Astroshots
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Denise Ametbay
“I wanted to get a better record of my observations, which led to an interest in astrophotography”
Location: Republic of Kazakhstan, Central Asia
Telescope: Celestron SkyProdigy 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
“I shot this image of the supermoon with my brother Omar when we were on vacation in Turkey. My hometown of Almaty is surrounded by mountains, so there was no possibility of capturing the Moon near the horizon, so we shot the supermoon on our return flight. We used a six-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope as well as a Canon 1DX DSLR camera and Moon filter.”
Alastair Woodward
Location: Derby, UK Telescope: Sky-Watcher 130PDS
“When I initially began observing the night sky, in particular the Moon, I wanted to keep strictly to visual astronomy, but after six months of having the hobby, I wanted to get a better record of my observations, which led to an interest in astrophotography.
“My appreciation of dark skies was realised when I stayed in a small, inland village located in the south of France. The skies were the darkest I have ever seen, with stellar views of the Milky Way.”
Ollie Taylor
Location: Portland, Dorset Telescope: Sky-Watcher 130PDS
“I have been photographing landscapes with an emphasis on the night sky since winter 2011 after shooting aurorae in Iceland – something I had longed to do for years – and I have slowly developed my photographic style.
“In the right places, the location opens up to dark skies that appear to stretch out to eternity – perfect for stargazing. The use of apps to pinpoint the outer band of our galaxy allows me to align it with landscapes to generate nightscapes.”