Sequator Tutorial for Astrophotography (Easy Star Stacking Software)

[@delanoluijpen6766]

Thumbs up for the way you talk your audience through the process. You're the only one with a bigger audience so far that I have seen using Sequator and I got to say: the results are amazing for a free software program! I just recently discovered Sequator after weeks of headaches working with DSS, I'm now looking tons of videos and I can't wait to dive back into my laptop and play around with it! Keep it up and clear skies my friend! Greetings from The Netherlands

[@AGM-Prism]

I can't thank you enough for making these videos, I just recently got into astrophotography this winter and your content is so incredibly helpful, especially for a beginner like me. 👍🌌

[@deanwalsh2617]

As a beginner I can't thank you enough Trevor, your tutorials are sooooo helpful. :)

[@andyweeks2216]

I was wondering when you were going to show this off. This was my software of choice for DSLR. Easily better than DSS

[@scarpography]

Well not as effective for dso's as dss

[@ntt2k]

@@scarpography How so?

[@pupperemeritus9189]

It's not as good technically but it's way faster and especially better for wide angle images. DSS has better image quality but it's also a bit picky about how good the sub has to be. But for best image , pixinsight is the way to go

[@vinayakbiradar1424]

🐦🐦

[@noahm44]

@@pupperemeritus9189 no, just sequator

[@richardshagam8608]

Sequator was the first stacker to give me good results and was simple to use when I was first starting out in AP. I, too was pretty surprised that it seemed to be ignored by most folks doing AP. I've since graduated to DSS, which didn't initially work for me, and SirL, but sometimes when I'm in a hurry to look at results, Sequator is my go-to! I trust that Trevor's video will give it the attention it deserves. Oh, and the author does request a dollar or two to buy him a cup of coffee if you like his program--I've sent him a few.

[@dmb2951]

Thanks, I've never been clear on the stacking process - this looks like a great place to start!

[@mrgreenfull3897]

Tnx for a nice tutorial. I hsve used it many times to process old astrophotos and it is super fast!! I used to preprocess in IRIS which was so slow, that it bricks your computer. I have doneted to the author some dollars and I also encourage everyone to do so. Amazing simple and free software.🎇

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Brilliantly explained cheers I’ve never ever been interested in Star stacking until now 📷

[@JeffHorne]

Incredible...I had no idea that Sequator had all of those features. Thank you for showing us the way!

[@STAG162]

4:38 thank you - I came here for this. it's an awesome program which I use for stacking my lapse astro shots on my S23 Ultra. what I really needed was a way to regulate the size of the brush for the mask, and you've come through with the goods.

[@MrPabgon]

Well this is definetly a life-changer for my astrophotography experience. Tried it last night and it's freaking awesome. The results are just astoniishing. Thank you!

[@SteveKennedy2902]

First of all, thanks for all of the excellent videos you post. I appreciate your positivity and enthusiasm. Regarding this video ... I've been using Sequator for a couple months and was wondering why it hadn't been given more attention by well-known photographers such as yourself. Good to see that I am not crazy after all and that respected people like you are using it also. As you said, we should all be thanking the software creator .. he/she deserves accolades for this software.

[@geonerd]

It gets ignored because it's not as new and shiny as the others.

[@arcanum3000]

From my limited experience: Sequator is easy to use with clear options and baked in algorithms that are pretty good for everything. It's easier to get it to successfully stack problematic frames (e.g., frames with focus problems, or slightly smeared stars) as compared to, say, Deep Sky Stacker. That all makes it easier for people new to astrophotography to get actual results without spending hours fighting with software. And of course it does landscape freezing, which hardly any other software does. I think a big part of why it's not talked about more are the very things that make it simple and easy for newbies to use. DSS and Astro Pixel Processor allow you to choose different algorithms and do other additional categorization and processing to improve the output, while Sequator is more "good enough". Personally I've moved to Astro Pixel Processor. It has lots of options, but has real guidance about when and how to use them. DSS has very little guidance about its many, many options (and I personally suspect some of them are of the "this isn't actually useful, but we included it for the sake of completeness" variety). On the other hand, DSS is free, while APP costs a chunk of cash.

[@utubemtk11]

Thank you. I have wanted to do this for decades. I had almost given up when Sequator came out free.

[@jameschase9002]

1st rattle out of the box, Sequator didn't do so good on my rendition of the Lobster Claw. But then after digging back through some old archives, I ran it again on the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules; and it did a great job! ...batter in fact than what I was able to do with DSS. So it appears having both programs at the ready may offer additional choices not had before. Thanks for the tip Trevor!!

[@mattsmith010171]

I use sequator for all my nightscape images and have even stacked images of the full moon with it. Love this software works perfect every time for me.

[@darkamagumo716]

Thank you for this video! fot this past weekend's perseid meteor shower i did my best to capture some just with my phone camera on a tripod. I was able to get 3 snd even though there is clear light pollution i was able to use Sequator to stack the 3 images to have all 3 meteors show up in one image! This was my first time doing soemthing like this and hopefully in the future whenever i can get bettre equipment and can get photos like yours as well :)

[@Photogal]

I’m finding a few links on google. Which is the legit one, can you help? It’s my first time too lol.

[@guillaume___crl]

Thanks a lot ! I just used it a few minutes ago, it's great, Sequator just stacked 7 images perfectly in about 20 seconds ! So easy to use, so easy to re-import in Lightroom. :)

[@margaretwood1255]

I just followed this and stacked my first milky way photo. Thanks for the very easy to understand video!

[@jasonminton9681]

Just downloaded Sequator and watched this, just what I needed, nice n simple. I'm not very techy so this is perfect for me. Hopefully get some clear sky soon so I can get my scope and recently purchased old dslr hooked up for some shots of Andromeda. Thanks for a great video.

[@AstroExploring]

This is a great tutorial, thanks Trevor! Gonna try it myself and see how it compares with DSS.

[@AstroBackyard]

Cool! Yeah for nightscapes I think it makes a lot of sense. Deep-sky will come down to preference, but I am impressed!

[@cjmenagh882]

Welcome back to a simpler set of tools and equipment. Great video as always. Pretty neat what you can do with only a bit of kit and free software. Cheers.

[@rcuevasvidea]

I have used Sequator instead DeepSkystacker and I am very happy with the results. I recommend it

[@astrophysicholic]

It seems like really beginner friendly, so the perfect software for me, which I will try out when the weather gets better.....

[@anndreistc]

Yeah,me too, weather is horrible in Europe right now, especially in Germany.i HATE WINTER.I can't shoot anything.

[@TIBETAN_PRIDE]

Is it for both window and Mac or.only for window..

[@anndreistc]

@@TIBETAN_PRIDE idk i think it should be on windows too.

[@astrophysicholic]

@@anndreistc definetly

[@traveller2810]

@@anndreistc Me who dreams to move to Germany, who does skiing and loves winter: -_-

[@rptaraporevala]

Thanks for the video. I love the software. I have used it before and plan on a night out on the 15th of this month (04/15 or 15/04 - 2023 - whichever format you choose...) to take some pictures. Wish me clear skies :)

[@davidbutler717]

I have been using sequator for about a year. I prefer it to DSS. The stacked image is much better, and I get much better color with less processing.

[@GalaxyArtMedia]

Beautiful video Trevor! Sequator looks much simpler to use than Dss, but it seems not to offer you so much control and options as Deep Sky Stacker, currently working on a Full tutorial on stacking in Dss, but will try and do some stacks in sequator also, and try it especially for nightscapes.

[@ChuloRob617]

This video was awesome, I have tried Sequator but never quite got the result I was looking for. Turns out I was painting the entire sky even along tree edges and it came out weird, it never occurred to me to just paint the Milky Way

[@chrischarlesjax]

I found this program during the Neowise gambit. It's pretty great.

[@astrocarone9671]

Ummm, well, looks like I’m downloading a new stacking software...

[@David_Arteman]

Thanks Trevor, I just received my Apertura 60EDR today and will receive my used Canon T6i tomorrow and hopefully receive my Celestron Advanced VX mount by the end of February. I am a TOTAL newbie and was hesitant regarding editing. This sounds like a great easy package.

[@NebuloCity]

Thanks Trevor for the quick video on this software. I first came across it on one of Peter Zelinka’s videos back in 2020. Ironically enough, he found DSS later on and dabbled a bit there having never used it. I guess we’re all still learning and that’s so amazing. Thx again!

[@justanotherperson2960]

I have been experimenting with smartphone astrophotography. I use astrocam software on Mi9 with a tripod. I have been using Sequator for quite sometime. I just love the software. Easy to use, works like a charm, great output. A little bit of tweak in lightroom and I get seriously good images.

[@Megavoltamper]

Thank you, based on this tutorial I gave Sequator an another try and and the result was greatly improved.

[@RaysAstrophotography]

Never heard of it. I will definitely give it a try Trevor!

[@Broccoli_32]

Have you tried it? How was it in comparison to say deep sky stacker

[@michaelcooper6932]

Thanks for pointing out this software. I have seen this before but never used it. I tried it on some old data from last summer, very similar to what you used in the video, and it turned out very well. Thanks again for educating us with these tutorials.

[@ShrirajHegde]

Timesaving compared to DSS is enormous I can see DSS taking 15 mins for this stack Update : I tried sequator on a raw data lying around, I had taken 10s exposures of horse head nebula on moonlight on a dobsonian mount (rgb) Sequator was much faster ( Sequator can't take bias frames) even with more frames. DSS stacked only 21 of them while sequator stacked 38 of them.

[@ogshotglass9291]

Well, it actually depends on your graphics card, not necessarily the software itself. He's mentioned before he sometimes plays video games, so I would see him using a high-quality graphics card in his setups.

[@pupperemeritus9189]

@@ogshotglass9291 they both only use the cpu.

[@ShrirajHegde]

@@ogshotglass9291both of them use just CPU

[@Broccoli_32]

How was the comparison between the two stacked images? Was DSS still better?

[@pupperemeritus9189]

@@Broccoli_32 DSS is a bit better. But pixinsight has the best of all

[@stevenrobinsonpictures]

I always thought it only Stacked the sky but even when you select the sky and put it to freeze ground the ground gets Stacked and cleaned. Amazing!

[@PhilThompson1959]

Brilliant tutorial Trevor thanks . Been using Sequator occasionally for a while but its fallen by the wayside a little bit recently as I explored DSS . Forgot how quick and easy it is to use. Been out last 2 nights in freezing temperatures shooting comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will use Sequator to stack my images and look at results tomorrow.

[@marcusbatac7923]

how did the the pictures turn, did this work? planning on doing the same in 2 days!

[@PhilThompson1959]

@@marcusbatac7923 hi Marcus great result stacking wise but elongated comet core ( obviously!! ) As the comet is close by and moving quite fast relative to the background stars. I think there is an option in Sequator to correct this not sure will have a look when next processing . I know I photographed Comet Neowise and stacked in Sequator and the result was brilliant a couple of years back when I first started Astro !! Will have to check my notes see what I did 😀 I think DSS has a comet stacking option not sure

[@marcusbatac7923]

@@PhilThompson1959 I figured out that stars, planets, etc. moves very fast when i was trying to take pictures of Jupiter a couple months ago (it was my first time) I was talking to one of the owners of a local observatory here in vegas and he was telling me that this comet is overhyped and that comet Neowise 2 years ago was way better sad i missed it do you have an instagram or other social media i would love to see the pictures!

[@PhilThompson1959]

Oh meant to say by the way my first night looking for Neowise I set up did a few " get used to set up " shots then turn round to look at the NE horizon to try and find her ?( I think she was female - so beautiful) and WOW there she was bright and so easy to see ( unlike C/2022 E3 he's a bit awkward to find ) hanging in the sky with Noctilucent clouds , Venus Saturn and Mars all visible too if I remember - such a thrill 😀

[@PhilThompson1959]

@@marcusbatac7923 hi Marcus I've found photos can email or share on WhatsApp

[@nickroy9840]

Had this software for a while . Thanks Trevor for the tutorial.

[@the27thMONKEY]

I've used sequator when DSS refused to process some images but I had no idea about the extra options you pointed out. I will absolutely be trying those out next time.

[@orcaspest]

Thank you for this tutorial. I need to process my first MW photo and I feel more confident now.

[@lavers_1]

This is incredibly helpful as I didn't know where to start with stacking. Thanks!!!

[@sirmeowcelot]

thanks, Trevor for another great video.

[@gerryboyd178]

Really interesting, will download and give it a go. Seems a more 'black box' solution where it does most of its processing based on internal algorithms, compared to DSS where you can select a wider set of options before running. Doesn't make it a bad thing though, just a different way of doing it.

[@HollomanUFOLanding]

Thank you so much, Trevor, for a beginner like me that was incredibly helpful.

[@mikehaas7]

Excellent video - thanks for explaining this process. Now I have all the pieces and parts I need to make this a success. Just waiting for the remote shutter release for my new camera and the t-adaptor and t-ring.

[@julese7790]

Yes, very good soft, I use it for both nightscape & DSO. Some problems ( light pollution removal generate colour banding imho) but VERY simple & good.

[@AstroQuest1]

Wow. Thanks for sharing. I have heard of it but never thought of using it for nightscape images as I though it was just like DSS. Giving you the option to do star trails and stacking with a stationary foreground is awesome.

[@AstroBackyard]

My pleasure, Kurt. It's pretty great, I think you would enjoy it!

[@simonbaigrie2485]

Very interesting. Stacking has always been a bit of a put off for me. Will have to give it a go.

[@aleixroig]

Thanks Trevor for sharing this amazing piece of software

[@amandamoors1753]

Super helpful! Thanks so much! Until I watched your video, I didn't know about the "freeze ground" option and so I kept getting blurred foregrounds.

[@DavesAstrophotography]

Thanks Trevor, don't remember ever trying Sequator, might try running my 2 dumbbell sets that wouldn't stack through it and see what happens.

[@Dylans_astro]

Thank you Trevor! I’m definitely giving this a try!

[@AstroBackyard]

Awesome!

[@woldsweather]

I had trouble freezing the ground so got my sequator up and went through step by step and hey it worked, sharp trees. Trying the same with last nights images and just getting blurred trees all the time. Tearing hair out.

[@woldsweather]

I think the difference is I used a Star Adventurer.

[@cruikshank]

Thank you Trevor for another great video for us beginners. I will download if I haven’t already. Since it’s been cloudy it’s a good time to learn processing.

[@har0ld1]

Hi Trevor, a great video as always. Have you tried Siril?

[@Kbla63]

Hi. I started off with DSS last year but found it a little overwhelming.. Plus it didn't give me colour images even though I selected debayer. I THEN tried sequator.. Loved it. About 5 months ago I downloaded SIRIL and its perfect.

[@Johnnyboy_584]

Thanks for the introduction. I had the software but hesitated to us it. Now I will definitely use.

[@BlkInc1]

Very helpful, Appreciate the run through!

[@andreguttesen8982]

you can actually drag & drop images from the folder to the workspace/Sequator.

[@lepetitbaigneur9073]

thanks, dude! Very good tutorial and nice pics!

[@stevenwakeley9790]

Awesome software and still free. Use it for all my night time shots

[@andjesussaid2343]

Thanks for this my friend! I'm just beginning astrophotography & was wondering which program to try, your tutorial made the choice easy!

[@astrosertao]

This tutorial is also easy, fast and direct, thank you!

[@sungmanitu6060]

This is a great piece of software! Let's be sure and hit the "Donate Coffee" (or whatever) button on the download page and send the software designer a token of appreciation!

[@pedrofedrigo5402]

Really straight forward tutorial! Love it!

[@gerihun1787]

Thank you for the guide, I found it very usefull. It was a great presentation!

[@pauls8675]

If answered in previous comments, I missed it but was wondering about which RAW formats it accepts; did not see that on the product's website.

[@johnwilliams5692]

I am just starting to learn nightscapes and am learning Sequator. I lost you when after you merged photos and you went to edit final photo and you were unclear how you shift from Sequator to the Adobe photo shop. I use other programs , Sharpen AI and My Window 10 photo program. Can You make this clear for me?

[@dewade]

Oh god thank you so much, your tutorial was easy to understand!

[@stuartcarter7053]

This look remarkably easy to use. Thank you!

[@MoistPapaBear]

Thanks for the video tutorial, just got into astro photographhy with a canon m50 and sigma 16mm just for milkyway shots but i'm thinking of doing deep space photography. But i have no idea which astronomical telescope i should get. Celestron is the readily available brand where I am. I want something that can track, portable for a day's hike and can be used with a canon m50

[@astro_douglas]

AWESOME Trevor! 🙌🏻

[@tracysmith3343]

AWESOME tutorial!! Thank you so much!!

[@AA-hn6cm]

Thank you for your video! Very well explained ☺

[@PieterHeine]

Hi Trevor, do you also have a tutorial about the "curves" in post?

[@jrjankowski2224]

Hello Trevor, I've determine that for the short amount of time you have in Astrophotography you've done quite well. What is the secret to post processing? I've become frustrated and that just takes the fun out of it. So I found your post processing which I'm going to try thinking this is my last resort. Your right, looking for that ultimate software or finding that one KZbin channel is a daunting task. Thanks for the time you spend producing your channel, you do beautiful work.

[@ryan_edward_fritz]

Keep at it, mate!

[@petertiagunov5666]

Trevor it would nice to see you stacking in FITs tutorial! Thanks!

[@esbenhoffmann5421]

Hi Astrobackyard. Thanks for sharing information about this program. Usually I use DSS for my pictures. Last Saturday I took some pictures of the M42 with my DSLR canon 60D 200mm zoom. Got about 40 pictures of 60 sec. When I use DSS, some very boring circles came out, my thought was that it was due to the moon that came up. But when I use Sequator this does not happen. So in the future I will try to use Sequator and maybe also DSS, and see what gives the best result. Greetings Esben from Denmark.

[@seanhalliday184]

excellent tutorial thanks. First time with astrophotography. Wanting to know when it si stacking and the report reads composing failed (intergration) is this too many photos?

[@ETERNALFLIGHT63]

My favorite software! Well explained Trevor

[@skruffy79]

Worked great apart from when I tried to add dark frames, they just fail and can't figure out why

[@etienneswart8700]

Hi Trevor Sequator has only got noise facility. What is better. A long DF exposure same as LF. Or DF high shutter speed an same ISO etc. All DF shot just after LF. LENS cap on I'm shooting DSLR Greetings from Johannesburg

[@siddharthnegi]

thanks soo much this helped me stack my first photo of the orion nebula thx

[@Dragonfly383]

This seems really good. I wanted to try stacking but dds is kinda painfull to work with if you dont know what you are doing plus the separation of forgroung is awesome. Thanks man

[@RetiredFE]

Trevor, just wondering if you have a processing guide for this program like you do with your other processing guide. I just purchased the guide you put out but it explains the DSS program. Excellent video and processing guide. Thank you.

[@AstroCloudGenerator]

Great video. You mentioned that the second shot was taken using the Skywatcher star adventurer. Have you any advice on what settings to use for 'Dither' when setting it in the Skywatcher star adventurer APP.

[@GrandmasterBBC]

Thank you for the quick and dirty tutorial. I'm still struggling with my processing techniques. This looks almost simple enough that I think even I could do it LOL!

[@hymanmj]

Great overview Trevor, thanks! :)

[@Ploverman]

Great video. One problem I had though: when using the 'Irregular mask', 'Freeze ground' and 'Selective' tools to brush only the sky to freeze the foreground trees (as per your demonstration) they were all blurred in the final stack. Where did I go wrong?

[@tycepetty5443]

Notification gang :)

[@craigcampbell7816]

'Good morning…your videos are so helpful!!! If i have a apple i pad i guess i can’t download sequator, what other app would you suggest for the iPad apple,thank you craig

[@jffro]

Hi Trevor/love ur work mate...content is awesome every time...I use a 6d markii & it would be great to see more of ur work using that camera...I know it’s no-where close to some of ur other rigs, but just interesting seeing ur results from using that camera 👍

[@percynolan6198]

Thank you very much, straight to the point and simple. great vid

[@boaty1968]

Trevor give ASTAP a try for stacking very simple to use and very good too ,will try sequator as i have on pc never got around to trying

[@francoedrian3398]

you got a new subscriber here thanks for this vid its so helpful for beginner like me

[@shazzamm6391]

Hi Great easy to follow video. Have found that my exported image will only open as a single image Tiff and not sure why - would like a layered tiff. Any ideas? Thanks

[@astro_hunter1823]

I need to try this ASAP

[@AstroBackyard]

I really like it for nightscapes.. but recently discovered that it does an amazing job at deep-sky images too!

[@astro_hunter1823]

@@AstroBackyard That is awesome!

[@robertosaragoni2218]

Great review. In an hadware expensive hobby like this, free tools like this helps a lot and are really welcomed.

[@jeffoldsimmer6096]

Great tutorial. Just wish Sequator supported fits files.

[@Theforth09]

Interesting I have always used autobrightness. It was understood that it was to help with over exposure.