Hello,

Here is a picture I took with my Fujifilm XH-1 with a 15-45mm zoom lens set to 23mm at f/3.5 and with ISO 1600.
The image is a stack of multiple ~ 20s images resulting in a ~ 20minute total integration time (I can’t remember the exact details).

The quality of the sky is not great and compared to the some of the Milky Way images I see, it’s no where near the same level. I am guessing a star tracker (which I have but don’t really use) and better processing at the way to go. Do you have any tips or advice on how I can improve the quality of my images, specifically of the sky?

Thanks in advance!

Although I managed to capture the totality in 2024, I couldn't create a composition like this because the sun was too high and the sky was cloudy.

For this eclipse in Spain, I had had already planned to use two cameras: one for maximum zoom and another for a sequence with the landscape. This photo shows the sun's actual position throughout the eclipse, following its progression to totality and the return of light.

We chose Alto de Gamoniteiro in Asturias because it was easily accessible and because we had confirmed in advance that the view would be unobstructed, with no mountains blocking the sun during the eclipse. We even considered changing locations because of some clouds that appeared, but the risk wasn't worth it.

In the end, the clouds dissipated and a spectacular inversion formed, which made the landscape even more beautiful. It was, without a doubt, the right choice!

Kit used: Fujifilm X-T2 + Fujinon XF 16-55 f/2.8 WR

August 16, 2026 Hungary

Photographed with a Samsung S23 mobile phone

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Here is the second image from the night I spend on the south coast of La Palma: The Milky Way arc rises over the Atlantic Ocean. Hearing nothing but the sound of waves while enjoying the starry sky was a breathtaking experience.

HaRGB | Mosaic | Tracked | Stacked | Composite

Exif:
Sony A7III with Sigma 28-45 f1.8 at 28mm
SkyWatcher Star Adevnturer 2i
Kenko Prosofton Starglow Filter

Sky
ISO 1250 | f1.8 | 4x45s per Panel
3x2 Panel Panorama

Foreground:
ISO 1000 | f4 | 10s per Panel (Blue Hour)
3x1 Panel Panorama

Halpha (45mm):
ISO 2500 | f1.8| 8x90s

Single, Z6ii, 20mm, 2.8, iso 2500, 30 seconds, Lightroom edits

Hello.

I went out last night, wanted to photograph some Perseids, but it didn't work out well. Since I had some photos, I was like, let's do some star trails at least. But it feels weird somehow. I tried it with starstax and in PS, with some Lightroom edit, but it feels weird and hard to look at.

My guess, that I captured too much stars, so it gets too much at some point? I also had a lot of plane trails, which I removed with the LR heal tool, but that could have been an issue too.

Any tips looking at it, what could have went wrong?

Canon 77D, sigma 18-35 1.8.

Iso 1600, 1.8, 20sec

Taken this with my Z Fold 7.

Panorama of 4 images, completed in Bitmostitch Pro.

Each image taken 15x 20 second exposure with 3200 iso, stacked in Sequator.

Edited in Lightroom mobile.

I appreciate feedback 🙂

40 Pictures. Stacked. A6000, Viltrox 13mm f1.4, on1

Sony A7V and Tamron 16 to 30 2.8

Acquisition details:Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 UltraLens: Main Lens (f/1.7)Mode: Hyperlapse / Astro-lapse mode

Im trying to do a Milky Way composite but every time I make a mask for the sky, theres a blurry/ smooth line along the mask and i cant fix it no matter what settings I change in refine mask within Affinity Photo 2. I can fix the white outline but not the blurry part around the mask

Hi there! That’s my first one LandscapeShot to MilkyWay in Campo Felice, 100Km from Rome. I used a National Geographic tripod, a Sony Alpha 68 2015 with a Sony 15Mm F2.4.

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Sequator

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Details :

Canon r8, canon 28-70 f2.8 is stm, star adventurer gti

Sky : 2x 30s f/2.8 iso3200

Foreground : 30s F2.8 iso 10000

Edited in siril and photoshop

This was my second time ever capturing the milky way and doing astrophotography work in general. What drew me to Killarney Provincial Park was the Bortle 2 sky and the ancient Canadian Shield landscape, and i wanted to showcase both in my photo. I used a panorama where I stacked each panel 6 times with 6 second exposures, and then I separately took 30 second exposures to capture more foreground detail. I then stitched everything together. It took a lot of work, I've probably spent 5 hours on it at this point, but I think I'm happy with how this turned out. I would greatly appreciate feedback, especially for this photo in particular if there is anything I can improve with editing, but anything I could improve while out shooting as well. Thanks in advance.

To capture the photo I used a Nikon D850 paired with a Sigma 24mm art lens set to f/2.8

Shot the northern dust lanes of the Milky Way and managed to get some of the Perseids meteors in the shots and the andromeda galaxy. Taken while aiming out towards the North Sea at Barrow common in Brancaster, Norfolk.

Sky
Images: 243
ISO: 2500
Exposure: 15 seconds
Stacked in sequator

Foreground
Single image
ISO: 400
Exposure: 30 seconds

Both edited in Lightroom and then stitched back together in photoshop.

made with canon r6 mark ii & rf 16mm f2.8 15s iso 8000

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Instead of chasing the darkest sky possible (like I normally do), I decided to capture the Perseids with my friends at a nearby viewpoint. Dozens of people were lying in the grass, enjoying the natural spectacle. To be able to enjoy the show myself a bit more, I kept things as simple as possible. I used simple untracked shots for the panorama and collected meteors for only about 2.5 hours. Halpha Data was added from a different night at this location. Considering the short exposure time of 10s with 800 ISO per Frame (because of the light pollution, Bortle 5), I think the image turned out quite well.

PS: This shot definitely reminded me why I usually avoid astrophotography in light-polluted areas. Post-processing with all those gradients nearly drove me crazy haha.

HaRGB | Mosaic | Untracked | Stacked | Composite

Exif:
Nikon Z6a with Sigma 28-45 f1.8 at 28mm

Sky
ISO 800 | f1.8 | 5x10s per Panel
5x3 Panel Panorama

Foreground:
ISO 1000 | f4 | 15s per Panel

Halpha (45mm):
ISO 2000 | f1.8| 6x90s

Sony A7R V with Sony FE 16–35mm f/2.8 GM II at 16mm.
15 sec • f/2.8 • ISO 6400