Better than AstroTurf... AstroSurf! #astronomy #surfing @deepskydetail

Better than AstroTurf... AstroSurf! #astronomy #surfing @deepskydetail

Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Orion 0.8x Reducer amzn.to/47s64a4
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ZWO 294MM Pro Camera: bit.ly/3tZmjOo
HEQ5 Mount: bit.ly/3O7VQVz (mine is Orion Sirius, which is equivalent)
ZWO Filter Wheel: bit.ly/3Soo5lw
Optolong Filters (LRGB, SII, Ha, OIII): bit.ly/3SlEPtJ (the Ha and OIII narrowband filters are better than what I have)
Skywatcher Evostar 80mm: bit.ly/4bfVjev (equivalent lens)
USB RJ45 Cable: bit.ly/48FRj50 (connects mount to laptop directly; mine is a different brand, but this should do)
ZWO Autofocuser: bit.ly/425XUDB
0.8x Reducer: bit.ly/3tQlbg7 (mine is Orion, but this should be equivalent)

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Better than AstroTurf... AstroSurf! #astronomy #surfing

You dont need a telescope to image space. #astrophotography

$What you need to know to get started in Astrophotography. Astro Guide Ep. 2 Ive made a list of more than 130 astrophotography terms that every beginner should know. Let me know what I missed!! The terms: 00:00:00 Teaser 00:00:16 Theme Song 00:00:43 Introduction 00:02:08 Solar System Objects 00:02:29 Deep Sky Objects (DSO) 00:02:46 Emission Nebulae 00:03:19 Planetary Nebulae 00:03:51 Dark Nebulae 00:04:19 Reflection Nebulae 00:04:40 Galaxies 00:05:09 Imaging Rig 00:05:39 Imaging Software 00:06:29 Imaging Session 00:07:00 Integration Time 00:07:44 DSO Imaging 00:08:11 Lucky Imaging 00:08:39 Planetary Imaging 00:09:07 Mono Imaging 00:09:39 Broadband Target 00:10:06 Narrowband Target 00:11:02 OSC Images 00:12:05 Raw Images 00:12:33 Final Image 00:13:07 Stacking 00:14:18 RGB Image 00:14:38 Stacked Image 00:14:51 Starless Image 00:15:10 Live Stacking 00:15:51 Imaging/Optical Train 00:16:16 Refractor 00:16:33 Reflector 00:16:48 Newtonian 00:17:07 Maksutov 00:17:28 Schmidt Cassegrain 00:17:47 Ritchey-Chretien 00:18:05 Collimation 00:18:43 Apochromatic Refractor 00:19:05 ED Refractor 00:19:38 Rotator 00:19:55 Petzval Refractor 00:20:09 Field Flattener 00:20:35 Focal Reducer 00:21:04 Coma Corrector 00:21:32 Backfocus 00:22:44 Astrograph 00:22:55 Astro Camera 00:23:29 Main Camera 00:23:52 Imaging Camera 00:24:04 DSLR Camera 00:24:35 Guide Camera 00:25:27 Cooled Camera 00:25:50 Planetary Camera 00:26:20 CCD Camera 00:26:58 CMOS Camera 00:27:18 Full Frame Camera 00:27:42 Frame Rate 00:28:04 Telescope Mount 00:28:19 GOTO Mount 00:28:36 Motorized/Tracking Mount 00:28:55 Equatorial (EQ) Mount 00:29:18 Alt Az Mount 00:29:53 Strain Wave Mount 00:30:04 Harmonic Drive Mount 00:30:17 Star Tracker 00:30:37 Polar Alignment 00:30:55 Star Alignment 00:31:58 Declination 00:32:18 Right Ascension 00:32:30 Meridian 00:32:41 Meridian Flip 00:33:08 Vixen Dovetail 00:33:25 Losmandy Dovetail 00:33:40 Saddle 00:33:52 Guiding/Autoguiding 00:34:30 Guide Scope 00:34:45 Guide Camera (Again!) 00:34:54 Guide Star 00:35:31 Off Axis Guider (OAG) 00:36:21 Dithering 00:36:46 Autofocus 00:37:27 Bahtinov Mask 00:37:52 Light Pollution Filters 00:38:16 Narrowband Filter 00:38:43 RGB Filters 00:38:57 IR Cut Filter 00:39:16 Luminance Filter 00:39:26 Filter Set 00:39:39 Hydrogen Alpha (Ha) Filter 00:39:54 Oxygen III (OIII) Filter 00:40:01 Sulfur II (SII) Filter 00:40:23 Dual Narrowband Filter 00:40:44 Triband Filter 00:41:06 Filter Wheel 00:41:26 Filter Drawer 00:41:46 Light Path 00:41:59 Light Gathering Ability 00:42:17 Image Quality 00:42:32 Image Circle 00:42:53 Image Scale 00:43:24 Tilt 00:43:45 Internal Reflections 00:44:09 Light Leak 00:44:29 Light Box 00:44:48 Flat Panel 00:45:04 Calibration Frames 00:45:19 Bias Frames 00:45:38 Dark Frames 00:45:52 Flat Frames 00:46:11 Dark Flat Frames (Flat Darks) 00:46:29 Light Frames 00:46:47 Light Pollution 00:47:08 Bortle Scale 00:47:43 Sky Background 00:48:03 Background Extraction 00:48:22 Light Source 00:48:40 Dynamic Range 00:48:58 Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) 00:49:41 Read Noise 00:49:57 Walking Noise 00:50:24 Thermal/Dark Noise 00:50:38 Aberration 00:51:00 Dust Mote 00:51:18 Bright Stars 00:51:47 Elongated Stars 00:52:02 Pinpoint Stars 00:52:18 Image Processing/Post Processing 00:52:27 Processing Software 00:52:43 Processing Skills 00:53:09 Autostretch/ Auto Stretch 00:53:47 Linear 00:54:03 Curves 00:54:15 Deconvolution 00:54:30 Noise Reduction 00:54:59 Star Mask 00:55:41 Plate Solving 00:56:07 White Balance 00:56:27 Color Correction 00:56:58 Cosmetic Correction 00:57:13 Graxpert Processing 00:57:33 ASCOM 00:58:03 INDI Become a buymeacoffee member to help choose which products I review: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/deepskydetail Affiliate Links: High Point Scientific: https://www.highpointscientific.com/?rfsn=8751569.cc9d94 Agena Astro: https://agenaastro.com/?rfsn=7802039.3f4caf Skywatcher HEQ5 Mount https://amzn.to/3NVrVQi Skywatcher 80mm F7.5 Doublet https://amzn.to/47mbfZi ZWO EFW mini filter wheel https://amzn.to/48OxhoN Optolong LRGB Filter Set (1.25) https://amzn.to/47r23Tw Orion 0.8x Reducer https://amzn.to/47s64a4 USB RJ45 Cable for Controlling Mount https://amzn.to/4aPlIzu Raspberry Pi to control mount https://amzn.to/48mTBWH R Pi case with touch screen https://amzn.to/3HvdNKl ZWO Autofocuser https://amzn.to/3Skg0hX ZWO 294MM Pro Camera: https://bit.ly/3tZmjOo HEQ5 Mount: https://bit.ly/3O7VQVz (mine is Orion Sirius, which is equivalent) ZWO Filter Wheel: https://bit.ly/3Soo5lw Optolong Filters (LRGB, SII, Ha, OIII): https://bit.ly/3SlEPtJ (the Ha and OIII narrowband filters are better than what I have) Skywatcher Evostar 80mm: https://bit.ly/4bfVjev (equivalent lens) USB RJ45 Cable: https://bit.ly/48FRj50 (connects mount to laptop directly; mine is a different brand, but this should do) ZWO Autofocuser: https://bit.ly/425XUDB 0.8x Reducer: https://bit.ly/3tQlbg7 (mine is Orion, but this should be equivalent) Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoI4bUAKNI3rdvesiNqtYJw/join$

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