The GEAR Behind My Best Astrophotography Images!

In this video, I go over the astrophotography equipment used for my best images this year!
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[@brianreynolds1098]

Hey, Trevor. You know, you're on the verge of being ready to write a book. It won't make you rich, of course, but you should consider it. A labor of love, if you will. In the meantime, keep up the great work and we'll all look forward to your next video installment. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@qamarzaman414]

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[@tanyadavis456]

I’d buy it. 🤷‍♀️

[@AstronomyGuru84]

I'd buy that book!

[@stevesomers7366]

Trevor, you have some incredibly great work! I'm a landscape photographer and really appreciate the detail and effort you go through to get these images.

[@michaelsaltsman7550]

Good evening Trevor another brilliant video the weather here in uk not playing ball so its even more important to see ur awesome shots thank you Trevor and clear skies to u

[@michaellorentzen1672]

Hope the recovery is going well. No matter how far I get into this hobby I keep turning to your videos for inspiration.

[@jasonrichuitti8587]

I just want to thank you for your videos Trevor and for sharing your photos because they inspire

[@Grolabolator]

Another great vid Trevor 🙏🏻 Your videos and website got me into deep space photography. Loving falling down the black hole. So thank you, appreciate you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@bsimp07]

Love your videos, both for their density of information and the production values. Cheers.

[@mattjohnson1929]

Amazing images! Getting started here in Wyoming with my personal adventure in astrophotography. Thanks for being so helpful in your videos

[@yams900]

Always enjoying your videos, thx for sharing !

[@markledbury3666]

Excellent video Trevor! Thanks for all you do!

[@CuivTheLazyGeek]

Excellent overview Trevor, I love this sort of retrospective!

[@tedll75]

That is an amazing video!! Those shots are incredible, and that's and understatement! Wow!

[@martrich1098]

Great review and a nice summary of what has worked best in what circumstances! Best wishes for next year!

[@gabymanjo]

Great and inspiring video Trevor, as always ! Thank you 😊

[@justindame]

Much love man! Here's to another year!

[@scottadams5858]

Thanks Trevor, loved your photos this year

[@apaskiewicz]

Glorious! Keep up the solid work!

[@3DAstroTC]

Image scale and binning stuff, gotta look that up now! Fantastic video!

[@rodtrevor2315]

Thanks for your advise and description of your setup. Very new to Astro and are just sticking to the four close galaxies with my d5600 DSLR Glad I just discovered your, you are going to be a guiding light for me thanks in advance.

[@peterleveillee1321]

Looks Great! keep up the good work.

[@astronomynotebook]

Yes Trevor….Decon in Pixinsight made a big difference on my images….particularly on the star clusters where the Center of the cluster would otherwise look too “soft”.

[@Caprieye789]

I took Astronomy 101 in college and loved it! we got to use the college's big a** telescope during the semester. That was years ago. I recently got an itch to get back into this stuff (I do photography on the side). but these equipment prizes got me shook lol

[@irisessex90]

Those images are beautiful that’s amazing. For those who can afford the equipment, I say go for it and hope they get great shots. I love looking at the heavens so gorgeous.

[@debrachan1899]

Absolutely stunning as always! Happy holidays 🎄

[@astrocarone9671]

Awesome images Trevor! I really enjoyed this video :). It's been a crazy year!

[@mikehardy8247]

You were my predominant inspiration to do this hobby from Milwaukee Wisconsin USA (same latitude as you) and bordel 8, with camera lenses, and star adventurer. You as so many pulled away with big $$ gear. Chucks Astro, and TAIC. I envy, but also enjoy simple.

[@steppen57]

I enjoyed this video. I appreciate how you highlight the strengths of the different set-ups. I have a C8 Edge, and a Spacecat 51 and use them in similar fashion as what you described for planets, galaxies, nebulas, wide-field. I use OSC CMOS cameras. But your results with mono + filters make me wonder if I should do the jump. Thank you for sharing your insight. I've followed your progression for the past couple of years, and it's simply amazing!

[@jokyluff4076]

Sooo jealous of you're images.they look so amazing

[@jezrougan]

A ture inspirational astrophotographer to us all... May your night's be forever clear...

[@peterlaubscher3989]

Argh - I was getting into this video, when my 'bank manager' ripped out my internet cable... Funny how any video that includes a reference to ASI 2600 always causes this reaction. Great work and very informative. Warmest Christmas greetings to you and your family and clear skies in 2022. Looking forward to your images in the New Year.

[@stormchaser_dan4293]

i honestly been watching now for a year love ur vids

[@thewarhenk]

Tremendous processing Trevor!

[@RaysAstrophotography]

I love your images Trevor! You upped the game recently they are lot more advanced and cool looking!

[@francored4166]

Travor, great pictures, wish you and your family a merry christmas and a happy new year

[@DavesAstrophotography]

Great video Trevor, certainly a few things in it to consider in my approach going forward. 👌

[@Psychlist1972]

That seagull nebula was amazing, but those photos were all great. Have a great holiday!

[@alexanderzheliazkov6984]

I'm ordering an ASI1600 MM Pro with filter wheel and filters this week. Although not as good as the asi2600MM, it's still a very good choice if you don't have the extra 1000 dollars. Leaving in a Bortle 9 zone just forces me to do what is considered "advanced" - shoot narrow-band monochrome- as I have no other choice unless I want to be heavily frustrated. Watching Trevor's videos gave me a lot of hints about what equipment to choose, keep up the good work and clear skies.

[@MarcusZabo]

Thank you…. You always inspire me!

[@tullyfisher]

Very interesting. And as always amazing images! - Thanks & cs.

[@martinday8834]

Thank you very much. Always very interesting and relevant to me as a very amateur astro photographer

[@astronomyphotography6380]

Another interesting and inspiring video. Thank you

[@wesleydonnelly2141]

Hey Trevor! My friend, you, Ash and Rudy have come so so far during these last few years, and it's beautiful to see! Have a great Christmas and new year and we all look forward to what '22 brings for your amazing channel your family and journey! Thanks! Wes, Liverpool UK.

[@rapemachine]

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[@wesleydonnelly2141]

@@rapemachine Hi Nicky! please forgive me, but what does "Steve" mean my friend ? ( I really hope it's not something glaringly obvious and I look stupid!!?? LOL )

[@rapemachine]

@@wesleydonnelly2141 You're not. I mean the name Steve.

[@wesleydonnelly2141]

@@rapemachine Oohh ok I understand Nicky! Was you tagging a friend to the video or something Nicky ?

[@rapemachine]

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[@jmthier]

yes! would love to know the details of how you feel about binning 1x1 vs. 2x2!

[@aw7425]

Priceless info, thank you

[@DSOImager]

Great video Trevor! I've been watching your channel since 2016. :)

[@cristianmoore1996]

I’m going to Big Bend next weekend. Can’t wait to see what I can photograph away from the city.

[@Sidecontrol1234]

I started shooting narrowband in novemeber for the first time with my 183 mc pro using the IDAS NBZ dual band filter. What a dream it is to play with narrowband data.

[@andrewwellum6472]

Another excellent video Trevor, truly some amazing pictures. Wishing you, Ashley and Rudy a happy Christmas and a brilliant New year.

[@lukomatico]

Man I'm a little late to the party on this one! I love that you took the time to go back and share deeper insight into the gear, methods and ideas behind these images, I and I'm sure many others will appreciate it for some time to come! :-) There's a wealth of information here with relevance for all levels of the hobby, well done man! P.S, I was just sat here nodding when you talked about the benefit of the ASIAIR, hahaha :-D I love it! Clear skies!

[@ASTROCAM_SPACE]

hey trevor your another outstanding video, loved your all videos Merry Christmas to you and your family. Merry Christmas to you dog also

[@robertflindall4692]

Been loving your videos until I saw the Habs flag in your garage - Go Leafs Go! LOL. Love your vids - I've learned so much. Thanks for sharing and I'm looking forward to your next vid!

[@smallexperience]

Good work and beautiful pictures. You are really an artist and a professional. As for me, I use an ordinary binoculars. I enjoy with you when you present the new.

[@Renegade040]

Just awesome photos, would love to have some of your gear, maybe one day. I'm a bit lucky to live in an area of the world with very little light pollution, outback Australia, some nights it's so clear, it blows me away.

[@fromupthere.2209]

Hi Trevor, thanks so much for the vids this year. I am only new to astro and they have been inspiring and my "go to" when I need to know something. Thanks again and if you are ever "down under" I can get you some bortle 1 and 2 sites. Cheers from Australia.

[@rosalesgabriel4751]

Great video, thank you very much! I'm actually thinking on buying a Newton 150/750 to enjoy both astrophotography and visual with my 9 yr old kid with a neq5 goto mount. What do you think about it as a first gear? I intend to shoot with my Olympus OM10-III. Is the x2 crop factor going to be a problem? Thanks again! 👍

[@IGATECK]

I always wanted to get into Astrophotography but it seem too complicated but you made it possible Trevor and thanks a lot for that, I think I'm passed the DSLR phase and tonight I'm buying the ASI2600mc pro, I didn't go monochrome just yet cause lack of time due to multiple hobbies haha

[@sirmeowcelot]

Thanks again 3vor for another investment in education.

[@seanmccandless9276]

Brother, I found your channel not too long ago randomly. You've got such great content and I like your style. The Past year or so I've been into plane spotting. I have a Canon 90d with a Canon 100-400 mk2. Now you've got me wanting to start shooting the stars. I'm looking into a sky tracker. I figure might as well start with what you already have and go from there. Any tips on what I should do? I don't mind spending some $$ to build off what i already have to get a nice setup going. (also, I've been eyeballing a 14mm and other wide angles)

[@newforestobservatory9322]

The "Enhance DSO and Reduce Stars" is in Astronomy Tools by Noel Carboni, Pro Digital Software, and is part of a large package of tools to be used with Photoshop (for those that do not know what Astronomy Tools are).

[@avt_astro206]

Awesome Video Trevor. I have an orion 6 inch Newtonian and An ASI 224mc Which I use for Lunar and Planetary imaging. I have Even Tried deep Sky, Came out Decent. Awesome work man, Im Watching you Channel Since 2015 : D!

[@ikbenvoetbal]

Your rigs are so good-looking i almost wanna take long exposure pictures of your rigs

[@astrofromhome]

Hi Trevor! Thanks a lot for all the amazing videos and and stunning photos! I always loved the night sky. But in my Bortle 7-8 area there is unfortunately not much to see. Anyway... your videos and the tips and tricks that you are sharing made me to give astrophotography a try. Last week I have purchased my first EQ mount. The telescope (Skywatcher 150/750 PDS) will arrive for Christmas only. Last weekend we had exceptionally dark and clear sky in my area that I had to watch nights sky with my 10 power binoculars. I was sad that I did not have my telescope yet. Unfortunately I missed to mount my DSLM with a 300mm lense onto my EQ mount. Nevertheless I could see the Pleijades and the area around Orion Nebula without any problems. The view was so overwhelming that I knew I have done the right step to start the journey in astrophotography. When I see deep sky photos and after watching with my binoculars I know and going to be moved to tears when taking the first view on the night sky through my telescope and seeing my first photos. Thank you so much sharing all your experiences and encouraging people to start watching the beauty of the universe.

[@RazorChrist]

Trevor, seeing the absolutely stunning things you pull out of the sky always reminds me why I got into this hobby in the first place. Seeing these incredible things in our universe with our own eyes, up close and personal....it's always given me this kinda primal connection to the universe. We're artists and we paint the sky with pixels. Keep doing everything you do, man. I hope your holiday is awesome, and we'll see you in the new year!

[@dman9405]

That Iris was beautiful! Makes me want to get the new redcat. Did you use a filter on the Iris? I have heard the best way to capture and bring out the dust is to not use filters. Not sure if that is true or not.

[@tomhoskins4913]

Outstanding Trevor, I would like to have seen a mention for One Shot Color Cameras though. I have not advanced yet for monochrome yet. I’m only 2 months into the hobby. I have an ASI533MC pro and have a ASI2600MC on order, lol, you are making me think. I should have got the 2600MM instead.

[@iasciateognisperanza3267]

Hi, Hi, I’m glad I found your channel. Subscribed. I wanted to ask you, What Dew Heater would you recommend for south Florida? I live near the beach. I have been looking at an Orion or Thousand Oaks units. But I’m not sure if they would work in tropical climates. Maybe a simple one will do the job. I’m planning to jump to the Celestron 9.25 Edge can in January.

[@bstanga]

at 11:53 how do you have the asiair mounted? is that with a velcro strip? I'm just getting started in this and you are a great source of info thanks for sharing.

[@anthonygraham6449]

Thank you !!

[@rawhead909]

Hi Trevor, great video as always. Can you tell me which handle you have on the ESPRIT100 seen at 1:25? I also have the ESPRIT100 after seeing your videos and would like to get a similar handle for easy transportation. Thanks!

[@gr0uch02a]

Excellent images. I am just getting back into AP after a long absence and just beginning to get my feet wet with CMOS after only having done CCD for a long time. It also seems that PixInsight pretty much owns the processing space, having pushed PS aside. Are you processing in that pretty much exclusively?

[@TheMjphoto45]

Great content. I'm sure this is a stupid question but to do a 7 hour exposure what tracking mechanism do you use?

[@thimitri1]

Hi Trevor.. for your planetary image with the 426MC, did you use an IR cut filter?

[@clayweyer7518]

I really need to meet your sponsor one day. Good work lookin up.

[@ScandalBeats]

Hi! I bought the redcat 51 v1.5 and a m48 t ring for canon EOS dslr. After taking the m48 t ring out the dust cap doesn’t fit the redcat 51 anymore… anyone know what in the world is happening?!?!

[@jimblubaugh9982]

Hi Trevor. Great video. What guidescope are you using on your 1100 Edge? I'm using an OAG and I hate it.

[@xandergreer]

i’m looking to get deep into astrophotography soon and was wondering if you think i should get the orion xt10 plus, any thoughts on it?

[@maciekgs17]

I just want to say: Thank You

[@psfphotography]

Is there any filtration you would suggest for DSLR based astro imaging with standard SLR lenses (such as the 17-35 Tamron & the Nikkor 70-200 2.8)? Thanks very much !

[@NMHC1978]

Hi Trevor, I'm looking into buying a new camere i'm inetersted in 3 cameras: All 3 are altair hypercams the 183C, 294C or 269C ... which one is best voor short-exposures imaging because i live in a heavy light poluted region and will use a LPR filter

[@sky-watcher]

Excellent job!

[@Paul_85-]

Not sure if you mentioned but did you use any filters on the iris image ?

[@lwizzit]

You know, based on your geographic location, I naturally assumed that you would be a Leafs fan. When I saw the Habs gear in your shed I suddenly knew why I instinctively liked your style. I’m not even a newbie yet as I haven’t invested in anything except software to hone my chops using publicly available data. As I’m retiring in 4 months this is going to be my “keep out of the wife’s hair” hobby. We bought a summer place in New Brunswick that coincidentally happens to a Bortle 3-4 area. Happy wife couldn’t understand why I said “buy it” so quickly.

[@andywray3446]

I find your videos really useful and appreciate what you do. I am, however, limited to making the most of what I have ,, a skywatcher 200pds, HEQ5 Pro, ASI1600 MM Pro, ZWO filter wheels and EAF. Despite my limited equipment, I find that I can take some really nice images of DSOs and a few nearer objects. I think I have a really affordable setup with a good balance of focal length and aperture for the beginner astrophotographer. Of course I will be upgrading, but just wanted to encourage people who may be on a budget.

[@DSOImager]

That's a very solid setup you got there :)

[@greatpix]

Did you ever use deconvolution on your Hubble vs image?

[@mrlintonious]

Hi there. Just a question. When doing the Post Processing, say via Photoshop, how did you determine what the actual colour of the object looks, or should be. Do you reference Hubble, or other Astro photo's taken, or just make them look good, irrespective of what the actual colours are? Where would one actually find a True Colour refernce of the ojects, if such exists? This would then aid the new Astro Photographers, as to how to and to what Colours they need to adjust in their Post Processing. Many thanx.

[@louislafontaine7043]

Nice. Lot of scenes in the winter, in the snow… as a rule, for the cold , What is the limit for the equipment ? In my case HEQ5 , Zenithstar 61 and canon Dslr

[@seidmadur]

Could you stack a few telescope on the same mount and have them all point at the same target to acquire data faster?

[@damon852]

Trevor, I'm calculating the Image Scale with my setup using the 2600mm. However, when I look up the Pixel Size for the 2600mm I see it to be 3.76um but you list it in this video as 5.34. Am I missing something? Thanks for all the help. You're the best.

[@DougieBarclay]

Just subbed, great video, great channel. Curious, thoughts on Starlink?

[@cjmenagh882]

Been watching and been inspired by these videos almost from the start 5 years ago. I follow lots of others like Chuck, Wido, Nico, Dylan and many others. Love what they do, learn techniques, review gear, see beautiful pictures. When I see your video Oh, my goodness I so want get out there and image! Your love of the hobby is so infectious that I know when a new video comes out I’m going to loosing sleep again, Yeah! Keep us inspired and even nudged along a bit in our learning curves. Happy Christmas to all three of you.

[@ayooooo6180]

Hey Trevor any tips for a beginner with a cannon eos Rebel T7 and a star tracker with 75.300 mm lens

[@sandeepsinghchawla916]

Trevor trevor trevor...... You are just so amazing. I love your dedication for astrophotography and it really inspires me to just keep diving in it. Hope to meet you one day! Have a good day :))

[@derekderek2570]

You still have that EQ8-R mount? I thought that thing was a lease from SkyWatcher for review. Great mount regardless! Happy New Year

[@astronomyphotography6380]

Hi Trevor, really liked your review of the Redcat 71. With William Optics currently selling two 71mm refractors primarily for astrophotography, namely the GT 71 & the Redcat, it would be interesting to do a side by side comparison. In the UK at leas the GT 71 is half the price of the Redcat 71, is it worth the extra I wonder?

[@hansulrichjohner2694]

Hello Trevor. I intend to buy a Omegon 254/1016mm Pro astrograph. Which mono camera do you suggest?

[@avinashsangle1208]

My village has pristine night sky but sadly I'm limited to mobile camera ,but I've still managed to get some pics of milkyway . On really dark days u can see milky way with naked eye.

[@timbarham5737]

Hey Trevor love your work so inspired by you currently working on the crab nebula and will be following up with the horsehead nebula for the first time ever 👍👍

[@lunarsurveillance4636]

very nice!

[@MrGp3po]

Great work Trevor! I always hit Like before your videos because I know it will be awesome. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@subhu87]

Bro ur gear for asteophotography is too costly but me in India has different telescope and astronomy camera which are bit cheap idk what is the best gear to buy in India can u help me ?