r/amateurastronomy↗
Amateur Astronomy
News, info, tips, ideas and advice about amateur astronomy.
38k subscribers283 posts / mo in Sep 2026181 authors / mosince 2009
r/amateurastronomy has 38k members (+86% over the last 12 months). It gets about 283 posts a month from 181 people. Top topics: Nebula Images, Telescope Buying Guide and Saturn Photography.
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How r/amateurastronomy has grown
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Topics and brands on r/amateurastronomy
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Nebula Images1.9%
- Telescope Buying Guide1.6%
- Saturn Photography1.6%
- Jupiter Photography1.5%
- Telescope Newbies & Builds1.2%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- Apple
- Space
- NASA
- Printables
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