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A place to ask questions & help others with anything related to astrophotography. https://discord.gg/K26PDTuqnG

68k subscribers270 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)229 authors / mosince 2019

r/AskAstrophotography has 68k members (+31% over the last 12 months). It gets about 270 posts a month from 229 people. Top topics: Astrophotography Equipment and Techniques, AstroAttempts and Andromeda Galaxy.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+31%in 12 months · +4.9% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 202667k
Growing67k subscribers
Data since Sep 2019Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−33%vs Sep 2025 · +1.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026270
QuieterPeaked at 618 in Oct 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/AskAstrophotography

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Astrophotography Equipment and Techniques22%
  2. AstroAttempts3.6%
  3. Andromeda Galaxy2.0%
  4. Nebula Photography1.9%
  5. Milky Way Photography Attempts1.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Clarkvision.com home
  2. AstroBin
  3. Astrometry
  4. SmugMug
  5. Photons to Photos

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