The 15th Panhellenic Gathering of Amateur Astronomers took place with great success on Mount Parnon, in the Sparta peninsula.

Night landscape photography is a magical way to record the captivating dance between the stillness and motion of the earth and the stars.

The process of removing filters from a camera sensor with the purpose of increasing its sensitivity to spectra of light of astronomical interest is something that will concern anyone seriously involved in astrophotography at some point.

The night sky is a canvas of infinite beauty, adorned with twinkling stars, swirling galaxies, and mysterious nebulae. For astrophotography enthusiasts, capturing these celestial wonders is a passion that knows no bounds.

The degree of complexity involved in capturing and processing a single astrophotograph shows why the latter is rightly considered one of the most challenging areas of photography.

There have been many attempts in the past from amateur astrophotographers to write remote acquisition software for Sony cameras but with limited results.

Η αστροφωτογραφία τοπίου είναι ένας μαγικός τρόπος για να καταγράψουμε το συναρπαστικό χορό ανάμεσα στην ηρεμία και την κίνηση της γης και των αστέρων.

The 1 km in diameter Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with a 5,5 magnitude, is lighting up our nights leading to breathtaking pictures.

It is widely known that astrophotography is like a black hole that swallows all the economies of a wannabe astrophotographer.

Amateur astronomers say that the best light pollution filter is gasoline. They are not wrong as no filter can replace a dark and clear sky. But when our only choice is the city sky then a light pollution filter can be a valuable ally.

There is no such thing as a perfect camera, let alone a perfect nightscape camera. But dreaming of it never hurt.

The growing interest in landscape astrophotography has brought to the fore, a peculiar bras de fer among photographers focusing mainly on the so-called Composites.

I dont really mean that, of course, they can. But not without a hassle.

A few years ago the astrophotography advice mantra was “get yourself an HEQ5 Pro and a skywatcher ED80”!This meant a very steep learning curve using..

Τον Αντώνη τον γνώρισα για πρώτη φορά στον Πάρνωνα το 2016 σε μια εξόρμηση του συλλόγου ΑΕΣ Σπάρτης. Το ιδιαίτερο παρουσιαστικό του που παραπέμπει σε ινδιάνο αρχηγό, ο φιλικός και άμεσος χαρακτήρας του και το γεγονός ότι είναι μεγάλο πειραχτήρι σε κερδίζει αμέσως.

What brought me to astronomy almost seven years ago was a comet, that's why my logo is a comet. Comet Ison in fact. I fascinated from the reports about the Comet of the Century that media speculated that it would outshine the full Moon. I lost my sleep but i found a great hobby. So when i learnt about Neowise a day after perihelion my interest skyrocketed!

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.

Samuel Butler

Η διαδικασία της αφαίρεσης φίλτρων από τον αισθητήρα της φωτογραφικής μηχανής με σκοπό την αύξηση της ευαισθησίας της σε φάσματα φωτός αστρονομικού ενδιαφέροντος είναι κάτι που θα απασχολήσει κάποια στιγμή κάθε σοβαρά εμπλεκόμενο με την αστροφωτογραφία.

I have a room all to myself; it is nature.

-Thoreau Henry David

The last few months are going to be tough on my photography.

As an amateur photographer i have few hours to spent and practice what i love. Lack of money doesn’t help either. I am going to work hard for the next few months so travel is out of my frame. Anyway none of the above can stand as an excuse to stop being creative.

During my short vacations i didn’t do much of photography. I chose to sleep, swim and share time with my loved ones. There was an exception to that. I woke up as the soft blue horizon threatened to eliminate the stars in the morning sky. I made some coffee and drove towards the sea..