Beginners Guide to Wide-Field Deep-Space Astrophotography

[@OlliesSpace]

Nice chilled overview 👍 looked a good night.

[@KJsCosmos]

Appreciate it man!!

[@hobbeeswe7472]

Hi KJ, txs for a great hands on video, excellent ! I have a related question: After polar alignment (north) can I redirect the camera angle and tilt it to the desired framing (Milky way, mainly south) by redirecting the mount head and pivoting the camera using the ball joint, and simply start tracking and taking photos? I cant get my head around this issue and would be a super appreciative beginner if you could give ne some pointers. I will use a Sky-Watcher Adventure GTI, Canon EOS 6D camera, Canon EOS 50 mm f 1.8 lens, ASIAIR Plus, ASI120 MM guide camera and SvBony 165 guide scope. I will mount this to a dovetail rail, ball joint (22 lb capacity) and ARCA Swiss compatible rail. Best regards from Sweden.

[@KJsCosmos]

Hey there! Once your polar aligned, you can rotate the clutch, rotate the ball head, etc. the actual head of the track should not be adjusted away from due north! Hopefully that makes sense

[@sp32793]

many thanks for the interesting and informative video!

[@KJsCosmos]

My pleasure! I'm so glad you could find some value in it! 🙏🏼✨

[@alrobinson9183]

Thanks for the video. I have a sky-watcher Adv GTI. Not sure how to set up the camera after polar aligning. Do I set up the center of the camera view to polaris too? Then, use the GTI feature to navigate to the desired sky location. Oh, and BTW, polaris is not one of the stars in SynScan Pro app I am using to control the GTI. Could you do a video on setting up the GTI, please.

[@KJsCosmos]

Hey man thanks for the comment! I haven't personally set up the GTI, and I don't own one currently. Once I get my hands on one I can absolutely do a video on it though. Ideally you should be able to just start shooting after you have polar aligned, that would be a matter for using the GoTo function or pointing it manually. I have to get my hands on a GTI unit before I can really give you actionable advice though.

[@bobslfcu773]

Nice video. What settings do you suggest for a DSLR? I can record the stars but don't get any of the detail of a nebula for example. I have an 18-35 1.8 lens and an 18 300 3.5 lens. Thanx for any help you can give. I use the Star Adventurer 2i, it tracks nicely and get several photos but missing the detail.

[@KJsCosmos]

Depends on the camera and the target. But a good place to start is usually around 60 second exposure, ISO as high as you can go without being to noisy (usually around 800) and aperture near as wide open as possible (lowest f stop number)