Learn from our Mentors
Astrophotography is a mix of art and photography and a most difficult hobby to master. Imagine trying to take a five minute or more exposure of a point source (star), and a very dim astronomy target such as a Galaxy or Nebula that is constantly moving because the earth you’re shooting from is constantly rotating. Or trying to capture the incredibly small details on the surface of a planet through an atmosphere that is constantly blurring your target. If you’re interested in learning any of the branches of Astrophotography (Deep Sky, Planetary, or Nightscape) from our Aldrich Astrophotography mentors please contact our Astrophotography group here.
Astrophotography Class Videos
Part 1 – Setup and Planning – presented by Chris Martel
Part 2 – DSLR Image Acquisition and NightScape Photography – presented by Ken Cleveland and Len DiPinto
Part 3 – CCD Image Acquisition and Planetary Video Acquisition – presented by Kevin Boucher
Part 4 – Using Flat, Dark, Bias frames to Calibrate + Stacking – presented by Chris Martel and Bruce Card
Part 5 – Image Post Processing using Adobe PS and PixInsight – presented by Kevin Boucher and Chris Martel
Introduction to DSLR Astrophotography using no Mount, no Guiding, on Andromeda Galaxy– presented by Nico Carver
PixInsight Fundamentals – presented by Kevin Boucher
PixInsight OSC Workflow– presented by Kevin Boucher
PixInsight Masks– presented by Kevin Boucher
PixInsight Artifact Correction and Noise Reduction – presented by Kevin Boucher
PixInsight Stretch your images using the new Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch – presented by Kevin Boucher
Beginning DSLR Photography - Class 1 Exposure/Framing/Acquisition – presented by Nico Carver/Kevin Boucher
Calling all Astrophotographers - Part 6 - Sharing workflows for OSC processing
Beginner Astrophotography training using a DSLR - Part 3 - Calibrating and Stacking your photos
Beginner Astrophotography training using a DSLR - Part 4 - Post Processing
Free software to help you select and frame your target
Marsha Wilcox covers the new PixInsight tools from RC-Astro - BlurXterminator/NoiseXterminator/StarXterminator
External Astrophotography References
DSLR Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss
Here are some great reference material from an expert in DSLR Photography. A lot of free content but also some very good books he wrote on this subject.
PixInsight Video Tutorials by PixInsight
Here you will find a number of video tutorials on various PixInsight Processes.
PixInsight Video Tutorials by Light Vortex Astronomy
Here you will find a number of video tutorials on various PixInsight Processes and workflows.
PixInsight Video Tutorials by Warren Keller
Here you will find a number of free and paid video tutorials on various PixInsight Processes.
Astronomy Tools
This website contains a lot of useful Astrophotography related calculators such as FOV, CCD Resolution, etc...
Astrophotography processing using Adobe Photoshop by AstroBackyard
This website has a number of videos dedicated to showing how to acquire pictures and then process them using various tools including Photoshop.