Astrophotography: 13 Awesome Backyard Astronomy Photos

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Backyard astronomy photography is probably one of the most difficult types of photography that can be undertaken by the amateur photographer. It is also one of the most equipment intensive and expensive types of photography.

Luckily for us, some amateur photographers still take the time to equip and train themselves and so are able to show us remarkable work like the astronomy photos below. But it is not an easy thing to do this type of photography. In fact a quick look at the Flickr pools available to photographers of astronomical images quickly shows that this niche requires a lot of dedication and practice – not many images turn out as well as those below!

Below we have found 13 stunning examples of astrophotography (astronomy photos) taken by backyard astronomers – of stars and galaxies, that we think are some of the most beautiful examples of what can be done with a telescope, camera and some know-how from anyone’s backyard. Please feel free to link to any other examples of great backyard astronomy photography in the comments.

IC1805 -- H-alpha + RGBphoto © 2009 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

NGC7000 (#2) centerphoto © 2008 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

M45 (#4)photo © 2009 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

Barndoor M31 (#1)photo © 2009 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

Barndoor NGC1499 (#1)photo © 2009 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

NGC2244 etc. (#2)photo © 2009 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

IC1396 -- RGB + H_alphaphoto © 2009 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

NGC1499 (California Nebula) -- H-alpha photo © 2009 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxyphoto © 2006 Jared Smith | more info (via: Wylio)

Sagittariusphoto © 2008 Ryan | more info (via: Wylio)

Orion constellation panoramaphoto © 2010 Adam Evans | more info (via: Wylio)

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy (now with h-alpha)photo © 2010 Adam Evans | more info (via: Wylio)

M42, M43, NGC1977 (#5)photo © 2007 s58y | more info (via: Wylio)

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