Sharing our astro-photos

And finally after all that work, dedication and entertainment to capture those weak signals that are traveling at the speed of light from the object that we have decided to photograph, the question is: And what do we do now with that data? Clearly the answer points to process that data to get a final image that makes us feel satisfied and proud of what we have achieved.

Perhaps some astrophotographers decide to go this far in the process and it is absolutely valid. Many transform their astro-photographs into posters to hang them in some privileged wall at homes or like others, even transform them into screen savers or calendars. In our humble opinion all of them are absolutely valid options. We should not forget that this activity is just a hobby and every way is the right way to go.

Still, other astrophotographers will want to take this point as the start of something even more elaborate and challenging, which has to do with posting their results to be shared, either on massive social networks or, in some cases, uploading them to specialized astrophotography servers.

In this section we share the various possibilities that our final astro images can go and get hosted, in such a way they’ll depart our hard drives to be visible by massive audiences.

Astrobin

Online since 2011, AstroBin is the #1 complete solution for image hosting of astrophotography. Astrobin features and tools are very specific to astrophotography and its philosophy is all about quality. For a detailed overview of all the features, we invite you to visit the Astrobin features page.

You’re very welcome to visit our “Cluster One Observatory AstroBin” gallery.

Social networks

Another way to share with the world your astro photographs are the massive social media pages, like Facebook and Instagram. Be aware that the image resolution will be highly reduced when uploading, so we’d suggest to also add a link for a native image resolution version of your astro photo.

And of course you’re welcome to follow our “Cluster One Observatory” Instagram account

APOD

The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is for some astrophotographers the ultimate gallery where your image can get published. APOD is a website provided by NASA and Michigan Technological University and gets viewed by a very large audience at a global scale. So if you feel that your astro image deserves the APOD nomination, do not hesitate to submit it.

On February 11th, 2023, our “Magellanic clouds over Atacama” image made it !!! Words fails !!!