4 Levels of Orion
Added 2021-01-25 19:07:35 +0000 UTCJust a quick video I made this weekend for fun. A bit different from my usual stuff, but I enjoyed making it with my girlfriend.
Hope everyone's week is off to a good start!
-Nico
Comments
That was very cool
Jeff Ratino
2021-03-13 00:34:10 +0000 UTCGood afternoon Nico! Great fan of your content and especially this video. Killer editing and cinematography. I just recently have gotten into Astrophotography and have been playing around a bit. I have a Sony A6000 camera and my fiancé purchased an Orion 9024 telescope for Christmas with a manual tripod. Moon pictures have been amazing but with a scope of F/10, it’s tough to really gather light from deeper objects in space. Is this telescope something I can still tinker around with and hopefully be successful with the deep space photography? Or mainly planets for now until my budget clears up for a better scope/stand (looking into the Williams Optics Zenithstar 73 and SkyWatcher EQ6R tripod). Thanks again and looking forward to watching more of your content!
daniel halat
2021-03-02 17:38:50 +0000 UTCEven though I have a very basic mount the quality of my photos just got to level 2 and I excited to master level 3!
Oleksandr Pryimak
2021-02-15 07:26:10 +0000 UTCAt level 2 Working my way up to level 3 just waiting on the tracker after I bought the rokinon 135mm for my canon rebel t7. My plans for the future is to get my DSLR camera Astor modified just wondering if anybody knows where to get it done in Massachusetts if there is, And what’s a good light pollution filter at a reasonable price for a DSLR camera.
Haythem Hamdi
2021-02-10 14:11:36 +0000 UTCExcellent Nico. You convey information so much better than anyone else.
Trevor Buckley
2021-01-26 04:55:55 +0000 UTCfantastic idea Nico..watched it several times already...youve packed so many tips into such a cool video..the most important point i think is that the same core steps eg flats, are needed as is processing...but like tgat its realistic what to expect with different hardware...looking forward to another one..bravo!
michelle ronald
2021-01-25 23:44:15 +0000 UTCLove this little video Nico. I'm at level 2. A very basic level 2. Definitely need to improve here before investing in a tracker.
James Palmer
2021-01-25 22:53:39 +0000 UTCThanks Mike! Let me know if you have any questions about the star tracker, and I can try to help. Clear skies, Nico
Nico Carver
2021-01-25 22:23:09 +0000 UTCNice, thank you! I'll definitely try to grab a lot more data @ 1 minute exposures next time I have a clear night (which might be a while lol).
Ryan Nack
2021-01-25 20:47:39 +0000 UTCDefinitely Ryan. I think people over-estimate the need to get long exposures. 2 hours of 1 minute exposures will be tons better than 1 hour of 5 minute exposures assuming the sky condition and everything else is the same. So if you got it dialed in to get consistent 1 minute exposures go for that. The Orion I show at level 3 was just 30s exposures (https://www.astrobin.com/awjczz/). When I use a star tracker, I typically do 30, 60 or 90s exposures. That's not to say trying to optimize your tracker is useless, just that 1 minute is fine for being way over the noise floor of the camera, so all you should need to do is stack a ton (hours worth preferably) to have a clean photo.
Nico Carver
2021-01-25 20:32:53 +0000 UTCI'm on level 2.5 lol. I have an iOptron Sky Guider Pro and have only been able to get 1 minute exposures without tracking issues so far. My main question is, would I be able to get decent signal adding a lot more lights to my stack at 1 minute exposure time, vs. trying to optimize my tracker and getting longer exposures? (let's say given the same total exposure time)
Ryan Nack
2021-01-25 20:21:19 +0000 UTCHi Nico! Wonderful little movie and greatly appreciated you quick synopsis of how each level was done and the side by side comparison at the end. I have been watching your videos and have accomplished level 2 with your help of the Orion Nebula. Looking forward to moving to level 3 when I learn how to run my star tracker. Thanks again for your wonderful videos!
Mike Lilja
2021-01-25 20:08:40 +0000 UTC
