An infrared view of the Milky Way

Infrared Milky Way Imaging

Reveal the Milky Way under urban light pollution with infrared astrophotography.

What Is Infrared Milky Way Imaging?

Infrared Milky Way imaging explores our galaxy using light beyond the visible spectrum, revealing a different perspective on the night sky. With a suitable camera, infrared filters, and compatible optics, astrophotographers can capture distinctive star fields and create unique nightscape images, even under heavily light-polluted skies such as Bortle 9 conditions.

A compact astronomy camera on a flexible tripod under the Milky Way

Infrared Milky Way Imaging Results

  • The infrared Milky Way above an urban setting

    Infrared Milky Way Imaging from the Bortle 9 Suburbs ©77UMa

    Camera: G3M678M

  • The Milky Way above Buenos Aires

    Milky Way in Buenos Aires ©Franco Meconi (terrazaalcosmos)

    Camera: AE676C

  • The infrared Milky Way above city buildings

    Infrared Milky Way ©Han Hai Xing Chen

    Camera: G3M678M

  • The Milky Way above an urban scene

    Urban Milky Way ©Ye Ping

    Camera: G3M2210M

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