Tutorials
Some tutorials I’ve written that cover using some Astrophotography equipment, and a few of the programs I use on the Mac. Astro Pixel Processor, KStars/EKOS, and in time, a few others.
Tutorials for Getting Your Start in Astrophotography
I walk through the basics of what astrophotography calibration frames are, and how to take each type for proper calibration.
Learn the ins-and-outs of pairing a camera with a telescope to pick the best target for imaging, or to scope out a new piece of hardware you have your eye on.
What telescope should I buy? What kinds of problems will I encounter? Who can help with my entry into the hobby?
A nice overview of getting started with imaging on the Mac, along with a few recommendations for software to use when starting out.
Astrophotography Equipment Setup Tutorials
Tutorial on how to make an Astrophotography camera tilt adjustment rig to fully remove tilt from your camera sensor.
Deep sky imaging with a tiny package. Is this 4.4 pound imaging setup the travel telescope you were looking for? Find out.
A in depth review into using the ASIAir Plus for DSO imaging. I put the system through its paces to see just how easy it is to use.
Part two, of a series on telescope imaging from a Mac or PC desktop to a remote Raspberry Pi acting as a server connected to your telescope equipment.
I'll show you how to set up and configure a Raspberry Pi computer to control your telescope equipment over your network from inside the comfort of your home.
A walkthrough of my process for polar aligning a Celestron mount without being able to see Polaris using the ASPA function of the hand controller.
Astrophotography Image Processing Tutorials
I cover the ins, outs, and controversies of using Topaz Denoise AI in your astrophotography images.
Learn to combine images from multiple astrophotography sessions into a calibrated and color corrected image that’s ready for processing in your favorite image editor.
A detailed tutorial on the best methods for removing light pollution on any RGB or narrowband image in Astro Pixel Processor.
I walk through the process of calibration and image stacking, then show you how to combine your filter images for a bi-color image in Astro Pixel Processor.
Mac and iOS Software Overviews
These will give you an idea of what the following software capabilities
I cover the ins, outs, and controversies of using Topaz Denoise AI in your astrophotography images.