Monochrome Astrophotography: An Introductory Guide
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Interested in monochrome astrophotography, but not sure where to start? Let's walk through the basics to mono imaging, covering what sets it apart from OSC, why it's good, bad and what items you'll need to have to get started.
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Timeline:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 What makes a camera monochrome?
3:15 Benefits of monochrome
9:41 Pitfalls of monochrome
12:10 Things needed for monochrome photography
15:45 Filter size cheat sheet
17:32 Monochrome tips & tricks
20:25 Monochrome results - Навчання та стиль
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Hi there.
Really thank to you for your vids.
So i don't know if it is possible to do a tutorial vid regarding how to train the eq6-r backlash ( periodic error)
Thanks in advance.
Quick question, does this apply to planetary photography as well?
@@spc7163It does. In fact, planets are such a small size on the chip (requiring lots of magnification to get it on enough pixels), that the extra resolution from a monochrome camera really adds a lot of detail. But, the negative is it is just more complex and with the added problem of planet motion. Jupiter and its moons move rather quickly meaning you need to get all of the channels captured before the channels no longer line up.
Keep the hobby fun. If you’re the kind of person who meticulously stains over every small detail and you’re not happy unless it’s perfect… mono. If you want to have fun imaging and losing a whole imaging session ruins your good time because a channel gets lost for one reason or another… color.
Go check out Astromart or cloudy nights and see all the color and mono cameras for sale because people chose the wrong one. It’s an important and expensive choice.
Well done Rowan! I am just starting down this road with mono imaging so these videos are very timely for me. Great tips, especially that of carefully planning an mono imaging session to ensure the best possible data for the time invested. Thank you!
This was great, Rohan! Thank you so much for all the information (and for all the other great videos you've made since). I've been imaging with a OSC for about a year, but I felt like I was ready to try and get my images to the next level. I took the monochrome plunge a few days ago and I'm waiting for everything to arrive. Very excited!
As always detailed and to the point, great video. Count me in for the in depth filter video...
Beautiful and informative, thanks.
Thanks! I find your videos really interesting and covering just the right amount of detail without getting too technical, I always watch them from start to finish. Congratulations and thanks again!
Thanks so much and I'm so glad you like them! :D
Well explained and put together.
Wonderful presentation, it helped me understand filters.
Thank you for this video.
Being new this is amazing as I'm looking to break into astro photography. Monochrome makes sense and would love to understand more about this and filters, gear, auto focuses.
Despite the beauty and the advances of monochrome, this video absolutely makes me decide that I won't go there. So you saved me a lot of trouble. Very well explained, nicely made video, really appreciate it, thanks!
I’m still trying to decide. I wish I could afford it all. I’d like to go mono, but the ease of color is alluring. Decisions, decisions…
Thank you, that has answered a number of questions that I've been thinking about.
Glad it has helped you out! :D
What a great video, I learned many new things today thanks to you! Subscribed!
Thanks for the sub!
Excellent video, full of useful information. Many thanks
Thank you!
A very bice introduction to the world of monochrome.
This is amazing. I was about to get a light pollution filter for my DSLR. I’m glad I didn’t get it, as now I’m leaning on getting a monochrome camera.
Excellent video, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for making this as I learned something! I would have loved to see an RGB & OSC of the Orion Neb seeing what are the 2 cameras results. Maybe next vid?
Love your videos. So informative. I’d love to see a ‘what monochrome filters are best’ video before I waste a ton of time and money.
Outstanding!
Thank you kindly!
A timely video! My 1600mm mono is arriving Wednesday.
Enjoy it, it's a very good camera!
I have been imaging with a monochrome camera for three years. I just purchased a OSC cooled camera. I was tired of dealing with gradients in all LRGB images. The new crop of OSC is certainly closing the gap with monochrome for broadband. But monochrome is still the way to go for narrowband images.
Hey Roro,
I'm a new subscriber ( I literally just hit the button :-))
Loved this vid! Cleared up a lot of questions/thoughts/confusion I had.
Anyhow, you mentioned doing a video on just the filters, exposure times, etc.
Did you ever do that video?
Thanks very much for the sub Darrin, I really appreciate it. I have the scripts written for these, just need to finish filming and edit them. I hope we get a string of clear weather soon so I can get the data in to bring it all together and get the filming done. With a bit of luck they will be out in the next month.
Mate, great work. Just getting into Astrophotography myself (just purchased the Redcat 51 and SW A 2i Pro), and once I get more cash - looking to get a camera. I'll probably be exception and say - i'd rather go straight into mono. Sure, lots of leg work but I'm sure it will be done. Joined up as well and look forward to getting to look at your other videos too. Cheers budd. Dann
The Redcat is a fantastic scope, and mono is definitely my preferred camera type so think you’ll love that.
I know this is not a new video but it has been very helpful to me since I’m considering taking the color to mono step. Can you suggest a good video on processing in PI for mono narrowband data?. Also if you have any updates on this current video, please share. Thank you. p.s. I also appreciate the clarity in your presentation.
Great timing on this video, I am considering switching from OSC to Mono and this video was very helpful. If you have enough request I would like to see a video on the filters as well. I have noticed they can be quite expensive.
Absolutely! There's so many filters out there and they all claim different specs with very different pricing. I'll try to get one created on filters soon :)
thanks much
Typo: APS-C
This video is making a lot of sense and delivering a lot of useful information.
after this is subscribed
Hi! excellent video thank you very much. I have already subscribed to your channel. I have a question, I would appreciate your answer, please. My skies are Bortle 7. It is somewhat difficult for me to travel looking for better skies. I understood that in polluted skies the Ha filter can be used without problem. My question is, for RGB shots under polluted skies would they be taken without an additional anti-light pollution filter or should one be used by placing it in front of the RGB filters, maybe in front or behind the telescope? If an anti-contamination filter should be used, which one is recommended? I will need one filtro anti laigth poluttion for each one or just a one filter for all of them? Too many questions jejejjee 😁. Thank you. Clear skies!!!
I am considering monochrome
Please do create a video on that
If you plan on 6 hrs of total exposure is it best to do 3 cycle. 40 min R, 40 min G and 40 min b and then repeat that 3 times? I'm concerned about the target moving though different depths of atmosphere during the 6 hrs. Thanks
Can you use a dual or Triband Narrow band filter with a monochrome?
Hi I understand, that mono AP is much more involved, however I am tempted to take it on. My biggest problem is mine is/will be a portable set up. My question is what problems would I come up against if I take LGRB images over widely seperated sesssions dates. Surely the orientation of camera will cause problems with stacking a new filter say G with LRB from sessions from many weeks/months before. We get so much cloud here in UK you could get one session in a month.Would be handy though if I can stack over different times to slowly evolve the final full combined data better. I'm not in a rush for a magic result.
Hello Roro! My camera sensor size is 4/3 but my filter is only 1.25". Is there any impact on image quality?
Gracias por poner subtítulos en castellano.
Cool video. I mostly just shoot planets though as I only have a manual big Dob. So the QHY5III462C is where it's at for me :)
The 462 is a great camera! I use that for my planetary imaging too. I really should get around to doing a review on it!
@@AstroWithRoRo I'd watch that! I want to try some Methane imaging with it later in the year.
Another idea might be an in-depth review of coma corrector design - it's something I always find confusing. Tele Vue uses 5 lenses, Explore Scientific uses 4, I think GSO uses 2 etc. How to compare? Although from memory you typically use refractors over reflectors :P
I would like a video on editing to get my monochrome images to really pop. I think I’m capturing good data. Just can’t make it pop.
Halfway through your video, my sentiment was: 'I need to get a monochrome camera'. But they hearing the pitfalls.. maybe not :D . Do you have any opinion on the ZWO ASI 533MC Pro ?
It has it's place but really depends on your end goal. I LOVE it for nebulae imaging, but if you do more planetary/galaxy, etc then I think the mono advantage is eroded.
Does that mean I don't really need an APO when dealing with monochrome?
Would be great to see a video on the filters and processing pictures.
I'm also curious whether taking a picture with a monochrome camera with separate LRGB filters would result in a better image quality than the same picture using a regular color camera (holding all other variables constant). Thanks
I have a video like this in the works, hopefully I can release it soon.
Just started to watch this… I have watched several of your videos; and thanks for sharing your knowledge. BUT, it does bug me when people say “Our eyes are most sensitive in the green because we evolved to see danger in grasses.” Our eyes are most sensitive at the 555, and with basic understanding of color one would say that’s green. But there is more than just 3 colors and 555 is literally yellow. The star our planet orbits is also a yellow star. Wouldn’t it make more sense that we are more sensitive to yellow because that is the main color of the light that hits our planet? And evolving that way makes as much sense, and then again it would also be that way if an intelligent creator made it (and us) that way. Just another point of view.
PS… don’t jump on me if the Sun isn’t ‘yellow,’ it’s the perception of the Sun… as is our perception of the wavelength of 555.
APS-C will have no problem using 36mm unmounted.