I Took a Picture of a Galaxy in 1 HOUR!

[@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

[@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?

[@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?

[@rickarmstrong2476]

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

[@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!

[@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 👍

[@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

[@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.

[@SarahMathsAstro]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@davidcardei3969]

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

[@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.

[@gregsuskin7366]

Wow. Aperture fever lives! Nice image Trevor.

[@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 :)

[@nov3316]

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

[@AstroBackyard]

Thank you!

[@robscorner7012]

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

[@patharrington2919]

Welcome to Australia!!! So many fun targets to shoot here. Oh yeah, Byron Bay is overrated. :)

[@SteveZodiac777]

Great video, fantastic image - thanks for sharing!

[@kernalrom]

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

[@JohnScherer]

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

[@jamiesmithnc]

Nice job! You started from the finish time of your first image, not the start, which I think accounts for your dithering time (~2 extra minutes based on your timestamps) I'd sure be interested in seeing an image of the _rest_ of the subs compared to the first hour

[@AstroBackyard]

That's it - thank you!

[@alanhat26]

Nice one mate great work

[@andrewhazon4675]

Great image Trevor

[@Lacquerhead-TX]

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!

[@kellentoaster3003]

what is a good budget telescope for deepsky objects?

[@FisTheDucc]

6" Quattro:D

[@МаксимКозлов-к4и]

Great work!

[@911Polini]

i love the 300P f4 i use ma 300P f5 as a Dobson🙂

[@hugotavaresgomes9539]

what is that much smaller red galaxy between three stars?

[@sandraivethcastroumanzor8051]

Con ese patio tan hermoso tendría unos 3 niños corriendo por ahí 😂😂

[@melvyndavis2745]

And I thought you were a dedicated refracror guy. See you in Byron Bay!

[@tehblueduck]

YOU'RE COMING TO AUSTRALIA !!!

[@AstroYEG]

I wish it was oilers in 7 😢 But dont worry McDavid will get his ring soon enough, Amazing image Trevor!

[@AstroBackyard]

Finally a comment about the game! 😂 (of course it would be you) MAN they were right there. Painfully close

[@AstroYEG]

@@AstroBackyard Haha I had to comment about it😭 Our city was hurting badly after the loss but honestly Im very proud with the fight we put up despite being down 3-0, Very excited to see what happens next year 🤞🏽

[@davidrockefeller2007]

I thought I wasn’t really supposed to touch the. Secondary mirror when coronating.

[@stevemeier7876]

If you go to Australia and dont come to New Zealand....to our dark skies (darker than OZ) your NZ watches will not be happy....lol

[@AstroBackyard]

We really wanted to squeeze it in - maybe next time!

[@stevemeier7876]

@@AstroBackyard lol you can't squeeze in the south island on NZ dark skies...you need to come I know simon the asi Air guy lives just out of christchurch and not far from me has a observatory you should reach out to him.

[@sam17ado87]

The Whale Galaxy

[@richards3192]

"Sponsored by Skywatcher"

[@osman01003]

Please remove that pet from the video. It's distracting.

[@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!

[@rschellie]

I have a dumb question concerning subs. Each light sub we take has all the data needed to make an image. If two subs that are identical are stacked, the sum of data from two subs is better than the individual sub viewed alone. So, let's say we take 30, 5 minutes subs that are all sharp, free of atmospheric distortion, and contain about the same SNR. Say you stack these subs and get a decent image, how would that be different than taking one good 5 minute sub, duplicating it 30 times and then stacking and processing that image?

[@JeanClaudeSaddam]

Dude looks a lot like Sakis Tanimanidis , a Greek tv show presenter.

[@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

[@PrinceAstro536]

2nd ❤ love you from Pakistan

[@whoe_whate8487]

Hey Trevor! I have been watching the channel for sometime now, and I recently had a little astrophotography renaissance. Just wanted to stop by and say you've been a great inspiration to me so far. Your photos are great! Even with my 8" dob, I still get super excited everytime I get a good picture. Really puts things into perspective. 🌙

[@Chiclets1]

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

[@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 🎉

[@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.

[@GalaxianGamer]

for someone like me who is a little bit into everything, buying big bulky telescopes is difficult, so i just settled with a 130eq astromaster, meanwhile my homestead is under construction, so waiting for those dark skies there, because my city house,... you know the lights!!

[@BBROPHOTO]

This is why fast newts are just better ;)

[@GavioSTARnew]

Wonderful!!!

[@ferra991]

Great video, im actually shooting to EAGLE nebula rn, could you tell me the name of the book you have used to see the celestial body?

[@EKH8evil777]

2nd what is the book you showed?

[@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.

[@3dfxvoodoocards6]

Interesting video. There is something I don’t understand about refractors and DSO. If I use for visual observations for example a 150/750 mm F5 achromat and a 150/1200 F8 FPL53 APO, I understand that with the APO the Moon and planets will look 10x better and sharper but how about galaxies ? Will the galaxies look better in a high-quality APO than in a same-aperture short F5 achromat ? (For visual observations only, not astrophotography). Also is the contrast on galaxies better in the APO than in the same size achromat ? Thank you!

[@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 -

[@SL1CER_69]

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

[@Wombatzone31]

Luv my lightbucket! For visual and astrophotography, a well collimated reflector reins!

[@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.

[@evelyng23]

Go panthers!

[@SL1CER_69]

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

[@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.

[@andreacianci75]

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

[@chrislee8886]

I always take shots in 30-45 mins. You can get cracking images of galaxies and clusters and then move on to other targets. This is with f/7. Why the fuss?🤣🤣🤣

[@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!

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@astronomybob]

Great video and image Trevor,but since it was game 7 of the Stanley Cup shouldn't you have targeted the hockey stick instead of the whale?

[@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

[@johnbaker1263]

Use what you got, after this video , I'd love to see what your able to achieve using basic ASI Studio software and a $4000. rig setup. 5:39

[@joelewandowski8232]

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

[@hectorauhector]

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

[@TheAverageGuy12]

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

[@Will.Astrophotography]

Your thumbnails are so easy to click on, I can’t help myself from watching some of your videos twice 😂

[@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?

[@LynAstro]

I think this maybe my next target with Las Cumbres Observatory! You sir hatched an idea!

[@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?

[@mobilefiles4234]

Fantastic

[@CriticalThinker-42]

Looks Good! But how much Post Processing time was involved? 🍻

[@skydvr69]

you likely collected 20 pics because the 1st pic was "Dated" post the 3 min sub. So the 10:42 dated sub was started at 10:39 and file was written at 10:42. Great pic of course.

[@southbronxny5727]

Sorry.....🏆FLORIDA ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS🏆

[@Mike321795]

I think it's cause you know how to squeeze out more data and edit, denoise, mask etc... and they cant so that's probably why they question it

[@Rick_B52]

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

[@JamesCormier]

Back in the film days 1 hour was more than enough. But not with the Moon up. That was a deal breaker.

[@joaomoreiraastrophotographer]

Question: Your telescope dont get fungus stored like that? sorry if this is a stupid questions 😅

[@AAAstroPhotography]

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

[@AstroBackyard]

Thank you!!

[@CrazyMan0824]

is not hard to collimate the laser, first thing I did with mine is check it before using on a 114 Newtonian

[@LucaDolf]

Trevor pls help me whit my nexstar 6 slt , my allaingent wont work😢

[@AstroDynamics868]

Nice Image. It really takes time to get these perfect photos, but it is worth it. Keep up the good work.

[@skyrover-optics]

Dear, you can try Sky Rover Optics' telescope next time

[@AstroBenni]

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

[@quentinG_9841]

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

[@skinfology]

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

[@ukuleila]

"A globular cluster would have been a great choice, but I mean, come on."

[@noelgraham4607]

Sorry about your Oilers, they made it exciting

[@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.

[@peterbott1877]

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