September is an excellent month for astrophotographers in the Northern Hemisphere. As well as offering warm nights, the hours of darkness even out during the month with the onset of the equinox. That has ramifications for sightings of aurora, which tend to spike late in September and early in October. Add a final chance of the year to image the Milky Way’s core from a dark sky destination, a couple of eclipses and Saturn looking at its best in 2025, and it’s a month full of astro-opportunity.
Whether you’re a deep-sky imager or an astro-landscape photographer, here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in September 2025.
