astrophotography
noun
as·tro·pho·tog·ra·phy
ˌa-(ˌ)strō-fə-ˈtä-grə-fē 
: photography involving astronomical objects and events
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Much like the other two Vista hotels—one in Como city, another in Verona—the bathrooms are improbably chic, outfitted in slabs of marble in clarets, undersea greens, or the blue-gray-gold multicolor seen in astrophotography.
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
The spectacular loop drive is closed at night, but there are plenty of opportunities for astrophotography and astronomy, with an on-site observatory that hosts public telescope nights as part of a thorough night sky program.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This year, for the first time, Dark Sky International released guidelines for responsible astrophotography for Capture the Dark entrants.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Strings plays a symphony under the stars (bring a blanket!), and there are astrophotography workshops, as well as lectures from space-savvy experts from the likes of NASA and Blue Origin.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
The spectacular loop drive is closed at night, but there are plenty of opportunities for astrophotography and astronomy, with an on-site observatory that hosts public telescope nights as part of a thorough night sky program.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This year, for the first time, Dark Sky International released guidelines for responsible astrophotography for Capture the Dark entrants.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Strings plays a symphony under the stars (bring a blanket!), and there are astrophotography workshops, as well as lectures from space-savvy experts from the likes of NASA and Blue Origin.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Astrophotography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astrophotography. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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