Join me as I show you every step of capturing the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) with a stock DSLR and small telescope from the city. The video is designed for beginners that want to learn about deep sky astrophotography! The processing software used will be: DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop. If you prefer to use other software check out the links to parts 2a, 2b, and 2c below. Example files for this video and other resources on my website here: https://www.nebulaphotos.com/resources/m101/
Other videos in this series:
Part 2a (DSS+GIMP):
https://youtu.be/NfjOtN1tMyM
Part 2b (Siril+GIMP):
https://youtu.be/U5VndjG819s
Part 2c (PixInsight):
https://youtu.be/g_uO_nUjfD0
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
08:44 Gear
32:27 Calibration
36:56 Prep
51:38 Capture
01:22:02 Deep Sky Stacker
01:46:18 Photoshop