GALAXIES Vol II: wonders of the winter night skies - 4K
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ธ.ค. 2017
- As the days shorten and the darkness progressively eats away the light, an amazing transformation happens in the northern hemisphere skies. A lot of astronomers and stargazers prefer summertime to look up at the stars, probably because conditions are better and the brightest part of our own galaxy, the milky way is more visible, even with the naked eye. Although fainter, the ‘winter’ part of the milky way and the rest of the winter sky harbor countless unsuspected gems, if one knows how to find and capture them!
In the late Fall, you can still get a glimpse at the bright core of our galaxy sink down under the horizon just after sunset, along with its dark hydrogen gas lanes, Lagoon and trifid nebulae, and Saturn. Later, you can catch Scutum (shield constellation) and its dark nebulosity set in the south west/west. In the movie, this part is visible in many scenes but my favorite one is by far as it sets on La Palma shores behind a thunderstorm accompanied by red sprites, airglow and zodiacal lights.Then, take a peek at one of my favorite areas of the winter sky: the Swan constellation. I presented it to you (also on the cover), so that you can see it from different perspectives, but the best is probably at a narrower angle to show the beautiful magenta colors of the H-alpha emission nebulae (North-American, Pelican, Sadr region or IC 1396). I also included a scene where the ‘Summer Triangle’ of Cygnus (formed by Deneb, Sadr, Delta Cygni, and Gienah) is photobombed by an overhead aurora borealis. Continuing along the winter milky way, I included a shot of the Heart and Soul nebula. Rising on the other side of the hemisphere, we are now looking at the outer edge of our galaxy, where very little light comes from fewer stars, nebulae and dark clouds (in comparison to the core!). I wanted to show you a very novel scene combining the hot Pleiades stars reflecting their blue light onto passing gasses and the California nebula glowing blood red! The next area I want to emphasize is winter’s most emblematic: Orion. I wanted to maximize the different colors and brightness this constellation has to offer while shooting it in a series of single shots: the orange of Betelgeuse and the blue of Rigel, the gigantic red-glowing Barnard’s loop, the inevitable shell-like Orion nebula along with the running man nebula, the horse-head nebula, the flame nebula, Lambda Orionis nebula… Further away from the winter milky way doesn’t mean dull at all, au contraire! Look at the magnificent Andromeda galaxy (M31), the size of 6 full moons- rise above the tree line! What about the iconic Big Dipper being photobombed by some pillars of Icelandic and Canadian aurora borealis? What about these iridescent marbles at the very start of the video? Those are twinkling Sirius, Capella (bottom left) and Vega (upper right) emphasized by the real-time out-of-focus setting to reveal the hypnotic shift in light and colors of these twinkling stars created by our own atmosphere! You will probably miss a lot of night sky events if you only watch the video once! Don’t blink, you might miss a lot of meteors (Perseids, Orionids, Draconids, Leonids…), iridium flares, low-orbit satellites, red sprites. What about those satellites that seem to ‘follow’ each other in some deep-sky scenes? Those are geosynchronous satellites normally hovering over a fixed point of the Earth, but the motion of the star tracker allows them to move whereas the sky is now immobile. I am sure professionals and amateurs will spot many more features, all you have to do is sit back and gaze! The goal of this series of astro-lapses ‘Galaxies’ and especially this second opus was a way for me to push the limits of single astrophotography. However beautiful and numerous they are, wide-angle shots of the milky way moving against a foreground became less interesting to me as I got to shoot more and more astro-timelapses. I became more interested in exploring the possibilities that modern lenses, sensors and techniques could give, so I started using medium-format and astromodfication to take advantage of a wider light spectrum and show the red colors of H-alpha emission nebulae that are so ubiquitous in the winter part of the sky. I also wanted to improve the quality of the shots, so I used a square light pollution filter for shots at more than 50mm (Lonely Speck’s Pure Night LP filter), and a star tracker for some of the scenes to increase sharpness and details (Vixen Polarie). It was very important for me to prove that deep-sky time-lapses can be very interesting and successful, whether they hold a foreground or not, because so many things can be happening the sky (airglow, meteors, satellites, haze giving a temporary glow to the stars…). All shots have been recorded over the past year and in different countries (France, Switzerland, Spain, Iceland, Denmark and Canada). I will gladly give more details upon request. Thanks a lot for watching!
This channel only has 11K subscribers!! Unreal!! This is the type of channel that should have 10 million subscribers.
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Xtra ordinary, mind-blowing and fantastic.....
So majestic
Beautiful very beautiful
*Truly astonishing video* ! So many different views of our galaxy. I love the close-up of Orion with the geosynchronous satellites at 3:02 !
Thnaks a lot Guillaume! :) Love that one too, it's my favorite and the easiest one to process for sure! :)
Fenomenal y maravilloso
Saludos Adrien desde México
I must extend my gratitude. This footage is sublime. You made me feel like going back to Sirus B.
Well that was fantastic!
Stunning and absolutely inspirational.
Adrien this video and the in-depth information are a real gift to all of us at any level. I very much appreciate it although my knowledge of astronomy is slight to say the least! I did notice the gas glow you mention, the many little 'things' streaking along (sometimes at right angles to one another) and the wondered where the thunderstorm and aurora photobombing was occurring. Great stuff. Thanks again and keep it up!
Thanks a lot Terry! I'm still learning a lot too about technique and astronomy, so it's always a pleasure making these videos!! :)
Beautiful
What a work buddy!
We are not alone 🤗
Son of a fish, thats incredible .... So much to learn from you
Thanks a lot Apoorv! I really appreciate it! :)
São nesses videos que encontro minha paz...
Amazing.. Truly incredible.
Absolutley stunning! Great editing, music fits perfectly and the images is very beautiful :) I really enjoy watching your uploads. Great work!
s Brenden thank you so much that’s what’s keeping me going :)
Absolutely breathtaking!!!!! Thank you so much for showing us this
Elliott Astro-Imaging no worries Elliott! It’s my pleasure :)
Such an incredible and inspiring video Adrien. These shots are definitely the best I've seen. Huge Like!
Thanks a lot :) Really put some efforts and work into it :)
Fantastic images Adrien, this one might be my favorite of your videos. All these geostationary (I assume) satellites at around 3:00 min, just crazy!
GREAT GREAT GREAT. Watching this when its dark outside and you are alone in your room makes it even more powerful. Wonderful work!!! loved it
Thank you so much Florian!! Really appreciate it :)
Likes this.
Absolutely stunning work! Thank you for sharing.
Nightsky Adventures thanks a bunch!!
beautiful Video ... Fantastic Music!! .
4K / Timecovers video thanks :)
Bloody awesome.......
I love it Adrien! In this video you can see how different the night sky can bee.
Thank you so much Chris!! Yes indeed, that was the whole point of the movie actually :)
As always dude, your stuff is BOSS!
Thanks a lot Ryan!! :) I really appreciate it!
Whew! Passion. Beautiful sir.
Garnett Leary thank you so much :)
Wow!! Amazing =) Great work!
Thanks mate!!
there are no words! Merry Christmas from Italy
look again I'd like to say... wow Adrien, you've brought the Astrography Timelapse to another level!
Hanzo Q. Thank you so much dude!! Really appreciate it :)
sorry for coming too late. Wow amazing job. I am so excited that you used the GRACE, which is one of my favorite song.. i notice that you’re taking more deep sky photos, it is so cool!
Hanzo Q. Thanks a lot mate :)
Wow, just wow! I have just recently gotten involved in astrophotography. This video is give me something to aspire to. Amazing work!
Hi David. Thanks a bunch mate, I'm glad you liked it and that it gives you motivation/inspiration, because the field of astrophotography is wider than one can think!! :) God luck and don't hesitate to ask if you have any question :)
Real treat for us to watch thanks dear
mdnelge ithanks a lot!! :)
Incredible work dude loved it. Great choice of music too. Loved that scene with Orion and the satellites, dang 👌
Thanks dude!! the Orion scene is also my favorite, it's the clearest, truest to colors and was actually the easiest to edit/color grade... it was so clear that night, and I waited till Orion was almost overhead, optimizing the SNR! :) I love how the satellites seem to 'rain' over it!
Hello Adrien !
I've just discovered your channel, and I've only got one thing to say : incredible
Indeed, the pictures that you took are just wonderful... Great job ! :)
Milkween thank you so much :) I really appreciate it :)
Phenomenal!
Thanks a lot man!!
Magnificent!
Thanks!!
diossssss!!!!!!!
This is such an awesome video
Federico Brissón Egli thank you so much Frederico!!
Hello, sir can u please explain how is the foreground in the timelapes are sharp while the sky is being tracked also if you can please make a tutorial on deepspace astrotimelaps I would really love it thank you. Im a big fan :)
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Adrien, you are a genius astrophotographer! Just when I thought I had seen the best video of this type ever (the last time lapse you did of the night sky with Orion), along comes this masterpiece! Even my wife, who normally shows no interest in the heavens (or views through my wonderful telescope), was mesmerised by this video and said, 'Now that's worth looking at!' Thanks again for yet another stunningly beautiful spectacle. Would love to get some of the technical details; will they perhaps be available on your website? Meanwhile, as I did last time, I'll share the link here with my friends in the AST - I am sure they will appreciate it too. Cheers, Richard
Wow I really appreciate you comment Richard! I'm honored that I can get more people interested in it, that's why I do it to be honest! Yes I think I will write a more detailed article on some of the scenes on my blog this weekend (am quite busy with my students at school atm), for example the Orion shot... :) I would love you to share it with them and hear what they think about it! :) Cheers from France!!
wow amazing. would it be possible to use a few of your shots (with credit of course) on my latest video? Totally understand if you'd rather not. Great work especially as you did it 3 years ago.
Hi thanks but but shots can only be purchased for use :) Thanks for understanding as it is my full time job.
@@NightLightsFilms yep of course... No problem 😀
Thanks for sharing this amazing timelapse video. May I ask what medium format camera did you use?
Thank you so much! All is explained in the description, or in my blog post: www.adphotography-online.com/single-post/2017/12/21/The-secrets-of-medium-format-and-deep-space-time-lapse-behind-the-scenes-of-Galaxies-Vol-2
Looks amazing Adrien! Great work!
May i ask what tracker you are using?
Thanks!! Of course, it's the Vixen Polarie, easy to transport and set up! :)
There are so many satellites crossing Orion.Incredible!
NO CGI required!
There is just nothing to say, nature speaks for itself. Such a shame humans have ruined it.
Thanks!! It is indeed! :)
Speaking of galaxies, when will you come to the southern hemisphere to make videos? I recommend you go to Chile, where the sky is the darkest and most transparent in the world !!!
I wish I could afford a telescope. Thank you for the exploration of space.
You’re welcome! :)
Wow!!! The quality of your shots is insane! This is what i can look up to as a standard i want to reach in the next years. Can you tell me what wide angle lenses you used? Great video you definitely earned a sub ;) keep it up
Thank you so much mate! Yes I put so much attention and work into getting the best details and contrasts in these shots. I used the Sigma 14mm f1.8 (amazing), the Samyang 24mm f1.4, the Sigma 50mm f1.4, the Samyang 85mm f1.4 and the Samyang 135mm f1.4 :) Hope that helps!! :)
Adrien Mauduit i have the Samyang 14mm f2.8 and i'm searching for a second lens, there are so many options :/
There is the extremely sharp new samyang 14mm f2.4 with nearly no coma in the corners.
Then the Sigma 14mm f1.8 you mentioned with a little bit coma in the corners (i don't like coma)
And a few days ago there is another new Sigma lens. The Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 with unknown coma performance. I saw one review where there was a tiny amount of coma. But one review is not enough, maybe it has more coma in other samples. I can't decide XD XD
I don't particularly like coma either tbh. the sigma 14mm f1.8 has VERY little coma, it's really insignificant, especially around f2.2 or 2.5 already, and its sharpness beats all the lenses I have ever tried hands down. It's super expensive but the sharpness and performances at night are really from another world!! :)
Adrien Mauduit that sounds pretty good. I'm gonna check the Sigma 14-24 f2.8 out and i take the one that performs better 👌
Wow, this is incredible! I'll be visiting Mauna Kea Summit this Summer and would like to get a few shot of a night sky. Could you recommend a starting camera settings to get a star trail shot of a north pole (exposure, aperture etc.)? I'll be using a full frame camera.
Eli hey thanks! You’re more than welcome to watch my tutorials on astrophoto basics :) they can be found on my channel if you scroll through my videos, or in the ‘ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY 101’ playlist :) good luck for your trip!!
Adrien Mauduit oh, great, I definitely will watch them. What you do is outstanding!
Eli thank you so much Eli!! :)
Thank you so much Eli! I really appreciate your feedback :) Let me know if you have other questions :)
Man, that’s amazing, can i use these shots in my videos? (Without a copyright strike right?)
Emco Productions thank you. Unfortunately my vids are not for download or reuse, they’re all rights reserved. Thanks for your understanding.
Adrien Mauduit ok i understand. Keep up your work, what you do is amazing :D
Emco Productions thanks :) you too!
stunning work Adrien! is it Andromeda at 1:20?
..and 2:50??
Yes, M31. Our neighbor gal.
Who is this artist of this music ?
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