Stellarium: Part III - Planning for Milky Way & Night Sky Photography
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NOTES & LINKS FROM THE VIDEO
If you haven't watched Part I yet you can find it linked below. It Covers Moon Phase, Dark Skies and Weather.
• Moon Phase & Weather :...
In Part II we will cover using the Photographer's Ephemeris & Google Earth. You can access Part II at the link below.
• Photographer's Ephemer...
Stellarium Desktop:
www.stellarium.org/
Stellarium App:
bit.ly/Stellarium-App
Google Earth - Free Download
www.google.com/earth/
The Photographer's Ephemeris
I really enjoy PTE for iPhone as well as desktop. It's worth having both:)
Desktop / Web
photoephemeris.com/
iPhone / iPad
bit.ly/PTE-iPhone
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Enjoy the Tutorials & As Always, Thanks for Watching:)
Cheers,
Dave
*Part III: Planning for Star, Milky Way & Night Sky Photogrpahy - Stellarium*
In the third part of my III part video series I'll show you how to use the free program Stellarium to plan for your night sky shots.
Grab my free 40 page star photography eBook linked in the video notes:)
Enjoy,
Dave
thx!
Thank you - great presentation!
Bernhard Rickenbach thanks:) Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice ... Dave Morrow !
I'm actually starting to get some of this stuff! You teach it so clearly - thank you!
Thanks, Dave, for taking the time to produce these 3 videos, taking a very technical search and breaking it down to something I can follow.
no prob, you're welcome:)
Just came across your tutorial and it's the best I found that shows clearly how to work out where and when the milky way will be and how to sets your correct heading. Now I know exactly what to do. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experience. Much appreciated.
Dave, I really wish to congratulate you on an amazing tutorial. Thanks to you I'm now using all these resources and taking great shots.
+Fernando Krasovitzky that's awesome man. Cheers & thanks for letting me know. Means alot:)
Excellent series of vids. Thanks. Very well explained.
You're welcome Allan. Glad you found them useful. Enjoy your weekend:)
So many things to learn from this. Thanks for sharing. Well explained, elaborated.
Mritunjay Kumar good to hear:) Fairly simple, you'll catch on quickly! cheers
Wow. Thanks so much for putting this series of tutorials up. I'm itching to get out there and take some night sky shots. So informative and well composed.
Thanks again Dave, you're a legend!
Kris Greenwell cheers! Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the positive feedback:)
This is easily the best milky way planning vid on the web! Thanks buddy
Really appreciate that:) Cheers
Great tutorials ( all 3 parts) actually learned a lot as how to plan up and how to be prepared. Thank you.
+Raghu vamsi No prob:) Cheers
Dave. A great explanation Many thanks. You have just made my life so much easier.
+Lindsay Fraser awesome! Cheers:)
You rock!
thanks! You too ;)
Great tutorials! Now I feel more ready for my first try! Thank you very much!
+Jorge Gonzalez Sure anytime!
This video rocks. I owe some of my Milky Way photos to you. Been telling all my photographer friends to watch this. No wasted time on when and where to show up to get the shot. 👍🏻
Thanks Richard. Really appreciate you spreading the word:)
Brilliant! Thanks!
Thank you! really enjoyed this
Just recently started shooting Milky Way / Astrophotography and this simple tutorial really helped me process my photos. Also drove home the fact that I still have a bit to learn about camera settings. Just subscribed and looking forward to viewing more. Thanks.
You're welcome. Here are some articles I wrote to help you with camera settings: www.davemorrowphotography.com/p/tutorial-shooting-night-sky.html & www.davemorrowphotography.com/exposure-triangle Enjoy!
Very informative and now for me to put what I learned into action! Practice practice! Thank you Dave!
You're welcome! Yes, action is the key ingredient. Have fun!
Useful stuff on the guide to use Stellarium ! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, Naveen.
Great stuff Dave - thanks for sharing your wisdom :)
+Evan Kokoska sure anytime buddy! Good to hear from you:)
This is a very clear presentation. Thank you for introducing me the Stellarium. Now I do not have to go out to take pictures, I'll just grab some screenshots! :-)
+Martti Suomivuori awesome to hear! Thanks buddy.
Thanks Dave for the great info on getting a Milky Way shot. Will get a chance to try it out in Goblin Valley, Utah soon!
How did it go?
Really great videos thank you for putting it all together
Havana Woody you're welcome:)
Awesome mate, cheers heaps for that, nice tutorial. :)
You're most welcome.
wow! now lets see if I can set up my times at my house! I would love to be on the beach with you.
+Georgianna Smith have fun!
Thank you very much! Great tutorial, it helped me a lot!!
Great. Thanks for letting me know;)
Thanks for this mate, really very helpful :).
No problem 👍
Helpful and informative, will give it a go.
+Andy001z Cheers!
Very nice!
Dave, I love your videos and teaching style. milky Way photography is probably my greatest interest. When do you plan on having your Actions and Presets Packages reworked and ready for purchase?
That was great, thanks.
awesome to hear it! You're welcome Bradley.
Thanks a lot Dave, Really helpfull
Billy Tz sure no prob:)
wow, you are amazing !
far from, but trying to get better:) Glad you enjoyed this video!
@@DaveMorrow Yes, i like all of them. Go on!
thanks for this video
thank you !!!!
Took this quick 3 part course, downloaded Stellarium and am using all the wonderful advice to go to an 'almost-dark' sky location about 30 minutes away, at 2am in the morning, on a clear, moonless night - to see the Milky Way. Fingers crossed.
Good luck!
awesome video..thank you sir
you're welcome. Cheers
this guy Great!
@tony araneta I use a compass in the field to line it up as required.
Went to the Buffalo Astronomy Assoc. observatory site near North Java, NY - it has a 'tan' rating (or 7 of 15) on the 'DarkSiteFinder' website. I am glad to report we were able to see the Milky Way very clearly across the sky. With that said, it was indeed perfect conditions with a new moon, low humidity, middle of the night, and no cloud cover. The view south was almost exactly as Stellarium said it would be. To be clear, the detail of the Milky Way was not like the it is on the Cape Breton Trail in Nova Scotia or the various views from other 'black' locations. Still, the takeaway is you can see the Milky Way from a tan or better rating on theDarkSiteFinder scale - though for tan (and probably light green, almost optimal conditions may be necessary. Finally, Stellarium is a easy tool for the casually interested and no doubt a great tool for more sophisticated users. Thanks Dave M. for your guidance - much appreciated.
You're welcome! Glad you had a good time:)
How do you label or name the asteroids so that when you zoom out you can still read the name in relation to the constellation? I've seen other videos that can do this...Thanks!
Excellent series. One point and one question:
1. First time users need to restart Stellarium to see Compass Marks, as although you enable them, they only load at startup. Yes, I felt dumb once I figured that out.
2. Using Stellarium, I discovered that the Milky Way shows up at my desired azimuth at 4:37am, but that's only an hour before sunrise where I am now. So how do you match your desired Milky Way azimuth in Stellarium with a good lighting time from TPE? Just repeated trial and error with multiple combinations/searches in both programs, or is there some more systematic way to do it that I am not thinking of?
Awesome 3 part series! Do you know if the Milky Way in Stellarium is accurate? I compared it to Google Earth's Milky Way and the two don't seem to match up with regards to times and positioning. Hoping the catch the Milky Way out in Nevada this coming weekend.
Glad you enjoyed it. I was just in Nevada a few weeks ago, late in the night you'll see it. It is more accurate than G.E. Make sure your time zones are correctly set:)
Have fun!
I'm planning some shots for Sept. and Oct. with the Milky Way coming up behind some mountains. I know your example here was at sea level. In Stellarium, would I want to enter the altitude of the mountain peak/s or of where I'm standing, about 3,000ft difference? Thanks for the tutorial and any reply!
+David Schultz safe bet would be to put in where you are standing or even lower.
Thanks for the great tips for using Stellarium!! I have a couple questions though. When I use the program it takes up the whole screen. In your tutorial above you were able to easily switch back and forth from it. How did you do that? I find I have to hit Ctrl Alt Delete with brings me to the Task Menu. Also, by doing that and hitting Cancel Stellarium will then be found on the bottom toolbar. However, I can no longer use the computer. I have to go back to Task Manager and stop the Stellarium program. What thoughts do you have on this? My computer has tons of space on it and I don't have lots of other programs running at the time. TYIA
+Sheila Andersen Glad you enjoyed it. Sounds like you're on a PC / Windows machine so I'm not really sure. On a Macbook Pro I can triple swipe up on the trackpad and see any programs currently running, this allows easy toggle.
+Sheila Anderson, I have found that you can use your F11 to make the screen smaller and then close it out on the task bar. My problem is that I can see the navigation tools that are on the left hand side. I can't even use the F keys to make any of the dialog boxes popup...Not sure what's up with that....
I've read your written tutorial about astrophotography, but you didn't mention two important things: (1) is it essential to use filters such as Haida Clear Night filter which cuts off any sort of light pollution ? and (2) which's better for Nikon's shutter release mode: Bulb or Mirror Up ?
Cool. I didn't mention them because they don't matter that much. Try both and see what works for you. this is the best way.
Hi dave, Where is the video to configure exposure values in the camera? like ISO, aperture. Thanks
Adrian Sesia You can use my Free Star Photography Tutorial --> www.davemorrowphotography.com/p/tutorial-shooting-night-sky.html
Hey Dave, great job. I'm wondering how you managed to do a video screen capture of Stellarium. I've tried with Camtasia but it doesn't work for me ....????
Hi Richard, Thanks. I use Screenflow for mac.
Thanks so much Dave.
Dave Morrow
sir thanks for sharing tips
with the help of your tips i just changed stellarium settings and the milky is getting visible in my location ... but i am unable to find it where it actually stands
pls help me
+vineeth mathew Play around with the program for 2 hours and You'll figure it out no problem!
How did you know on your exact location you got the 200 deg angle? Did you use compass or any coordinate gadgets?
+3A Productions I use a compass which is always in my backpacking bag:) More on that here -->www.davemorrowphotography.com/Backpacking-for-Photographers-Guide
Thank you Dave Morrow you did ha ve a great site there! keep it up will look into it too. good luck
hey dave, what do you find to me more accurate for the milky way placement in the sky? stellarium or google earth? im using both to plan my shots in new zealand and they give vastly different times for placement of the core in the sky.
Steven Davis Stellarium.
Stellarium.
yeah i noticed that stellarium was more accurate in real life tests. google earth shouldnt even have that tool then if its not accurate.
Is it convenient to use Stellarium mobile app for planning Milkyway photography? I find Stellarium easier to use than Photo Pills
Sure, whatever you prefer.
Can you update this to 2020 because Google earth has changed and so has Stellarium and your direction don't match the newer versions
I can;t find command on my keyboard for command c. Can anyone help? Thanks,
Dirt Farmer Command = Mac, CTRL = PC
Thank you. : )
Are these pictures you are taking real? I found you through Google photography
are the landscapes real? If electrons & photons are real, they are...
How do you organize astro photography? - you "planet"
+maxibazze Im not sure what you mean?