Tracker vs. No Tracker for ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY (Shooting the Pleiades)
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Published 2021-01-14
If you don't use Photoshop, please watch the first 46 minutes of the video above (part 1) before moving on to part 2 (choices below):
Part 2A - DSS and GIMP: • Tracker vs. No Tracker for ASTROPHOTO...
Part 2B - Siril and GIMP (coming soon)
Part 2C - PixInsight (coming soon)
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Links mentioned in the video:
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Light Pollution Map - www.lightpollutionmap.info/
Photons to Photos - www.photonstophotos.net/
NPF Calculator - sahavre.fr/wp/regle-npf-rule/
Bahtinov Mask Resources - www.nebulaphotos.com/resources/bahtinov/
Polar alignment apps
iOS - apps.apple.com/us/app/polar-scope-align-pro/id9701…
Android - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lunari.p…
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Gear used in this video:
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Skywatcher Star Adventurer Pro Pack - tinyurl.com/swsa-nebula
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM - amzn.to/33aQGjz
MeFoto Roadtrip Tripod (aluminium) - amzn.to/3fNzSDh
Neewer Intervalometer (search for one that works with your camera) - amzn.to/3fRANCI
Bahtinov Mask (search for one that fits your lens) - amzn.to/39nVDXg
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Table of Contents:
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00:00 Intro
03:00 Overview
06:58 1. Dark, Clear Sky
13:47 2. Camera Settings
25:11 3. Polar Alignment & Balance
32:30 4. Focus!
34:27 5. Exposure Length
43:03 6. # of Exposures (Lights)
44:30 7. Calibration Frames
46:52 8. Processing (Deep Sky Stacker)
59:11 8. Processing (Photoshop)
01:18:52 Final Comparison and Outro
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Music:
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No Control by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.
The Elevator Bossa Nova is Royalty Free Music from Bensound.
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All Comments (21)
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Great effort and comparison dude 👏🏻
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Who th would give a thumbs down without the video even being available? :( how could you... this guy is like the Bob Ross of astrophotoghraphy, all his videos are pure positivity and inspiration.
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This is the best astrophotography guide ever made. Seriously. You literally went through everything 99% of people will ask about.
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When I first discovered your channel I was kinda hesitent because of the lenght of some of your tutorials. My interest started to grow with every video I watched and by now I´m really excited to get my first very own tracker in a couple of days. I highly appreciate that you share all of your knowledge without skipping any secrete trick or step. Hopefully I´ll be able to follow along and get some nice results with the help of your tutorials. Thanks again for sharing your astro-skills with all of us.
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You have done outstanding job for the beginner with similar equipment....saving them alot of decision-making and wondering....!
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This is an amazing video. I'm checking everything out as you go. You have the most amazing astrophotography channel available. I view them all, and your's is the most valuable to us. Thank You!
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This is 100% the best tutotial I've seen over the years. After years of interest then 1 year of taking advantage of all rare clear nights, I still count myself firmly as a beginner and this is very clear and helpful, (I always forget something). Big thank you!
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This is one of the best videos on this topic I've ever seen. Must have taken a lot of effort and it shows... Great work!
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Thank you for showing such clear results on "no tracking" method across multiple videos. When I started astrophotography I hit a wall of people who kept saying that unless I invest in a tracker there's no point in doing this. Your fine work allowed me (and many others) to dive into this amazing hobby without investing a ton of money into gear.
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I watched this over several days just to take it all in. Very nice teaching skills. Thank you!
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Thanks so much for these videos, it's saved me so many hours of searching for and reading the right information. Other youtube videos skip right over the important details to tell you things everyone with a day's camera experience already knows. These however are perfect.
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Appreciate all your videos. When we first went into the lockdowns I was looking for a new hobby. I started with all your post processing videos. After about 3 weeks give or take I was able to produce my first Astro pics and even a galaxy. I appreciate your attention to detail and taking it slow during your tutorials. I dunno how anyone interested in astrology or astro photography can dislike this mans videos. Just a bunch of random haters.
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I am starting with astrophotography with very basic gear but your videos are really clearing up things for me. Thanks for that.
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This is by far the most comprehensive video on the subject I have found so far. Very informative and right level of details, specially for beginners
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You have some really good teaching skills . Clear, nicely laid out simplification of what can be some really confusing steps for a new person trying to get into picture taking of the night sky. I got a lot out of this video. thanks.
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Nico, your Channel is the reason why it’s worth exploring YouTube. Keep up the good work!
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Very tempted to save up for these upgrades, evidently worth it in my opinion. Thanks for sharing your results.
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Fantastic video! I really appreciate all the work and effort that went into this. I learned a lot!
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It was an amazing session for understanding the details for any beginner. Thank you! Really appreciate it!
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My god at the end, I thought the 'untracked' image was the tracked one because I thought it looked better! We'll blame my untrained eye :') this is an absolutely incredible guide, you are the man. Thank you for this. Never thought without a tracker it'd be possible but now I'm gonna rush off and try myself!!
