In early 2024, skywatchers were excited about the prospect of a bright comet, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), gracing our night skies. This comet offered a fascinating celestial spectacle, especially for astrophotographers. I had the opportunity to photograph Comet ATLAS in October 2024 from Thessaloniki, Greece. The Challenge of Urban Astrophotography Thessaloniki, with its bustling city lights, […]

This image is a high dynamic range (HDR) composition in which I have blended exposures to showcase both the illuminated and non-illuminated sides of the moon in a single picture. The first exposure captures the brilliance of the sunlit side of the moon, revealing intricate details, various craters and lunar maria. The second exposure captures […]

The month of August 2023 was a special one for skywatchers and photographers alike, as it featured not one, but two full moons. This rare occurrence, known as a Blue Moon, happens when there are two full moons in a single calendar month. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the breathtaking experience of photographing […]

The night sky is a beautiful and awe-inspiring sight, and it is even more special when you can see it in a place with little light pollution. The three stars in the center of the photo are Orion’s belt, a well-known asterism in the constellation Orion. This photo captures the beauty of the night sky […]

Usually when you see a thunderstorm coming you try to find shelter. That was not the case for me last summer. Three nights in a row when night was falling severe thunderstorms were hitting my area. So, I went out trying to get some photos before the thunderstorm was too close. In this photo you […]

I have always been intrigued by the night sky. A thing that I loved while spending my summers away from the city was that I could see the stars and the milky way. Till now, whenever I have the opportunity, I enjoy going out at night to view the milky way. By bringing my camera […]

Although a thunderstorm ruined my initial plan to photograph the Perseids meteor shower I didn’t give up. I packed up my things but didn’t return home. Instead I headed towards the opposite direction where the sky was clear in order to try and photograph the Perseids. I managed to get one more shooting star along […]

That night I had no plans to go out and take photos. However when I saw the sky getting illuminated by lightnings I couldn’t resist. I grabbed my camera, jumped into my car and headed towards the thunderstorm. There was a severe electrical storm pretty far away. Here you can see the area of Pelion […]

The initial plan of the night was to enjoy and photograph the Perseids meteor shower. Beforehand I had calculated the radiant so I knew exactly where I had to point my camera. But the weather had an amazing surprise. After a while a thunderstorm broke out over the city of Marmaras at Sithonia. I was […]

Spending some hours watching the sunset and the starry sky on a warm summer night is always relaxing. Last summer while I was watching the sun setting behind the trees I thought to set up my camera and let it roll for a couple of hours besides me to photograph the rising stars. A few […]