January 02, 2021

101: AstroPhotography

1 hour 48 minutes

Ian Norman from Lonely Speck joins John to talk about photographing the MilkyWay with just your DSLR and without spending a fortune. We cover everything from Star-Trackers, Red-light filter removal, Pollution Filters, Focussing techniques, Image stacking and lots more.
With Ian Norman and John Chidgey.

Links of Potential Interest:

How to Photograph the Milky Way - LonelySpeck

Bahtinov Mask

SharpStar2 Precision Focusing Tool – Lonely Speck

Hyperfocal Distance

The Center Column – Independent Tripod Testing

Airglow

Helpful Apps:

PhotoPills

Fifth Star Labs

Dark Site Finder

Sky Guide (iOS)

Stellarium (Android)

Light Pollution and Filters:

Bortle Scale

John E. Bortle

Light Pollution and Astronomy

Sodium-vapor Lamp

John’s Camera Gear:

Nikon D500

Tokina 11-16mm DX Ulta-Wide

NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E

Ian’s Camera Gear:

Sigma 105mm f/1.4

Star Tracking:

Star Adventurer Pro Pack

SkyGuider Pro Camera Mount

ASIAIR PRO

DSLR Conversion Services USA:

Life Pixel IR

Kolari Vision

Spencers Camera

Image Stacking Software: (Wide-Angle)

‎Starry Landscape Stacker

Sequator

Big Image Panorama Stitching:

PT GUI

Microsoft ICE

AutoPanoGiga (No Longer Available)

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Episode Gold Producer:

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Episode Silver Producers:

Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Shane O'Neill.

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