Damian Peach
Jupiter near opposition in May 2018. Made from images obtained using the C14 telescope from Barbados.
Damian Peach
Jupiter near opposition in May 2018. Made from images obtained using the C14 telescope from Barbados.

When I first pointed my camera toward the night sky, I never imagined it would lead me here — to winning Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 with my image

A reflective, experience-driven story about the emotional and philosophical side of astrophotography: why we point cameras at the sky, what it teaches us, and how it deepens our sense of

“My favorite moment is seeing that first frame appear on a new target. It’s still amazing to realize I’m capturing photons from something thousands of light-years away.” — Tom Tom,

by Alessandro Ravagnin Sometimes, creativity takes you to the most unexpected places. After countless classic shots of our beloved Sun, I decided to do something completely different—to create the strangest

I think most astrophotographers can trace everything back to one very specific moment — that first time looking through a telescope. For me, that moment happened when I was four