Astrophotography and Deep-Sky Tools

Astrocamp: deep-sky astrophotography of galaxies, nebulae and star clusters – plus a free deep-sky catalog, visibility planner and object database.

My astrophotography article highlights

All Articles
The Journey to the Eclipse: The EquipmentThe Journey to the Eclipse: The EquipmentHow much gear do you actually need for your first total solar eclipse when you don't yet know how to photograph one?The Journey to the Eclipse: From Koblenz to LeónThe Journey to the Eclipse: From Koblenz to LeónA week-long father-son road trip from Koblenz to northern Spain to photograph the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. From the search for the right spot to three independent local contacts and a nerve-wracking final hour before totality – the first part of a blog series about planning, detours, and the moment itself.

latest astrophotos

Photo-Timeline
North America Nebula in Foraxx palette – July 2026North America Nebula in Foraxx palette – July 2026North America Nebula in Hubble palette – July 2026North America Nebula in Hubble palette – July 2026Caldwell 37 with the VC200L – July 2026Caldwell 37 with the VC200L – July 2026

The two catalogs I like most:

Messier and Caldwell

Messier M45My Messier collection Caldwell C49My Caldwell collection

Astrocamp is where I share my astrophotography: galaxies, nebulae and star clusters captured from my own backyard and dark-sky sites. Every image comes with capture data and visibility info. New images land on the PHOTO-TIMELINE first.

Self-developed plugins

Astrocamp Tools

CATALOGBrowse Deep-Sky-Objects by most famous catalogs. HEATMAPPlan your Deep-Sky-Session for your location. QUERYUser friendly Astro-Database Queries in one place.

Explore the deep-sky catalog by Messier, NGC and Caldwell, plan your next observing night with the visibility planner, or query astronomical databases directly.

Objects by category

01 emissionsnebel rosettennebelEmission Nebulae 02 reflexionsnebel irisnebelReflection Nebulae 03 dunkelnebel pferdekopfnebelDark Nebulae 04 offene sternhaufen plejadenOpen Clusters 05 kugelsternhaufen m13Globular Clusters 06 galaxien m101Galaxies 07 galaxienhaufen markarjansche ketteGalaxy Groups 08 planetarische nebel m57Planetary Nebulae 09 supernovaueberreste cygnusloopSupernovae / Remnants
11 sonnensystem eclipse coronaSolar System– soon –
10 kometenComets