Welcome to AstroBin
Home of astrophotography since 2011
AstroBin is the leading image hosting platform, social network, forum, and marketplace for astrophotographers, and the first ever dedicated platform for astrophotographers to offer unlimited file size and no image compression. Join our Worldwide community!
AstroBin offers plenty of features especially designed with astrophotography in mind. It offers an uncompromising experience to let you make the most out of your journey.
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AstroBin can automatically plate-solve your astrophotography images, identifying and mapping celestial objects with precision. It overlays beautiful and informative annotations on your images, showcasing a wide array of astronomical objects, such as stars, galaxies, nebulae, and more. These annotations are drawn from various professional and amateur catalogs, giving you detailed context about what you’ve captured in the night sky. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced astrophotographer, this feature helps you better understand and explore the deep-space wonders within your images. More.
AstroBin's powerful and comprehensive search engine allows you to explore its vast database of nearly 1 million astrophotographs with incredible precision. You can search by virtually any parameter, including detailed equipment specifications such as camera models, telescope types, and focal lengths. You can filter images based on sky conditions, moon illumination, and even specific RA/Dec coordinates for pinpoint accuracy. Additionally, the search engine covers all image attributes, from exposure times to filters used, making it easier than ever to find images that match your exact interests or technical criteria. Whether you're researching a new setup or looking for inspiration, AstroBin's advanced search makes discovery effortless. More.
AstroBin hosts a collaborative and nearly comprehensive database of astrophotography equipment, curated and updated by the community. This extensive resource includes detailed technical information on cameras, telescopes, mounts, filters, and other gear used by astrophotographers. Each entry in the database can be searched and filtered, allowing users to find specific equipment based on brand, specifications, and performance characteristics. The equipment database is seamlessly integrated into AstroBin's search engine and the technical cards of images, enabling users to see the exact gear used for any photograph and compare setups across the platform. It's an invaluable tool for both beginners and seasoned astrophotographers alike. More.
The AstroBin Marketplace is a specialized platform for buying and selling astrophotography equipment, fully integrated with the AstroBin ecosystem. It allows users to list telescopes, cameras, mounts, filters, and accessories, linking equipment to profiles and images for added credibility. The marketplace includes advanced search and filtering, buyer and seller ratings, and a notification system. Buyers can easily browse items, make offers, and communicate directly with sellers. The platform promotes trust and transparency, with features such as price stability, multiple-item listings, and authenticity markers. More.
AstroBin is not just a platform for sharing astrophotographs—it's a thriving social network with a friendly and supportive community of astrophotographers. With 10,000 active users daily, it fosters millions of social interactions, including likes, comments, and forum posts. Whether you’re looking to share your latest image, seek advice, or simply connect with others who share your passion, AstroBin’s community is always ready to help, offering a collaborative environment that makes learning and growing as an astrophotographer a truly enjoyable experience. More.
Impatient?
Search AstroBin's database of over 900,000 images.
Members of the AstroBin community have often worked together to produce new exciting discoveries!
PS: AstroBin supports collaborations, so that multiple astrophotographers can be listed as collaborators to a joint effort.
Detection of halo around Abell 15
DSC - A deep dive into GK Persei's hidden planetary nebulae
Undefined Object between NGC2362 and VdB96 - The Shield Nebula
NEW DISCOVERY: Strottner-Drechsler Object 59
The Phantom Stinger Nebula: A New Discovery in Scorpius
New Discovery - Falls Object 3: The Ghast Nebula
NEW DISCOVERY: Beta Gruis and its bizarre black light shell
Three New Discoveries in Musca
NEW DISCOVERY: Nova shell G332 - the Deadhead nebula
New Discovery - Falls 1: The Eye of Ibad Nebula
Thor's Lightning (SNR G150.3+4.5) with a new discovery MarSai Object 1
NEW DISCOVERY: Strottner-Drechsler 163
In the press
“Have you ever wondered where to showcase your astrophotography images at full resolution? Or where to get real feedback on how specific astrophotography gear performs? Or to discuss your hobby with other astrophotographers?
Wonder no more. AstroBin is the answer.”
“AstroBin is by far the most accessible astrophotography image hosting platform around. Regardless of shooting with a DSLR, mirrorless camera, a backyard telescope, or a deep-space observatory, AstroBin is the place to be.”
What people are saying
“Salvatore has done a great service to the community by creating AstroBin and by maintaining it for so long. I thank him for all of his efforts and everything he's done to promote astrophotography.”
“I have my images on a couple of other sites. However, AstroBin provides a unique service. Considering all the money I've "invested" in this hobby, to have the ability to host all my images including technical data and to check others’ images including their technical data without much work on my part is well worth the subscription fee.”
“I joined AstroBin almost since its inception. It is an excellent site with imagers from all over the world which also makes it a great community. Salvatore the owner of the site is hugely accommodating and makes changes and improvements when requests are made and for a single person dealing with such a large community he does an excellent job. I would despair if Astrobin were to shut down as I don't know where I could host all my images.”
“AstroBin provides a rather unique resource for astrophotographers. Even if you don't host there, it's a very valuable catalog and resource of astro images. On top of that, there is the data sharing library where people can and have been making their data available to the public, something ('m very interested in for crow-sourced data and processing.”
“I joined astrobin before even owning a telescope, and my passion was instantly sparked. Astrobin has helped me immensely in choosing the right equipment and getting the most out of it.”
“As far as I am aware, AstroBin is 9 years young and the work of a solo-programmer. This alone is remarkable! Today, the fully-fledged AstroBin offers a most intuitive UI and has attracted countless nice people, some of them new valuable friends though only online. Site moderation is permanently under control while the moderator's response to suggestions is fast and most accurate. Image upload and description is made easy as 1-2-3. The membership fee is very reasonable and should be considered a reward for hard work thru many years. Because of its wonderful community, AstroBin is the only 'social network' I am using. Highly recommended also for cloud covered nights.”
“I care about having a place to gather and share astrophotography images with others. See what they're imaging, with what equipment, how they're imaging, and the results.
For that, AstroBin blows all other possibilities out of the water. One way or another, this is the place where the great astrophotography community gathers, where beginners can learn what works, what equipment the experienced people use. How to frame a target artistically. Flickr or personal websites don't do that well, the information there is too scattered."
“Love AstroBin, I use it often to see what other people are imaging and what the images look like, it is also a fantastic tool for use with Sequence Generator Pro's Frame and Plate Solving tools.”
“AstroBin is by far my favorite web site, and I don’t think you will find a more comprehensive, well thought out, full featured or even better looking website this far out in the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy.”