ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS - How to get started, basic gear and camera settings.

[@andyscrivens356]

Just wanted to let you know your still helping people years later! I’m very very new into astrophotography I’ve taken some on my phone but I just bought a dslr this was an amazing help!

[@WildAstro]

You’re welcome buddy. Glad it’s still of use!

[@johnhughes4170]

As a newcomer to astrophotography I found the video Excellent. Thank you.

[@WildAstro]

No problem John, glad you enjoyed it!

[@slicedpineapple1992]

Awesome video, I really like that you focused on what you can do with a basic setup and what settings are crucial. I learned a lot from this, thank you

[@WildAstro]

Hey! Glad you enjoyed it and that you learned something. I've got a mobile phone and gopro dedicated version coming out in the new year so don't go away!

[@johnwilliams5692]

I live in Oregon ,USA and I enjoyed your tutorial. I have been watching different videos and am learning that there are so many setting to try. I have a Canon T6 rebel camera with kit lenses. Just started and have been taking some great photos. We had so many fires this summer so was not able to get out and do the Milky Way. On my summer list. Will be watching for new night tutorials.

[@WildAstro]

Hey John, sorry for the late reply. Really glad you enjoyed the film and hop you manage to get out and capture that milky way soon! Thanks for watching and commenting buddy, and happy new year!

[@SummitOrNothing]

A great video for anyone starting out in the field of Astrophotography - in-depth and interesting. Great stuff! Thanks Rich!

[@WildAstro]

No problem and huge thanks for watching and commenting Trev. Hope you manage to get some great shots ✨

[@DanPinckardMuskokaRealtor]

Great video. Many thanks! Your delivery of the material is excellent.

[@WildAstro]

Thanks Dan, glad you enjoyed it mate!

[@johnross3251]

Thanks for the tutorial. I'm wanting to get started with astrophotography at a total beginners level and this seems to be a good lesson for me to take off with. Gets a like and a sub.

[@WildAstro]

Happy to be of service mate. Glad you found it useful. Stay safe and great to have you on board!

[@keninfarinato1177]

Thanks for the lesson! I especially like your analysis on changing the different settings and then showing the results.

[@WildAstro]

You’re very welcome, really glad you found it helpful!

[@michaelconnor8037]

Thanks for the tutorial mate I found it really helpful. Going to have to give this a try. All the best

[@WildAstro]

Hi Michael, no problem mate, glad you enjoyed it. Good luck, and thanks for watching and commenting buddy!

[@AlynWallace]

Thanks for the shoutout! Nice vid :)

[@WildAstro]

Wow, cheers Al! Great of you to watch and take the time out to comment! Enjoyed your star trails vid tonight, my camera is snapping away up here in Telford so that I can give it a try tomorrow. Thanks again, stay safe!

[@TelfordO]

@@WildAstro yeh another Telford Astro man.. i am at the Rock,.. but do most of my photos the other side of Welshpool. #still a beginner :)

[@WildAstro]

@@TelfordO #alwaysabeginner for me mate. 🤣😂

[@TelfordO]

@@WildAstro I meant that i was still a beginner, watched a few more of your vids especially the camper van conversion, how is it going?

[@WildAstro]

@@TelfordO I know mate, my response was supposed to imply that I am too and probably will always be. Yeah, the van conversion has been put on hold for a bit as I’m having to use it for work this month, should get back on track soon though. 👍🏼

[@welshboyoo715]

Thank you Rich. That was amazing. I'm just going to get my camera and tripod out into the garden ready for tonight. 👍👍👍

[@WildAstro]

You’re welcome pal, thanks a million for watching and taking the time to comment! Have a great night ✨

[@jackfortune4447]

Thanks mate 👌🏼 lovely Acers by the way 🌳 👌🏼

[@WildAstro]

No worries, and thanks 🌳

[@DaveOutdoors]

Enjoyed this video, a nice basic tutorial for the beginner out there 👍👍

[@WildAstro]

Cheers Dave! That was the plan 👍🏼👍🏼

[@mansurkhaleque5522]

Thank you for this video mate, recently got myself a tripod for more balanced photos of clear night skies and this video helped me out, cheers for the advice.

[@WildAstro]

No problem at all. Really glad you found it helpful. Happy New Year!

[@microkampersandfriends]

cheers Rich very informative video. I am going to dig my old camera out and have a go 👍

[@WildAstro]

Good lad! Show us what you manage to capture matey 👍🏼

[@tregarrock4197]

Great episode, been waiting for this one. Thank you

[@WildAstro]

No problem, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to comment! Stay safe and thanks again!

[@AndyMorfett]

Nice level of detail in your video there Rich. Very good indeed. Never really considered astrophotography and always just set a long shutter speed hoping to capture something. Definite food for thought there. Cheers bud. ATB Andy

[@WildAstro]

No worries. Hope it helps you capture something great! Thanks for watching and commenting pal!

[@faye1025]

this is a great video for beginners. Thanks

[@WildAstro]

You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. 🙏

[@MJLLC2000]

Great video, but the 500 rule says Ideal Shutter Speed= Focal Length X Crop Factor. In your case 500/(20 X 1.6), or 500/32=15.6 or about 15 seconds. The 300 rule would give an exposure of about 9 seconds.

[@WildAstro]

It’s been so long since I made this film. What did I say that doesn’t agree with that? I know the 500 and 30@ rules and the 1.6 crop factor 👍🏼

[@treforwilliams8270]

Great video which explains clearly the basics of equipment and techniques. Looking forwards to putting them into practice tonight. Liked 👍 and subscribed. Just one question do you always keep on AWB as other videos suggest typically 4000k?

[@WildAstro]

Great question. Sometimes I like to play with the white valence IF it looks like the previews aren’t showing the colours I’m seeing in front of me. For the most part though I leave it alone as it is easy to change in processing. Thanks for watching and commenting buddy, have a great night of photography!

[@hack969british]

Thanks really enjoyed this one.. V knowledgeable...amazing what you can see.

[@WildAstro]

It’s fantastic what’s really up there mate. Once I can get out to the dark areas again I’ll share much more photography with you! Thanks for watching and commenting pal, stay safe!

[@mkpete-1]

Great video mate made me want to go out and try it myself my problem will be light pollution where i live in Milton Keynes i have a Nikon 7200 with a Nikon 1.4 lens and i hope that might be good enough to get some pics

[@WildAstro]

Anything you have is good enough to get started mate, as long as you get manual control of the camera. Light pollution in Telford where I am is pretty poor too mate so don’t let that stop you. If you enjoy it then driving to a darker spot could be your goal once lockdown is over 👍🏼

[@ScoutManSteve]

That was a great tutorial mate, I've always been interested in night shots of the sky. I have a sony a5000 mirrorless camera, do you think it's possible with the right lense to use that camera? Thanks for sharing your current knowledge, all the best Steve 👍

[@WildAstro]

Yes mate absolutely! Mirrorless cameras are fast becoming the go-to camera for Astrophotography at the moment so if it’s of a decent quality then of course you can use that! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment mate. Stay safe! 👍🏼

[@ScoutManSteve]

@@WildAstro ahh cool, awesome stuff, I will have a go at that then 😁

[@SpaceFactsWax]

Thank you for sharing. I had the chance to see a rocket launch in 2018. Memorable experience. I uploaded a pretty cool video of the trip to my channel.

[@WildAstro]

I will check it out mate, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@NorthwalesBushcrafters]

Great that matey gunna give it a go 👍👍

[@WildAstro]

Nice one Trev! Glad you enjoyed it mate. Have fun and show us what you manage to capture!

[@gavincrouch]

Everything was spot on, other than Venus the star (it's a planet ;)). For sanity, I would stick to the 300/400 rule, the 500 rule was intended for video motion blur years ago, and is useless when getting closer to the equatorial plane.

[@7sevensevern]

Shrewsbury here.

[@andreaspe9935]

Did you considered the Pentax K1 or K3 for a light astrophotography setup, as it can track without extra hardware.

[@WildAstro]

No. Because I already had my camera before I got into Astrophotography I had to adapt what I had to work. Can’t afford a different camera body at the moment so will be sticking with what I have for now. Thanks for the suggestion though, I will definitely consider those models when the time comes 👍🏼

[@andreaspe9935]

@@WildAstro yes, switching brands could cost extra money. At least it could save a tracker for wide astro shots. It should also work with 300mm lenses but I did not had luck with that.

[@sukhibassi2089]

Have you converted your camera? Good video mate

[@WildAstro]

Thanks pal! No, not converted, 100% standard camera.

[@WildAstro]

Thanks pal! No, not converted, 100% standard camera.

[@sukhibassi2089]

Cheers buddy. You have yourself a new subscriber...i will check in regularly. All the best with our British weather 😆

[@BorisMarques14.88]

So what happens of you expose for 2min with iso 100?

[@WildAstro]

You would get little lines instead of stars mate, because the stars would move while the shutter is open and create lines instead of points.

[@RobBob555]

STOP putting background music to videos with *narration* .. it ONLY makes it HARDER to hear what you are saying and is VERY distracting ... EVERYONE STOP DOING THIS.. we are NOT here to listen to music !!

[@WildAstro]

Guess I’ve lost a subscriber then. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ashropshirelad]

@@WildAstro I think it’s only fair that you make Rob b a new video just for him, and the way he likes it. Anything else while you’re at it?? Maybe turn the brightness down a bit ?????

[@WildAstro]

I guess I’ll count myself lucky that my spam filter caught his original comment. Something about it being “unwatchable due to my shitty music”. Fortunately the rest of the 3,000 folk who have watched it have managed to discern between the music and words. 🤷🏻‍♂️