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@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ This guide will help you make the right choice.</li>
href="https://pegasusastro.com/cable-management-recommendations/">Cable
Management Recommendations</a> - Some solid advice on cables in an
astrophotography setup.</li>
<li><a href="https://ciechanow.ski/cameras-and-lenses/">Cameras and
Lenses</a> - Another interactive guide by Bartosz Ciechanowski, this
time about cameras and lenses. A <strong>must-read</strong> for anyone
interested in telescopes and photography.</li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230408140244/https://www.lightvortexastronomy.com/image-pre-processing-deepskystacker-vs-pixinsight.html">DeepSkyStacker
vs PixInsight</a> - A detailed comparison of the pre-processing
@@ -55,7 +59,11 @@ href="https://www.cloudynights.com/articles/cat/articles/darv-drift-alignment-by
Alignment by Robert Vice (D.A.R.V)</a> - Accurate alignment in just a
matter of minutes.</li>
<li><a
href="https://optcorp.com/blogs/deep-sky-imaging/guide-scope-vs-off-axis-guider">Guide
href="https://diffractionlimited.com/flat-fields-stray-light-amateur-telescopes/">Flat
Fields and Stray Light in Amateur Telescopes</a> - A great resource to
help one identify and resolve flat-fielding issues.</li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240928205001/https://optcorp.com/blogs/deep-sky-imaging/guide-scope-vs-off-axis-guider">Guide
Scope vs. Off-Axis Guider: Which is Better for Astrophotography?</a> -
Compares the two guiding options in details.</li>
<li><a
@@ -63,9 +71,26 @@ href="https://agenaastro.com/articles/focal-reducers-guide.html">Guide
to Focal Reducers for Astronomy</a> - How focal reducers work, what
types are there, and how to use them.</li>
<li><a
href="https://optcorp.com/blogs/deep-sky-imaging/how-to-set-the-correct-back-focus">How
href="https://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php?threads/guide-to-preprocessing-of-raw-data-with-pixinsight.11547/">Guide
to Preprocessing of Raw Data With PixInsight</a> - Mistakes that happen
during the pre-processing stages cannot be corrected anymore in
post-processing. This guide from Bernd Landmann acquaints fellow
astrophotographers with PixInsight’s tools needed for recognising and
avoiding such mistakes.</li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240928205054/https://optcorp.com/blogs/deep-sky-imaging/how-to-set-the-correct-back-focus">How
to Set the Correct Back Focus</a> - An easy to follow guide on what back
focus is and how to set it.</li>
<li><a href="https://ciechanow.ski/lights-and-shadows/">Lights and
Shadows</a> - This interactive guide to light by Bartosz Ciechanowski,
teaches about travel vectors, irradiance, radiance, angles, luminance,
and more.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.kozmosi.io/articles/a-to-z-of-pixinsight-statistics-panel">Master
PixInsight’s Astrophotography Statistics: Analyze, Adjust, Enhance</a> -
Successfully processing astronomical images entails a series of informed
decisions. Understanding the data is crucial. This article provides a
comprehensive guide to the Statistics process in PixInsight.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.astroworldcreations.com/blog/understanding-flats-part-1-gain-matching">Mastering
Flat Frames: Gain matching</a> - This blog series by Willem Jan
@@ -97,7 +122,7 @@ href="https://www.atik-cameras.com/news/difference-between-ccd-cmos-sensors/">Th
Differences between CCD and CMOS Sensors</a> - One of the best
explanations to CCD vs. CMOS camera sensors.</li>
<li><a
href="https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/tutorials/best-back-focus-length-solutions-55mm/">The
href="https://www.zwoastro.com/2024/09/26/the-best-solution-of-55mm-back-focal-length/">The
best solution of 55mm back focal length</a> - Guidance on how to reach
the 55mm back focal length with ASI cameras.</li>
</ul>
@@ -146,7 +171,7 @@ Galaxyset</a> - A detailed tutorial on how to plan, execute and
post-process a deepscape of the Andromeda galaxy aligned with a mountain
in Southern Colorado.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.overcastobservatory.com/product/guide-to-tilt-and-spacing-analysis/">Chris
href="https://overcastobservatory.com/products/guide-to-tilt-and-spacing-analysis-download-link-in-listing">Chris
White’s Guide to Fixing Tilt and Spacing</a> - Annoying and hard to fix,
tilt and spacing can ruin your imaging. This guide will help you
eliminate them.</li>
@@ -155,9 +180,10 @@ href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrzbdmripj1fIXrivZF1BT4BtJMZ6xvWo">
for Deep Sky Astrophotography</a> - A video series that kicks off with a
gentle introduction to filters and closes down comparing the most
popular ones.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.harrysastroshed.com/Pixinsighthome.html">Harry’s
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220115193835/http://www.harrysastroshed.com/Pixinsighthome.html">Harry’s
PixInsight tutorials</a> - Newcomer friendly, down-to-earth and
comprehensive video tutorials. Regularly updated.</li>
comprehensive video tutorials.</li>
<li><a
href="https://digitalstars.wordpress.com/2019/10/27/tutorial-how-to-eliminate-star-halos-in-pixinsight/">How
to Eliminate Star Halos in PixInsight</a> - One of the more challenging
@@ -168,6 +194,12 @@ Padded Travel Box for Your Telescope</a> - Rig assembly on-site can be
tedious. A more comfortable alternative is to assemble at home, then
upon arrival at the imaging site, install on the mount.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.nightphotons.com/guides/star-addition">Independent
Starless Processing</a> - This article details a simple and effective
method to separate, process, and later reintroduce stars into an image
without artifacts. It also discusses how to get more naturally looking
stars from a narrowband dataset.</li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230509214425/https://www.lightvortexastronomy.com/tutorials.html">Light
Vortex Astronomy’s PixInsight tutorials</a> - An extensive collection of
tutorials covering both pre- and post-processing workflows.</li>
@@ -181,6 +213,11 @@ etc. produce uncalibrated stars. One way to fix star color is to shoot
also in RGB, then blend. In this article, Alberto Ibañez suggests
another approach that uses the already acquired narrowband data to
achieve the same.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.astroworldcreations.com/blog/removing-colour-artefacts-from-osc-images">Removing
Color Artefacts From OSC Images</a> - On his blog, Willem Jan Drijfhout
explains how to remove color artefacts from images captured with a
One-Shot-Color camera.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmDy80d2krk">Stacking
Multiple Sessions in DSS - The Correct Way</a> - Even though it’s from
year 2012, this video on stacking multiple imaging sessions is still
@@ -188,6 +225,10 @@ relevant today.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="presentations">Presentations</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_k9B01AeFM">Basic
Statistics for Astro Imaging</a> - Having some understanding of
statistics is essential in astrophotography. Here, noted
astrophotographer and scientist John Hayes teaches the basics.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPFsoO0ZWeg">Beauty and the
Beholder</a> - On the hidden stories in astro-images and how to tell
them. A truly inspirational message from famous astrophotographer Adam
@@ -197,15 +238,19 @@ Astrophotography With CMOS Cameras by Dr Robin Glover</a> - How long
should a sub-exposure be? How much to cool? What gain to use? Dr. Robin
Glover of SharpCap talks us through the science behind deep sky
astrophotography using modern CMOS imaging sensors.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PUTWfWgD0g">Noise and
Astrophotography</a> - In this presentation, Tim Hutchison from The
Astro Imaging Channel talks about the different types of signal and
noise that are present in astronomical photos. How noise impacts
photography and what we can do against it.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="software">Software</h2>
<h3 id="acquisition">Acquisition</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.astrophotography.app">APT</a> - The Swiss army
knife for your astro imaging sessions.</li>
<li><a href="https://indilib.org/about/ekos.html">Ekos</a> - An advanced
cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) observatory control and
automation tool.</li>
<li><a href="https://indilib.org">Ekos</a> - An advanced cross-platform
(Windows, macOS, Linux) observatory control and automation tool.</li>
<li><a href="https://nighttime-imaging.eu">NINA</a> - Free and very
powerful astrophotography imaging suite.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/celstark/OpenNebulosity">Nebulosity</a>
@@ -287,6 +332,13 @@ content.</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://ccdware.com/focusmax_overview/">FocusMax</a> -
Accurate, automated and repeatable focusing.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.rc-astro.com/mtf-analyzer/">Modulation Transfer
Function and Image Sampling Analyzer</a> - This online tool provides
insight into the capabilities of a given imaging system. It computes key
values such as plate scale, stellar full-width at half-maximum (FWHM),
diffraction limit and presents a graph of the system’s modulation
transfer function (MTF). Very useful for evaluating the performance of a
telescope and camera combination.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="youtube-channels">YouTube Channels</h2>
<ul>
@@ -342,7 +394,7 @@ models matrix</a> - A list of Nikon models with useful reference
information such as sensor and pixel size, quantum efficiency, shutter
life, etc.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.bintel.com.au/narrowband-preview-tool/index.php">Online
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240928205042/https://www.bintel.com.au/narrowband-preview-tool/index.php">Online
Narrowband RGB Combination Preview Tool</a> - This tool allows you to
upload black and white source images (filtered eg. Ha, Sii, Oiii or R,
G, B), then shows every possible permutation for the various
@@ -350,6 +402,12 @@ combinations/palettes.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.photonstophotos.net">Photons to Photos</a> -
Interactive charts with sensor data contributed by people around the
world.</li>
<li><a
href="https://astro-photographie.fr/traitement_pixinsight.html">Processing
Methods Under PixInsight</a> - An extensive collection of workflow
diagrams for image processing in PixInsight. It covers both one-shot and
monochrome cameras. A great resource for beginners and advanced users
alike.</li>
<li><a href="https://rouzastro.com/reviews/">Rouzastro equipment
reviews</a> - A growing list of equipment reviews. The experiences and
results may prove useful for those looking at new gear.</li>
@@ -383,3 +441,6 @@ the largest community forums.</li>
<li><a href="https://stargazerslounge.com">Stargazers Lounge</a> - Small
but active UK community forums.</li>
</ul>
<p><a
href="https://github.com/lunohodov/awesome-astrophotography">astrophotography.md
Github</a></p>