Tracker vs. No Tracker for ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY (Shooting the Pleiades)
Channel: Nebula Photos
Date: 2021-01-14

In this video, I compare photographing the Pleiades (M45) with a DSLR and telephoto lens on a fixed tripod versus on a star tracker. Processing with DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop. Example files for this video and other resources on my website here: https://www.nebulaphotos.com/resources/m45

If you don't use Photoshop, please watch the first 46 minutes of the video above (part 1) before moving on to part 2 (choices below):
Part 2A - DSS and GIMP: https://youtu.be/Hqq5qNrvwU4
Part 2B - Siril and GIMP (coming soon)
Part 2C - PixInsight (coming soon)

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Links mentioned in the video:
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Light Pollution Map - https://www.lightpollutionmap.info

Photons to Photos - https://www.photonstophotos.net

NPF Calculator - https://sahavre.fr/wp/regle-npf-rule/

Bahtinov Mask Resources - https://www.nebulaphotos.com/resources/bahtinov/

Polar alignment apps 
iOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polar-scope-align-pro/id970161373
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lunari.polarfinderpro&hl=en_US&gl=US

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Gear used in this video:
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Skywatcher Star Adventurer Pro Pack - https://tinyurl.com/swsa-nebula

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM - https://amzn.to/33aQGjz

MeFoto Roadtrip Tripod (aluminium) - https://amzn.to/3fNzSDh

Neewer Intervalometer (search for one that works with your camera) - https://amzn.to/3fRANCI

Bahtinov Mask (search for one that fits your lens) - https://amzn.to/39nVDXg

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Table of Contents:
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00:00 Intro
03:00 Overview
06:58 1. Dark, Clear Sky
13:47 2. Camera Settings
25:11 3. Polar Alignment & Balance
32:30 4. Focus!
34:27 5. Exposure Length
43:03 6. # of Exposures (Lights)
44:30 7. Calibration Frames
46:52 8. Processing (Deep Sky Stacker)
59:11 8. Processing (Photoshop)
01:18:52 Final Comparison and Outro

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Music:
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No Control by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.
The Elevator Bossa Nova is Royalty Free Music from Bensound.

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