I Took a Picture of a Galaxy in 1 HOUR!

The ONE HOUR Astrophotography Challenge :)
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[@Spaceandthings1]

This is always a good galaxy for advanced astrophotographers, myself I’m still struggling with andromeda 😂, but still good to see people like you Trevor!

[@AshA-ww8hc]

Andromeda is one of the hardest targets in AP, along with Orion.

[@Reptileowner]

@@AshA-ww8hcwdym my first good image was orion

[@PEWannabee]

​@AshA-ww8hc that's true. most people don't realize that.

[@geckoram6286]

@@AshA-ww8hc I guess you're being sarcastic but, on the gear that beginners usually shoot andromeda with, it can be quite the challenge

[@human_1248]

@@geckoram6286not really. A phone camera (no telescope or anything) on a tripod with an AP app can get it easily. Keep in mind it’s 3x the apparent size of the moon

[@GediAstro]

F/3! That’s not fair!! 😅 Great work!

[@josh_za]

Hey Trevor! I think the reason why you managed to get 20 subs within the hour is that the time on the photos is recorded at the end of the exposure, so your timer only started 3 minutes after you actually started taking exposures. Still an amazing image nonetheless :)

[@AstroBackyard]

Ah yes that makes sense!

[@Chiclets1]

Lukomatico's latest video on telescope speed is quite interesting. Great job!

[@rickarmstrong2476]

For one hour that looks good. Nothing wrong with that!

[@andreacianci75]

wow super video! great musical choice and stunning final sequence!!!

[@ACW_Astro]

The final image was totally incredible! It was really impressive that you were able to take that image in only an hour! I can’t wait to see the next video 😀🌌

[@Deliverator80]

"Oilers in 7!" OOF, the biggest of OOFs. Sorry Trevor, I also hoped that we were going to witness one of the greatest comebacks/absolute collapses in sports history.

[@SL1CER_69]

wow! This video is amazing. And I need to try the 1 hour challenge my self lol ❤😂

[@DavidStrong-yy4th]

Great video by a true artist! Trevor, you really should look into getting an OCAL Electronic Collimator Pro for your large Newt. It’s a bit tricky to use at first, but the results are absolutely spot on! I’m sure a lot of your viewers would appreciate a video by you on how to use it. The current vids on it are not so great.

[@AstroBackyard]

I will check it out

[@gr-astro]

Great image of the Whale and 'its pup' in just an hour. You have a nice set-up too! Shows you what you can achieve with short integration time. I managed only 30 minutes of the Whale galaxy (due to rubbish weather) but was surprised that the resultant image still came out okay!

[@SarahMathsAstro]

I love the video concept, Trevor! Beautiful results, too :)

[@CJFromGroveStreet]

Start a whole series on one hour challenge

[@GeorgeSarTran]

This is amazing. Love your work Trevor.❤️🙏🏽

[@geoffnash3098]

You always do a great job trevor. You guys have a beautiful home. My wife liked the doors you have of glass. This has been a bad year for astrophotography. Now we have smoke here from the fires in canada. I would like to move to utah. Beautiful skys.

[@ian408]

As you were skimming through your guide book, I noticed you skimmed past "the hockey stick galaxy"...nicely done! Sorry about the Oilers though

[@AAAstroPhotography]

Once again!! Love the content and Images!! Truly an inspiration to a beginner like myself!! The Thanks Trevor!!

[@AstroBackyard]

Thank you!!

[@callumsastrophotography4859]

Nicely done Trevor. A suggestion - use your Esprit 150ED and mono camera to get Ha data on this galaxy and merge it in. The nebulae really add to this target. Not something that can be done in 1 hour though!

[@johnsonjp34]

I've had a couple of those Skywatcher newts. Put a shower cap over the rear cell! They tend to leak light into the tube and can really mess up long exposures. I mean look at the mirror it's almost transparent.

[@ncironjohn4336]

Bless you and the Oilers. That was an incredible final. Nice photo.

[@noreaction1]

What makes you take three fifteen minute long exposures instead of five 9 minute long exposures or nine 5 minute long exposures? How do you know what the sweet spot is? Is shorter more frequent exposure always better? What determines the limit?

[@alanhat26]

Nice one mate great work

[@SteveZodiac777]

Great video, fantastic image - thanks for sharing!

[@aniquewaseem6259]

It was all greek/ gibberish form me but the end result is amazing, marvelous, superb, awesome. It's most beautiful presentation. Very well done 🎉

[@billneedham5785]

Amazind what u can get in 1 hr with the 12in reflector. Cant wait for your details from Austrilla !! Bill Needham

[@nov3316]

great video! i love how your videos are so relaxing man. love your work so much.

[@AstroBackyard]

Thank you!

[@FYITampaBay]

Love all of your videos. Been a subscriber for a long time. I have learned a lot and I always look forward to seeing your next new one!

[@AstroBackyard]

Thank you!

[@liamross2636]

Amazing photo for just one hour Trev! Looking forward to seeing you Saturday!

[@simplymoises1816]

Another amazing video 🔥🔥

[@PopeAstro]

Newtonians for the win. I've been using my 10" @ f/3.5 with the Starizona Nexus for over a year now and I love it!

[@michaelevan9184]

Very nice! Just wondering ..... would be nice to do another video on Astronomy books if you've come across any New one's you've encountered

[@user-ot3sb6us9v]

Great work!

[@cosmoscarl4332]

I photographed this galaxy and the Hockey Stick galaxy when one of the Leonard comets was in the foreground. Unfortunately I didn't have very good equipment at the time so the subs weren't very good. No calibration frames either. Still, you can see clearly both galaxies and comet Leonard. I still haven't tried to process these frames, but at least I captured a rare event of a comet passing in front of two closer background galaxies. I now own an Orion HDX 110 mount, similar in many ways as the SkyWatcher version you own. I'm using an Orion 10" Newtonian astrograph on the mount and a newer William Optics Zenithstar 61mm, which I don't have a dedicated camera for yet. Unfortunately we may never see a comet in front of these galaxies again in our lifetime, at least I don't think we will. I am curious how often close background galaxies are joined in the same field of view, on average, by a comet. I'm guessing though it won't happen again im my lifetime.

[@paulmcgougan]

Looking forward to seeing you in person in just under a week!

[@wesleydonnelly2141]

Trevor I wish I could produce a galaxy image this good with 5 hours total integration, never mind just 1!! such is my poor post processing! 😩😂 Loved that teaser at the end of the vid!? Can't wait to see that vid! Thanks as always Trevor! 👌👍 Wes, Liverpool, England.

[@gregsuskin7366]

Wow. Aperture fever lives! Nice image Trevor.

[@777themoose]

Regarding your question at 7:50 in the video, 20 subs in an hour is not possible with dithering, it's just a math error. 10:42pm is when your first exposure *ended*, so you actually started shooting at 10:39pm. 20 exposures from 10:39pm-11:41pm makes sense - it's actually an hour and two minutes of shooting. 60 minutes exposure time with 2 minutes overhead.

[@luisrivera-lopez3648]

Thank you Trevor for your video! Clear Skies:)

[@NGC6357]

Awesome video and great picture!!!! Can't wait to see what comes out of the passport clue at the end...

[@fromupthere.2209]

Well done, the 12"is a beast, I have the 8"and love it but struggle with collimation.. great pic. Looking forward to your adventure Down under

[@nukaoperator5320]

Cinematography is always on point🤙

[@misaelescobarruiz1193]

Fabuloso amigo Trevor bella galaxia buen procesado saludos desde Honduras

[@drunk_astronomy]

Dylan and Trevor get to battle in the Thunderdome!

[@davidcardei3969]

Who is gonna be mad for seeing such a beautiful picture of a Galaxy ? I love it ❤

[@retiche]

instead of a laser collimator, either use a barlowed laser collimator for enhanced precission and best for that beast you would need an autocollimator like the one astrosystems sells in conjunction with a artificial star. Both will help you collimate the scope before the astro session. Also how are you taking the flats after the session? since everything can affect the flats if you do it afterward?

[@Rocketeer_777]

Hi @AstroBackyard, nicely done! Looks great. Quick question on getting setup tips from you - is that a Starizona Filter drawer attached to the Nexus Reducer? Did you use any spacers/adapters between the filter drawer and reducer? I have the same reducer and am trying to get the spacing correctly for use with my ZWO camera, filter drawer, and Nexus Reducer. Thanks!

[@scorpianspirit5124]

Very nice final image Trevor. I have just got back into the hobby this year and the weather out here in SE Utah has not been cooperative at all ! I have only had one night (with a full moon) that was clear in June (crazy). I'm pretty sure that I'm the cause of all the cloudy weather after my interest peaked and I spent quite a bit of money to get up and running...Murphy's law at play. I'm looking forward to longer and clearer nights in the months ahead. Lets hope the weather gods cooperate with my plan. LOL... Anyway you do inspire me and I appreciate your videos...Cheers from Moab.

[@jacoba.matthews]

Amazing image! I've been wanting to shoot that galaxy as well but I will only be able to get an hour or two exposure before the trees block it! Good to know it can be done

[@joeparham2889]

I just got back from Colorado and saw the ring nebula and M13 for the first time in my awkward 90mm Orion. It was cool

[@emitpool2134]

amazing trevor. your vids are just awesome man

[@AstroBackyard]

Thank you! 😊

[@jona5003]

you should do a project with this setup and get as much integration time as you can get; would be cool imo.

[@markelroy7774]

love your videos.

[@icyxxxxx]

Very cool!

[@Tronic86]

Amazing 👏

[@skylinevspec000]

Welcome to Aus mate!

[@deansongberg6891]

What about dooing a 1shot image mono style challenge ? You get 1 exposure per filter to create an image, combined with calibration frames ofcoarse.

[@robscorner7012]

I would love to see you experiment with lucky imaging with the 14" skywatcher using NINA.

[@ogshotglass9291]

That looks absolutely stunning for only 1 hour! Btw, what would your tips be (if any) to help protect a telescope like that from extreme temperatures, especially if you permanently mount it? It's going to possibly get 120°F later next week and it gets down in the 20's or even high teens in the winter. I'm worried about possible warping if I were to mount one in my yard.

[@eamobyrne1]

You're a master at your craft, Trevor

[@sianikolaou5440]

This is why I love Newtonians, especially when they are this fast. See you at Byron Bay next week!

[@briankotak403]

Great image, and in record time! That rig is a beast! Dr B from Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦

[@seanchristie9146]

another awesome pic trevor

[@andrewhazon4675]

Great image Trevor

[@jeetbrahmbhatt5245]

Hey Trevor, amazing video as always. I moved to Canada to do my bachelor's in Astrophysics and i started Astrophotography because of you which lead me to studying Astrophysics. I am in the durham region and i dont really know any dark sky regions here in southern ontario,would you suggest any spots, thanks a lot.

[@oldgittarist]

Great result, Trevor!

[@richardchurch4137]

Great video Trevor , love a fast Newtonian, & liked your comment about the 365 cover , I notice you have not put your observatory back up yet , I have a pod but 60 next month and increasingly difficult getting in and out although I still love it, I was contemplating getting a roll of roof type , but just something about a telescope in the garden with a 365 cover covering every angle of the sky ! No zeniths or walks to worry about ! Ps .. star clusters the underrated wonders of the night sky 👍

[@quentinG_9841]

This video is definitely for me, with our famous weather in France 😂

[@peterbott1877]

Well done Trevor, love your content. Are you in Australia?

[@SilouanJerome]

Wow, what a beast of a scope. Love all your material you put out. It’s very inspiring and educational. Can you tell me the name of the first book you were looking through? Thanks

[@bygoneron]

Impressive as always!

[@AstroBackyard]

Thanks!

[@RobsDIY]

That’s awesome for 1 hour! With Asiair how does it know where the telescope is currently pointing so it knows how to slew to target? Do you have time align it/ calibrate first?

[@Mrflightlogic]

Busted! I picked up the slightly odd use of the letters OU... in your dialog. Then I see the hockey game on. So, where in Canada are you from? Kidding aside, that's a pretty good capture for an hour. You have inspired me!

[@yellowlynx]

That 12 inch is a monster. I am good with my 8 inch Vixen RS200SS with the 0.75x reducer. Wish me clear skies.

[@codacoder]

It would be cool if you used Space Engine to fly to that Galaxy from Earth, to visualize its position/distance relative from us :)

[@timschuh6524]

Uhhh, the pain. I wanted Edmonton to win but of course I knew Florida would take it in 7. Also, for a Newtonian *nothing* is a better tool than an autocolimator. When the optics are aligned the light circuit is closed and the image in the autocollimator goes dark. There's no doubt that the optics are in alignment.

[@PopeAstro]

Great work Trevor!

[@AstroBackyard]

Thank you!

[@Fili_-du7pb]

love ur content❤got in astronomy about 1 and a half years ago and finally could get a telescope last week!

[@AstroBackyard]

Have fun!

[@hectorauhector]

gotta love the 12" quattro. Mine is on the CQ350. How to you find the reducer?

[@stefanschneider3681]

BEAUTY 🤩!

[@KingLoopie1]

Great image as always! 👍👍

[@AstroBackyard]

Thanks!!

[@AstroBenni]

great video as always... but so sad for Leon and the Oilers :( :)

[@joelewandowski8232]

Can you do a tutorial on how you calibrate and stack images from your ASI294mc pro .

[@thebananabandits.]

I wish one day I can have a rig as good as this or even skill like this I just can’t afford a descent rig or tracking mount

[@unlimitedcosmicspeed]

Sorry to break Oiler fans hearts but it was our first Championship. Trevor, I love your channel and content. It takes me away from the crap of reality, thank you, keep'em coming!

[@juiceboy6293]

Just as I thought I'd moved past the cup finals 😭 Oilers '25 make it happen!! (Leafs preferably but you know..). What an incredible image too, amazing job as always!

[@AstroBackyard]

😊

[@skinfology]

Would b really cool if u can take pic of the JWST if that is possible

[@billyfisher8851]

Do you keep that mount and Newtonian outside Trevor?

[@eparhas9162]

My understanding is the SvBony laser collimator comes pretty well aligned and doesn't lose it too easily. Ive had no problems with mine

[@AstroBackyard]

Glad to hear that! Thanks :)

[@7BillionthHuman]

Trevor, did you ever end up using Hyperstar on your C11 Edge? I mean F1.9 come on. Oh, and good luck, clear skies, on your trip to Byron. See if you can get out to a Bortle 1 site while in Oz.

[@Tac_Blitz]

Hi Trevor! I’m 14 years old and am new to astrophotography. All I use for my images is a Dwarf 2 smart telescope and process with apps on my phone. I was wondering if you had any tips for me, Clear Skies!

[@kernalrom]

Do you upload your photos to astrobin so we can see the uncompressed images? Thank you sir!

[@555rzk]

Waiting for that collab 🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@AstroBackyard]

I'll be on Dylan's livestream (in person) on July 6th! :)

[@HeavenlyBackyardAstronomy]

Great video, Trevor. Yes, aperture counts. Question: How long did it take to stack in PI using WBPP? I'm guessing it was longer than the total integration time. - Patrick -

[@JohnScherer]

Are you going "Down Under" with that same scope? because that would be beyond epic.

[@TheAverageGuy12]

So when you said okay to coming to Australia...I'll be there in a month! I thought you were joking!😅

[@RaymondCHowes]

My opinion. Doesn't matter what you use. It's your amazing processing skills.

[@AstroBackyard]

Appreciate that - and it is a big factor!

[@neel3297]

Kindly can someone tell me how to take care of fungus on my ED102 triplet glass. Will it be a problem if I try to open the glass and clean myself. Will it misalign?

[@matthew944]

Beautiful scope! No Bob's Knobs? I've found that a 2" laser collimator sits better than using the 1.25" adapter. Great image in just an hour 🔭

[@AstroBackyard]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Rick_B52]

I'm curious how much time on a picture like this do you spend doing the final edits after stacking?

[@gssthe3rd]

We have a dob and l love when you make dob content