r/AskAstrophotography is a subreddit with 67k members. The community frequently discusses astrophotography, camera, telescope, mount, and beginner, and they frequently recommend/review dslr camera, telescope, and camera, and the most common flair used is equipment, question, advice, image processing, and technical.
A place to ask questions & help others with anything related to astrophotography.
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Popular Topics in r/AskAstrophotography
#1
Astrophotography
104 posts
#2
Camera
35 posts
#3
Telescope
22 posts
#4
Mount
17 posts
#5
Beginner
16 posts
#6
Gear
11 posts
#7
Equipment
10 posts
#8
Setup
10 posts
#9
New
6 posts
#10
Processing
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskAstrophotography
Dslr Camera
38 reviews
#1
Canon
4.2★ from 23 reviews
#2
Nikon
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#3
Camera
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Telescope
25 reviews
#1
Celestron
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Askar
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Apertura
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Camera
12 reviews
#1
Canon
4.3★ from 7 reviews
#2
Nikon
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Canon EOS 6D
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AskAstrophotography
#1
Equipment
: "Strategies for long term outdoor storage"
33 posts
#2
Question
: "Image prints"
21 posts
#3
Advice
: "Strategies for shooting in safe places when you don’t have a backyard?"
20 posts
#4
Image Processing
: "Just captured Saturn and aiming for Pleiades next—do I really need different processing software for Planetary vs Deep Sky?"
8 posts
#5
Technical
: "Horizontal striping/banding"
5 posts
#6
Acquisition
: "Reducer/Flattener for William Optics FLT98 Carbon"
4 posts
#7
Solar System / Lunar
: "Can Saturn shine if photographed at medium-to-low resolution?"
4 posts
#8
Software
: "Weird RC Astro tools behavior."
4 posts
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Last updated: September 30, 2026