Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser | How to edit the Milky Way - Photoshop Tutorial @KennethBrandon | Uploaded May 2013 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Check out my second tutorial here: youtu.be/ykYT4KcEdPQ
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In this video I show how I edit Milky Way Photos in Photoshop. I've learned this from various sources and from experimentation over the past year in a half while shooting time-lapse from dark skies.

Shot info:
Camera: Canon T3i (600D)
Exposure: 40s
ISO: 1600
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 @ 17mm & F2.8
Shot on a computerized pan/tilt telescope mount tracking the stars.
I use a modified Meade ETX90 telescope mount.

Please let me know what you think. I'm always looking for new techniques.

Thanks!

Here's my tutorial on how to turn this sequence into a Time-Lapse: youtube.com/watch?v=dcYpYSGKY2k

Here's the gear I use:
bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear