Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Astroimaging

Learn how to shoot the sky and see examples of what fellow astrophotographers are producing.

Total solar eclipse
There were lots of Sun and Moon images, but the grand prize and category winners captured moments when the two come together in a total solar eclipse.
The Leo Trio
Nebulae dominated the category, but the winner is a beautiful trio of galaxies.
The Milky Way
Image entries ranged from star trails to solar halos, but the category winner is a stunning Milky Way composite.
The Full Moon over the Temple of Poseidon
See all the entries of the 2009 Astroimaging Contest in the General category.
Jupiter, Ganymede, and Io
See all the entries of the 2009 Astroimaging Contest in the Solar System category.
Andromeda Galaxy
See all the entries of the 2009 Astroimaging Contest in the Deep-sky category, as well as the grand prize winner.

For those of you with single-lens reflex cameras sitting on your shelves, here's some breaking news — 35mm astrophotography is not dead yet.

By Michael E. Bakich
M33
A short overview of the technology that revolutionized astrophotography.
By Michael E. Bakich
Canon 10d digital camera
When the light-collecting CCD chip was invented, it was only a matter of time before it would take the place of film in cameras.
By Michael E. Bakich
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