I’m an astrophotographer mostly because of you, Trevor. I started almost a year ago a quickly advanced to the gold standards. Mainly because I wanted the best result with the least frustrations. I like this video because it’s something special for anyone to be able to share a hobby with a life partner. That’s something money can’t buy.
Man this brings back memories. I had the exact same setup when I started except for using the eqm-35 pro, and my first target was also The North America nebula.
That was a really pleasant and refreshing watch! - Sharing experiences like this with people is one of life's finer things in my opinion, so thank you both for sharing! it's magical to see someone taking their first steps into this amazing hobby, It really reminds me what it's all about! :) Clear skies! Luke
I love everything about this video. A husband and wife sharing a hobby, Ashley's giggle when she gets the sensor size wrong, the end result...and so on. Your personalities are amazing and fun to watch. Not only are you guys helping a ton of people with your videos, you're putting a smile on their faces while doing it. I hope you guys continue to make videos together. With that being said, I want to see Ashley move and setup the EQ8-R Pro next!!
Takes me right back to when I started. A lot to learn but has been such a great and rewarding experience. Well done Ashley, my first image was nothing like as good, but then you have a seasoned tutor.
well.... come to South England. I haven't see clear skies for ages. We have clear nights like twice a month if we are lucky..... ohh how i missing my good old Eastern-European dark nights
Kudos Ash. I have never done any Astrophotography before (waiting for my back ordered equipment) and I would be so nervous to do this by myself, never mind with a spouse (even tho Trevor is a great instructor) looking on or a video camera trained on me! Great job.
Hey yo welcome to the club. Safety tip: Put a tennis ball on the exposed end of the counterweight shaft Just bore a hole with a knife, and stick it on over the weight safety stop.
Has to be my most favorite episode of yours thus far! Not only because it has a step by step to improve beginner understanding but it is great to see Ashley included in the videos. Education with a flair. Thank you for this.
Trevor this is a brilliant presentation and a good reference when imaging. Good on you Ash for having a go 😊 . There is nothing more pleasant than seeing husband and wife working together 😉
About 7 years ago my wife, Virginia, and I were driving home from North Carolina where I had run an Ironman triathlon (144 miles of swim, bike and run). Soon after we started the 800 mile drive, Virginia asked me, "now would you do something for me...would you teach me to run?". Blew me away (she never ran in her then 59 year old life). Of course I said yes. Glad you said yes too...well done. Love your media. I'm a newbie with a C8 on an AVX mount and a Canon 7d mark ii (unmodified). Learning every day. And again, well done to both of you.
Awesome shot of the NAN! love the fact that Ashley is liking this, she must have watched an episode of Galactic Hunter and thought "Hey I wanna try this with my hubby too!"
Even as a German with no good knowledge of English very easy to understand. Thank you very much for this video.👍🏻👍🏻 Greetings from the black forest (germany)
"Just be yourself, people on the internet are ALWAYS very nice" ANNNND now we know why he's so good at Astrophotography. He's got lots of experience and advanced technology to work with, since he's obviously from another planet. Lol. But seriously, we're all suckers for a real cutie that isn't stuck on herself. So, yeah, in her case, the statement holds true. You're a blessed man!
Great energy Ashley! Good for you! Your final image looks amazing! Nice first target with some great coaching! What’s your next target going to be? For your next lesson, have Trevor show you Sharp Cap for Polar Alignment, and then plate solving your new target in APT. 👌🏻👌🏻 Great job!
Well Done Ashley! A beautiful first Astrophoto! What a beautiful life you 3 live! It's a wonderful story! Here's to many more Moons ( and Stars, Galaxies, Nebulae, Planets! ) to come! Thanks! Wes, Liverpool, UK.
Ashley's first astro image is better than anything I have ever shot. Way to go Ashley! Trevor, you can come visit me for a few months in my Bortle 4 skies and get my imaging up to snuff. Haha!
Go find a used mount. A cheaper scope and a dslr you have laying around. I took my first image of a galaxy just last week spending 350 for a used mount. Now it's not the best image. But it's a start.
Congrats Ashley! I’ll be referencing this a few times myself in the upcoming weeks as I am totally new to this hobby and my gear is slowly coming in. Raptor is on back order but going to get out and test with my eos-r. This video was really helpful and I can’t thank you enough for putting it together.
I enjoyed watching this video. Goes to show that all you really need to be able to capture and process great images is an interest to do so. The improvements will come naturally over time with practice. There really is something special about assembling amateur gear, pointing at spot in the skies and getting those images back from your own backyard. That will probably never grow old for me. My first image of the Whirlpool Galaxy was a blurred, out-of-focus, trailed mess of an image with a swirly dot that with enough imagination could resemble a galaxy. That horrible blob of pixels is probably still my favorite image - because it got me into this hobby for real.
That isn’t fair. I’ve been busting my butt trying to figure it all out. Tripping over cords and polar aligning, guiding etc. Watching all the videos on you tube just to learn how to take a picture of the Andromeda galaxy and Ashley has one of the best astrophotography teachers on the internet to score a perfect picture... first time. I’m jealous. Fantastic job Ashley. Enjoy your summer with your new found hobby. I’m sure you are going to love it.
I figure a beginner is more likely to answer this question rather than rant in annoyance: does that ZWO mini camera she put on the guiderscope have a button you can push for taking pictures or how exactly do you make it take pictures?
@@BhojinderpalSingh I get that, but I don't have a fancy motorized setup, with an electronic tracker and all this other stuff, and I was just wondering: if I were to buy such a camera, how would I make it take pictures? I merely want a cheap small camera like that which fits in an eyepiece slot that I'm thinking to insert in a turret; so I'd pick an "ambitious" target like the Moon or Jupiter or Saturn, get it manually in the middle of the view, then rotate the turret and get a few shots, hoping that one of them will be with both the telescope and the atmosphere reasonably still. I guess such a camera focuses automatically when inserted into an eyepiece slot, right?
@@chattywalrus8485 Astro cameras need a computer for control/captures. They don't have auto focus mechanism, hence need manual focus. The telescope/lens focuser is used for that.
@@BhojinderpalSingh Oh, man! And do these cameras come with the necessary software for taking photos? Can I plug one in my smartphone and operate it directly? Can I view the image the camera sees on the smartphone's screen while handling a manual telescope focuser?
Nice start Ashley, keep shooting ! Trevor, the reason that you have to rotate the dec axis so the telescope looks East or West to see through the polar scope is that if you have to rotate the ra axis to bring the polar scope diagrams at the correct position or to calibrate the e-polar scope to do the polar alignment there is a danger to hit the scope to the mount. With the dec rotation the scope will pass in front of the tripod and not on the tripod.
That was cruel Trevor, having Ashley just about break her neck with the polar scope. Why not use sharpcap pro with guide scope to polar aligh using sharpcap pro?
Thank you for this Trevor & Ashley! I have been an on & off astronomer for 18 years. I have now collected everthing I need to get started in Astrophotography. My setup is similar to the one in your video. This video has helped me in deciding the simplist yet effective software for guiding & capturing. The North American Nebula sounds like a wonderful first target for me. Congratulations Ashley!
That’s going to be me soon, but with you only figuratively looking over my shoulder. But I will have your processing guide to help. I will be using the Zenithstar 61 II on an Orion Atlas II EQ-G with my unmodified EOS Rebel to start with. I also have a Skywatcher EvoStar 120 APO for visual and to graduate to when I am ready for longer focal length photography. I used to do Astrophotography over 30 years ago when I was a teenager. I manually guided up to one hour exposures, shooting film! Man, how times have changed! I am really looking forward to this!
wow is she ever lucky to have such a great teacher ! I recently got the WO Z73, 50mm guide scope, asi120 mini, Canon EOS 5D Mark ii, a celestron AVX mount and the ASIAIR PRO. I have been out 3 times so far and have yet to get everything figured out to get a image. trial and error, with a lot of learning, I hope I will soon get locked on and get my first photo :)
Great teamwork. Clear and precise guidance with some basic equipment learning mistakes and fun that we have all experienced. Well done Ashley, you are so lucky to have Trevor in your corner. Awesome overall finished image.
That was an awesome presentation I just bought a Williams Optic Megrez 110 APO f/5.95 around 9 years old with a Atlas EQ-G sky’s an go to mount iam still learning how to set it up hopefully I can get into astrophotography later after I save up for cameras, your video really helps I look forward to more videos.
Hi Ashley and Trevor, Well done, Ashley. Awesome first night out with the camera. Wish I had someone helping me when I started into astrophotography about two decades ago. There wasn't as many UA-cam tutorials as there are now. Both of you stay safe.
I recommend a right-angle finder for the polarscope, beats that annoying kneeling low routine that everyone complains about. I had one for my Star Adventurer and it exactly fits my new EQ5 Pro too.
Its so good when the missus buys in! I am lucky that mine has given me the green light on 2 telescopes a heq 5 mount belt mod and a shed load of eye pieces and I havent seen a star in 8 weeks.
Wow congratulation ! I can't wait for my material ! I bought a telescope and a camera for astrophotography but I have not received yet... I ordered there's 2 month ago from Celestron ! For now I look how to work with the different software for that. Thank you for your videos it's truly useful !
Go Ash!!!! Great first shot there!!. Better than my first shot, that's for sure!!! That was a great first shot for a newbie :D Won't be long before Ashley has her own astro channel :D
I only wanted a telescope to look at Jupiter! Now I'm getting drawn into astrophotography, and its a whole other beast I never really knew existed in such a vibrant form. Good 👍
Nice job Ashley. Trevor I agree. Polar aligning mechanically is a must. Electronics fail and you wouldn't want a good night of potential shots lost because of lack of know how. Learn the basics then advance. Nice job.
Hey Trevor I Began To Be An Astrophotographer Because Of You I Started On 2019 Almost 2 Years From Now Thanks To You. And I Hope I Can Be Good Like You 😁
I’m wishing for a decent telescope for my 10th birthday in 6 days. I’m gonna see the moon,mars and Jupiter if I can. You made me really interested in astronomy. Thank you for giving me my thought of a future job!
BOOM. nice one Ashley. Its about time we had a walk through for beginners. I have most of the equipment but just need tutorials like this to get started. Keep them coming.
Hi Trevor, this is a very valuable tutorial because it is so detailed; including the little things that your more advanced tuts just skip over (things like your polar alignment). And it was great to have Ashley getting down ‘n’ dirty - more of Ash please,. Well done!
This was the perfect video for me to decide on which rig to buy and get started. I was going to jump in the deep end and get an EdgeHD11 with all the trimmings and just work it out as I go. However, I'm going to start with the basics first, learn as much as I can and go from there. Good on you Ash!
Ashley, it's good to see that you're doing this. Honestly, not sure if it's because you wanted to, or you were asked to, but it doesn't really matter. I started into this hobby a few years ago, and then had my world come crashing down, so I haven't done any AP, haven't been able to, for four years now. I'm hoping to be able to get started again maybe this year. Your learning curve will help me to really get started in all of this, and one day, I hope to be able to do as good as you've done on this first image. Very nicely done!
I’m an astrophotographer mostly because of you, Trevor. I started almost a year ago a quickly advanced to the gold standards. Mainly because I wanted the best result with the least frustrations. I like this video because it’s something special for anyone to be able to share a hobby with a life partner. That’s something money can’t buy.
Yay u got a heart
I second this, Trever almost single-handedly brought me into this hobby
What a beautiful comment! Made me smile my friend! Thanks! Wes.
(:_( my wife wants NOTHING to do with astronomy
Me too ”GROWING ANSWERS„
Trevor: Done
Ashley: Done
Rudy: Next Episode
On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
I lost (recently) my wife after 50 years of married and watching you two brings back a lot of great feelings. Stay in love
I'm so sorry for your loss. Please accept my deepest sympathies.😞
So sorry for your loss Daniel! XX
I'm so sorry for your loss Daniel. Wes.
May her soul shine as bright as the stars , AMEN. 😟
Gay
I'm waiting for your next video that will be entitled: "How to convince your wife to jump into your hobby!" ;-)
Especially when you are asking for the funds to purchase a 5k lens
If he doesn't like this id be surprised
I am the wife lol.
@@Ms_Dana if u really are XD
@@Ms_Dana well the profile does look convincing
If Ashley has to start setting up her own rigs - who the heck is going to get the tent set up?!!! :-) GO ASHLEY!
Haha right!? Thanks Adam. We’re hope to have a trailer the next time we star party with you. Problem solved. 😆
Man this brings back memories. I had the exact same setup when I started except for using the eqm-35 pro, and my first target was also The North America nebula.
This is so cool that Ashley is doing this
Well done Ashley!!! We're proud of you!
That was a really pleasant and refreshing watch! - Sharing experiences like this with people is one of life's finer things in my opinion, so thank you both for sharing!
it's magical to see someone taking their first steps into this amazing hobby, It really reminds me what it's all about! :)
Clear skies!
Luke
This channel is so underrated, wish I knew what he is talking about 95% of the time but it is awesome stuff lol
I love everything about this video. A husband and wife sharing a hobby, Ashley's giggle when she gets the sensor size wrong, the end result...and so on. Your personalities are amazing and fun to watch. Not only are you guys helping a ton of people with your videos, you're putting a smile on their faces while doing it. I hope you guys continue to make videos together. With that being said, I want to see Ashley move and setup the EQ8-R Pro next!!
That final image is sick. Outstanding job buddy.
Takes me right back to when I started. A lot to learn but has been such a great and rewarding experience. Well done Ashley, my first image was nothing like as good, but then you have a seasoned tutor.
To be honest right now everytime Trevor says: "Until then, clear skies." I always get no clouds for the past 4 months.
ey everytime he says that to me i get clouds for the next month
@@Brik2246 I mean...its still something :)
Yup me too😂
well.... come to South England. I haven't see clear skies for ages. We have clear nights like twice a month if we are lucky..... ohh how i missing my good old Eastern-European dark nights
Oh yeah! You guys are the ultimate astro team! Can’t wait to see the progression over the next few months!
Kudos Ash. I have never done any Astrophotography before (waiting for my back ordered equipment) and I would be so nervous to do this by myself, never mind with a spouse (even tho Trevor is a great instructor) looking on or a video camera trained on me! Great job.
No pressure right? Lol
Hey yo welcome to the club. Safety tip: Put a tennis ball on the exposed end of the counterweight shaft Just bore a hole with a knife, and stick it on over the weight safety stop.
Has to be my most favorite episode of yours thus far! Not only because it has a step by step to improve beginner understanding but it is great to see Ashley included in the videos. Education with a flair. Thank you for this.
I love this video, it shows the pure and simple side of this hobby and that's where almost all of us started this journey
Great video again. And Congrats on your first image Ashley. The start of a long exiting journey!
Trevor this is a brilliant presentation and a good reference when imaging. Good on you Ash for having a go 😊 . There is nothing more pleasant than seeing husband and wife working together 😉
Oh man I can’t wait to take my fist deep sky object picture. Tired of taking moon pictures 🤣🤭
Good luck!
@@bennybooboobear3940 thanks booboo bear 😃
@@rajsastrophotography enjoy it man. It can be a struggle at first. But when it comes together. Oh man, wow.
Dark skies and bright stars. o7
@@Gouranga_Man yes it’s gonna be fun
One of the best educational step by step real life video's I've seen Very well done. Appreciate this type of content. Hoping for more of the same.
Can't wait!
Edit: Absolutely amazing shot! Very helpful video for anyone else just starting off.
Awesome, it came out so good. I’m inspired to image this nebula. I wasn’t till now . Great work Ash!
Congrats to Ashleigh! I hope to see more on her developing interest.
About 7 years ago my wife, Virginia, and I were driving home from North Carolina where I had run an Ironman triathlon (144 miles of swim, bike and run). Soon after we started the 800 mile drive, Virginia asked me, "now would you do something for me...would you teach me to run?". Blew me away (she never ran in her then 59 year old life). Of course I said yes.
Glad you said yes too...well done.
Love your media. I'm a newbie with a C8 on an AVX mount and a Canon 7d mark ii (unmodified). Learning every day.
And again, well done to both of you.
Awesome shot of the NAN! love the fact that Ashley is liking this, she must have watched an episode of Galactic Hunter and thought "Hey I wanna try this with my hubby too!"
Even as a German with no good knowledge of English very easy to understand. Thank you very much for this video.👍🏻👍🏻
Greetings from the black forest (germany)
"Just be yourself, people on the internet are ALWAYS very nice"
ANNNND now we know why he's so good at Astrophotography. He's got lots of experience and advanced technology to work with, since he's obviously from another planet. Lol.
But seriously, we're all suckers for a real cutie that isn't stuck on herself. So, yeah, in her case, the statement holds true.
You're a blessed man!
Great energy Ashley! Good for you! Your final image looks amazing!
Nice first target with some great coaching! What’s your next target going to be?
For your next lesson, have Trevor show you Sharp Cap for Polar Alignment, and then
plate solving your new target in APT. 👌🏻👌🏻 Great job!
Her face of happiness when she saw the results. You made me cry with emotion!
Well Done Ashley! A beautiful first Astrophoto! What a beautiful life you 3 live! It's a wonderful story! Here's to many more Moons ( and Stars, Galaxies, Nebulae, Planets! ) to come! Thanks! Wes, Liverpool, UK.
This is nearly the setup I have just bought. I'm going to have to watch this many times to get the routine. Thanks 😊
I'm not crying, you are!! so proud
Ashley's first astro image is better than anything I have ever shot. Way to go Ashley! Trevor, you can come visit me for a few months in my Bortle 4 skies and get my imaging up to snuff. Haha!
This is huge for a step by step for beginners.
The dream backyard Astro team!!! Love this!!!!!
a $3.000 entry-level setup...there go my dreams of astrophotography xD
Go find a used mount. A cheaper scope and a dslr you have laying around. I took my first image of a galaxy just last week spending 350 for a used mount. Now it's not the best image. But it's a start.
Congrats Ashley! I’ll be referencing this a few times myself in the upcoming weeks as I am totally new to this hobby and my gear is slowly coming in. Raptor is on back order but going to get out and test with my eos-r. This video was really helpful and I can’t thank you enough for putting it together.
I really enjoy watching couples spend time together doing something thats relaxing, fun, and that brings them closer together. Great viedo y'all!
Go Ashley! Now to get my wife interested!
Hi Travor,
That was great video,
Ashley, that was a great image of the North America nebula 🌠🙂
I enjoyed watching this video. Goes to show that all you really need to be able to capture and process great images is an interest to do so. The improvements will come naturally over time with practice. There really is something special about assembling amateur gear, pointing at spot in the skies and getting those images back from your own backyard. That will probably never grow old for me. My first image of the Whirlpool Galaxy was a blurred, out-of-focus, trailed mess of an image with a swirly dot that with enough imagination could resemble a galaxy. That horrible blob of pixels is probably still my favorite image - because it got me into this hobby for real.
That isn’t fair. I’ve been busting my butt trying to figure it all out. Tripping over cords and polar aligning, guiding etc. Watching all the videos on you tube just to learn how to take a picture of the Andromeda galaxy and Ashley has one of the best astrophotography teachers on the internet to score a perfect picture... first time.
I’m jealous. Fantastic job Ashley. Enjoy your summer with your new found hobby. I’m sure you are going to love it.
Love the approach taken in this video! Great way to educate 1000s of beginners like me...
I figure a beginner is more likely to answer this question rather than rant in annoyance: does that ZWO mini camera she put on the guiderscope have a button you can push for taking pictures or how exactly do you make it take pictures?
@@chattywalrus8485 It is controlled via the software in this setup..
@@BhojinderpalSingh I get that, but I don't have a fancy motorized setup, with an electronic tracker and all this other stuff, and I was just wondering: if I were to buy such a camera, how would I make it take pictures? I merely want a cheap small camera like that which fits in an eyepiece slot that I'm thinking to insert in a turret; so I'd pick an "ambitious" target like the Moon or Jupiter or Saturn, get it manually in the middle of the view, then rotate the turret and get a few shots, hoping that one of them will be with both the telescope and the atmosphere reasonably still. I guess such a camera focuses automatically when inserted into an eyepiece slot, right?
@@chattywalrus8485 Astro cameras need a computer for control/captures. They don't have auto focus mechanism, hence need manual focus. The telescope/lens focuser is used for that.
@@BhojinderpalSingh Oh, man! And do these cameras come with the necessary software for taking photos? Can I plug one in my smartphone and operate it directly? Can I view the image the camera sees on the smartphone's screen while handling a manual telescope focuser?
Wish I had the Master of the Universe looking over my shoulder while I'm screwing up! Lol
It’s a nice feeling lol 😂
Enjoy the journey Ashley! Great first image
Well done Ashley, really liked this video. You guys work really well together. 💕
Great for us beginners. Like your using older equipment too. Women are great teachers, looking forward to her explanations of the process.
That's so wonderful when you can share your passion with loved ones.
I really like this scope and dslr setup. It is my favorite so far.
Ash, you nailed it - well done 👍
Nice start Ashley, keep shooting ! Trevor, the reason that you have to rotate the dec axis so the telescope looks East or West to see through the polar scope is that if you have to rotate the ra axis to bring the polar scope diagrams at the correct position or to calibrate the e-polar scope to do the polar alignment there is a danger to hit the scope to the mount. With the dec rotation the scope will pass in front of the tripod and not on the tripod.
Way to go Ashley! I'm going to start in astrophotography and this channel is going to be a prime source of guidance. Thanks a lot!
Nice job Ashley! Welcome to this crazy hobby/passion! I hope you are having fun even though the learning curve is long.
That was cruel Trevor, having Ashley just about break her neck with the polar scope. Why not use sharpcap pro with guide scope to polar aligh using sharpcap pro?
Learn the hard way first... core life lessons
Thank you for this Trevor & Ashley! I have been an on & off astronomer for 18 years. I have now collected everthing I need to get started in Astrophotography. My setup is similar to the one in your video. This video has helped me in deciding the simplist yet effective software for guiding & capturing. The North American Nebula sounds like a wonderful first target for me. Congratulations Ashley!
Awesome 1st image Ashley! Great to see you both enjoying the hobby together. Ashley May be giving you a run for your money in a years time Trevor!
This video is actually a good tutorial for beginners 🔭👍
Thanks guys well done ash
It’s good to show videos like this to help us novice people
Keep up the good work guys
wow... im saving this one..im still collecting equipment but im soooo close..ill be watching this again when i get started
Great to see a couple sharing a hobby.
That’s going to be me soon, but with you only figuratively looking over my shoulder. But I will have your processing guide to help.
I will be using the Zenithstar 61 II on an Orion Atlas II EQ-G with my unmodified EOS Rebel to start with. I also have a Skywatcher EvoStar 120 APO for visual and to graduate to when I am ready for longer focal length photography.
I used to do Astrophotography over 30 years ago when I was a teenager. I manually guided up to one hour exposures, shooting film! Man, how times have changed! I am really looking forward to this!
I've gotten much too old and stiff in the back to use my polar scope...the drift alignment tool in PHD2 is a lifesaver.
Super cool telescope high technologies excellent keep doing this and uploading videos soon
wow is she ever lucky to have such a great teacher ! I recently got the WO Z73, 50mm guide scope, asi120 mini, Canon EOS 5D Mark ii, a celestron AVX mount and the ASIAIR PRO. I have been out 3 times so far and have yet to get everything figured out to get a image. trial and error, with a lot of learning, I hope I will soon get locked on and get my first photo :)
Great teamwork. Clear and precise guidance with some basic equipment learning mistakes and fun that we have all experienced. Well done Ashley, you are so lucky to have Trevor in your corner. Awesome overall finished image.
That was an awesome presentation I just bought a Williams Optic Megrez 110 APO f/5.95 around 9 years old with a Atlas EQ-G sky’s an go to mount iam still learning how to set it up hopefully I can get into astrophotography later after I save up for cameras, your video really helps I look forward to more videos.
So great to see Ashley getting into our crazy hobby!! I'm so excited to see her progress! Clear skies Ashley!!!!
Hi Ashley and Trevor,
Well done, Ashley. Awesome first night out with the camera. Wish I had someone helping me when I started into astrophotography about two decades ago. There wasn't as many UA-cam tutorials as there are now. Both of you stay safe.
I recommend a right-angle finder for the polarscope, beats that annoying kneeling low routine that everyone complains about. I had one for my Star Adventurer and it exactly fits my new EQ5 Pro too.
I love how much time she invested in this to make you happy haha that cute
That was very well done! Nice easy explanation of some of the basics needed to acquire a superb DSO image
Its so good when the missus buys in! I am lucky that mine has given me the green light on 2 telescopes a heq 5 mount belt mod and a shed load of eye pieces and I havent seen a star in 8 weeks.
Wow congratulation ! I can't wait for my material ! I bought a telescope and a camera for astrophotography but I have not received yet... I ordered there's 2 month ago from Celestron ! For now I look how to work with the different software for that. Thank you for your videos it's truly useful !
Very nice! And such easy intro to imaging. Love the tote as laptop cubby. Excellent idea.
Just getting started in Astro imaging and really appreciate all the tips and help in this video. Thank you.
Great to hear it! Did you start from scratch with all of their gear? Or did you start with much less?
Go Ash!!!! Great first shot there!!. Better than my first shot, that's for sure!!! That was a great first shot for a newbie :D Won't be long before Ashley has her own astro channel :D
I only wanted a telescope to look at Jupiter! Now I'm getting drawn into astrophotography, and its a whole other beast I never really knew existed in such a vibrant form. Good 👍
Nice job Ashley. Trevor I agree. Polar aligning mechanically is a must. Electronics fail and you wouldn't want a good night of potential shots lost because of lack of know how. Learn the basics then advance. Nice job.
Congratulations Ashley! Well Done. I'm Lost. Very Complicated. I Wish That I Knew How To Do This. I Have Been Doing Photography Since 1970.
Hey Trevor I Began To Be An Astrophotographer Because Of You I Started On 2019 Almost 2 Years From Now Thanks To You. And I Hope I Can Be Good Like You 😁
Thanks SO MUCH love your channel, just downloaded the guide....
Thanks for the great refresher, Trev. Ashley got some fine results and Rudy is super cute.
This is by far thé best step by step tutorial I've seen so far! Thanks Trevor and ash!
I’m wishing for a decent telescope for my 10th birthday in 6 days. I’m gonna see the moon,mars and Jupiter if I can. You made me really interested in astronomy. Thank you for giving me my thought of a future job!
BOOM. nice one Ashley. Its about time we had a walk through for beginners. I have most of the equipment but just need tutorials like this to get started. Keep them coming.
so great, congratulations Ashley - well done
Hi Trevor, this is a very valuable tutorial because it is so detailed; including the little things that your more advanced tuts just skip over (things like your polar alignment). And it was great to have Ashley getting down ‘n’ dirty - more of Ash please,. Well done!
Great video Trevor, nice to go back to the basics 👍 Congrats Ash 🎉
This is a good guide for all of us! Ashley, you're the cuter astrophotographer of the family. Nice work!!
I follow you daily, Trevor. Great job!
This was the perfect video for me to decide on which rig to buy and get started. I was going to jump in the deep end and get an EdgeHD11 with all the trimmings and just work it out as I go. However, I'm going to start with the basics first, learn as much as I can and go from there. Good on you Ash!
Ashley, it's good to see that you're doing this. Honestly, not sure if it's because you wanted to, or you were asked to, but it doesn't really matter. I started into this hobby a few years ago, and then had my world come crashing down, so I haven't done any AP, haven't been able to, for four years now. I'm hoping to be able to get started again maybe this year. Your learning curve will help me to really get started in all of this, and one day, I hope to be able to do as good as you've done on this first image.
Very nicely done!
Hi ! I love your wife's t-shirt: "Protect the night"!
Light pollution is really a big problem, and not only for astrophotographers.
Gooo Ashley!
I learned a lot despite not being at this stage of my journey yet. But the pic turned out amazing!
Bravo Ashley, beatiful photo👍👏👏
Flipping fantastic tutorial. Thank you very much.
Cool! Gonna start soon!