FREE Astrophotography & Night Sky Lightroom Presets

Download 10 Lightroom presets specifically designed for astro and long exposure photography.

FREE Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography (Desktop & Mobile DNG Presets)
10 Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography (FREE Download)
FREE Lightroom Presets for Astrophotography
FREE Lightroom Presets for Astro and Night Sky Photography
FREE Lightroom Presets for Astro and Night Sky Photography
Lightroom Presets for Astro and Night Sky Photography
FREE Lightroom Presets for Astro and Night Sky Photography
FREE Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography
FREE Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography
FREE Lightroom Presets for Northern Lights Photography

Start your editing workflow with this FREE preset collection

The majority of the presets apply subtle adjustments without over-editing the images and to maintain a natural look.

The focus of the presets is to carefully work out the beautiful details of the Milky Way and emphasizing the stars and galaxies on the night sky. All presets have been tested with 100+ images from different camera models to ensure the most universal use possible. They are also a great addition to my Signature Lightroom presets.

The presets are also ideal for editing images of Northern Lights, as the colors are largely preserved and the contrast is noticeably improved.

FREE Lightroom Presets for Astrophotography (Desktop & Mobile DNG Presets)
Lightroom Presets for Astro and Long Exposure Photography
FREE Lightroom Presets for Astrophotography (Desktop & Mobile DNG Presets)

Please keep in mind that you still need to adjust the basic settings of each image. In particular, you’ll need to adjust the white balance (→ Adjusting White balance for Astrophotography) and exposure in the Basic panel of Lightroom.

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Lightroom Presets: Before & After Photos

The examples give a realistic impression of the presets. Only the basic settings like exposure, highlights or shadows were adjusted manually; everything else is based on the presets.

Unedited Photo Lightroom Presets for Astrophotography
Unedited Photo Lightroom Presets for Milky Way and Astro Photography
Unedited Photo Free Lightroom Presets for Northern Lights Photography
Unedited Photo Lightroom Presets for Milky Way Photography
Unedited Photo Free Lightroom Presets for Long Exposure and Astro Photography
Unedited Photo Lightroom Presets for Milky Way Photography
Unedited Photo Lightroom Presets for Northern Lights Photography
Unedited Photo Free Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography
Unedited Photo Lightroom Presets for Astro and Long Exposure Photography
Unedited Photo Lightroom Presets for Star Trails Night Photography

Features & Compatibility

  • 10 Lightroom presets (XMP, lrtemplate and DNG format included to ensure maximum compatibility across platforms and devices)
  • compatible with Adobe Lightroom 4, 5, 6, CC and Classic CC (Win & Mac) as well as the free Lightroom Mobile app for iOS and Android
  • *also works with Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) in version 10.3 or newer - that means you can use the presets in Photoshop, too!
  • optimized for JPG and RAW images (RAW is the best choice for astrophotography)

Optimized for the following photography subjects: Astro photography / night sky / night photography / stars / astronomy / Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis / Aurora Australis / dark sky / meteor / moon / cosmos / planets / constellation / nebula / universe / space / galaxy / Milky Way

One image. Numerous looks.

Often a variety of looks/presets can be applied to the same image as a starting point, so that you can take different directions with your editing process:

Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography (Milky Way and Lake)
Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography (Milky Way and Lake)
Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography (Milky Way and Lake)
Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography (Milky Way and Lake)
Free Lightroom Presets for Astro Photography (Milky Way and Lake)

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How to Install Lightroom Presets

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More about the creator of the presets

Northlandscapes – Jan Erik Waider | Atmospheric landscape photography of the North: Norway, Iceland, Greenland and beyond

My name is Jan, and I'm a visual artist and fine art photographer based in Hamburg. My work focuses on atmospheric and abstract landscape photography of the distant North: Norway, Iceland, Greenland and beyond. Read more about me, discover my fine art and landscape series or learn about my coaching services for photographers.

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