trott’s website Lonewolfonline.net. While this tutorial is from 2016, it caught our eye because of how short and simple it is. You can read it by clicking here.



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Astrophotography: Milky Way
We recommend exploring our Milky Way playlist, which provides valuable tips on capturing constellations. The requirements for both endeavors are generally similar. However, adjusting the exposure length might be necessary to achieve the desired level of star detail and tightness in your photographs.

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Light Stalking
Dahlia Ambrose put together a complete guide for shooting auroras for LightStalking.com. From explaining what an aurora is, to linking websites that track aurora activity, to the gear and settings needed to image them. Her guide is one of our favorites for the detail that is in it. Click here to check out her written tutorial.


Nikon
Nikon not only offers photography classes, but they have online tutorials. We pulled a nice write up on Aurora imaging that you can check out by clicking here.


Canon
Just like Nikon, Canon offers classes and tutorials. For those with a Canon, we found this tutorial written by Jennifer Wu Eol for capturing Auroras.


Night Sky Pix
Charles Wade wrote a detailed article called “How to Photograph the Northern Lights – The Ultimate Guide” for Nightskypix.com. A detailed tutorial covering the preparation needed before heading into the field to the recommended camera settings. You can find Mr. Wade’s article by clicking here.



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Astrophotography: Aurora’s
Click the link above to access video tutorials covering various aspects of capturing and processing auroras, as well as the equipment needed for this mesmerizing phenomenon. We kindly request that you show your support to the talented photographers who have created these valuable tutorials by liking and following their channels.