OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, we'll talk about how to build a DIY ASCOM-compatible flat panel for astrophotography!
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, we'll talk about how to build a DIY ASCOM-compatible flat panel for astrophotography!
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: Refractors are awesome, but not just for deep sky imaging. They are also quite good at high resolution planetary imaging, and in this video, I’ll show you the equipment I use, I’ll share some tips and tricks I’ve learned so that YOU can improve your technique, and we’ll look at some of the results I was able to obtain.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I review the Star'Ex Pro, a new and affordable spectrograph made available as a kit by a French company named Azur3DPrint.
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 07:30 Kit Overview 08:38 What Makes This Kit Better? 11:24 How To Assemble This Kit 17:47 How To Attach The Spectrograph To A Telescope 20:54 A Few Results 23:43 ConclusionBuying A Telescope IN JAPAN: What You Need To Know Before You GoDark Sky Geek2024-07-19 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: With the Japanese yen at a 34 year low, it is a great time to visit Japan! In this video, I talk about my experience buying a telescope in Japan and bringing it back to the United States.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO (your web browser should be able to translate these automatically): * STARBASE Tokyo: starbase.co.jp * KYOEI Tokyo: kyoei-tokyo.jp * Cuiv The Lazy Geek YouTube channel: youtube.com/@CuivTheLazyGeek
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I review the performance of the iOptron HAE69C EC, a relatively new harmonic mount with a high payload capacity and a high-resolution encoder in right ascension.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I describe what my ideal astrophotography telescope mount would look like, and I review the characteristics and features of the iOptron HAE69C EC, a relatively new harmonic mount that may just be the closest to my ideal mount currently on the market!
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I talk about the latest version of my "Virtual Focuser ASCOM Driver", which now allows you to specify an alternate source to acquire temperature readings, which can be very beneficial if you want to experiment with the "Focus Temperature Compensation" technique.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: * Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Electronic Focuser Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign: igg.me/at/electronic-focuser * Cheshire eyepiece for refractors: bit.ly/3wugf14 * DIY Cheshire Projection Adapter FreeCAD model: bit.ly/3T1Wzuv * Howie Glatter Parallizer: bit.ly/48mOYek (Agena Astro) or bit.ly/3T2b29O (Starlight Instruments) * Web page with a list of image artifacts and their possible cause: bit.ly/3wmRiot * Grzybowski-style collimator: https://www.fernrohr-service.de/4.html * @DaveUrbanAstro YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@DaveUrbanAstro
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video.
--------------------------------------- How to support this channel? ---------------------------------------
Please, consider supporting this channel at no cost to you by clicking on the affiliate links below. After clicking on these links, if you purchase something (anything!) from Agena Astro (my favorite astro retailer) or Amazon within the next week or so, I should get a (small) commission :)
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I talk about a groundbreaking new DIY ASCOM-compatible *wireless* flat panel I recently designed and built.
Follow Me! * Instagram: instagram.com/darkskygeek * Facebook: facebook.com/julien.lecomteI Pimped My Telescope, And So Can You! #3dmodeling #3dprinting #xmasgiftsDark Sky Geek2023-12-16 | In this video, I talk about a few custom astronomical accessories I have recently designed and built.
----------------------------- Support This Channel! -----------------------------
Support the channel at no cost to you by clicking on the affiliate links below. After clicking on these links, if you purchase something (anything!) from Agena Astro (my favorite astro retailer) or Amazon within the next week or so, I should get a (small) commission :)
* Instagram: instagram.com/darkskygeek * Facebook: facebook.com/julien.lecomteDesign & Build Your Own Custom Astronomical Accessories #3dmodeling #3dprinting #tutorialDark Sky Geek2023-11-22 | This video is a tutorial on how you can create your own custom astronomical accessories using 3D modeling and 3D printing.
Support the channel at no cost to you by clicking on the affiliate links below if you want to purchase anything from Agena Astro (my favorite astro retailer) or Amazon.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: This is the second video of a two-part series in which I review Askar's latest astrograph, the awesome Askar 151 PHQ, a monster 6" refractor with a 1,050mm focal length. In the previous video, I did an unboxing and shared my first impressions. In this video, I go over the results of a series of quantitative and qualitative optical tests I ran on this telescope and its reducer.
Support the channel by using the affiliate links below if you want to purchase anything from Agena Astro, my favorite astro retailer :)
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side
Image credits: * Third quarter moon by Thierry Legault - http://www.astrophoto.fr/
Links mentioned in the video: * Cloudy Nights thread about the Askar 151 PHQ: cloudynights.com/topic/879859-the-brand-new-askar-151phq * GitHub repository containing the Python notebook used to estimate the amount of longitudinal chromatic aberration in a refracting telescope: github.com/jlecomte/chromatic-aberration-estimator * Roland Christen's notes on star testing refractors: https://www.csun.edu/~rprovin/roland/startest1.html
CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Disclaimer 01:47 Quick Collimation Check 02:31 Visual Test 06:12 Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration 10:47 Wavefront Analysis 13:27 Imaging Performance 17:57 ConclusionAskar 151 PHQ Review - Part 1: Unboxing & First ImpressionsDark Sky Geek2023-10-09 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: This is the first video of a two-part series in which I review Askar's latest astrograph, the awesome Askar 151 PHQ, a monster 6" refractor with a 1,050mm focal length. In the next video, we will go over the results of a series of quantitative and qualitative optical tests I am currently running on this telescope and its reducer.
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other SideImprove Your Technique By Mastering Filter Offsets [Tutorial]Dark Sky Geek2023-09-16 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: Filter offsets are misunderstood, and yet absolutely essential! In this video, I explain what filter offsets are, and how to apply them to your own astrophotography in order to get better results.
My equipment: * iOptron CEM70 Center Balanced Equatorial Mount: bit.ly/3PzUMuP * iOptron Tri-Pier: bit.ly/3RhDzYz * Antlia V-Series LRGB Pro Imaging Filter Set: bit.ly/3LHcRVJ * Antlia SHO Narrowband 3nm Pro Imaging Filter Set: bit.ly/3Rj3yii * ZWO 8-Position Electronic Filter Wheel: bit.ly/488uvuW * ZWO ASI533MM Pro Cooled Monochrome Astronomy Camera: bit.ly/4887g4b * ZWO ASI174MM Mini Guide Camera: bit.ly/469sJYv
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side * NIVIRO - FlaresReview of Baader’s New UHC-L Filter: The Ultimate Weapon Against Light Pollution?Dark Sky Geek2023-07-16 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I test Baader's new UHC-L filter.
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other SideI visited a WORLD-FAMOUS OBSERVATORY!Dark Sky Geek2023-06-17 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I take you on a very short tour of the Lick observatory, which hosts a variety of amazing telescopes!
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Soft Inspiration * The 126ers: See You On The Other SideI tested LIGHT POLLUTION SUPPRESSION FILTERS with a SPECTROMETER!Dark Sky Geek2023-06-04 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I capture the spectrum of my local light pollution and I test several light pollution suppression filters with my spectrophotometer to find out which one might work best for me.
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I describe the equipment and the procedure I use to do spectrophotometric analysis of astrophotography filters with an astonishing level of resolution and accuracy. I present some of the results I've obtained, and talk about the reaction of some filter manufacturers, both good and bad, when confronted with the data. Today, we're keeping them honest!Amateur Spectroscopy - Part III: Equipment & AcquisitionDark Sky Geek2023-04-22 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, we are discussing the equipment and the software I use to acquire the spectrum of dim objects in the night sky.
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side * NIVIRO - Flares
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 The equipment 03:58 The software 06:00 Focusing the software 07:54 Our first spectrum! 09:30 Fine focus 10:35 Using a sequence in NINA 11:38 Planetary nebula NGC 2392 12:38 ConclusionAmateur Spectroscopy - Part II: A Closer Look At The SpectrographDark Sky Geek2023-04-02 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, we take a closer look at Star'Ex, my DIY 3D printed high resolution spectrograph. I explain how it works, and how to build it. I also share a few resources so that you can get started with this project, as well as answer a few of your questions and debunk some common misconception about amateur spectroscopy.
MUSIC CREDITS: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:43 How does Star'Ex work? 03:58 Building the spectrograph 06:25 Myth #1: Amateurs can't do real science! 08:30 Myth #2: You need a big telescope! 11:45 Myth #3: You need a dark sky! 13:05 Myth #4: Spectroscopy is expensive! 13:54 ConclusionI imaged A BLACK HOLE ... FROM MY BACKYARD! #shortsDark Sky Geek2023-03-11 | This is an excerpt from my last video. Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=H0HJO7Oe9bMAmateur Spectroscopy - Part I: IntroductionDark Sky Geek2023-03-03 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I am going to introduce you to the wonderful world of amateur spectroscopy, and more specifically to the Star'Ex project.
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side3D Printed Motorized OAG Focuser - Part II - Project Updates & CalibrationDark Sky Geek2023-02-04 | At long last, here is the follow up video I had promised last July on the ASCOM-compatible motorized OAG focuser I designed and built. In this episode, I will share a few project updates, and cover the calibration procedure in great detail.
French subtitles available! / Sous-titres en Français disponibles!
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other SideConnect To MULTIPLE Switch Devices In N.I.N.A.Dark Sky Geek2023-01-21 | In this video, I introduce a little software project I recently completed that allows us to connect to multiple switch devices in N.I.N.A. You can download the software and read the instructions in the GitHub repository:
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: Today, we are tackling an advanced topic that has the potential of improving your images. It is called focuser temperature compensation.
French subtitles available! / Sous-titres en Français disponibles!
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Soft Inspiration * Scott Holmes Music: Lasting Memories * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other SideThe Bubble Nebula Project - Part IV - Final TouchesDark Sky Geek2022-12-03 | This is the fourth and final episode of the Bubble Nebula Project video series in which I take you, the viewer, through the entire journey of creating a beautiful deep sky image of the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), from the data acquisition to the image pre-processing and finally the post-processing. In this video, we post-process the RGB stars and we blend them with the nebula, using PixInsight. Fasten your seat belt, let's go!
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Soft Inspiration * Scott Holmes Music: Lasting Memories * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side
CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:06 Removing The Nebulosity 03:53 Color Combination 08:05 Stretch 08:56 De-emphasize Large Stars 11:13 Color Saturation 12:13 Blending The Stars With The Nebula 14:35 ConclusionThe Bubble Nebula Project - Part III - Post-Processing in PixInsightDark Sky Geek2022-11-19 | This is the third episode of a four-part video series in which I take you, the viewer, through the entire journey of creating a beautiful deep sky image of the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), from the data acquisition to the image pre-processing and finally the post-processing. In this video, we post-process the nebula, using PixInsight. Fasten your seat belt, let's go!
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Soft Inspiration * Scott Holmes Music: Lasting Memories * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side
CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Removing The Stars 01:46 Color Combination 05:10 Linear Noise Reduction 06:52 Delinearization 08:18 Deconvolution 13:39 Luminance Layer 18:14 LRGB Combination 19:07 Final Tweaks 19:53 ConclusionThe Bubble Nebula Project - Part II - Pre-Processing in PixInsightDark Sky Geek2022-11-05 | This is the second episode of a four-part video series in which I take you, the viewer, through the entire journey of creating a beautiful deep sky image of the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), from the data acquisition to the image pre-processing and finally the post-processing. In this video, we go over the image pre-processing, using PixInsight. Fasten your seat belt, let's go!
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Soft Inspiration * Scott Holmes Music: Lasting Memories * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side
CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:38 File Organization 03:55 Master Flat Frames 07:51 Manually Approving Light Subframes 09:15 Calibrating Light Subframes 11:03 Cosmetic Correction 13:39 Subframe Selection 17:21 Image Registration 19:11 Image Stacking 21:13 Aligning & Cropping 23:10 ConclusionThe Bubble Nebula Project - Part I - Equipment & Data AcquisitionDark Sky Geek2022-10-23 | This is the first episode of a 4-part video series in which I take you, the viewer, through the entire journey of creating a beautiful deep sky image of the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), from the data acquisition to the image pre-processing and finally the post-processing in PixInsight. Fasten your seat belt, let's go!
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Soft Inspiration * Scott Holmes Music: Lasting Memories * Scott Holmes Music: Feeling Home * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side
CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Equipment 03:10 Testing The Imaging Setup 05:09 Setting Up A Sequence In N.I.N.A. 11:15 Imaging Timelapse 11:40 Final ThoughtsEngineering Custom Astronomical Accessories Using Technologies Popularized By The Maker MovementDark Sky Geek2022-09-21 | I gave this tech talk for the SJAA (San Jose Astronomical Association) imaging SIG on September 20th, 2022. I ramble a little in this video, and it's probably a bit hard to watch, but hopefully, you'll find it interesting.Take Perfect Flats With N.I.N.A. s Flat Wizard In Dynamic Brightness ModeDark Sky Geek2022-08-14 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I go over the dynamic brightness mode in N.I.N.A. 's Flat Wizard, along with some best practices to get perfect flats, every time!
Music credits: * Scott Holmes Music: Soft Inspiration * Scott Holmes Music: Lasting Memories * The 126ers: See You On The Other Side3D Printed Motorized OAG Focuser - Part IDark Sky Geek2022-07-08 | In this video, I describe why I designed and built a motorized OAG focuser, and how you can build your own. For more information, please refer to the GitHub repository: github.com/jlecomte/ascom-oag-focuser
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: This video is a follow up to my last video which attempted to explain how I extract the OIII and H-alpha signal from my One-Shot Color (OSC) camera when it is coupled with a dual narrowband filter. After posting about the technique on CloudyNights, I received a lot of questions, and I figured that a second video to go over a few details I had glanced over could not hurt, especially since this technique seems to work very well according to what those who tried it are reporting. Hope this helps!New OSC Narrowband Processing TechniqueDark Sky Geek2022-06-03 | CLICK ON THESE AFFILIATE LINKS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: * Agena Astro: bit.ly/487tmnj * High Point Scientific: bit.ly/49z9qdv * Amazon: bit.ly/darkskygeek-amazon-affiliate-link
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I present a new, innovative processing technique for narrowband targets when using an OSC (One Shot Color) camera.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: * Send a donation via PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=49UXY8F6VVYFA * Click on the "Thanks" button in the toolbar located underneath this video. * Join the Dark Sky Geek Community Discord server: discord.gg/Rg7JYF8nHw * Like, subscribe, comment on this video, tell your friends about it, etc.
DESCRIPTION: In this video, I talk about a DIY ASCOM-compatible automated telescope dust cover anyone can build. You can find much more information about this project and how you can make your own at github.com/jlecomte/automated-telescope-dust-cover. Enjoy!
Music credit: Scott Holmes Music Photo credit (Fog over San Francisco): Michael ShainblumChoose The Best Equipment For Optimal Resolution In Deep Sky ImagingDark Sky Geek2022-03-05 | In this video, I attempt to provide a few tips on how to best select your telescope and camera to get the most resolution for your local seeing conditions and your mount's ability to guide accurately.