astrophotography

noun

as·​tro·​pho·​tog·​ra·​phy ˌa-(ˌ)strō-fə-ˈtä-grə-fē 

: photography involving astronomical objects and events

astrophotograph

ˌa-(ˌ)strō-ˈfō-tə-ˌgraf 

noun

astrophotographer

ˌa-(ˌ)strō-fə-ˈtä-grə-fər 

noun

Examples of astrophotography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Photographers interested in capturing the ever-shifting face of the lunar surface for themselves should check out our roundup of the best astrophotography cameras and lenses available in 2025, along with our guide on how to image the moon using a DSLR camera. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025

David Cater starts the program at 6:30 p.m. talking about beginning astrophotography. —Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025

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. —Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 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

Word History

Etymology

astro- + photography

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for astrophotography

• arteriography
• autobiography
• biogeography
• cholangiography
• cinematography
• historiography
• photolithography
• photomicrography
• ultrasonography
• ventriculography
• angiocardiography
• electrocardiography