Nebula Photos | Photographing a COMET - Start to Finish - DSS + Photoshop @NebulaPhotos | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Full tutorial on capturing and processing (Deep Sky Stacker & Photoshop) Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)! Head to squarespace.com/nebulaphotos for a 14 day free trial and to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEBULAPHOTOS
Part 2 using Siril and GIMP here: youtu.be/Z-iqu2IaTTU
== Resources ==
Interactive Sky Chart for finding C/2022 E3 (ZTF): theskylive.com/planetarium?obj=c2022e3
Written tutorial for Comet Stacking in DSS: http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/technical.htm#cometstacking
== Notes / Corrections ==
I have gotten feedback from several people that the 'Stars + Comet Stacking' method is not giving them good results with a colorless comet and/or artifacts like star trails. I've read that this may have to do with the consistency of the background level in the photos being stacked. If that method is not working, I suggest trying "Comet stacking" and "Standard stacking" separately, and combining the two images in Photoshop. To make the 'comet only' stack cleaner be sure to use 'kappa sigma clipping' in the lights tab. However you will likely still have to do some cleanup in Photoshop. I also failed to mention that if you hold the shift key you can manually pick the comet position when it doesn't lock on automatically. Sorry for any frustration from these oversights! Feel free to comment any further suggestions, and good luck!
== Contents ==
0:00 Intro to Comets
0:44 Intro to the "Green Comet"
2:35 Gear and Settings
5:06 Finding the "Green Comet"
7:02 Acquisition overview
8:49 Squarespace (Sponsor)
10:41 Deep Sky Stacker
19:27 Photoshop
== Patreon ==
I'm on patreon. Join me and over 800 in the Nebula Photos Community: patreon.com/nebulaphotos - starts at just $1/month.
Full tutorial on capturing and processing (Deep Sky Stacker & Photoshop) Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)! Head to squarespace.com/nebulaphotos for a 14 day free trial and to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEBULAPHOTOS
Part 2 using Siril and GIMP here: youtu.be/Z-iqu2IaTTU
== Resources ==
Interactive Sky Chart for finding C/2022 E3 (ZTF): theskylive.com/planetarium?obj=c2022e3
Written tutorial for Comet Stacking in DSS: http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/technical.htm#cometstacking
== Notes / Corrections ==
I have gotten feedback from several people that the 'Stars + Comet Stacking' method is not giving them good results with a colorless comet and/or artifacts like star trails. I've read that this may have to do with the consistency of the background level in the photos being stacked. If that method is not working, I suggest trying "Comet stacking" and "Standard stacking" separately, and combining the two images in Photoshop. To make the 'comet only' stack cleaner be sure to use 'kappa sigma clipping' in the lights tab. However you will likely still have to do some cleanup in Photoshop. I also failed to mention that if you hold the shift key you can manually pick the comet position when it doesn't lock on automatically. Sorry for any frustration from these oversights! Feel free to comment any further suggestions, and good luck!
== Contents ==
0:00 Intro to Comets
0:44 Intro to the "Green Comet"
2:35 Gear and Settings
5:06 Finding the "Green Comet"
7:02 Acquisition overview
8:49 Squarespace (Sponsor)
10:41 Deep Sky Stacker
19:27 Photoshop
== Patreon ==
I'm on patreon. Join me and over 800 in the Nebula Photos Community: patreon.com/nebulaphotos - starts at just $1/month.
