I spend all my free time learning astrophotography on videos, blogs, books etc. But this is the best walkthrough I've ever seen. Extremely detailed, helpful, well explained content people can find on web. Thank you very much for your hard work.
Usually talented people start as small, but at last, they win. You too deserve a great fame unlike other youtubers who only share their experience and knowledge as a glimpse of their skill and make money fast.
Incredible. I just discovered astrophotography last night and I feel like I woke up from the matrix. Dizzy with delight. Thank you for ... ALL of this.
This is soo good! I've spend 2 hours of my afternoon sitting on my couch, drinken two cups of coffee and ate a cookie, just by watching this impressive tutorial on my TV! I'm from the Netherlands, so I would like to say: 'Lomp goed gedaan!' (this translate with: 'Brutal well done' or in better English 'Very well done!')
@@NebulaPhotos Well, I just started with astrophotography so my results aren't really worth showing ... My polaralignment wasn't very good, noise (EOS 400D), flats, bias and so on, only lights ;). And my imageprocessing wasn't good. M57: 1drv.ms/u/s!AtCDTk5r11m2jIQPqlPEDfbZqJaBRg?e=QbcjdS M13: 1drv.ms/u/s!AtCDTk5r11m2jIQQh-bLzPTAfG7GoA?e=aSxm1m
Impressively good tutorial. Many you-tubers seem afraid to put out long videos due to short attention spans of many people these days. I am glad you have gone the detailed rout no matter the time. Thanks for all the hard work. Incidentally, your audio is excellent.
Thanks, I've had a few negative comments about the length or level of detail, but most people seem to be reacting positively to it. I appreciate your comment!
I spent 3 evenings watching this in detail. The teaching is superb and so professional in its presentation. I am quite new to photoshop and you have helped me enormously. Thanks again:-) Paul
There is a lot of tutorials on YT that show a lot of different things about AP. But when I want to get in depth with something, I come find your tuts. Great job on this one! I learned so much about the post processing which is where I feel I'm the weakest. I appreciate the time you took to make this in depth tutorial. Thank you!
A short thank you is wholly inadequate for any one of the videos you have prepared. What can I say about the entire collection other than to toss in some superlatives. You, sir, are in the company of the best teachers I have encountered all my life; it is a short list but you made the cut! Hope to see you uploading videos for years to come.
DUDE! Amazing video. I just got a 70mm Meade APO Quad, AVX mount, and the exact same T6 you used in this video. I was kinda bummed as a lot of TH-camrs have dedicated astronomy cameras and I was beginning to think I wouldn't get very good results. Not only did you school me, you restored my hope. Please keep making videos man!
Fabulous presentation. You have a wonderful manner and message delivery. I really appreciate that as much as the depth and clarity of demonstration and instruction. Thank you very much.
Dear Nico, You're making very long but perfect walkthrough videos. I'm from Turkey and I've recently started astrophotography and you're videos helping me very much. Thanks for that !
Watched this end to end. Really appreciate you taking the time to put this together. You saved all of us many hours of searching for this information piecemeal.
Okay Nico, I’m ready to walk through this whole process. You’ve hooked me. I have the old Canon T2i all set, manual settings, GEM to hold it, and GIMP on the laptop, wireless intervalometer, etc. My first attempts were okay, but I wasn’t well aligned. Once I sort that, I am really excited about the rest of the process. Thanks a million for making this video!
Thank you so much! This is the most thorough explanation I've seen. So tired of You Tube videos that spend 4 minutes showing 300+ Photoshop steps as though I already know everything. Well I don't, that's why I watching the video! Thanks for the list of equipment links as well.
This was SO LONG but SO WORTH IT! Thank you so much! Just captured my first Orion set last night, only about 25 minutes before the clouds rolled in. I can't wait to use your tips on editing!
What a good and easy to follow video. Now I really wana image Orion Nebula and then start processing having this going next to it to guide me all the way!
As others have said, thank you SO much for taking the time to create this super in depth outline. I can easily translate the knowledge you have given me for MANY other uses. very much appreciated.
This has been the video I’ve been looking for. Thank you. And shot from the same place I live was a funny boost. It is great for us beginners. Love to buy you a cup of coffee some time, talk about Astrophotography or whatever.
Just my luck. Ever come back to visit, drinks are on me. Excellent work. I have learned the most from you Dylan O’Donnell and backyard Trever Jones. Hope to meet all three of you one day to say thank you in person.
I have been interested in trying this out. Unfortunately, most videos tell you what to do with little explanation. It is way over a beginner's understanding. The best thing you can do is explain why you are doing things. I haven't found anything as comprehensive as this tutorial for someone to 'try' astrophotography out. All the basics are provided and the explanations are excellent. This actually makes sense to me. Thanks for putting together an excellent tutorial.
Great job! Understood all the processing steps. Going to watch it a few more times and put this valuable information to work. Thank you very much Nico!
Absolutely brilliant tutorial man.. probably the best, most informative video I’ve watched so far - everything explained simply but thoroughly 👍🏻 The only thing I wish you’d covered was your polar alignment method.. I bet you could explain that in a simple way brilliantly. Keep it up man, and clear skies ahead.. RAWz.
Thanks! I do cover using the Polemaster software in another video: th-cam.com/video/ksFO3d6XvH0/w-d-xo.html But maybe it would be better to do a whole video on different polar alignment options.
Great video. This has been something I've been hoping someone would make. Just started my journey into astro and purchased my first scope last week. This video and your previous one will be super useful for me!
I’ve been photographing for a while now and this basic walkthrough still helped a lot as it even explains the principles of more advanced techniques like plate solving. Great vid
By far the best 'walkthrough' I've seen. Ever. Yes, it is quite long. And I can only imagine the time and effort gone into this. But it is totaly worth the watch. Thanks a lot for this video.
Wow! I was mainly interested in what I need to get to use my DSLR camera with a telescope. Lol. So now I'll be taking bias, darks, and numberous lights. Thinking about how I can do flats. I'll try dark sky stacker, but I don't think I'll spend quite so much time in Photoshop. Excellent video. Thank you.
Thank you for a great video. Just started astrophotography and this is a great resource. Have watched different sections several times as I go through my own set up.
I've been looking through my 8" Meade for years but astrophotography is so very new for me. Everything was confusing until I came across your video which I must say is excellent and free for everyone. I live in Hawaii and light pollution here really sucks. Anyway, you'd make a good teacher and thanks for your help.
this is a fantastic tutorial to process nebulas. Thanks a thousand times. Just did mz firt one using 60 mins of data. the result is breathtaking. Waow!
Every time Nico turned the light off to polar align or whatever needed done, he should have changed his hat or put on a different jacket. It would have been so funny! As someone who is just starting out with astrophotography, this was a lot of information! But thank you for taking the time to walk through the routine step by step
I really appreciate the pace and patience you have for explaining everything from top to bottom! I'm still putting together my basic rig and it's a pit lol. There's always something else I seem to be needing but i'm just about there. Your videos are by far the best paced and most informative. You are a great teacher!
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video, it’s the best one I’ve watched with detail covering everything needed, and the how to use DSS was just what I needed, only used it once and just added lights as didn’t know what to do with darks, lights etc. I shall be watching it again as the PS editing I need to learn too. You covered so much and I have so much more hope my next nights shooting of Orion Nebula will improve loads. 👍🏻✅
Thanks for the video and you exelent explained workflow. Special starting from the DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop. I'd watched a lot of youtube video's on it but I'd never came to a good result because the go to fast or left parts out. This is clear to me and I'll have to process the Orion Nebula again. .... this weekend :)
SRLP Photography i probably need to post videos more often to gain followers. I have lots of ideas for videos, and many of them are half-started, but my follow-through is not so great. Oh well, thanks for watching; glad it was helpful!
@@NebulaPhotos Oh I know exactly what you mean! You have no idea how helpful this was, Photoshop confuses the crap out of me so I used Lightroom for my first shot of Andromeda. I will be trying again thanks to this video. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you! Thanks again ✌️
Thanks so much for this in depth video. I come from a visual astronomy background and have a dedicated Planetary camera ZWOASI178 and large 9.25imch telescope but I am moving towards deep sky AP. I am quite an experience amateur astronomer. However I find this video very useful as I need to approach this field from a photography perspective. I need to go back to first principles. This basic video is ideal and not rushed like many others. I have already learned a surprising amount from this video. Many thanks
Thank you for sharing this, what a excellent video and great tutorial. I would reccomend taking some notes for anyone watching this and then watching it side by side when it comes to the stacking and photo shop processes. Thanks once again :)
seems like Google agrees with you. No matter what I do no matter what I want the next video of always is this guy I'm not subscribed I don't like him and I don't know why Google never stops sending me here. Somebody is paying someone something
First nice night in weeks and what am i doing... sitting inside watching a video about what i should be doing outside. I totally dropped the ball you guys.
@@NebulaPhotos Yeah but i just got a new explorer scientific 152mm refractor so its a major dropped ball. Ive gotten a chance to take it out 2 times in the 3 weeks iv had it so far. guilty? I cant even look at myself. Hahaha!
Fantastic to see the entire process first-hand. Especially the post production steps! Any reason why you switch to Windows for the stacking part in DSS? Is SSS for mac OS (Starry Sky Stacker) significantly worse at this task?
It's possible I just didn't understand how to use it. But I tried it and it seemed to automatically stretch my images which I didn't want it to do. For me, stretching is part of the creative process. I do like Siril on Mac, so now I have a Mac-only workflow which I've shown in newer series.
Excellent video! I should have come to you first. I tried a lot of others, but got lost in technicalities. Tomorrow I shoot M42 (skies permitting) and I'll use this tutorial as my basic guide. Thanks Nico!
Hi Nico. I'm just getting started and this is the most helpful video I've found so far. I've been doing Milky Way photography, but would like to start doing DSO. Your video was very helpful. My suggestion for a future video for beginners is to do one with just telephoto lens, which is what beginners use since we haven't made the investment in a telescope yet. Thank you for the great video!
There are many channels talk about astrophotography but always find you are one of the more patient and friendly photographers with detail steps and without too much technical terms. I like the idea of shooting calibration frames before the real action especially the dark. But also found it sometimes hard to do since you might not know the exact exposure time especially first time shooting a subject. Also, wouldn't temperature also a factor that might change over time?
Yes, good points. I tried to keep it simple, but I probably should have shown looking at weather forecast and only started taking darks after the temp stabilized and the camera was outside for an hour or so. As far as, knowing your exposure time. After shooting at a location once, you can typically reuse the same settings. Ideal exposure time is based more on the light pollution level, not the deep sky object.
Wow. Instant subscribe. Well done. Keep these videos coming. Just getting into this hobby. Can use ALL the help I can get, especially at processing with photoshop. Never used any programs before nor, do I know that much on cameras and photography, . Have just been a lover of astronomy. and the first time I seen jupiter red spot and banding, all I wanted to do was take a picture and show the world. Thanks again for the lessons and chance for me to do just that. Also a shout out to Trevor Jones @astrobackyard
Thank you for this vid! So far it has been really helpful. There is one thing though I cannot quite comprehend. Your Telrad Finderscope seems to have some sort of extra device applied to its bottom to mount it to the clamp. Can you (or anyone else) give me a hint for what is being used here?
I would like to thank you a lot for this tutorial. Today I did my first stack from last night’s acquisition. I would only recommend if you could share your acquisition files so that people could experiment and practice with your files before they go on their own. Thank you and have a splendid 2020! :)
Thanks for the suggestion Sebastian! I will look for the files. If I can find them, I will upload them and add the link on my website. If this happens, I will also update you here.
@@outdegree Hi Sebastian, I finally had time to upload the files, and the link to download them is now on my website here: www.nebulaphotos.com/resources/m42/ Thanks, Nico
Two Ps trick - Ctrl or Cmd I to invert a selected mask or hold the Alt/Opt key when invoking the mask to get a black mask. Try exploring layer properties, "Blend If" background to avoid applying curves to the core. Alt click the white slider to split it and move the left half to the left to have a gradient of how your adjustment will affect the core vs rest of pic. Thanks for another detailed video. It is interesting to see how your processing has evolved.
33:45 Yes, it does matter. Adobe RGB has a wider colour gamut, while sRGB is optimised for the internet and keeps files smaller. Always use Adobe RGB unless you're trying to save space.
Wow fantastic detail. You’re a genius. It would be easier not to have to switch to windows to just do the deep skystacker. I got deep skystacker working pretty seemlessly on my MAC using Wine. No need to reboot or use parallels.
Thanks for the high praise Clyde. I have never been able to get DSS to work using Wine on OSX. Could you explain how to do it correctly? I've installed the latest stable version of Wine for OSX. I then downloaded the exe for 32 bit DSS and installed that using Wine. That created shortcuts on my desktop, but those shortcuts do not actually open DSS. The icons for DSS end in .desktop and .ink extensions, which want to open in GIMP and Inkscape respectively.
For background removal I usually do the same, but besides having a subtract layer, I make another layer, and take a 101 by 101 average colour pick, and then paint this entire layer in that colour. Then I change the mode to linear dodge and add it on top of the subtract layer. This makes sure that, after doing a 100% subtract, the background stays nice and clean - without touching the subtract settings.
Fantastic video. Thank you. Do you think that using a triplet APO OTA would reduce the greenish halos around the stars which means less work on PS? Have you also tried using smart object layers for a less destructive workflow on PS?
Yes, a well made triplet would likely have better stars than a doublet. The only drawback is weight, so one needs a better mount. I have tried putting everything in smart objects, groups, etc. Eventually, the photoshop file gets so large that my computer stops working. It might work better for you, if you have more than 16gb ram I have.
I spend all my free time learning astrophotography on videos, blogs, books etc. But this is the best walkthrough I've ever seen. Extremely detailed, helpful, well explained content people can find on web. Thank you very much for your hard work.
You are doing such precious work here.... teaching us beginners your techniques for free in such a detailed way! Thank you so much!
Usually talented people start as small, but at last, they win. You too deserve a great fame unlike other youtubers who only share their experience and knowledge as a glimpse of their skill and make money fast.
Incredible. I just discovered astrophotography last night and I feel like I woke up from the matrix.
Dizzy with delight.
Thank you for ... ALL of this.
HA! Same, I wanted to look at Saturns rings sometime this month and learned of these set ups and methods just last night.
Good, you're finally awake. We've been waiting for you.
In all seriousness though, I hope you are still exploring astrophotography.
When I looked at the moon I wasn't dizzy with delight... I was jumping off walls and litterally having a seizure.
Now that...is what you call a tutorial.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
Glad you enjoyed it Gianni!
No other video has made me more confident with levels and curves than the series of uploads here.
“Orion start to finish” is what I search for all things astrophotography in my short journey. Classic video. Thank you.
This is soo good!
I've spend 2 hours of my afternoon sitting on my couch, drinken two cups of coffee and ate a cookie, just by watching this impressive tutorial on my TV!
I'm from the Netherlands, so I would like to say: 'Lomp goed gedaan!' (this translate with: 'Brutal well done' or in better English 'Very well done!')
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
@@NebulaPhotos you helped me a lot with removing lightpollution from my photo's. They look black now instead of red/orange.
@@iridikim awesome, glad it helped! Do you post your photos somewhere? Would love to see what you're working on.
@@NebulaPhotos Well, I just started with astrophotography so my results aren't really worth showing ... My polaralignment wasn't very good, noise (EOS 400D), flats, bias and so on, only lights ;). And my imageprocessing wasn't good.
M57: 1drv.ms/u/s!AtCDTk5r11m2jIQPqlPEDfbZqJaBRg?e=QbcjdS
M13: 1drv.ms/u/s!AtCDTk5r11m2jIQQh-bLzPTAfG7GoA?e=aSxm1m
Impressively good tutorial. Many you-tubers seem afraid to put out long videos due to short attention spans of many people these days. I am glad you have gone the detailed rout no matter the time. Thanks for all the hard work. Incidentally, your audio is excellent.
Thanks, I've had a few negative comments about the length or level of detail, but most people seem to be reacting positively to it. I appreciate your comment!
I spent 3 evenings watching this in detail. The teaching is superb and so professional in its presentation. I am quite new to photoshop and you have helped me enormously. Thanks again:-)
Paul
There is a lot of tutorials on YT that show a lot of different things about AP. But when I want to get in depth with something, I come find your tuts. Great job on this one! I learned so much about the post processing which is where I feel I'm the weakest. I appreciate the time you took to make this in depth tutorial. Thank you!
Thank you! Appreciate the kind words.
After over a year of trawling TH-cam, and viewing many instructional videos, your's wins the prize. Many thanks for this awesome tutorial.
Brian Moodie you’re welcome, glad you liked it!
Best astrophotography video on TH-cam!! Really helps out some of the newer people just getting started in AP!
JCass thanks for the kind words!
A short thank you is wholly inadequate for any one of the videos you have prepared. What can I say about the entire collection other than to toss in some superlatives. You, sir, are in the company of the best teachers I have encountered all my life; it is a short list but you made the cut! Hope to see you uploading videos for years to come.
DUDE! Amazing video. I just got a 70mm Meade APO Quad, AVX mount, and the exact same T6 you used in this video. I was kinda bummed as a lot of TH-camrs have dedicated astronomy cameras and I was beginning to think I wouldn't get very good results. Not only did you school me, you restored my hope. Please keep making videos man!
Awesome! You will have fun with that set up!
this must be the best video i've ever seen about astrophotography
thanks!
Fabulous presentation. You have a wonderful manner and message delivery. I really appreciate that as much as the depth and clarity of demonstration and instruction. Thank you very much.
Thanks Wayne! Clear skies, Nico
The BG removal is pure genius !
This video is amazing. I watched it from the very beginning to the very end, and will probably watch it again. THANK YOU.
Glad it was helpful!
Dear Nico, You're making very long but perfect walkthrough videos. I'm from Turkey and I've recently started astrophotography and you're videos helping me very much. Thanks for that !
Dear Ali,
Very glad that my videos are helpful for you! Clear skies, Nico
Western Canadians appreciates your efforts, thank you.
Watched this end to end. Really appreciate you taking the time to put this together. You saved all of us many hours of searching for this information piecemeal.
Hi Michael, Glad it was helpful! Clear skies, Nico
Okay Nico, I’m ready to walk through this whole process. You’ve hooked me. I have the old Canon T2i all set, manual settings, GEM to hold it, and GIMP on the laptop, wireless intervalometer, etc. My first attempts were okay, but I wasn’t well aligned. Once I sort that, I am really excited about the rest of the process. Thanks a million for making this video!
Thank you so much! This is the most thorough explanation I've seen. So tired of You Tube videos that spend 4 minutes showing 300+ Photoshop steps as though I already know everything. Well I don't, that's why I watching the video! Thanks for the list of equipment links as well.
If you're interested, here's another pretty good Photo Shop DSO processing tutorial...
th-cam.com/video/jqZREcJ54tY/w-d-xo.html
This was SO LONG but SO WORTH IT! Thank you so much! Just captured my first Orion set last night, only about 25 minutes before the clouds rolled in. I can't wait to use your tips on editing!
So three years later and can you update me as to your where you are being in the world of astrophotography today? Just curious.
Oh my god, your video is just perfect for my study! I'm too much to study from zero. Thank you so much!
What a good and easy to follow video. Now I really wana image Orion Nebula and then start processing having this going next to it to guide me all the way!
As others have said, thank you SO much for taking the time to create this super in depth outline. I can easily translate the knowledge you have given me for MANY other uses. very much appreciated.
Boring snore
This has been the video I’ve been looking for. Thank you. And shot from the same place I live was a funny boost. It is great for us beginners. Love to buy you a cup of coffee some time, talk about Astrophotography or whatever.
Unfortunately, I moved to Boston a couple years ago, but check out the Delaware Astronomical Society if you haven't yet. Great group!
Just my luck. Ever come back to visit, drinks are on me.
Excellent work. I have learned the most from you Dylan O’Donnell and backyard Trever Jones. Hope to meet all three of you one day to say thank you in person.
This is EXACTLY what I needed to help me get started. Thanks so much!
I have been interested in trying this out. Unfortunately, most videos tell you what to do with little explanation. It is way over a beginner's understanding. The best thing you can do is explain why you are doing things. I haven't found anything as comprehensive as this tutorial for someone to 'try' astrophotography out. All the basics are provided and the explanations are excellent. This actually makes sense to me. Thanks for putting together an excellent tutorial.
Great job! Understood all the processing steps. Going to watch it a few more times and put this valuable information to work. Thank you very much Nico!
That's the best DSA tutorial for beginners! Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to watch it again and again XD
So glad it was helpful! Clear skies!
FROM PARIS ....Very best introducing and tips and explain i ve seen
since 4 years ...BRAVO ! félicitations
Thanks newton amary! Clear skies, Nico
Very nice.
A wonderful "tone of voice" for teaching, also.
Fabulous job.
Thank you for doing this.
Absolutely brilliant tutorial man..
probably the best, most informative video I’ve watched so far - everything explained simply but thoroughly 👍🏻
The only thing I wish you’d covered was your polar alignment method..
I bet you could explain that in a simple way brilliantly.
Keep it up man, and clear skies ahead..
RAWz.
Thanks! I do cover using the Polemaster software in another video: th-cam.com/video/ksFO3d6XvH0/w-d-xo.html
But maybe it would be better to do a whole video on different polar alignment options.
Nebula Photos hello nico..
I just ordered my polemaster earlier this evening and can’t wait for it to arrive 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@specialized415 Awesome! I love mine!
By far the best tutorial I’ve come across. My heartfelt thanks to you for putting this together.
Thanks Nico, I’ve watched quite a few videos on this topic but this was the one that connected all the dots for me. Great work and amazing photos.
Wow, so much detail in the processing side of things. Great video, thanks.
Great video. This has been something I've been hoping someone would make. Just started my journey into astro and purchased my first scope last week. This video and your previous one will be super useful for me!
Make sure your bank account is not running on over draft because the more you learn the more you might spend on this addictive hobby.
I’ve been photographing for a while now and this basic walkthrough still helped a lot as it even explains the principles of more advanced techniques like plate solving. Great vid
By far the best 'walkthrough' I've seen. Ever.
Yes, it is quite long. And I can only imagine the time and effort gone into this. But it is totaly worth the watch.
Thanks a lot for this video.
I love how detailed you are explaining how you process your images. Great video!
thanks, it is truly a Tutorial. I love it !
People disliking this - really???? Are you mad? Sorry guys, but there is no hope for you .
You are a genius and thank you for your time sharing your hard earned experiences to us.
Wow! I was mainly interested in what I need to get to use my DSLR camera with a telescope. Lol. So now I'll be taking bias, darks, and numberous lights. Thinking about how I can do flats. I'll try dark sky stacker, but I don't think I'll spend quite so much time in Photoshop. Excellent video. Thank you.
Thanks for your nice comment Bert! Clear skies!
These are really great! The step-by-step approach is super helpful to novices like myself. Looking forward to more.
Thank you for a great video. Just started astrophotography and this is a great resource. Have watched different sections several times as I go through my own set up.
I've been looking through my 8" Meade for years but astrophotography is so very new for me. Everything was confusing until I came across your video which I must say is excellent and free for everyone. I live in Hawaii and light pollution here really sucks. Anyway, you'd make a good teacher and thanks for your help.
Fantastic to go through the process with you Nico! Appreciated!!
this is a fantastic tutorial to process nebulas. Thanks a thousand times. Just did mz firt one using 60 mins of data. the result is breathtaking. Waow!
Love seeing comments like this Achim! Very glad it was helpful
Every time Nico turned the light off to polar align or whatever needed done, he should have changed his hat or put on a different jacket. It would have been so funny! As someone who is just starting out with astrophotography, this was a lot of information! But thank you for taking the time to walk through the routine step by step
Excellent tutorial thankyou so much for taking your time to help us,by far the best video tutorial I've come across.
Thankyou
I really appreciate the pace and patience you have for explaining everything from top to bottom! I'm still putting together my basic rig and it's a pit lol. There's always something else I seem to be needing but i'm just about there. Your videos are by far the best paced and most informative. You are a great teacher!
Thanks David! Let me know if you have any questions. I am still small enough on TH-cam that I can keep up with emails and such. Clear skies, Nico
Wow! It's pretty amazing to see the whole process from start to finish. Great video. Thank you
Orion Nebula ☺ th-cam.com/video/8WI-bvPZiZY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video, it’s the best one I’ve watched with detail covering everything needed, and the how to use DSS was just what I needed, only used it once and just added lights as didn’t know what to do with darks, lights etc.
I shall be watching it again as the PS editing I need to learn too.
You covered so much and I have so much more hope my next nights shooting of Orion Nebula will improve loads.
👍🏻✅
Orion Nebula ☺ th-cam.com/video/8WI-bvPZiZY/w-d-xo.html
Tony Haz glad it helped!! Clear skies Tony!
Wow, I had no idea there was so much of a process with editing. I still have allot to learn.
Excellent presentation. Many details clearly explained that others neglect to mention. Thanks!
Thanks for the video and you exelent explained workflow. Special starting from the DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop. I'd watched a lot of youtube video's on it but I'd never came to a good result because the go to fast or left parts out. This is clear to me and I'll have to process the Orion Nebula again. .... this weekend :)
Thanks!
How do you only have 4k subs? This is gold, thank you so much!
SRLP Photography i probably need to post videos more often to gain followers. I have lots of ideas for videos, and many of them are half-started, but my follow-through is not so great. Oh well, thanks for watching; glad it was helpful!
@@NebulaPhotos Oh I know exactly what you mean! You have no idea how helpful this was, Photoshop confuses the crap out of me so I used Lightroom for my first shot of Andromeda. I will be trying again thanks to this video. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you! Thanks again ✌️
Thanks so much for this in depth video. I come from a visual astronomy background and have a dedicated Planetary camera ZWOASI178 and large 9.25imch telescope but I am moving towards deep sky AP. I am quite an experience amateur astronomer. However I find this video very useful as I need to approach this field from a photography perspective. I need to go back to first principles. This basic video is ideal and not rushed like many others. I have already learned a surprising amount from this video. Many thanks
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I will share what I have learned once the stars show themselves
Amazing!!! So much time and effort. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks Mark! Glad it was helpful
Thank you for sharing this, what a excellent video and great tutorial. I would reccomend taking some notes for anyone watching this and then watching it side by side when it comes to the stacking and photo shop processes. Thanks once again :)
This guy is the best, a true astrophotography master.
Absolutely fantastic video for beginner astrophotographer like me! Thank you very much and keep up good work!
Dude. How do you not have a million subscribers. You're the best.
seems like Google agrees with you. No matter what I do no matter what I want the next video of always is this guy I'm not subscribed I don't like him and I don't know why Google never stops sending me here.
Somebody is paying someone something
First nice night in weeks and what am i doing... sitting inside watching a video about what i should be doing outside. I totally dropped the ball you guys.
😂 Ha, I always feel guilty when I stay in on clear nights, but sometimes I still do
@@NebulaPhotos
Yeah but i just got a new explorer scientific 152mm refractor so its a major dropped ball. Ive gotten a chance to take it out 2 times in the 3 weeks iv had it so far. guilty? I cant even look at myself. Hahaha!
Fantastic to see the entire process first-hand. Especially the post production steps! Any reason why you switch to Windows for the stacking part in DSS? Is SSS for mac OS (Starry Sky Stacker) significantly worse at this task?
It's possible I just didn't understand how to use it. But I tried it and it seemed to automatically stretch my images which I didn't want it to do. For me, stretching is part of the creative process. I do like Siril on Mac, so now I have a Mac-only workflow which I've shown in newer series.
@@NebulaPhotos oh ok, awesome. Being a Mac user myself I’ll make sure to check out those videos!
Terrific video! Very very helpful! Thank you so much for spending the time to teach this stuff. It is genuinely appreciated!
I really like your videos, very easy to follow a true start to finish!
Wow, amazing... Thank you for sharing the whole process. It truly helps a lot!!!
It looks so fun and so peaceful! I wish I had someone to do this with.. lots of fun!!
It can be very peaceful! Look for a local astronomy club to find people to do it with.
This video is very informative and obviously effort went into putting it together. Thank you.
Excellent video! I should have come to you first. I tried a lot of others, but got lost in technicalities. Tomorrow I shoot M42 (skies permitting) and I'll use this tutorial as my basic guide. Thanks Nico!
Hi Nico. I'm just getting started and this is the most helpful video I've found so far. I've been doing Milky Way photography, but would like to start doing DSO. Your video was very helpful. My suggestion for a future video for beginners is to do one with just telephoto lens, which is what beginners use since we haven't made the investment in a telescope yet. Thank you for the great video!
Hi Brent, thanks for your comment and the suggestion! I will add it to the list. Clear skies, Nico
There are many channels talk about astrophotography but always find you are one of the more patient and friendly photographers with detail steps and without too much technical terms. I like the idea of shooting calibration frames before the real action especially the dark. But also found it sometimes hard to do since you might not know the exact exposure time especially first time shooting a subject. Also, wouldn't temperature also a factor that might change over time?
Yes, good points. I tried to keep it simple, but I probably should have shown looking at weather forecast and only started taking darks after the temp stabilized and the camera was outside for an hour or so. As far as, knowing your exposure time. After shooting at a location once, you can typically reuse the same settings. Ideal exposure time is based more on the light pollution level, not the deep sky object.
Greatest tutorial i have seen. Thank you very much!
One huge gigantic thanks for this amazing tutorial 🙏.
GREAT tutorial! Just beginning with astrophotography, thanks for taking the effort to get me/us started!
Wow. Instant subscribe. Well done. Keep these videos coming. Just getting into this hobby. Can use ALL the help I can get, especially at processing with photoshop. Never used any programs before nor, do I know that much on cameras and photography, . Have just been a lover of astronomy. and the first time I seen jupiter red spot and banding, all I wanted to do was take a picture and show the world. Thanks again for the lessons and chance for me to do just that. Also a shout out to Trevor Jones @astrobackyard
Thanks! Nothing beats seeing the planets through the eyepiece! Clear skies, NIco
Thanks for this step by step guide, helps alot.
No problem! Clear skies!
Love your work mate keep it up and thanks for the effort you're a champion.
Thank you for this vid! So far it has been really helpful. There is one thing though I cannot quite comprehend. Your Telrad Finderscope seems to have some sort of extra device applied to its bottom to mount it to the clamp. Can you (or anyone else) give me a hint for what is being used here?
Thank your for your deep explainer. Just the right balance in details.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful
The amount of time and effort that this video will have no doubt taken is nothing short of astonishing!
Excellent excellent video ......thank you for going through the entire process
Excellent in depth tutorial and great final image!
Sure is good ☺
This is great. Very clear, very detailed.
I would like to thank you a lot for this tutorial. Today I did my first stack from last night’s acquisition. I would only recommend if you could share your acquisition files so that people could experiment and practice with your files before they go on their own. Thank you and have a splendid 2020! :)
Thanks for the suggestion Sebastian! I will look for the files. If I can find them, I will upload them and add the link on my website. If this happens, I will also update you here.
@@NebulaPhotos Thank you very much!
@@outdegree Hi Sebastian, I finally had time to upload the files, and the link to download them is now on my website here: www.nebulaphotos.com/resources/m42/
Thanks, Nico
Two Ps trick - Ctrl or Cmd I to invert a selected mask or hold the Alt/Opt key when invoking the mask to get a black mask. Try exploring layer properties, "Blend If" background to avoid applying curves to the core. Alt click the white slider to split it and move the left half to the left to have a gradient of how your adjustment will affect the core vs rest of pic. Thanks for another detailed video. It is interesting to see how your processing has evolved.
Fantastic learning video... Thanks for taking the time to really help learn the art of astrophotography
Very well done and informative. Looking forward to more.
33:45 Yes, it does matter. Adobe RGB has a wider colour gamut, while sRGB is optimised for the internet and keeps files smaller. Always use Adobe RGB unless you're trying to save space.
I'm hooked. Just bought a goto .. so I'm learning.. gr8 information. Many thanks.
Great, Congrats on the goto!
Wow fantastic detail. You’re a genius.
It would be easier not to have to switch to windows to just do the deep skystacker. I got deep skystacker working pretty seemlessly on my MAC using Wine. No need to reboot or use parallels.
Thanks for the high praise Clyde. I have never been able to get DSS to work using Wine on OSX. Could you explain how to do it correctly? I've installed the latest stable version of Wine for OSX. I then downloaded the exe for 32 bit DSS and installed that using Wine. That created shortcuts on my desktop, but those shortcuts do not actually open DSS. The icons for DSS end in .desktop and .ink extensions, which want to open in GIMP and Inkscape respectively.
For background removal I usually do the same, but besides having a subtract layer, I make another layer, and take a 101 by 101 average colour pick, and then paint this entire layer in that colour. Then I change the mode to linear dodge and add it on top of the subtract layer. This makes sure that, after doing a 100% subtract, the background stays nice and clean - without touching the subtract settings.
Awesome, thanks for the tip!!
This is the best walkthrough ive seen thank u!
Fantastic video. Thank you. Do you think that using a triplet APO OTA would reduce the greenish halos around the stars which means less work on PS? Have you also tried using smart object layers for a less destructive workflow on PS?
Yes, a well made triplet would likely have better stars than a doublet. The only drawback is weight, so one needs a better mount.
I have tried putting everything in smart objects, groups, etc. Eventually, the photoshop file gets so large that my computer stops working. It might work better for you, if you have more than 16gb ram I have.
Great video Nico, thank you very much. Very informative and great detail, well presented. This answered a lot of questions!
Glad it helped Bram!!