I’ve been taking photos of the night sky for nearly 25 years now, and never fail to be inspired by what’s up there to shoot. I started out in astrophotography using film, but today use modern DSLRs and astronomical CCDs to capture pictures of a range of celestial targets. I particularly enjoy wide-field deep-sky and nightscape work as well as lunar imaging.

I maintain a portfolio of my astro imaging at www.willgaterastrophotography.com, which is also where you’ll find a small gallery of the sketches that I’ve made at the eyepiece over the years.