Lost Photons
Faint nebulae, nearby galaxies, star clusters, widefield skies, solar and lunar detail, comet passes, and launch trails collected from long nights chasing old light.
Explore
Four ways into the archive.
The homepage is now a front door. The deeper browsing lives in the gallery, object index, weather, and gear pages.
74 images
Browse the full astrophotography archive with lightbox previews, acquisition notes, and detail pages.
Full collection 38 objects
Jump through Messier, NGC, and IC targets by catalog designation and linked gallery frame.
3 catalogs
Sky conditions
Check the observing weather dashboards before setting up for a long imaging night.
Sewell, NJ
Imaging setup
See the telescopes, cameras, mounts, and software behind the Lost Photons images.
EquipmentFeatured Frames
A short signal from the full gallery.
A small set of favorites keeps the home page fast to scan, with the full collection one click away.
About The Work
Long exposures, careful processing, and a patient eye for dim things.
Lost Photons is Rupesh Joy's astrophotography archive: deep-sky images, solar and lunar studies, launch frames, gear notes, and the weather tools used to plan observing sessions.