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Still on the fence about joining Photog Adventures for a Milky Way Workshop in 2019? Wondering what the 2018 Workshops were like, how the weather went, which one to choose and why these Milky Way Workshops can be a good match for you? Join me tonight at 7pm MT as I recap the adventures to Escalante and our Southern Utah Milky Way Photography Workshops and answer all your questions before you register for a 2019 Milky Way Workshop! Learn more about the Milky Way Workshops here: https://goo.gl/n3bHzk #MilkyWayPhotography #PhotographyWorkshop #SouthernUtah Support us: https://www.patreon.com/photogadventures Thanks for watching and see you next time! WEBSITE: http://www.photogadventures.com/ ABOUT: http://www.photogadventures.com/about/ ************************************************************** Do you enjoy Photography Podcasts? Check out our Podcast where we talk more in detail about what went well and what could have gone better in each of our adventures : https://goo.gl/6T4oJG ************************************************************** If you are curious, below is a list of the gear we use. These are Amazon links, so if you were to buy anything from them it actually would help support Photog Adventures and we really appreciate it! Camera Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canon 5D MKIII: https://goo.gl/PmrmKq Canon 70D: https://goo.gl/AcrCmq Canon 6D: https://goo.gl/97a0VJ Canon 17-35mm f2.8L: https://goo.gl/N7QUuu Tamron 15-30mm f2.8: https://goo.gl/dKzIBd SunwayFoto L Bracket: https://goo.gl/E3B4xS Manfrotto Junior 410 Geared Head: https://goo.gl/3VTViD Acratech GP Ballhead with Gimbal Feature: https://goo.gl/GltQvm Manfrotto Tripod Aluminum: https://goo.gl/5AuRcV Feisol Tournament CT-3442 Rapid: https://goo.gl/silJQV Mindshift Gear 180 Horizon: https://goo.gl/AZC3XA Canon Camera Bag: https://goo.gl/nXk9ON Astrophotography Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Boruit Rechargeable LED Headlamp RJ-3000: https://goo.gl/FVrQKt JClaw Tek LED Headlamp with Red Lights for Night: https://goo.gl/7bmz3l F&V Z96 UltraColor LED Light (Same as Aaron purchased but as of today, out of stock.) amzn.to/2oZGyHj In-Stock option for F&V HDV-Z96 II Z-flash LED Light amzn.to/2oZsm1d Larger Capacity Battery for F&V light amzn.to/2opJU86 YONGNUO YN300 Air LED Video Light: https://goo.gl/TewFMs Rokinon/Samyang 24mm F/1.4 Aspherical Wide Angle Lens: https://goo.gl/IeBdaR Vlogging Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GoPro HERO4 Session: https://goo.gl/fTGbYv GoPro Hero4 Silver: https://goo.gl/h0gSgd GoPro Hero4 Black: https://goo.gl/yZD5T3 Zoom H1 Portable Digital Recorder: https://goo.gl/RvKj5e Rode SmartLav+: https://goo.gl/7qwAh2 Tascam DR-60DmkII: https://goo.gl/5uklXJ Thank you for supporting us!

Hi Folks, This is a quick tutorial on how to remove a stuck lens from an adapter. I bought ZWO Canon EOS Lens T2 Adapter and it was stuck on my lens. I will show you how to quickly remove that adapter. #ZWO #Canon #Adapter

In this session, we'll walk-through a processing of Alex McConahay's data. Please download it and give it a shot. Next week, we'll compare everyone's processing. The data is available for download here... https://app.box.com/s/fzh9e4bzwa90cna2g993pmxtui2h4xuq

Before we learn how the Pixinsight software works, let's learn what is Pixinsight for, who developed it and who are using Pixinsight this currently. I have a website http://whatsupastro.com. Here you will find these tutorials with images, explanation and sample files to play around. I hope this helps someone who is looking for how to quickly learn pixinsight. #pixinsight #astrophotography #astroimaging

This is NGC 1491. My original plan was to capture this nebula with the Hubble Palette, but with the cloudy weather, I decided to work with the data I had, Ha and OIII. I liked the end result enough so that now I am going to skip capturing SII. This object was strong in both Ha and OIII with a very bright core that I had to tone down a bit. I am not sure why it's known as the Fossil Footprint. Here is more info on the hardware and software: Target: Fossil Footprint (NGC 1491) in Ha and OIII Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Focal Reducer: Orion .8 Focal Reducer Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames: Astronomik Ha: 156x240" (gain: 139 offset: 21) Astronomik OIII: 81x240" (gain: 75, offset: 15) Integration: 15.8 hours Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip Astrobin: https://astrob.in/371326/0/

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In this video I will explain how to pre-process, stack and post process your astrophotography images using pixinsight. I will go over various steps including: 1) Subframe Selector 2) Batch preprocessing 3) Automatic Background Extraction (ABE) 4) Dynamic Crop 5) HDR Multiscale Transformation 6) Curves Transformation 7) LRGB Combination 8) Range Selection 9) Star Mask 10) Morphological Transformation I used Celestron 8SE SCT telescope on AVX Mount with hyperstar from Starizona and One Short Color Camera ZWO 071MC. Please feel free to comment and provide me the feedback. Thanks for checking. Very Best Regards, Ray Check my website http://www.whatsupastro.com Support music provided by https://music.aljoshakonstanty.com/ #astrophotography #andromeda #pixinsight

Astrophotography with a DSLR camera and telescope In this video, I use the William Optics Zenithstar 73 APO to photograph two nebulae in the night sky with my Canon camera. Astrophotography Email Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bH-idz Full Post: https://astrobackyard.com/dslr-camera-and-telescope/ Order the Zenithstar 73 Online: https://www.ontariotelescope.com/product.asp?itemid=1415&Affid=2 I've attached my DSLR camera (Canon EOS Rebel T3i) to the telescope with a 12nm Ha (narrowband) clip-in filter.

Bubble Nebula NGC 7635, Lobster Claw Nebula SH2 - 127, Salt and Pepper Cluster | Astrophotography I tried to take Sh2-157 Lobster Claw and The Bubble Nebula NGC 7635 in narrowband. This is my official attempt to use pixelmath in pixinsight and mixing color in narrowband. It is a quite a complex workflow than I thought. Also very difficult to get more detail data unless I spend several hours. Overall I spend 3 hours capturing between Ha and OIII. I used Celestron 8SE SCT with Hyperstar from Starizona on AVX mount. Imaging camera zwo 1600 mm pro. I will upload on my youtube channel Ray's Astrophotography all the details about my workflow. Feel free to check it out. Please feel free to comment and provide me the feedback. Thanks for checking. Very Best Regards, Ray Check my website http://www.whatsupastro.com Support music provided by https://music.aljoshakonstanty.com/ #astrophotography #pixinsight #Celestron

We've had a very good run of clear skies lately, so I've been able to grab 20 plus hours on another deep sky object. But this one is not the brightest object around and the OIII and SII were not strong. But I like this target - it looks like a laser beam is shooting out from the center. Here is more info on the hardware and software: Target: SH2-132 in the Hubble Palette Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Focal Reducer: Orion .8 Focal Reducer Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames: Astronomik Ha: 141x240" (gain: 139.00, offset: 21) Astronomik OIII: 90x240" (gain: 75.00, offset: 15) Astronimik SII: 90x240" (gain: 139.00, offset: 21) Integration: 21.4 hours Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip Astrobin: https://astrob.in/367567/B/

Terry Robison will discuss challenges, expectations, equipment requirements and considerations, power, comms, and protection of equipment of remote observatories.

Automatic Focus for Celestron 8SE SCT or Hyperstar Autofocus - Part2 Most often when you focus using the regular or stock focus knob that comes with your Celestron 8SE SCT or your telescope, it is quite difficult to manually make very fine adjustments. Also it is more difficult to make these adjustments without causing any movement to your telescope or mount, however finer adjustments they can be. My solution using JMI Autofocus is a step in the right direction to provide you an automatic solution to have autofocus for your telescope. In this video, I will explain how to setup an Autofocuser to automatically focus for Celestron 8SE SCT. This is also useful if you are using Hyperstar from Starizona. This is Part2 of the video. | Astrophotography Links I was referring in the video: 1) MOTOFOCUS for Celestron C8 / C9¼ http://www.jimsmobile.com/buy_motofocus.htm#Celestron 2) JMI Telescopes MOTOFOCUS Electric Telescope Focusing Motor - https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Shop-by-Brand-JMI-Telescopes/ci/4/phd/4291398571/N/4294255798 3) DC Focus Motor Control, FCUSB and FocusPal http://www.store.shoestringastronomy.com/products_fc.htm Please feel free to comment and provide me the feedback. Thanks for checking. Very Best Regards, Ray Check my website http://www.whatsupastro.com #astrophotography #SequenceGeneratorPro #Autofocus

Thank you to Astronomy Magazine for selecting my Outer Limits Galaxy as their 'Picture of the Day'. Here is more info on the hardware and software: Target: NGC 891 Galaxy Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames Lum=313x30s Red=30x60s Green=30x60s Blue=30x60s Total Exposure Time: 4.1 hours Gain: 139, Offset: 21 Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip Astrobin: https://astrob.in/333234/0/

Join us for a Milky Way Workshop in 2019! https://goo.gl/n3bHzk Go to Goblin Valley: https://goo.gl/mbFAeP Go to Escalante: https://goo.gl/qNpEKp Go to Crater Lake: https://goo.gl/iXnfzD Milky Way Photography in Bandon, Oregon over the Facerock State Viewpoint delivers successfully two years in a row! The challenge this year on the beaches of Bandon was that the tide was not out as far as it was last year despite being near a New Moon. So we had more water between us and the Sea Stacks. But the Milky Way lined up over them as promised by Photo Pills and I have a time-lapse to show the entire evening of Milky Way Movement! Having arrived that morning flying in to Portland and then driving the 5-hours to Bandon, I was flat-out exhausted! Not to mention I have been out 11 nights in a row doing Milky Way Photography and staying up to finish photo edits, instagram posting and not getting more than a few hours of sleep every night. So after the sunset we crashed in the car at Facerock Viewpoint to wait for 1am when the Milky Way would start to move away from the light pollution of the coast and be out over the water. Being so exhausted I decided against wearing my NRS Boundary Socks and Keens and went down the steps to the beach with my favorite Skechers that people have been making fun of me for wearing on all my Photog Adventures 😀 and calling them slippers. This turned out to be a fatal error as a far-reaching wave crashed suddenly MUCH further than the previous while I was working on my shot and drenched my shoes and legs up to my knees almost! The favorite Skechers were drenched and remained soaked for days! You really miss the dry desert air of Utah when you have soggy shoes that never dry in the humidity of Oregon… Night 13 we get creative trying out a location next to Thor’s Well that has a blast of water called the Spouting Horn in Cook’s Chasm that could align well with an early morning Milky Way! Support us: https://www.patreon.com/photogadventures Thanks for watching and see you next time! WEBSITE: http://www.photogadventures.com/ ABOUT: http://www.photogadventures.com/about/ ************************************************************** Do you enjoy Photography Podcasts? Check out our Podcast where we talk more in detail about what went well and what could have gone better in each of our adventures : https://goo.gl/6T4oJG ************************************************************** If you are curious, below is a list of the gear we use. These are Amazon links, so if you were to buy anything from them it actually would help support Photog Adventures and we really appreciate it! Camera Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canon 5D MKIII: https://goo.gl/PmrmKq Canon 70D: https://goo.gl/AcrCmq Canon 6D: https://goo.gl/97a0VJ Canon 17-35mm f2.8L: https://goo.gl/N7QUuu Tamron 15-30mm f2.8: https://goo.gl/dKzIBd SunwayFoto L Bracket: https://goo.gl/E3B4xS Manfrotto Junior 410 Geared Head: https://goo.gl/3VTViD Acratech GP Ballhead with Gimbal Feature: https://goo.gl/GltQvm Manfrotto Tripod Aluminum: https://goo.gl/5AuRcV Feisol Tournament CT-3442 Rapid: https://goo.gl/silJQV Mindshift Gear 180 Horizon: https://goo.gl/AZC3XA Canon Camera Bag: https://goo.gl/nXk9ON Astrophotography Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Boruit Rechargeable LED Headlamp RJ-3000: https://goo.gl/FVrQKt JClaw Tek LED Headlamp with Red Lights for Night: https://goo.gl/7bmz3l F&V Z96 UltraColor LED Light (Same as Aaron purchased but as of today, out of stock.) amzn.to/2oZGyHj In-Stock option for F&V HDV-Z96 II Z-flash LED Light amzn.to/2oZsm1d Larger Capacity Battery for F&V light amzn.to/2opJU86 YONGNUO YN300 Air LED Video Light: https://goo.gl/TewFMs Rokinon/Samyang 24mm F/1.4 Aspherical Wide Angle Lens: https://goo.gl/IeBdaR Vlogging Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GoPro HERO4 Session: https://goo.gl/fTGbYv GoPro Hero4 Silver: https://goo.gl/h0gSgd GoPro Hero4 Black: https://goo.gl/yZD5T3 Zoom H1 Portable Digital Recorder: https://goo.gl/RvKj5e Rode SmartLav+: https://goo.gl/7qwAh2 Tascam DR-60DmkII: https://goo.gl/5uklXJ Thank you for supporting us!

North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) HaRGB in Pixinsight with Pelican Nebula IC 5070 In this video I will explain how to capture North America Nebula using Celestron 8SE SCT along with Hyperstar from Starizona on AVX mount. Also you will learn how to capture using narrowband filters particularly Ha or Hydrogen Alpha or H-alpha along LRGB or RGB filters. I will walk you through how to process them in pixinsight as well. Support music provided by https://music.aljoshakonstanty.com/ #Narrowband #HaRGB #Pixinsight

Join us for a Milky Way Workshop in 2019! https://goo.gl/n3bHzk Go to Goblin Valley: https://goo.gl/mbFAeP Go to Escalante: https://goo.gl/qNpEKp Go to Crater Lake: https://goo.gl/iXnfzD We had a flight in the morning at 6am so we needed our Milky Way Photography forNight 11 to be very simple and very close to Brendon’s house. So we headed up to Silver Lake near the Brighton Ski Resort up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Silver Lake provides a good reflection opportunity for the Milky Way and we were lucky to have a very still night and yet AGAIN a cloudless sky to capture the Milky Way with! Brighton Resort gives off some local light pollution but that is luckily blocked by the trees on the shoreline of the lake that keeps the lights from ruining the reflection of stars. Usually local light pollution is a drag but this time it lit up the mountains in the distance and kept them from being a black silhouette only and I am really liking that! Keep checking back on the adventure as I go for 23 straight nights of Milky Way Photography! Night 12 we make it out to Bandon, Oregon and get a chance to capture the Milky Way over Facerock State Viewpoint! Support us: https://www.patreon.com/photogadventures Thanks for watching and see you next time! WEBSITE: http://www.photogadventures.com/ ABOUT: http://www.photogadventures.com/about/ ************************************************************** Do you enjoy Photography Podcasts? Check out our Podcast where we talk more in detail about what went well and what could have gone better in each of our adventures : https://goo.gl/6T4oJG ************************************************************** If you are curious, below is a list of the gear we use. These are Amazon links, so if you were to buy anything from them it actually would help support Photog Adventures and we really appreciate it! Camera Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canon 5D MKIII: https://goo.gl/PmrmKq Canon 70D: https://goo.gl/AcrCmq Canon 6D: https://goo.gl/97a0VJ Canon 17-35mm f2.8L: https://goo.gl/N7QUuu Tamron 15-30mm f2.8: https://goo.gl/dKzIBd SunwayFoto L Bracket: https://goo.gl/E3B4xS Manfrotto Junior 410 Geared Head: https://goo.gl/3VTViD Acratech GP Ballhead with Gimbal Feature: https://goo.gl/GltQvm Manfrotto Tripod Aluminum: https://goo.gl/5AuRcV Feisol Tournament CT-3442 Rapid: https://goo.gl/silJQV Mindshift Gear 180 Horizon: https://goo.gl/AZC3XA Canon Camera Bag: https://goo.gl/nXk9ON Astrophotography Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Boruit Rechargeable LED Headlamp RJ-3000: https://goo.gl/FVrQKt JClaw Tek LED Headlamp with Red Lights for Night: https://goo.gl/7bmz3l F&V Z96 UltraColor LED Light (Same as Aaron purchased but as of today, out of stock.) amzn.to/2oZGyHj In-Stock option for F&V HDV-Z96 II Z-flash LED Light amzn.to/2oZsm1d Larger Capacity Battery for F&V light amzn.to/2opJU86 YONGNUO YN300 Air LED Video Light: https://goo.gl/TewFMs Rokinon/Samyang 24mm F/1.4 Aspherical Wide Angle Lens: https://goo.gl/IeBdaR Vlogging Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GoPro HERO4 Session: https://goo.gl/fTGbYv GoPro Hero4 Silver: https://goo.gl/h0gSgd GoPro Hero4 Black: https://goo.gl/yZD5T3 Zoom H1 Portable Digital Recorder: https://goo.gl/RvKj5e Rode SmartLav+: https://goo.gl/7qwAh2 Tascam DR-60DmkII: https://goo.gl/5uklXJ Thank you for supporting us!

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Heart Nebula IC 1805 - includes How to process LRGB images with Star Alignment Routine. Support music provided by https://music.aljoshakonstanty.com/

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I'm still using my focal reducer, so my original plan was to crop this one to bring SH2-112 in closer, but I ended up liking the background, so I left it has is. I captured it in narrowband and processed it with the Hubble Palette. Here is more info on the hardware and software: Target: SH2-112 in the Hubble Palette Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Focal Reducer: Orion .8 Focal Reducer Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames: Astronomik Ha: 120x240" (gain: 139.00, Offset: 21) Astronomik OIII: 90x240" (gain: 75.00, Offset: 15) Astronimik SII: 90x240" (gain: 139.00, Offset: 21) Integration: 20 hours Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip Astrobin: https://astrob.in/361165/0/

In this video I will explain how to take flats (calibration frames) for Hyperstar using Sequence Generator Pro and the rest of the workflow for capturing a picture of Trifid Nebula and Lagoon Nebula (M8 and M20). In this video I will explain how to capture Trifid Nebula and Lagoon Nebula (M8 and M20) using Celestron 8SE SCT along with Hyperstar from Starizona on AVX mount. Also you will learn how to capture using ZWO ASI071MC Pro - One Shot Color camera. Please feel free to comment and provide me the feedback. Thanks for checking. Very Best Regards, Ray Check my website http://www.whatsupastro.com Support music provided by https://music.aljoshakonstanty.com/ #astrophotography #ZWO #one shot color

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10mm: Rokinon 10mm f/2.8: https://amzn.to/2OrD8Y0 24mm: Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8: https://amzn.to/2KNIR89 50mm: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8: https://amzn.to/2M8BvBI Full blog post: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/blog/top3-lens-for-milky-way-photography The Astrophotographer's Guidebook: http://amzn.to/2BrlKQh The Astrophotographer's Journal: http://amzn.to/2AW0v9B Like our channel? Click here if you would like to support us and make an impact on Galactic Hunter: https://www.patreon.com/Galactic_Hunter Galactic Hunter takes you on mysterious adventures to other worlds. Whether we are visiting planets, galaxies, nebulae, comets, or star clusters, the goal of Galactic Hunter is to teach you astronomy through one of the most rewarding hobbies: Astrophotography. Join my wife and I in our galactic adventures, and question everything you know about what lays outside of our little world. Do not forget to vote for the next target in the comments, and visit the website where you can see a gallery of our older captures. Website: http://www.galactic-hunter.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/galactichunter/ Instagram: Nevadaastrophotography Thanks to Nasa/ESA/Hubble for their 3D animations. Full list of our equipment used in our videos: Camera: Canon 7D Mark II - http://amzn.to/2wrz6qw Orion Atlas Q-G Computerized GoTo Mount - http://amzn.to/2vOerv3 Orion 8” f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph Reflector - http://amzn.to/2gng3WV Orion Magnificent Mini Autoguider Package - http://amzn.to/2wrKanK Orion T-Ring for Canon EOS Camera - http://amzn.to/2vOVSa4 Orion LaserMate Deluxe II Telescope Laser Collimator - http://amzn.to/2wndFsn Bahtinov Mask (get the right size for YOUR telescope!) - http://amzn.to/2vOjvPW Baader MPCC Mark III Coma Corrector - http://www.telescope.com/Astrophotogr... Orion 20x80 Binoculars - http://amzn.to/2iMeOVL Orion Heavy Duty Tripod - http://amzn.to/2iK4A84 Jump Starter - http://amzn.to/2wrGWAy Orion Planetary Edge-On 5mm - http://amzn.to/2vNWqgi Orion Barlow 2x - http://amzn.to/2wn0yr8 Orion Plossl 32mm - http://amzn.to/2vOxZzb Mavic Pro Drone - http://amzn.to/2gn8lMs

Jasem Mutlaq, developer of INDI, KStars, and StellarMate, will answer questions on using Single-Board-Computers, like the Raspberry Pi, for astrophotography. Jasem has presented previously on his all-in-one automated acquisition hardware, Stellarmate. https://www.stellarmate.com/

YOU can create a Time Lapse Milky Way Video with a DSLR! All you need is a DSLR, Tripod, and Intervalometer. I show you all of my equipment and how to setup for a successful Milky Way Time Lapse. After the Equipment review, I show you my results. If you would like to see how I processed the final video, leave a comment below. If there's enough interest, I'll make a second video showing the processing steps. Thanks for watching and commenting. Give a thumbs up too! Doug Please Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=DugDog Visit http://myastroimages.com Post questions and get answers to your astrophotography questions. Monthly imaging contests and quarterly prizes. Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/AmateurAstrophotography/ Amateur Astrophotography E-Magazine: http://myastroimages.com/Amateur_Astrophotography/ Facebook: http://myastroimages.com/facebook Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhubbell76 Music By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Soundtracks: "Welcome to the Show" "Also Sprach Zarathustra" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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While still having a reducer attached to my telescope, I noticed the East Veil would be a perfect fit edge to edge. My camera was already rotated perfectly for it - what luck. With the moon at 99.9%, the East Veil was still bright enough to capture without too many issues. Here is more information on the hardware and software: Target: Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Focal Reducer: Orion .8 Focal Reducer Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames: Astronomik Ha: 70x240" (gain: 139.00, offset: 21) Astronomik OIII: 79x240" (gain: 75.00, offset: 15) Integration: 9.9 hours Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip Astrobin: https://astrob.in/358446/0/ Facile by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100858 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

A demonstration of some modules concerning topics such as LRGB combination, Selective Rejection, DBE, and perhaps Pixel Math. Presented by Adam Block https://www.adamblockstudios.com/ https://www.adamblockstudios.com/articles/Astro_Imaging_Channel

If you would like to try out Luminar here is the link: https://goo.gl/UPtkYA Ever considered using Luminar 2018 instead of Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop for your Milky Way Photography Post-Processing? Yeah me too! I am feeling ready to try something else but I don't know if I will like it. So let's try out Luminar 2018 together! LIVE! Live tomorrow at 3pm I will load up Luminar for my first time ever - if you don't count installing the program from the link that Luminar sent me - and hangout with me while I try editing my first Milky Way image using Luminar tomorrow. See you at 3pm! 😀 -Aaron Support us: https://www.patreon.com/photogadventures Thanks for watching and see you next time! WEBSITE: http://www.photogadventures.com/ ABOUT: http://www.photogadventures.com/about/ ************************************************************** Do you enjoy Photography Podcasts? Check out our Podcast where we talk more in detail about what went well and what could have gone better in each of our adventures : https://goo.gl/6T4oJG ************************************************************** If you are curious, below is a list of the gear we use. These are Amazon links, so if you were to buy anything from them it actually would help support Photog Adventures and we really appreciate it! Camera Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canon 5D MKIII: https://goo.gl/PmrmKq Canon 70D: https://goo.gl/AcrCmq Canon 6D: https://goo.gl/97a0VJ Canon 17-35mm f2.8L: https://goo.gl/N7QUuu Tamron 15-30mm f2.8: https://goo.gl/dKzIBd SunwayFoto L Bracket: https://goo.gl/E3B4xS Manfrotto Junior 410 Geared Head: https://goo.gl/3VTViD Acratech GP Ballhead with Gimbal Feature: https://goo.gl/GltQvm Manfrotto Tripod Aluminum: https://goo.gl/5AuRcV Feisol Tournament CT-3442 Rapid: https://goo.gl/silJQV Mindshift Gear 180 Horizon: https://goo.gl/AZC3XA Canon Camera Bag: https://goo.gl/nXk9ON Astrophotography Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Boruit Rechargeable LED Headlamp RJ-3000: https://goo.gl/FVrQKt JClaw Tek LED Headlamp with Red Lights for Night: https://goo.gl/7bmz3l F&V Z96 UltraColor LED Light (Same as Aaron purchased but as of today, out of stock.) amzn.to/2oZGyHj In-Stock option for F&V HDV-Z96 II Z-flash LED Light amzn.to/2oZsm1d Larger Capacity Battery for F&V light amzn.to/2opJU86 YONGNUO YN300 Air LED Video Light: https://goo.gl/TewFMs Rokinon/Samyang 24mm F/1.4 Aspherical Wide Angle Lens: https://goo.gl/IeBdaR Vlogging Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GoPro HERO4 Session: https://goo.gl/fTGbYv GoPro Hero4 Silver: https://goo.gl/h0gSgd GoPro Hero4 Black: https://goo.gl/yZD5T3 Zoom H1 Portable Digital Recorder: https://goo.gl/RvKj5e Rode SmartLav+: https://goo.gl/7qwAh2 Tascam DR-60DmkII: https://goo.gl/5uklXJ Thank you for supporting us!

This is my second attempt this season at capturing and processing the Omega Nebula. This time I managed to capture 8 hours of narrowband data across four nights - lucky we finally had a good run of clear skies. I processed the data by putting Ha in Red and OIII in Green and Blue. In this video I also discuss how to combine the different filters and cut through the brightness of the nebula with PixInsight Here is more info on the hardware and software: Target: Omega Nebula (M17) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames: Frames: Astronomik Ha: 60x240" Astronomik OIII: 60x240" Integration: 8 hours Ha: Gain=139, Offset=21 OIII: Gain=75, Offset=15 Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip Astrobin: https://astrob.in/355891/B/

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An open discussion on milestones and issues you've overcome.

Hard to believe, but it's been 4 months since I've attempted SHO (Hubble Palette) on a deep sky object. The Lagoon Nebula doesn't rise more than 22 degrees high in my location and I have a very small window to capture it between obstructions., but I'm glad I did - this is a cool looking target. Here is more info on the hardware and software: Target: Lagoon Nebula (M8) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames: Frames: Astronomik Ha: 72x180" Astronomik OIII: 40x180" Astronimik SII: 46x180" Integration: 7.9 hours Ha: Gain=139, Offset=21 OIII: Gain=75, Offset=15 Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip Astrobin: https://astrob.in/354230/0/ Canon and Variation by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

I've rounded up my best solar captures for the month of June, 2018. Here is the hardware and software used: Imaging Telescope: Orion ED80T CF Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI183MM (non-cooled) Solar Filter: Daystar Quark (chromosphere) Focuser: MoonLite Electronic Focuser Capture Software: SharpCap 3.1 Stacking Software: AutoStakkert 3.0.14 PostProcessing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Animation Software PIPP, ImPPG Music: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

An open session on Starting out in Astrophotography. Or suggest other topics to discuss.

The goal is to discuss the basics behind auto-guiding, mainly the choice of the optimal aggressiveness and exposure time, the nature of the errors and how the close loop system does behave depending of the type of perturbations. This lecture aims to provide people with more inside on most auto-guiding software for making the right choice for a given setup and sky (seeing). Presented by Gaston Baudat

Molly Wakeling will present on her experiences as a new astrophotographer.

Bob Denny developed the first totally automated plate solving engine, PinPoint, 18 years ago and it has evolved considerably since. We've seen others come along like Astrometry.net (including ANSVR), Astro Tortilla, and Platesolve3. Bob will describe the plate solution process, the sorts of things that can create difficulties, all-sky solving, automatic optical distortion correction, and some of the things that make all of these tools different. If all you want is an accurate center-point for telescope pointing, then any of them will do. But there are so many more uses for astrometric and brightness/flux measurements, and that's where they differ, and where PinPoint really differs. This is intended to provide understanding of plate solving and make any of these tools more useful. We'll cover the common causes of solving failures, but if you are having specific bugs or problems with your plate solving software, please address these issues directly with the providers.

Since using the Daystar Quark for the past couple of months, it's turned out to be a lot more fun than I anticipated. You never know what you might capture when you point your telescope at the sun. I am out there so often imaging the sun that it's not possible to make a video for every session, so I rounded up my best captures for the month of May, 2018. Here is the hardware and software used: Imaging Telescope: Orion ED80T CF Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI183MM (non-cooled) Solar Filter: Daystar Quark (chromosphere) Focuser: MoonLite Electronic Focuser Capture Software: SharpCap 3.1 Stacking Software: AutoStakkert 3.0.14 PostProcessing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Animation Software PIPP, ImPPG

Full Post: https://astrobackyard.com/explore-scientific-ed140/ In this video, I'll use the biggest astrophotography telescope I've EVER had to shoot the glorious M13 star cluster from my backyard. The Explore Scientific ED140 CF APO is an incredible instrument for deep sky astrophotography. This triplet apochromatic refractor has a focal lenght of 910mm and an f-ratio of 6.5. The final image of the Great Hercules Cluster uses 2 Hours and 9 minutes (129 frames) worth of total integrated exposure time. A special thanks to Greg at Explore Scientific for setting this up. I was not paid to endorse this product! And yes, I have to give it back:) The Equipment Used in this Video: Explore Scientific CF ED140 F/6.5 APO: https://bit.ly/2J7Vv5a iOptron CEM60 Equatorial Mount: https://bit.ly/2IMYhgS ZWO ASI294MC-Pro Astronomy Camera: https://bit.ly/2INKl1W Baader Moon and Skyglow Filter: https://amzn.to/2s9txML 50mm Starfield Guide Scope + Camera Package: https://bit.ly/2s6KRlA Music by Aljosha Konstanty: https://soundcloud.com/aljoshakonstanty For astrophotography tips, tutorials and advice, visit https://astrobackyard.com

I made a rookie mistake and didn't plan-out capturing the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) well enough. Now I have to wait until next year. Here is more info on the hardware and software: Target: Sombrero Galaxy (M104) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames: Astronomik CLS: 103x60" Integration: 103 minutes Gain: 0, Offset: 10 Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip

Deconvolution is the process of separating two signals. In deep sky imaging, we want to separate the signal from the stars from the blurring introduced by the atmosphere. Since stars are far enough away to be point sources of light, the way a star's light is spread out in an image -- the Point Spread Function -- can be used to mathematically describe how the atmosphere has blurred the image. With this information it's possible to deblur our image revealing the details lost to atmospheric turbulence . Ron will explain deconvolution and provide a demonstration using PixInsight. He'll also explain the difference between deconvolution and sharpening, and where each fits in an image processing workflow. Presented by Ron Brecher

Want more incredible content from Getty Images? Be sure to check out their page here: https://www.gettyimages.com/ Top 10 Most Mind-Blowing Pics Taken in Space Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Q2kKrD // Have a Top 10 idea? Submit it to us here! http://watchmojo.com/my/suggest.php The final frontier sure is beautiful. From the Saturnian Hurricanes, to the NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, and the Veil Nebula, these images are breathtaking. WatchMojo counts down the Top 10 Most Mind-Blowing Pics Taken in Space. Check out our other videos of the Top 10 Strangest Things Found in the Known Universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sudkYyl3Ebk, the Top 10 Weirdest Planets We've Discovered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UB3FrT5SAY, and the Top 10 Spookiest Things to Happen in Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KqUciCBMw. #10. Saturnian Hurricanes #9. NGC 403and NGC 4039 #8. Veil Nebula #7. V83Monocerotis #6. Westerlund 2 #5. Hubble UltraDeep Field #4. NGC 1603 #3, #2 & #1??? Watch on WatchMojo: http://www.WatchMojo.com Our Magazine!! Learn the inner workings of WatchMojo and meet the voices behind the videos, articles by our specialists from gaming, film, tv, anime and more. VIEW INSTANTLY: http://goo.gl/SivjcX WatchMojo's Social Media Pages http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo http://instagram.com/watchmojo Get WatchMojo merchandise at shop.watchmojo.com WatchMojo’s ten thousand videos on Top 10 lists, Origins, Biographies, Tips, How To’s, Reviews, Commentary and more on Pop Culture, Celebrity, Movies, Music, TV, Film, Video Games, Politics, News, Comics, Superheroes. Your trusted authority on ranking Pop Culture.

Simple & Easy Tips and tricks to edit a Milky Way Timelapse using Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Premiere. Recently we went out with a Ukrainian TV Show to Goblin Valley State Park to capture a Milky Way Time-Lapse over the dark skies of Southern Utah. If you have access to Adobe Premiere you have a really easy job ahead of yourself to create a time-lapse movie with your Milky Way Photography. Edit your images, save them out with filenames that end with a sequence of numbers and then import the images as an image sequence into Adobe Premiere and you will have no work at all to render out a video of your awesome Milky Way Time-Lapse! Support us: https://www.patreon.com/photogadventures Thanks for watching and see you next time! WEBSITE: http://www.photogadventures.com/ ABOUT: http://www.photogadventures.com/about/ ************************************************************** Do you enjoy Photography Podcasts? Check out our Podcast where we talk more in detail about what went well and what could have gone better in each of our adventures : https://goo.gl/6T4oJG ************************************************************** If you are curious, below is a list of the gear we use. These are Amazon links, so if you were to buy anything from them it actually would help support Photog Adventures and we really appreciate it! Camera Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canon 5D MKIII: https://goo.gl/PmrmKq Canon 70D: https://goo.gl/AcrCmq Canon 6D: https://goo.gl/97a0VJ Canon 17-35mm f2.8L: https://goo.gl/N7QUuu Tamron 15-30mm f2.8: https://goo.gl/dKzIBd SunwayFoto L Bracket: https://goo.gl/E3B4xS Manfrotto Junior 410 Geared Head: https://goo.gl/3VTViD Acratech GP Ballhead with Gimbal Feature: https://goo.gl/GltQvm Manfrotto Tripod Aluminum: https://goo.gl/5AuRcV Feisol Tournament CT-3442 Rapid: https://goo.gl/silJQV Mindshift Gear 180 Horizon: https://goo.gl/AZC3XA Canon Camera Bag: https://goo.gl/nXk9ON Astrophotography Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Boruit Rechargeable LED Headlamp RJ-3000: https://goo.gl/FVrQKt JClaw Tek LED Headlamp with Red Lights for Night: https://goo.gl/7bmz3l F&V Z96 UltraColor LED Light (Same as Aaron purchased but as of today, out of stock.) amzn.to/2oZGyHj In-Stock option for F&V HDV-Z96 II Z-flash LED Light amzn.to/2oZsm1d Larger Capacity Battery for F&V light amzn.to/2opJU86 YONGNUO YN300 Air LED Video Light: https://goo.gl/TewFMs Rokinon/Samyang 24mm F/1.4 Aspherical Wide Angle Lens: https://goo.gl/IeBdaR Vlogging Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GoPro HERO4 Session: https://goo.gl/fTGbYv GoPro Hero4 Silver: https://goo.gl/h0gSgd GoPro Hero4 Black: https://goo.gl/yZD5T3 Zoom H1 Portable Digital Recorder: https://goo.gl/RvKj5e Rode SmartLav+: https://goo.gl/7qwAh2 Tascam DR-60DmkII: https://goo.gl/5uklXJ Thank you for supporting us!

Happy 20th birthday ASCOM! A brief history of the standard and why it’s such an amazing thing. Creator Bob Denny made such a big contribution to astronomy, he has an asteroid named after him. Download ASCOM from : https://ascom-standards.org Learn how to code with ASCOM : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfFg5xoVKhg Dylan’s gear in this video ———— Canon 6D mkII DSLR https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071K62DZT/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B071K62DZT&linkCode=as2&tag=dylodon-20&linkId=75d20915794fb651dceb06b9412d53ac Tokina 16-28mm Lens https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003V1YGT6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003V1YGT6&linkCode=as2&tag=dylodon-20&linkId=bd12cca4526a0f82b68e7f57317fd8ec Dylan’s links ———— PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/dylanodonnell WEB : https://deography.com FACEBOOK : https://facebook.com/dylanodonnell TWITTER : https://twitter.com/erfmufn INSTAGRAM : https://instagram.com/dylan_odonnell_

A New Video IDEA, "Eyewitness Topic". These videos will be questions from from the Viewers. Many Good Questions are asked everyday and I think it's time I started sharing some of these Topics with everyone. In this Video, Ron has a question on how to adjust the mount. In the PoleMaster Videos (P1 and P2), Ron commented there was no illustration on how to Adjust the mount. I hope this video helps explain it a little better! Visit http://myastroimages.com Post questions and get answers to your astrophotography questions. Monthly imaging contests and quarterly prizes. Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/Amate... Facebook: http://myastroimages.com/facebook Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhubbell76 Music By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Soundtracks: "Welcome to the Show" "Also Sprach Zarathustra" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

I get asked a lot about cameras for astrophotography so here’s an overview of the main differences between them. It’s not long enough for a full explanation but should help you start the research for the camera you need. I know I say I prefer CCD, but CMOS cameras like the ZWO1600 are catching up for deep space so keep your eye on them. Dylan’s gear in this video ———— Canon 6D mkII DSLR https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071K62DZT/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B071K62DZT&linkCode=as2&tag=dylodon-20&linkId=75d20915794fb651dceb06b9412d53ac Tokina 16-28mm Lens https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003V1YGT6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003V1YGT6&linkCode=as2&tag=dylodon-20&linkId=bd12cca4526a0f82b68e7f57317fd8ec Celestron 9.25” Edge HD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003P93YLK/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003P93YLK&linkCode=as2&tag=dylodon-20&linkId=52ec74310b92c24e5152699b49fd0c56 ZWO 174mm mono camera: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072XCFTRF/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B072XCFTRF&linkCode=as2&tag=dylodon-20&linkId=b094130438c880cc2857f265bae9237b Dylan’s links ———— PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/dylanodonnell WEB : https://deography.com FACEBOOK : https://facebook.com/dylanodonnell TWITTER : https://twitter.com/erfmufn INSTAGRAM : https://instagram.com/dylan_odonnell_

An open discussion on processing techniques.

This is the first deep sky object I've completed all month - such bad weather. I'm going to have to drop my gain in the future so that I can take longer exposures and fewer raw images, capturing and stacking 1,052 frames (30 seconds each) for Luminance is a time consuming endeavor. Here is more info on the hardware and software: Target: The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length) Focuser: MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener Mount: Celestron CGX Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool Frames: Astronomik Lum 1.25": 1052x30" Astronomik Red: 45x120" Astronomik Green: 90x60" Astronomik Blue: 90x60" Integration: 13.3 hours Gain: 139, Offset: 21 Guide scope: Orion ST80 Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Guide Software: PHD2 Calibration Frames: Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50 Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) Stacking software: PixInsight Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip Astrobin: https://astrob.in/342851/0/

Steve Sagarian shares his latest project; a solar powered observatory power source.