Astrophotography – Amateur Astronomers Association

Category: Astrophotography

Imaging the Solar Corona Outside of an Eclipse

Viewing or imaging the solar corona outside of a total solar eclipse has been elusive. It was first achieved by Bernard Lyot in the 1930s

George Hripcsak June 1, 2023

The Stars, Naked Eye and iPhone Astrophotography

What do you do when you’re outside and you look up and see the luminaries shining? Like many, you stare in awe, gawking in wonder

Alice Charles May 1, 2023

Darkening an iPhone Photo Reveals Many Stars

The iPhone can serve you well when you want to snap photos of celestial events and don’t have your equipment. The labels on the

Alice Charles April 1, 2023

How I Photographed the Orion Constellation With My iPhone

On March 19, 2023 the sky was clear and the winds not too strong. I was walking on Fordham Road and looked up and to

Alice Charles April 1, 2023

Photographs of the Orion Constellation

Figure 1 depicts the Constellation Orion that I captured on 3/19/23 between 8:39pm NY, with an IPhone 12 mini, Wide Camera – 26 mm f.1.6.

Alice Charles April 1, 2023

Message from AAA’s President

Happy February! We are already halfway through winter, even though here in New York City it feels as if winter has not even started; there have

Brian Berg February 1, 2023

Shooting the Crab

Around midnight on Christmas Eve, I was texting with my brother and a friend in California when my phone started chiming. I was thrilled to

Mauri Rosenthal February 1, 2022

Venus at Inferior Conjunction

You may review all Steven’s work via his Flickr and Astrobin accounts. Notes from the author: I must mention that viewing or imaging Venus during the day is dangerous.

Steven Bellavia February 1, 2022

My Lunar Eclipse Story

You may view George’s full video here, along with his Flickr, Vimeo, and Instagram. For the lunar eclipse last month, I decided to go to

George Preoteasa January 1, 2022

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