astrophotography began hobby harshwardhan pathak three years ago never dreamt would get international great philosopher plato uranology compels soul look up leads us world another rollercoaster journey happened harshwardhan curiosity pop off indira gandhi planetarium look celestial events using telescope guidance senior scientific officer sumit srivastava developed exigent passion soon became ace lucknow lad making presence felt globe astrophotography one images recently selected national aeronautics space administration nasa picture science graduate physics maths astronomy student lucknow university also amateur astrophotographer associated uttar pradesh amateur astronomers club upaac featured india astrophotographer year apod astronomica italy besides hoys hunt bursting young stars citizen skill astrophotography competition conducted kent university australia participated various citizen scientific discipline contrive like nasa starshaped search campaign astrophotography journeying began indira indira nehru gandhi planetarium workshops astrophotography held would often visit planetarium gradually picked interest objects dso astronomical object individual adept solar system object sun moon planet comet others said soon learnt space image processing articles internet various videos youtube various astrophotographers around globe indira gandhi planetarium supported lot providing equipment helping image processing main look astrophotography reveal dust ionized gases capturing different filters helps revealing beauty various celestial objects space suppose deep sky main issue faced deep sky imaging lucknow main city without proper narrowband filters due light defilement emitted street lamp hides sweetheart night even see champion main city use remote astronomical telescope controlled offsite observer internet housed observatory automated system opening end ceiling allsystems mechanical controlled computer made useable various astronomical organizations nominal rates helped mickle carry on hobby reveal beauty space hidden viewed humans earth harshwardhan like dreaming come reliable image selected nasa galactic picture day images sent astrophotographers across globe honored recognition dream every astrophotographer every tier up another image selected apod astronomical italy second big success field commencement plans pursue physics conduct research astrophysics buoy achievements pathak indira gandhi planetarium shared soon planetarium revamped facilities nurture young may astronomical photo harshwardhan ngc north america nebula awarded uranology picture day nasa second astronomical photo ngc carina nebula also featured apod astronomica publishes astronomy photos globally proud achievements says senior scientific officer sumit srivastava indira gandhi planetarium