Course outline
Astrophotography, Star Tracker and Post-processing
Explore Milky Way capture and processing with a star tracker and astro-modified cameras in greater depth. Follow an advanced workflow with complete capture and editing examples.
Explore noise reduction, stacking, mosaics and tracked panoramas, with examples at 35, 85 and 135 mm. The 12 modules and 65 lessons also cover the northern winter and southern summer sky.
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12 modules · 65 lessons
Modules and lessons
Intro
1 lesson
- How to follow tutorials properly
Noise reduction
3 lessons
- Noise reduction in Camera RAW
- Fake noise
- ISO invariant
Stacking
8 lessons
- Stacked to reduce noise
- Stacking in Starry Sky Stacker — Mac (sky only)
- Stacking in Sequator — Windows (sky only)
- Advanced stacking
- Stacking in Sequator — Windows (with foreground)
- Stacking in Starry Landscape Stacker — Mac (with foreground)
- Revealed before stacked
- Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor (sky only)
Advanced Capture (with Tracker)
7 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
5 lessons
- Alignment wedge
- Right-angle viewfinder
- Platform Z
- Platform V
- Lightweight tripod with a second ball head
Example mosaic with 85mm
10 lessons
- RAW revealed
- Form the mosaic
- Highlight Milky Way
- Add depth and color 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 135mm lens
1 lesson
- Workflow with Art Panel
Complete example with 35mm lens
4 lessons
- Download 35mm photo
- Complete RAW Processing (Milky Way)
- Complete RAW Processing (Foreground)
- Complete processing in Photoshop
Full example: Panorama with Star Tracker
14 lessons
- Basic planning
- Necessary equipment
- Sky planning
- Planning foreground
- Capture
- Downloadable template: Panoramic and Mosaic Planning
- Organization
- Revealed sky
- Developed close-up
- Sky Union (Photoshop)
- Close-up union (Photoshop)
- Integration with PTGUI (Optional)
- Blending
- Panorama processing
Beyond the Center of the Milky Way
2 lessons
- Interesting objects
- Keys to achieving results
Winter Sky (Northern Hemisphere) / Summer Sky (Southern Hemisphere)
9 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
- Bring out the colors of the winter Milky Way
Certificate
1 lesson
- Download the course certificate