This is an excellent demonstration of how stacking can impact the signal-to-noise ratio of your photos, and the importance of having a large stack of data to start with. The a few rejected frames on a small stack will lead to a grainier image when compared to a few rejected frames on a large stack. I've been saying it for years that integration time is important, and that's why having a quality mount matters. Better frames, larger stacks, excellent imaging! Enjoy your birthday weekend!
Hi Stace: a huge Happy Birthday from all of Canada! For your present we are granting you unlimited clear skies in the UK...like that would ever happen. Your video on stacking is terrific! The visuals along with your description made it so easy to understand. Again, a very Happy Birthday! Cheers
Brilliantly timed! I've been working with DSS now for two months (so, as I'm in the UK I've managed just three nights where I've been able to gather images to stack) and this video has really helped me with what I need to do!
Hey Stace, thats a very great explanation for stacking. The visualisation of the sensor was great ;-) I will link your video in my next tutorial! Greetings Chris
Great explanation on a process that I haven't yet attempted. Need to do some work on scope and mount to be able to use my camera on my scope. Keep the videos coming and Happy Birthday!
This is a great tutorial. I dont have a computer at the moment (phone and a Chromebook has suited my day to day stuff). Will need to invest and get involved in this!!!
Raw beginner here. Very informative video. One suggestion: move a lot slower in your steps. I had a lot of trouble finding your cursor while it was zooming around your screen. I had to play back a few sections many times to follow you. Otherwise, a great job!
Thanks Ed, I appreciate the positive and constructive feedback. I pride myself on being all about the beginners, so will take this on board and make future videos better :)
Super helpful video here Stace - so many channels go into really advanced tutorials but this is perfect and the result you got looks awesome! Can I ask if this was a tracked image? And how do you work out how long a typical frame needs to be before the point of diminished returns happen? (Or is it just using the 500 rule and then assume any total exposure time above, say 30 minutes) is past the point?) Thanks in advance and happy belated birthday 😂
Fantastic video!!! Just what I needed as I am a beginner and trying to learn everything fast. Definitely gained a sub! Quick question, is it best to kind of just experiment with how many frames is the sweet spot for your camera? Or will the ideal amount of stacked frames vary night to night based on settings and objects I'm shooting? Just seems overwhelming to me not know how many to aim for. Thanks again!
I remember with I took my first Depp astrophoto. One year Facebook memories showed me a photo only with stars that I took in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. When I zoom in the photo, there was something strange, that thing was Andromeda Galaxy !! I found it one year later xD xD
Happy Belated. Did you have fun shooting trap the other day? By the way, your audio between 13:35 and 15:30 went to crap. Even if you know how to stack, this is still a great video just to show what stacking really can do. Well done, Stace!
Thing is I watched it through twice, before and after rendering and it sounded fine. So I’m a bit confused others aren’t hearing what I did...but I do suspect I know the issue if it is the case
Very well explained video, I watched it all even though I've been using the program for years. There is always something you can learn :) Happy belated birthday!
Nicely explained and Happy Birthday! As well as using the auto save tiff, do you do any enhancement in DSS and then saving another tiff for stretching in PS? (Just asking as that was the way I was shown).
Good question! No I was taught never to do any enhancement in DSS because it’s great at stacking and that’s about it :) so I just save as a 32/16bit tiff and head straight for my post processing program :)
Yeah don’t worry too much if it’s a little bit off, you will just have jagged areas at the edges of the stack where it has aligned on the target :) you don’t always need a guide camera, but as I was told by my mentor, guiding is the key to deep sky :)
@@AstroStace thanks heaps! I have just started taking photos of the moon with a celestron 8se with a phone. Soon to get a dslr and refractor. Could I take a few frames then use the computerised mount to centre again?
Hello Neil :) generally you do need a tracking mount to get long enough exposures to stack . But if you’re taking wide shots of the Milky Way or constellations you don’t always need a tracker. You can start off with a fixed tripod, shoot loads of shots and then try stacking it :)
@@AstroStace awesome. All very new to this. Only got.my telescope yesterday and haven't even got the camera to mount on it. ( It's in the post) Another question if I may be so bold, what would be the best object to attempt to photograph first? If it helps the camera will be a Nikon D3100 and the telescope is nothing posh. It's a 114AZ no tracking . . . Yet
Neil Tonks honestly I would wait till the moon is up and start there :) just enjoy doing a bit of visual with your scope first :) and get used to using it
g`day and HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACE !!!!!!!!! great video thanks and enjoy your day cheers
Perfect timing. My son captured about 25 frames on the Orion Nebula and is in the process of stacking etc. Thanks, and happy birthday!
This is an excellent demonstration of how stacking can impact the signal-to-noise ratio of your photos, and the importance of having a large stack of data to start with. The a few rejected frames on a small stack will lead to a grainier image when compared to a few rejected frames on a large stack.
I've been saying it for years that integration time is important, and that's why having a quality mount matters. Better frames, larger stacks, excellent imaging!
Enjoy your birthday weekend!
Thanks Mitch ! :)
Hi Stace: a huge Happy Birthday from all of Canada! For your present we are granting you unlimited clear skies in the UK...like that would ever happen. Your video on stacking is terrific! The visuals along with your description made it so easy to understand. Again, a very Happy Birthday! Cheers
Thanks so much Gregory! 🍺😃
Happy Birthday Stace! Excellent video as always.
Happy birthday Stacy ! Great job on the video !
Thanks for the educational videos Stace - these are really helping me as i start my journey into astrophotography
Nice video, as always. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy birthday Stace 🥂
Another great video Stacey. As a beginner in astrophotography, I find your videos really helpful and understandable.
Brilliantly timed! I've been working with DSS now for two months (so, as I'm in the UK I've managed just three nights where I've been able to gather images to stack) and this video has really helped me with what I need to do!
Hey Stace,
thats a very great explanation for stacking. The visualisation of the sensor was great ;-) I will link your video in my next tutorial!
Greetings
Chris
Just discovered your channel,, this is just what I needed, thanks. A definite sub.
Thanks Geoff, glad to help
The best explanation video for what stacking do. Excellent pedagogy.
Thank you very much :)
Great video and happy birthday!
I have been having trouble with DSS until this - I am so happy to get it working - thank you soooo much Stacy ! :-) Simon
Happy to help! 😄
happy birthday.🎈 I finally understand how stacking works. best explanation I've seen. Thank you for sharing.
Take 1. I love it. Lovely doggy. Another great tutorial. Thanks again : )
Great explanation on a process that I haven't yet attempted. Need to do some work on scope and mount to be able to use my camera on my scope. Keep the videos coming and Happy Birthday!
Hows the progress coming along?
Happy birthday Stacy 🍺
Happy Birthday, thanks for the videowell explained
Congratulations with finishing another orbit around our day-star, I hope many more orbits will follow for you! :)
This is a great tutorial. I dont have a computer at the moment (phone and a Chromebook has suited my day to day stuff). Will need to invest and get involved in this!!!
Happy Birthday, thanks for the video and easy to understand explanation.
thanks for the video! I am just getting started with basic astrophotography and this explained a lot. 😀👍🔭
Always happy to help!
Super helpful and happy birthday! Cheers!
You make things so easy to follow being a learner myself
Miss my dog though ( died last year after 16 years ) so also watch it for that lol
Oh gosh! Luna sends her love!
AstroStace ❤️
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday to you. Thank you for the excellent video.
Brill! Your handwriting is so cool :0)
very informative videos stacey thanks and keep em coming your doing a great job
Thanks Pete
Happy Birthday! 🎂🎂
thanks a lot for this. Very informative for me as a beginner. Quick question, which lens/focal length did you use for that shot? Cheers...
Happy bday! I’d say “how many frames” just depends on how noisy your subs are. 😊 I liked the graphic representation of averaging. 😊
well explained Stacey, keep creating!
Thanks for the video and happy birthday
Raw beginner here. Very informative video. One suggestion: move a lot slower in your steps. I had a lot of trouble finding your cursor while it was zooming around your screen. I had to play back a few sections many times to follow you. Otherwise, a great job!
Thanks Ed, I appreciate the positive and constructive feedback. I pride myself on being all about the beginners, so will take this on board and make future videos better :)
Yes! This is the best! Thank you so much Stace (& Luna)!
Nice video Stace
Cheers, happy birthday!
Super helpful video here Stace - so many channels go into really advanced tutorials but this is perfect and the result you got looks awesome!
Can I ask if this was a tracked image? And how do you work out how long a typical frame needs to be before the point of diminished returns happen? (Or is it just using the 500 rule and then assume any total exposure time above, say 30 minutes) is past the point?)
Thanks in advance and happy belated birthday 😂
Fantastic video!!! Just what I needed as I am a beginner and trying to learn everything fast. Definitely gained a sub! Quick question, is it best to kind of just experiment with how many frames is the sweet spot for your camera? Or will the ideal amount of stacked frames vary night to night based on settings and objects I'm shooting? Just seems overwhelming to me not know how many to aim for. Thanks again!
Also... It would be awesome if you could make a video on darks and maybe biases? I noticed you just made one on flats so hopefully they're coming!
Very good, basic explanation.
Great job! You have a new subscriber.
Great stuff Stacey. Proper! :)
I remember with I took my first Depp astrophoto. One year Facebook memories showed me a photo only with stars that I took in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. When I zoom in the photo, there was something strange, that thing was Andromeda Galaxy !! I found it one year later xD xD
You should come to the Astrocamps in wales good fun, nice peoples and boortle 4 skies thats gotta be better that our home skies :)
Happy Belated. Did you have fun shooting trap the other day? By the way, your audio between 13:35 and 15:30 went to crap. Even if you know how to stack, this is still a great video just to show what stacking really can do. Well done, Stace!
Cheers Gary! Yes had a fab time thank you! Ah I suspect I know why the audio went, Ill sort that out for next time :)
@@AstroStace Glad to hear it. I hate proofing videos, especially if they're longer ones.
Thing is I watched it through twice, before and after rendering and it sounded fine. So I’m a bit confused others aren’t hearing what I did...but I do suspect I know the issue if it is the case
Happy Birthday! A bit late I am, I guess 😅
Very well explained video, I watched it all even though I've been using the program for years. There is always something you can learn :) Happy belated birthday!
Thank you very much! For watching and the birthday wishes! :)
Nicely explained and Happy Birthday! As well as using the auto save tiff, do you do any enhancement in DSS and then saving another tiff for stretching in PS? (Just asking as that was the way I was shown).
Good question! No I was taught never to do any enhancement in DSS because it’s great at stacking and that’s about it :) so I just save as a 32/16bit tiff and head straight for my post processing program :)
AstroStace should the stars ever reappear I will give both methods a go. No sign in the forecast though. ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
Useful. Lost the sound when it came to the Photoshop part!
Great video, one question, what if the target is not centred in every frame? Will this wreck the stack? Do you need a guide camera?
Yeah don’t worry too much if it’s a little bit off, you will just have jagged areas at the edges of the stack where it has aligned on the target :) you don’t always need a guide camera, but as I was told by my mentor, guiding is the key to deep sky :)
@@AstroStace thanks heaps! I have just started taking photos of the moon with a celestron 8se with a phone. Soon to get a dslr and refractor. Could I take a few frames then use the computerised mount to centre again?
John Anderson with an equatorial mount , once it’s on target it should stay tracking it :)
@@AstroStace ahh! I see thanks heaps mate, love your work!
Thanks Stacey
Thanks for the clear explanation! That makes sense now to this newbie 🙂
The second video I've looked at to find out about stacking but I'm none the wiser as t what darks and flatts are.
Take a look at my latest video :)
Very nice.
Hello, do you need a tracker on your telescope? Or will it sort it out in the program.
Hello Neil :) generally you do need a tracking mount to get long enough exposures to stack . But if you’re taking wide shots of the Milky Way or constellations you don’t always need a tracker. You can start off with a fixed tripod, shoot loads of shots and then try stacking it :)
@@AstroStace awesome. All very new to this. Only got.my telescope yesterday and haven't even got the camera to mount on it. ( It's in the post)
Another question if I may be so bold, what would be the best object to attempt to photograph first? If it helps the camera will be a Nikon D3100 and the telescope is nothing posh. It's a 114AZ no tracking . . . Yet
Neil Tonks honestly I would wait till the moon is up and start there :) just enjoy doing a bit of visual with your scope first :) and get used to using it
Happy Birthday!