Great Video, Im on a Galaxy Hunt This Season. But as an Amateur, I will Photograph The globular Cluster M3 First To begin with!!

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great one to start with. Please share your results with me on instagram and clear skies!

@Servant-Of-Al-Qudus

2 жыл бұрын

Surah Al Iklas

@Kijad

2 жыл бұрын

Star clusters were some of my very first targets! They are absolutely incredible to image, I hope it goes well for you!

Another absolutely brilliant video. I really enjoy your relaxed approach to it all, as well as the soothing background music. A lot of similar videos can make astrophotography/astronomy seem daunting and out of reach to the average person - but your channel makes me feel involved and welcome. Helps me appreciate the minuscule role we all play in this grand creation. Appreciate all of your hard work 💪🏻

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know that! Take care and clear skies!

Sombrero Galaxy is also one of the brightest.

@LateNightAstronomy

15 күн бұрын

That's a great addition to this video!

Great video! Keep up the great work!

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Have a great week and clear skies!

Great video as always!!

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed and I hope you have an excellent week!

Fantastic! We love you videos and would LOVE more content, esspecially your tutorials that go throu the entire setup, image, and basic processing. Please do the chain! Or anything :)

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I have a new astrophotography series in the works and I hope to have the first episode out sometime in April.

@AstroDragon33

2 жыл бұрын

@@LateNightAstronomy Fantastic! Your a great host and speak about practical things, and not just for show. Thanks for the great effort and product!

So many great galaxy targets in spring! Hoping to work on some of the Caldwell objects and RASC's Finest NGC observing challenge list, but clear nights are few and far between in late March and April in my part of the world. Best of luck on your hunts.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Those will be some rewarding targets for you! Best of luck and clear skies!

I got one of my best untracked images this winter, the target was M44!

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Congrats on the image!

Thanks for sharing your skills and experiences with the night sky viewing. I'm limited to my Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G. But hope to one day get a telescope and tracker.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

First time on this channel! I am an amateur astronomer and received a telescope this past Christmas. I am now watching KZread videos like this to help teach me! Thanks for the video!!

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to hear that! Check out my other videos and please let me know of any questions you may have! Have you been out to observe anything lately?

Bodes nebula?? I’ve always called it Bodes galaxy. Great video and I agree with you regarding Virgo holding an absolute treasure trove of targets

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when Bode discovered it I don't think they knew there were other galaxies beyond ours so he labeled them as nebuale. You'll see it referenced both ways. I'm just a bit old school :) Thanks for your comment!

I just purchased an Orion 6 inch Dob 3 days ago and have been hunting galaxies and nebulas the last 2 nights. I have a bit of light pollution in my area but was able to see some galaxy details. This guide is perfect and look forward to testing it out some more.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

You have an excellent scope. A 6 inch dobsonian is one of the best ways to dive deep into this hobby. I've had an Orion Dobsonian for 13 years and still use it on a monthly basis! Take care and clear skies!

Good preview for Spring. I got some great half Moon views with my 4" trying my new 3x Barlow.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

That's good to hear! How did the barlow work out for you?

@bullthrush

2 жыл бұрын

@@LateNightAstronomy The barlow is very clear and a nice boost over the 2x. I'm looking forward to trying it on my 10".

Thank You.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Nice vid

@LateNightAstronomy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

Personally I tend to go after the non--mainstream / not popular targets to image. Its great to get your own data on these common targets but there is so much more out there that deserve the attention. For example Abell 1656 the coma cluster which is filled with over 1000 galaxies, which is located in Coma Berenices there is also the Hercules supercluster, Leo Supercluster , Virgo Supercluster

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Those are some great additional suggestions! Thanks for adding those to my list this Spring!

Dear Michael, another great video with some really interesting targets. Thanks for sharing this with us. My 2cts . . . at least in the first half of the night M35 is stil another rewarding target. I only have a focal length of 750mm with my Newton, so Galaxies are quite challenging, but summer time is coming soon. Question to you - do you use any filter to photograph galaxies? I was thinking of us using a CLS CCD filter from my bortle 5 location? Greetings from Germany, Frank

@Astronurd

2 жыл бұрын

The only filter that I use on galaxies is a good quality light pollution filter. HTH👍

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

I do use a CLS filter for imaging almost every target from where I live. For visual observing I tend to not use filters on galaxies.

Hi Michael. Thanks for the video. Being a newbie I always hear different seasons for viewing. Could you elaborate what the seasons are. Thanks again.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

I've always tied them with the Northern Hemisphere's seasons where I live. Spring time is really good for galaxies for example. Summer is nice for globular cluster. Winter with everything in and around the Orion Constellation is my personal favorite!

I always look for some of the more obscure galaxies. I just imaged NGC 4535 with my 8" Edge HD with the 80% field reducer. Stellarium identifies it as " The Lost Galaxy of Copeland". F 7 which makes it quite a challenge. You really need to do multiple nights to do it justice. But I got a pretty good image with about 80 subframes. It covers about 25% of the frame so it's got a nice size. I'm happy with it. Until I image it again. ;o)

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

That's an impressive target you captured! At what exposure were you shooting at for this target?

I look forward to learning how to photograph these object with a DSLR. I know that it will be hard to do, but we will try.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it! Check out my other videos on DSLR astrophotography and please let me know if you ever have any questions!

I have a Nikon D5600 and Tamron 18-400mm F3.5-6.3 and skywatcher star adventure 2i. Will I be able to shoot some galaxy with that gear? In June I will get me the redcat 51.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. We have a very similar setup actually. I started out shooting my first galaxies around 250mm. Now I shoot most with a fixed 1135mm lens. They are definitely small, but I'm amazed at the detail you can still pull out in post processing. I have read good things about the redcat.

would you suggest using or not using a filter like the L-Extreme to offset some of the local light polution?

@LateNightAstronomy

Жыл бұрын

I have found light pollution filter to be helpful with certain kinds of nebula and supernova remnants. I often use a UHC filter and O-III filter for visual observing depending on the object! I personally have not used an L-Extreme filter.

Having just got started in in Feb 2022, this was the perfect video for me.. Orion is running lower and lower in the night sky for me (Best I can see in Bortle 6). I know these are very faint objects, but If I can even get a few pixels worth of imagery, it would boost my confidence in tracking with my Star Adventurer 2i.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I was out for one final round of imaging Orion this past weekend. Time for me to move on to the galaxies of the Spring in the coming weeks! What are you imaging these targets with?

@KingHoborg

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I just got an SA 2i, and have been using the Orion Nebula for practice (doesn't help that it was cold as hell, so I couldn't really stay out as long as I would want). It's not quite as easy anymore. I need to find other targets to continue practicing.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

@@KingHoborg Try imaging the Beehive cluster next. It's a good one to start on and the post processing is a bit less than something like Orion.

@KingHoborg

2 жыл бұрын

@@LateNightAstronomy I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.

@OtherWorldExplorers

2 жыл бұрын

​@@LateNightAstronomy I am using a Canon T4i, Svbony City Light clip in filter, and a 135mm Cannon telephoto lens at f2.4. I use either Deep Sky Stacker or Sequator for stacking. Then Color cal in Photoshop, then its over to PixInsight (I am still learning this software, stilllll) to do the stretching and other work. I plan on getting a proper goto mount in the near future... yes the bug has bitten me :)

Hi Michael what state do you live in? Good video Ohio is the 8th cloudless state in the u.s. Wish I lived in arizona.utah.or arizona

Surah Al Iklas

Can my 80mm refractor see any of these bro ?

@Astronurd

2 жыл бұрын

It will be great for the beehive cluster

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@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

As far as I'm concerned, galaxy season is ending. I've been imaging all of those galaxies for months, We are now entering globular cluster season with many fine targets overhead before dawn. It is fun to compare the magnitude, size, and star density of globular clusters. Plus there is the early morning treat of planets rising in the eastern sky.

@LateNightAstronomy

2 жыл бұрын

Those will be some nice target for you in the coming months! Keep us updated on how your viewing and imaging goes for you!