About
Chasing Darkness, Capturing Light
I am Jakub Kuřák, an astrophotographer drawn to the quiet hours when the Milky Way rises over forgotten horizons. Through long exposures, careful planning, and cold mountain nights, I reveal colours and structures our eyes cannot see alone. Each photograph is both a technical challenge and a small love letter to the night sky, shared here for you to explore.
Portfolio
Selected Night Skies
Browse a curated selection of my favourite night-sky scenes, from sweeping Milky Way panoramas to intimate nebula portraits, each captured under the darkest skies I can find.
Aurora in Norbotten / Sweden
Milky Way rising in Beskydy dark sky site
Pacman nebula – NGC 281
Rising Rho Ophiuchi at La Palma
Click any image to dive into the details—the story behind the shot, the conditions, and the techniques that turned fleeting starlight into lasting print-ready art.
Through long exposures, careful planning, I can reveal what the naked eye cannot see.
Jakub Kuřák
Jakub KUŘÁK
Astrophotography
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