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June is here and with it new astronomical events and new night sky objects to photograph. This episode not covers the description of the main events and also it gives you some interesting facts about them from a scientific point of view. Don’t miss it!
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Imagine that you are a detective who suddenly hears a gunshot. However, you can not walk to the area from which the noise came to see exactly what just happened, how would you solve the case? With this premise today I start talking about the process that we have been following to disclose and understand the physics of the super interesting gamma ray bursts. At the end of the episode I also solve some of the questions that you have sent me during this week.
Link to episode on light pollution filters: https://podcasts.fotografonocturno.com/13-astrofotografia-con-filtros-de-contaminacion-luminica/
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This week’s episode is aimed at those who are interested in buying your first telescope or upgrading to a bigger one. I explain the pros and cons of each of the types of telescopes, their prices, their problems… And of course, I also mention the mounts that we need to be able to do astrophotography.
During the episode I mention some brands that I feel I can trust when choosing a telescope. These are: Skywatcher, Celestron, Meade, Orion, Vixen, Explore Scientific, William Optics, TS and Takahashi.
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Galaxies and nebulae require long exposure times and need large amounts of images. This week I talk in detail about my workflow to make observe deep sky objects either with DSLRs and lenses or with more advanced tools such as telescopes and dedicated cameras. From the planning, to processing, I reveal all the steps and steps needed to get the final image that we were always wanting.
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The night sky in May bring us a lot of different options for both north and Southern hemispheres. In particular, this month we will be able to observe the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, the best meteor shower of 2019. It is also a fantastic month to photography deep sky objects in the are of the Milky Way and to photograph Jupiter in all its power. Learn on this episode the tricks to successfully photograph all these sources as well as other interest ones visible during this next month.
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In this week’s episode I describe a large list of software options for capturing your astrophotography images that work with CCDs, CMOS and DSLRs.
The apps mentioned are:
PHD2: https://openphdguiding.org
AstroGuider: http://www.cloudmakers.eu
Firecapture: http://www.firecapture.de
Oacapture: https://www.openastroproject.org/oacapture/
Planetary-imager: https://blog.gulinux.net/en/software/planetary-imager
Sharpcap: https://www.sharpcap.co.uk
Backyard: https://www.otelescope.com
Astro photography tool: https://www.ideiki.com/astro/Default.aspx
AstroDSLR: http://www.cloudmakers.eu
AstroImager: http://www.cloudmakers.eu
Sequence Generator Pro: http://mainsequencesoftware.com/products/sgpro
ZWO ASAIR: https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/product/zwo-asiair
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On April 10, 2019, the first image of a black hole taken with the Event Horizon telescope was published. This telescope uses a technique called interferometry to combine the observations of multiple observatories located throughout Earth. In this episode I describe the importance of this discovery within the world of astrophysics and physics in general and I cover in detail what information the image offers us.
Link to the image: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1907/
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This week I talk about how astronomers live at an observatory doing scientific observations for almost a week. I also tell you about the preparation that goes with it before going. Through examples of projects made by my students I show you the amount of science that can be done with simple images and I encourage you to look at your astronomical images with different eyes.
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The night sky in April bring us a lot of different options for both north and Southern hemispheres. In particular, it is one of the best moments to do Milky Way panoramas. Learn on this episode the tricks to successfully photograph the full arch of the Milky Way as well as what other interest sources will be able to see and photograph during this next month.
Milky Way panorama: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvccMvxBKGY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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In this week’s episode I describe a large list of software options for all kind of imaging processing, from astro-landscapes, to lucky imaging and deep sky objects. With the apps mentioned in this episode you will have everything you need to start extract every photon from your photos.
Lightroom and darktable (https://www.darktable.org): 01:49 min
Photoshop and Affinity Photo (https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/): 04:08 min
Starry Landscape Stacker and Sequator: 05:27 min
https://sites.google.com/site/starrylandscapestacker
https://sites.google.com/site/sequatorglobal/
PiPP, Autostakkert and Registax: 07:48 min
https://sites.google.com/site/astropipp/
https://www.autostakkert.com
DSS (http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/index.html): 10:02 min
Startools (http://www.startools.org): 11:51min
MaximDL (http://diffractionlimited.com/product/maxim-dl/): 14:13 min
Nebulosity (http://www.stark-labs.com/nebulosity.html): 15:30 min
PixInsight and Astro Pixel Processor: 16:08 min
https://pixinsight.com
https://www.astropixelprocessor.com
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As it is now tradition every month, this week’s episode summarises the main events and objects of the night sky that we will be able to see from the North and South Hemispheres during March. As always, the episode includes tips on how to photograph them as well as additional information on the science behind them. We talk about planets, the moon, galaxies and stellar clusters.
Episode about the effects of the atmosphere: https://podcasts.fotografonocturno.com/21-los-efectos-de-la-atmosfera-en-astrofotografia/
Episode about the Zodiacal light: https://podcasts.fotografonocturno.com/3-como-fotografiar-la-luz-zodiacal/
Time-lapse of the Milky Way rising: https://www.instagram.com/p/BipZk6Ulb2i/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Image of the region of Rho Oph: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bho-gDdFuTT/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
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This week I bring you my top 5 list of weather apps to help you plan our observing nights knowing if the sky is going to be clear or covered. Each app has its pros and cons, but after years testing different options, these are the apps that give me the best results and I consider them the most reliable for my planning. I hope they can be useful for you as well.
Episode’s time index:
http://weatherunderground.com: 02:10 min
http://yr.no: 06:06 min
http://meteoblue.com: 09:24 min
http://clearoutside.com: 14:20 min
http://ventusky.com: 17:19 min
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The effects of the atmosphere in astrophotography
If you have ever wondered why it is sometimes difficult to capture the Moon when it is close to the horizon or why some nights without clouds you get disappointing results compared to others, then this will be a very special episode for you. This week I talk about how the airmass or the seeing can affect our images. I also talk about the lucky imaging technique that help us counteract these effects and give us more sharper images of the moon and planets.
Episode’s time index:
The airmass: 03:40 min
The seeing: 09:02 min
Lucky imaging: 14:51 min
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In this week’s episode I cover 4 different methods to achieve perfect focused images in a quickly and reliable way when using your DSRLs and/or telescopes.
In this link you can find the online tool to generate a Bahtinov mask suitable for your setup: http://astrojargon.net/MaskGen.aspx
And in this second link you can find the hyperlocal table provided by Photopills: https://www.photopills.com/calculators/hyperfocal-table
Episode’s time index:
Focusing method 1: 5:09 min
Focusing method 2: 11:07 min
Focusing method 3: 12:54 min
Focusing method 4: 15:44 min
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This week’s episode summarises the main events and objects of the night sky that we will be able to see from the North and South Hemispheres during February. As always, the episode includes tips on how to photograph them as well as additional information on the science behind them. We talk about planets, the moon, nebulae and stellar clusters,
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The proper calibration of our RAW images, is a really important stage of the acquisition of astronomical images. In this episode I describe each of the different types of calibrating images, why they are useful and how we need to proceed to take them and apply them.
Images of the total lunar eclipse
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In the early hours of January 21st, we will have the opportunity of witnessing the only total lunar eclipse of 2019. In this episode, I show you all the different techniques to successfully photograph such an incredible event: composition, camera settings, exposition during different phases of the eclipse… Do not forget to share your images with me either via Instagram or Twitter using #skywondersie.
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In this episode I uncover what the images obtained by the New Horizon probe, launched in 2006, are telling us about Pluto, seeing like never before, and most recently, in January 1st, 2019, about Ultima-Thule, the farthest object ever visited.
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We kick off 2019 with an special episode in response to loads of requests, questions from all of you. On this episode I will describe in detail what equipment for astrophotography I currently have, which one is always in my luggage, and the purpose on my work of each of the different cameras, lenses, software tools that I have.
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The last episode of 2018 is here and of course it covers the astronomical events and main celestial objects of the January night sky, as well as photographing tips. We talk about comets, planets, meteor showers and star clusters. Don’t miss the special surprise at the end of the episode. Happy 2019
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