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Post the image and the details behind it—location, sky quality, conditions, gear, and processing—so other photographers can learn from the capture.
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Nova is a community for astrophotographers to post breathtaking captures, discover new skies, and learn from photographers who never stop looking up.
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Bortle 2 skiesShare the conditions that made it.
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Keep the context close: Bortle class, location, lens, camera, and the little choices that shaped the final frame.
Bortle 2 · Sony A7 IV
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There are billions of stars. Nova is for the people who still stop to photograph one patch of them.
— The Nova community
THE NIGHT IS WAITING
Bring your best sky.
Nova is being built for photographers who want more than a gallery—more context, more discovery, and more people who get it.