Astro Photography

The multicolored dancing lights of the northern lights are a phenomenon which, if the KP index is high, can be recorded.

With a bit of luck and a clear sky you can see them, the northern lights over the Lyngenfjord Alps.

Photographing the northern lights at Christmas time is a wonderful project. However, good photo-technical preparation is necessary.

The super moon - currently also known as the Pink Moon - photographed over the town of Hüchel from Liesberg in the Hanfbachtal.

Blood moon - when the full moon has moved completely into the umbra of the earth, then only the long-wave parts of the sunlight reach it.

In a photo series of around 50 images of a super moon, an unexpected object came in front of the lens: an airplane that was flying very high.

Stacking is often used to make as many details as possible visible in an astronomical photo.

To the right of Saturn, the radiantly bright Jupiter is currently appearing in the south above the horizon.

Can you photograph the Saturn rings with a digital camera and a telephoto lens?

Comet C / 2020 F3, Neowise, was difficult to photograph over Hennef. Haze and light pollution initially thwarted several attempts