The first-known attempt at astronomical photography was by Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, inventor of the daguerreotype process which bears his name, who attempted in 1839 to photograph the Moon.
Esimese teadaoleva astrofotograafiakatsetuse tegi Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, dagerrotüüpia protsessi looja, kes püüdis 1839. aastal pildistada Kuud.