Stacking Lessons Stacked to reduce noise Advanced stacking Revealed before stacked Stacked on Sequator – Win (sky only) Stacked in Starry Sky Stacker – Mac (sky only) Stacked in Sequator – Win (with foreground) Stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker – Mac (with foreground) Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor (sky only)
Advanced Capture (with Tracker) Lessons Introduction to the Star Tracker Locate the celestial poles Capture with Tracker Assembly and alignment Alignment in the Southern Hemisphere Equatorial mode Small and lightweight tracker (MSM)
Star Tracker Extra Options Lessons Alignment wedge Right-angle viewfinder Platform Z Platform V Lightweight tripod with a second ball head
Example mosaic with 85mm Lessons RAW revealed Form the mosaic Highlight Milky Way Adding volume and colour to the Milky Way Uniform sky (Method 1) Mitigate light pollution Clarity of the Milky Way and Highlight of Stars Beautiful stars Uniform sky (Method 2) + Stars Final composition
Complete example with 35mm lens Lessons Download 35mm photo Full RAW development (Milky Way) Full RAW development (Close-up) Complete processing in Photoshop
Full example: Panorama with Star Tracker Lessons Basic planning Necessary equipment Sky planning Planning foreground Downloadable template: Panoramic and Mosaic Planning Capture Organization Revealed sky Developed close-up Sky Union (Photoshop) Close-up union (Photoshop) Integration with PTGUI (Optional) Blending Panorama processing
Winter Sky (HN) / Summer Sky (HS) Lessons Planning Capture Developed for mosaic mounting Developed for stacking Stacked and mosaic assembly Introduction to winter sky processing Shrinking stars in dark areas of the Milky Way galaxy Highlight H-alpha Bringing out the colours of the Winter Milky Way
