Guidance, stories, and quiet support for exploring the night sky.
Inspiration & Planning
Monthly night sky guides to help you decide what’s worth capturing — and when to do it.
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Personal, 1-on-1 guidance for photographers who feel stuck, uncertain, or at a crossroads — and want a clearer way forward.
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Creative storytelling for brands and organisations who care about meaning, not just visibility.
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Astrophotography doesn’t have to be complicated.
It can be powerful, peaceful — and more accessible than you think.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your connection with the night sky, Cosmic Captures is here to guide and inspire you.
Through practical tools, relatable explanations, and emotionally grounded stories, I help you navigate the technical side — without losing sight of the wonder.
— Tim Ciasto, Cosmic Captures
In the Cosmic Captures newsletter, I share practical tips, night sky updates, and behind-the-scenes reflections from my own journey.
If you want to stay inspired, improve your results, or simply feel a little less alone in the dark — you’re very welcome.
A quiet companion for your nights under the stars
This is where it begins
New to Astrophotography?
Start Here
Astrophotography can feel overwhelming at first — not because it’s difficult, but because there’s so much to choose from.
And the good news is, you don’t need to decide everything at once.
Astrophotography is a wide and beautiful world — and there’s no single right way into it.
You don’t need to master everything, buy everything, or understand everything at once.
This space is here to help you explore the night sky at your own pace, one path at a time.
There isn’t one way to photograph the night sky. Below are a few different paths you might find yourself drawn to.
Deep sky photography is about patience — and about revealing what’s been there all along.
It’s the slow process of collecting faint light from distant galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, often over many hours or nights. What begins as darkness gradually turns into structure, colour, and depth — a quiet reminder of how vast the universe really is.
If you’re drawn to detail, long-term projects, and the magic of seeing something emerge piece by piece, this path might feel like home.
Nightscape photography begins with being somewhere — not just pointing a camera upward.
It’s about standing under the stars and letting the sky become part of a place you know: a coastline, a forest, a mountain, a familiar horizon. The night doesn’t replace the landscape — it completes it.
If you’re drawn to atmosphere, wide skies, and the feeling of witnessing a moment rather than chasing perfection, this path invites you to slow down and look around.
The Moon is familiar — and endlessly new.
It’s close enough to feel personal, yet detailed enough to reward careful attention. Every phase changes the light, every shadow reveals new texture. You don’t need dark skies or complex setups — just time, curiosity, and the willingness to look closely.
Lunar photography is about slowing down and discovering how much is hidden in something we think we already know.
Astrophotography doesn’t end here. Planets, the Sun, comets, auroras — they’re all part of the same sky.
Some appear only at certain times. Some demand different tools. Some arrive unexpectedly.
They belong to the journey too.
