Know this photo? Test your knowledge of these famous firsts in our astrophotography quiz!

An image of the Pillars of Creation reveals a combined view if the telescope's NIRCam and MIRI instruments.

The famous pillars of creation. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI), A. M. Koekemoer (STScI))

Photography has a rich and interesting shared history with astronomy and space exploration. From the early days of taking complex daguerreotypes of our lunar neighbor, technology has since developed so that we can now capture images from satellites in orbit of our own planet or even deeper space objects.

Nowadays, you can easily point a mirrorless camera or telescope at the sky and capture the wonders of the cosmos including the moon, stars, nebulas and even other planets from your own backyard.

Test your knowledge and be inspired by the historical firsts of astrophotography and skywatching!

Try it out below and see how well you score!

Harry joined Space.com in December 2024 as an e-commerce staff writer covering cameras, optics, and skywatching content. Based in the UK, Harry graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor's degree in American Literature with Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. A keen photographer, Harry has strong experience with astrophotography and has captured celestial objects with a range of cameras. As a lifelong skywatcher, Harry remembers watching the Perseid meteor shower every summer in his hometown and being amazed by the wonders of the night sky.

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