These are the best Panasonic lenses for astrophotography when you want bright apertures, low coma, and edge-to-edge clarity in compact rigs that handle Milky Way landscapes, star trails, and lunar detail—across Micro Four Thirds (Lumix G) and full-frame L-Mount (Lumix S). On MFT, fast wides are king: the Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 (24mm equiv.) delivers clean corners, lovely micro-contrast, and dependable focus-by-wire precision for blue-hour to deep-night scenes, while the tiny Lumix G 9mm f/1.7 (18mm equiv.) is a lightweight star magnet with close-focus for dramatic foregrounds; the Leica DG Summilux 15mm f/1.7 (30mm equiv.) stays pocketable for travel skies. Hybrid creators can treat the Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10–25mm f/1.7 like a prime set in one lens—fast across the range with minimal breathing and long throws for precise focus—perfect for composing galactic cores over varied foregrounds without changing glass. Third-party MFT primes shine at the fringes: the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 (15mm equiv.) is the ultralight rectilinear astro classic for sweeping skies, and the Laowa 10mm f/2 (20mm equiv.) balances speed with excellent off-axis star control; when you want all-sky brightness and creative arcs, the M.Zuiko 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO adapts beautifully to Panasonic bodies for blazing-fast night domes that de-fish well in post. For full frame, fast, coma-controlled wides lead the pack: the Lumix S 18mm f/1.8 and 24mm f/1.8 are matched, gimbal-friendly primes with suppressed breathing and neutral color that cut cleanly in timelapses; step up to Sigma’s L-Mount astro specialists—the 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art for pinpoint stars and minimal sagittal smear, the 20mm f/1.4 DG DN Art when you want a classic Milky Way FOV with brighter corners, and the 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art for story-driven nightscapes with foreground scale. If you prefer zoom flexibility, the Lumix S PRO 16–35mm f/4 is the sealed, sharp travel workhorse for blue-hour blends and city-night architecture, while the compact Lumix S 14–28mm f/4–5.6 Macro starts truly wide and adds close-focus for starry foreground textures (use higher ISO or stack to offset the slower aperture). Telephoto adds lunar and constellation detail: the Lumix S 70–300mm f/4.5–5.6 Macro O.I.S. reaches half-macro for craters and compressed star fields, and the Lumix S 100–400mm f/4.5–6.3 O.I.S. isolates the Moon or tight star clusters from a tripod with excellent contrast; on MFT, the Leica DG 100–400mm f/4–6.3 II (200–800mm equiv.) gives similar lunar punch in a travelable package. Across these lenses, Panasonic strengths help you work faster at night: quiet linear motors avoid hunting, selectable linear MF response makes infinity pulls repeatable, micro-stepped apertures prevent flicker during exposure ramps, and stabilization ecosystems (Dual I.S. on G, Body I.S. + O.I.S. on S) steady framing for compositions and timelapse setup—then disable IS on locked tripods to prevent star “wobble.” Practical picks: on MFT, choose 12/1.4 for premium rectilinear speed, 9/1.7 for ultralight Milky Way work, 10–25/1.7 for one-lens astro travel, and Laowa 7.5/2 when you need the widest fast rectilinear; on L-Mount, run S 18/1.8 or 24/1.8 for matched prime rigs, add Sigma 14/1.4 or 20/1.4 for coma-tamed extremes, and keep 70–300 O.I.S. or 100–400 O.I.S. for the Moon. Field tips: shoot wide open or stop down 1/3–1/2 stop if corner aberrations appear, meter around ISO 1600–6400 with 10–20s shutters (use a “300-rule” on MFT and “500-rule” on full frame to limit trailing), use magnified live view and peaking to confirm infinity, bracket foreground exposures for dynamic range, and try Live View Composite on compatible Lumix bodies for in-camera star trails. Whether you’re framing the galactic core over sea stacks, layering meteor showers above desert mesas, or pulling crisp lunar craters, the best Panasonic lenses for astrophotography combine fast glass, clean off-axis performance, and travel-ready handling—so your night skies print big, sharp, and full of color.