Lagoon Nebula WITHOUT a Star Tracker or Telescope, Start to Finish, DSLR Astrophotography

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Published 2020-08-13
In this video, we will cover every step of capturing the Lagoon nebula (+ the Milky Way Core and the Trifid, Omega, Eagle nebulae 😃) with just a Canon 60D, a Canon 50mm lens, and MeFoto tripod (total cost: $500). Processing with DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop. Example files for this video and other resources on my website here: www.nebulaphotos.com/resources/lagoon

If you don't use Photoshop, check out the links to parts 2a, 2b, and 2c below:
Part 2a (DSS+GIMP):    • Lagoon Nebula WITHOUT a Star Tracker ...  
Part 2b (Siril+GIMP):    • Lagoon Nebula WITHOUT a Star Tracker ...  
Part 2c (PixInsight):    • Lagoon Nebula WITHOUT a Star Tracker ...  

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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
03:32 Gear
17:12 Prep
36:35 Capture
49:03 Deep Sky Stacker
01:15:43 Photosho

All Comments (21)
  • @paulos9304
    This guy's class. So easy to listen to, watch and learn from. Oh and not a million quids worth of camera gear. This guy needs more subs. He is one talented guy
  • @gecko221281
    The thought that I can get something deep space without investing a cent more than I already own is great really encouraging.
  • @Sam-lc5nr
    wow this guy is the best explainer of astrophotography on you tube. Thanks🤗
  • @coreyhusic
    I truly think this series is the most important set of astrophotography videos on YouTube. They ensure that people understand the fundamentals without worrying about expensive and complex gear and techniques. Your Orion Nebula video was what initially inspired me to try this hobby.
  • @matthewb8229
    My favorite part is that you don't shy away from the fact that processing a photo can take many hours. That and how in depth the processing is. Thanks Nico!
  • @shubham15jam
    I don't know why anyone would dislike this. Great Video for starters like me. i absolutely love your videos, so elegent and helful.
  • Man I just love how well you explain everything. For someone who is brand new at this it is a huge learning curve. And most channels are trying so hard to be entertaining and forget the little things that really get you stuck. Your channel is essential for the beginner Astro photographer. And it cracks me up when you say awe ways instead of always lol thankyou for this valuable information brother.
  • @bpatterson1972
    Thank you for this tutorial, you don’t realize how much this can help someone starting out and even experience Astro shooters. Great videos 👌
  • @nathantan4050
    One of the best tutorials here on youtube! This video actually motivated me to do my first deep sky image. Would love to see an Andromeda galaxy video next time!
  • @abu_N
    I am so amazed that you have taken such a beautiful picture of the milky way without a tracker. I didn't know untracked astrophotography could get this good. Amazing.
  • @pwalkin
    Excellent! I was doing everything wrong. Having grown up in Malden, I have no idea how you can get anything with all the lights from Somerville, Medford and Cambridge. I did see how you got rid of it. Excellent work!! Heading to Patreon. Definitely worth it.
  • @meghjoshi7031
    This is the most interactive astrophotographer on YT . Each and every question answered , which is a big help . Waiting always for your videos.🙏🏻
  • @UNLKYHNTR
    What a great picture! Thx for the very well made video, I just bought my first mirrorless and can't wait to capture the universe
  • @miguelvb
    Absolutely excellent. From 0 to 100 in one hour :-) Thanks !!!
  • @kalleMandelstam
    I've literally been binge watching your videos this whole weekend. Very high quality content, thank you! I love the format, the length, I appreciate the hard work and time you put into them and that you clearly aren't just trying to please Youtube algorithms. I've been wanting to get into astrophotography for a long time but have been put off by the perceived high initial cost. You've just proved me wrong, so thank you!
  • Though I am doing Astrophotography for quite a while now.. But this one is hands down one of the best explanatory videos on internet like a 2 hour crash course explaining everything from Preparation , Capture and Processing in detail especially for Beginners ..
  • @philadams9254
    Thanks for the in-depth video. I came here for the astro tips but ended up getting a great recommendation for a tripod! Just bought a mefoto roadtrip and I've been after something exactly like that for ages!
  • @andydragon69
    Thank you so much for releasing these excellent tutorials. You're step-by-step approach and explanations have resulted in me processing some (I think) superb deep sky objects. Your measured steps have been a great help, so thank you.