These are the best Fujifilm lenses for astrophotography, chosen for how they combine fast apertures, disciplined coma control, and corner-to-corner acuity with lightweight builds that make night shooting painless on X-mount. Astro is about three things: speed (f/1.4–f/2) to keep ISOs reasonable, clean off-axis performance (low sagittal astigmatism/coma so stars stay round in the corners), and handling that enables precise manual focus in the dark. Start with the fast ultra-wides and wides that own the Milky Way: Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 AF is the sleeper—bright, sharp, reliable AF by day and easy manual focus by night; Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN is a budget star with tidy corners and consistent rendering; the Fujifilm XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR brings modern AF, weather sealing, and crisp micro-contrast for blue-hour to deep-night transitions; the cult-favorite XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR adds close-focus for dramatic foregrounds and stops down beautifully for star-lit landscapes; Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f/2 remains the value king for wide fields and simple focusing; Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D delivers rectilinear drama with very low distortion in a pocketable manual package; and the featherweight XF 8mm f/3.5 R WR, while slower, is so wide and light that stacking short exposures yields clean, immersive skies. For constellations, airglow, and tele-astro framing, the XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR and XF 33mm f/1.4 R LM WR give bright, clean stars with minimal color fringing, while the XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR and XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR isolate star patterns and nebula-rich regions with velvet backgrounds; macro-sharp primes double as tack-sharp night lenses when focused at infinity. Image priorities for the best Fuji astro glass are clear: low longitudinal CA so bright stars don’t fringe magenta/green, neutral coatings to resist veiling flare around the moon or nearby town glow, and mechanical feel that makes tiny focus tweaks predictable (focus clutches and well-damped rings are a plus). Workflow multiplies results—arrive with a sturdy tripod, use manual focus with magnified live view on a bright star, then tape the ring; start around f/1.4–f/2.0 (or wide-open on f/2–f/2.8 lenses), 10–20 seconds, ISO 1600–6400, and refine via test frames; consider the NPF rule for pinpoint stars (tighter than the old “500 rule” on APS-C), shoot dark-frame noise reduction off and plan to stack multiple subs; add a modest tracker when you want to drop ISO or extend to 60–120 seconds without trails; pack a small dew heater or hand warmers and a rubber band to fight fogging, and a soft-edge graduated or mild diffusion filter for balancing bright horizons or giving stars a gentle glow. Composition makes the night sing—anchor the foreground (trees, rocks, ruins) close with a 9–16mm to sell scale, align the core with leading lines, and bracket a darker sky exposure with a slightly longer, lower ISO frame for the land. The practical kit recipe is simple: anchor with a fast ultra-wide (Viltrox 13/1.4, Sigma 16/1.4, or XF 16/1.4) for Milky Way work, add a modern WR wide (XF 18/1.4) for cleaner corners and weather resilience, keep a tiny manual like Samyang 12/2 or Laowa 9/2.8 for ultralight missions, and round out with a short tele prime (XF 56/1.2 or 90/2) for constellations and compressed star fields. Whether you’re chasing the galactic core over desert arches, stitching tracked panoramas on a ridge, or framing Orion over city lights, the best Fujifilm lenses for astrophotography deliver speed, clean corners, and confident handling that turn clear nights into publish-ready images.