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. :)

[@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.🎇

[@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.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

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

[@utubemtk11]

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

[@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

[@JeffHorne]

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

[@dmb2951]

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

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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. :)

[@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!

[@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!

[@Megavoltamper]

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

[@rcuevasvidea]

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

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@chrischarlesjax]

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

[@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!!!

[@nickroy9840]

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

[@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: -_-

[@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.

[@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!

[@HollomanUFOLanding]

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

[@sirmeowcelot]

thanks, Trevor for another great video.

[@astro_douglas]

AWESOME Trevor! 🙌🏻

[@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

[@aleixroig]

Thanks Trevor for sharing this amazing piece of software

[@BlkInc1]

Very helpful, Appreciate the run through!

[@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

[@Johnnyboy_584]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@Dylans_astro]

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

[@AstroBackyard]

Awesome!

[@tracysmith3343]

AWESOME tutorial!! Thank you so much!!

[@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.

[@stevenwakeley9790]

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

[@stuartcarter7053]

This look remarkably easy to use. Thank you!

[@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!

[@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.

[@pedrofedrigo5402]

Really straight forward tutorial! Love it!

[@astrosertao]

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

[@lepetitbaigneur9073]

thanks, dude! Very good tutorial and nice pics!

[@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!

[@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.

[@dewade]

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

[@AA-hn6cm]

Thank you for your video! Very well explained ☺

[@andjesussaid2343]

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

[@simonbaigrie2485]

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

[@ETERNALFLIGHT63]

My favorite software! Well explained Trevor

[@gerihun1787]

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

[@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.

[@alineradventureswithsimons79]

This is great! Thanks Trevor!

[@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!

[@traveler7249]

ANOTHER great tutorial Thank you.

[@hymanmj]

Great overview Trevor, thanks! :)

[@AstroRef68]

Greater tutorial I love simplicity

[@percynolan6198]

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

[@elamuruganmahadevan1112]

Excellent - Thanks for sharing. Really useful .

[@Slewis71119]

Great Video, good job on explaining.

[@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

[@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.

[@kencabeen7786]

This is a fantastic program! Works beautifully! Hard to believe it’s free.

[@tycepetty5443]

Notification gang :)

[@mrdarklight]

Great video, very helpful. Thank you!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@robertosaragoni2218]

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

[@sic04250f]

It is excellent software, I've been using it for a couple years.

[@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 👍

[@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?

[@franciswelker5133]

very very good tutorial ,many thanks

[@Sergeant_Nugget]

Very great video. Glad you told us about this tool

[@neodanks454]

Thank you very much for this video!

[@keeratit2303]

Thank you so much for making this very useful video

[@TonyGouge]

Thank you for this! Very helpful!

[@francoedrian3398]

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

[@xl447]

Thanks mate, love the videos. 🇬🇧

[@manolillo123]

Thanks for the Sequator software

[@ulftornert2855]

Thank you! Very helpful!! 👍👍👍

[@donloughrey1615]

Great, thanks. I'll give it a try.

[@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?

[@Nad935]

The result 😍

[@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.