Astrophotography P3: Guiding Your Telescope
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- A change to my original plan. In this video, I talk about using an auto guider and Periodic Error Correction to nail your telescope's motion to the stars, and get long exposure times for your astrophotography.
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We miss you Mr. Tanaka. I hope is all well with you.
I was wondering the same. You never know with youtubers who suddenly disappear like that.
A search let me know that he posted some pictures online in 2018. So, he must be bussy. People do youtube only when they have that time to spare I guess.
Flapjackbatter wondering the same thing
@@Flapjackbatter he has a twitter, most of the stuff he posts on there is political :P
@@yesjo1456 Cool
Forrest Tanaka come back and teach us more astrophotography, i like your style of teaching, take care
Maybe he died....
LollySock yea i have been thinking the same
+LollySock he is active on twitter
Every once in a while I pop in to check for new vids. it's been 10 years...I have progressed so far in astrophotography and I owe a lot of learning the fundamentals to your videos. Thanks man. Wherever you are.
Glad to hear it!
I hope this guy is up and doing something really important and big with his life right now. To me, that seems like the only legit explanation as to why he stopped posting. If he had continued, he'd be one of the biggest astro-powerhouses of today's time!
I don’t know about *big*, but certainly important to me. I stopped posting as soon as I got a new job that I’m still at now several years later, and that simply is my top priority then and now. Thanks for watching!
@@ForrestTanaka OMG, you replied! :D Good to know you're well. Thanks for your videos, they really helped me get started a few years back, and I still come back to them sometimes. I wish you all the best man!
Finally! I've been waiting, this is a cool series.
Omg I can't expected
I miss you Tanaka, I was eagerly awaiting every new upload of yours at a happier time of my life. Now watching your videos takes me back to good times :)
Dear Forest...I second Gehric request for more videos (albeit 2 years later)...You are marvelously Detailed and offer a excellent presentation...Please do not go away....We miss you..
Hey ***** - are you OK? The videos stopped at P3....! I have enjoyed your series and thanks.
someone actually thumbed down??? These are some of the best series I have seen. Thank you Forrest! Highly appreciated.
incredibly helpful, concise, and understandable series of videos. As someone who is just getting into astrophotography, i've found these enormously helpful. thank you!!
Your videos are some of the best on You tube. Very clear.
When is part 4 coming out? I really enjoy your videos. This is worse than waiting for the next season of Game of Thrones :-)
Cheers for this, I been tryin to find out about "software tester download" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Reyndrew Software saccular - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my buddy got amazing success with it.
Although old I really enjoyed this series. The bob Ross of astronomy.
Mr. Tanaka, please release part 4 of your series. I've learned a great deal already. I'm ready for more!. Thanks again!
Really what happened to part 4????? We want more!
Mr. Tanaka. I have to express my gratitude in teaching me how to guide a telescope on youtube. Tonight I was able to calibrate my PHD software (and yes, setting North for the Dec is a golden tip!) and I just cannot stop smiling. Amazing pictures are possible from an urban area with the shutter up to 3-5 minutes open, it is truly amazing and it actually feels like you are traveling through all the galaxies and startclusters yourself. I cannot thank you enough for all the info which enabled me to have this magnificent experience!
Hi Forrest, You have done some great video's and i have been waiting patiently for a couple years for you to produce some more, please don't tell me you have given up
Yeah, part4 would be great!
I have found him on twitter - twitter.com/forresttanaka
HURRAY
Yeah, just read some of his tweets... liked his astro vids here, but what an off the rails, leftist fuck he has turned out to be. Typical utopian, college campus elitist. Unsubscribed!
@@athopi Oh darn thought he was smarter than to become a leftist
Hi Forrest, new to astronomy viewing as a whole and even more so with astrophotography and your series has made it really enjoyable and engaging to learn, even if I don't have the proper equipment.
All I have at the moment is a 1000k fL 127mm telescope with its non eq mount, finder scope and the 25mm lens that came with it along with a 15mm lens I bought and phone mount. It's been super fun trying astrophotography with the relative stone age gear I have.
I've decided to start saving up to get the same mount as yours. You've become a really big motivator and have my undying thanks.
See you in part 4, Mr. Tanaka.
Thank you.
This guy is great. Awesome presentations.
There are loads of great resources and forums out there for answering questions on astrophotography, and there are a few great books on the subject too. But your presentation is so thorough and so clear that, for me, it makes it the best introduction to the subject. Things make so much more sense when I actually see you performing the tasks and I come away from your videos feeling like astrophotography is really achievable! Thanks Mr Tanaka, and I eagerly await part 4 and all your future astrophotography videos!
you have the best photography tutorials I've seen so far on youtube!
great series, a major help for someone like me who is a photographer, but has not done any astro-photography. where is part 4?
Your series of videos have brought me back to the love of astronomy I had as a young man in the 70's and 80's. We relied on astronomy magazines in those days as are source of help. So thanks Forrest for what you took time to do that has enlightened me and people all over the world to this wonderful world of the night sky.
I find your videos not only informative but also relaxing to watch. Thank you for all the time and effort.
A video like this answered all my questions with clarity. Absolutely this is a crash course for dummies like me!
He is ALIVE!!! Glad to see you back!!
Chuck Norris himself trembles at Forrest Tanaka's knowledge of Astrophotography.
Thank you again, this series is incredibly insightful, and tells you all the definitive things you need to know! Happy new year! And we look forward to part four.
Thanks have watched all your astrophotography videos but this has been the best as I have just bought myself a guider and this has been a great help.
Thanks Mate. Really appreciate you sharing what is quite obviously years of gathered knowledge!
I just love these video's of yours Forrest!
I link them to friends anytime a question comes up.
Well done, concise, and really helpful to those of use struggling along out here.
You are the reason I have gone the direction I have with my endeavors in Astro imaging.
I'm all about EAA, and digital imaging.
Thank You!
Your videos are real gems for us neewbies. Thank's for making them!
Forest, what great timing, I had so many questions on auto guiding as that is the next step in my journey on the AP trail. I really appreciate your clear and knowledgeable videos.
Your videos were the best of all what ive seen, your 3 part videos => 2 months of research i did on telescopes as a newbie, it was scary when i saw things in begining, not it all is making sense thanks to the way you explained... thank you so much and thank you so much once again boss! part 4 ?
You deserve so much for teaching armatures on astrophotography! Hats down to you
Forrest, nice tutorial. Thanks for your very clear english speach, it´s easy to understand for people overseas
Forrest, thank you for taking the time to do this video. I haven't looked at the rest of them yet, but I will. I wanted to get some in-depth information on the SSAG and you've provided it to me. Again, thank you very much.
Excellent video, showing components I had also just put together, using PHD with BackyardEOS. The other component of PHD with Backyard EOS is the linking of dithering from Backyard EOS through PHD (v2) . I still have to learn PEC, but you made it look like an easy to do technology for my Celestron mount.
Great series Forrest! I've had all my software (PHD and Nebulosity) plus my EQ mount, AG, camera and scope for almost 2 years now, and almost felt too overwhelmed with how to start. Your videos have took the "overwhelm" out of it and made it a whole lot easier to understand. Thank you!
Yay! Finally, the long awaited part 3. Great work Forrest. Keep it going!!
Mr Tanaka, thank you for this very well done tutorial! I was contemplating buying an off axis mount instead of using a guide scope. But your warning about the potential difficulties of that arrangement made perfect sense to me. I have been fiddling with optics for a good part of my life, starting with my first telescope in my early teens, and I am it exactly a Spring Chicken these days! :) So, I thought your assessment of the off axis arrangement was very good
And I thought your very clear and informative, "fine pointers" and tips on using the auto-guiding software, and how to fine tune the auto guider's tracking, were very well presented, and extremely helpful.
I am looking forward to doing some of these things very soon, using tutorials like this one especially to help me figure out what system is best for my needs.
This tutorial s so much better than most of them I have seen, because in the ones I have seen so far about auto guiding, they just mostly stand in front of a telescope and tell you how it is supposed to work. So this video was "light years" :) better than any others I have seen!
Thank you so much again! This was sooo awesome!
P.S. And I love your dark site etiquette section, and also your "quiet night" :) voice throughout the night part of this video.
Forrest - this video actually solved a big problem for me, so thank you. All of your videos are great - you do a great job of explaining how and why things work, what can go wrong, and how to address it. I'm sure all of your viewers appreciate your expertise, as well as the time and effort you put into making these videos. Cheers.
Forrest - Thank you so much for these tutorials! I have had several "ah-ha!" revelations by hearing and seeing your demonstrations!
Thank you Forrest. I've watched these videos at least 4 times now and I can't promise not to watch again. I can't wait for the fourth video in the series and hopefully many more to come. I am just getting into AP and I have (or am getting) some of the same equipment so this is really informative and instructive for me. I can't thank you enough.
Mr. Tanaka thank you for this very informative series, this series really gave me the kickstart I need to get back into astronomy and Astrophotography.
You keep coming back to GEAR BACKLASH! I am surprised that mount engineers haven't used spring loaded anti-backlash gear pairs used in other fields.
These videos have been immensely helpful. I cannot thank you enough!!
The best astrophoto videos that possible to find on you tube, thank you for excellent explanation even a small details,video examples, prices and functions comparison, introduction in astronomy software.
You did a really GREAT work!
Where are you Mr. Tanaka? We need more Astrophotography videos!
Excellent series. Love your videos and I always learn a bunch of stuff from them. Your tone of voice reminds me of a good PBS program and I mean that in a very good way! Thank-you!
Hey Forrest, Thanks for making these videos. Very informative and well made. I'm a young astrophotographer and this information is extremely helpful. I don't have a tracking mount or telescope yet, but your videos have shown me the amazing results you can get with just a DSLR and good lenses. Can't wait for part 4!
Excellent videos! I have learned more with these 3 videos than I have in 20 others here on youtube. Looking forward to P4!!!
Gone through all of your videos, thanks for immense help to understand the telescopes and all the thing related to it. Really appreciate the time and efforts you have taken to create these videos. Thanks keep posting!!!!!!!!
I just built my AP rig, which includes this Orion guide scope... this is a really big help! I didn't know anything about PEC!
I also have the AVX mount... Just not a goliath newt on it!! hah! Just a 100mm refractor.
Can't wait to watch part 4.
Thanks for the video's Forrest.
Forrest, you are an incredible communicator and tutor, keep it up!
Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into these! Really can't even begin to explain how much of a help they've been for me!! Astrophotography can be overwhelming at first but this series has broken down the components and processes so well and explained them in a way anyone can understand. You're an incredibly valuable resource for astronomers everywhere!
Very useful Forrest and thanks for the great video. As a keen astronomer, with some experience of astro imaging, your video explains what some might say is a difficult skill. Auto guiding can be hard to get right and subscribers should know that they will get some failures early on, but with the right hardware, software and a ton of patience, the results can be amazing. I'm sure the next part will cover the magic of processing the images. The Ring Nebula is a good target, but at this time of the year, it's not going to be high in the sky. The Orion Nebula is a good target to go after in the winter.
WOW! thanks for breaking the information down...I enjoyed your 3 part series.
Thanks Forest. I've enjoyed all of your videos. It seems you have a way of making things seem simple without leaving anything out.
Thank you Forrest! I look forward to your upcoming videos in the future.
I had a telescope bought for a present a few years ago it's a very small starter scope a celestron 60lcm, this was a suprise and I had no input what I wanted. It's great starter scope and I have managed to take some pics through it. I am now wanting a scope for astrophotography I love the feeling of being able to capture images from the depths of the universe. Your videos are superb and very informative keep up the great work it has made me think about what setup I would need, very informative 👍.
Yeeeessss, He´s back!!
Thank you very very much for this series.
Greetings from Brazil.
Your videos are the best, Mr. Tanaka! I really learned a lot from these.
This video is so helpful. We have the same mount, same tracker. I finally feel like I can do this! Gonna try the guider again tonight.
Finally part 3 ,,, looking for next part but wish to see it soon. Thanx for sharing ;)
very very very cool videos!
it's hard to find so clear explaination!
interesting and simple from start to finish!
I have been enjoying this series. Thank you for putting these videos together!
Forrest great videos! It takes time for us to find them and build up your subscribers! hang in there! Excellent videos.
Forrest,
Thank you very much for you astrophotography series. I'm enjoyed them very much
You should make a lot more of these videos. You explain things VERY well.
Thanks for making these. I am a little overwhelmed with the imaging section but will play it over. I am sending this to my friend to subscribe also.
Mr.Tanaka - have watched all your videos and have learned a lot. Thank you! I am hoping you will continue the videos -they are really very helpful.
So glad you got part 3 up. Looking forward to part 4!!
Amazing, Thanks so much Forrest, as a New-bee, this series has been so informational! Keep them coming and Happy New Year!
Thanks Forrest, another excellent video. Kind regards, P.
I love your stuff and please come back and make more videos!
Waiting for part 4 for the last 10 years.
Thxs Forrest..........I was waiting for this video from long time!!!
You do an amazing job. Coming from the photography side your first two videos answered pretty much every question I had. This one continues to do so. I'm very interested in part 3b.
Forrest: Just yesterday I checked the site to see if you had posted another AP video. At that time, I could not find it. I must have checked just before you posted it. I learned about the new video from our astronomy club's Facebook page (the Charlie Elliott Astronomy Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club). This is a fantastic intro to PHD, auto guiding, and the use of BYE. Thanks!
Cool! Love it when astronomy clubs link to these videos.
Forrest Tanaka Can't wait for the post processing one. I got a great series of shots of M31, 32, and 110, stacked them in DSS and got a decent result. But my Photoshop friends, in just a few minutes, got a ton more detail out of my shot. So am looking forward to the next installment. Thanks.
Thank you for the great incites and well put together material. Part 4 would be great. I see the comments from previous years. Forrest Tanaka, Thanks
I'm looking forward to your next video, very nice work Mr. Tanaka! Thank You.
You are among the best teachers on the Internet. I find your tutorials on this topic presented with such passion, and with such clarity, they are just outstanding. If you could make a presentation on the Lacerta stand-alone autoguider, I would be very happy. and I would also not mind a little more detailed instructions regarding Periodic Error Correction.
Keep up the good work!! I learn a lot from these videos!
-Ingvar
I stumbled across your great video series when I was researching my launch into astrophotography. I am having fun and just now think autoguiding is me next decision. This video's timing is perfect. I was leaning toward a similar solution but you have now given me the confidence to go for it.
Hopefully I will gather some useful images to practice on after I watch part 4. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. I have been waiting for this for a while now. Keep them up, I'd love to hear about any progress you have made.
Forrest It has been so long since your last Up load. I hope all is well with you and thanks for all the help you have been.
Folks...I understand your frustration regarding Part 4...and I feel the same...Here it is Oct of 2018 and I wrote 6 pages from his Part 3 Presentation...BUT give Forrest a Break...
He maybe very Ill or family problems or full plate at work...could be so many reasons for not producing Part 4
Forest.. you are amazing. I was so excited when I got an email telling me that Part 3 was up !!! Can't wait for more Vids !!! I just got my first scope a week before xmas and it wasn't until later that I saw your videos.
looking forward to more videos on astrophotography and telescopes in general. thank you for these videos.
Excellent videos Forrest. I look forward to part 4!
Thanks Forrest that was a great video on auto guider.
Keep up the great work.
Fred
Spectacular series with so much information. Thank you so much.
First thing I'm gunna do is get a shower cap for my scope!!! Excellent video Forrest, answered a lot of my questions.
You're a talented knowledge presenter. Thanks for the really good and compact explanations and examples which helped me a lot in the understanding and selection of the right tube and mount. Keep on going with the good work! Greetings from Germany!
Great series, Mr Tanaka. Thanks
Wonderful videos for an astrophotography beginner! Everything is precise and clear, pedagogy is high, in one single word THANKS for sharing that content! I am looking forward for the next part 4! ... Please, hurry, we need that 4th part!!!
I am in fact looking to buy my first equipment but my budget is low so I think about the Celestron Nexstar 6'' and as understood, I must think about buying an extra equatorial mount. JLouis
Excellent as always, Forrest! You should consider bundling all of your segments and selling a DVD. Perhaps one of the big manufacturers (I.e. Celestron, Meade,etc.) could underwrite you and include your DVD with any new OTA purchase...?
Wow, this was excellent Hope you do the astronomical image processing video.
This been a long time coming... But thank you!! Really looking forward to this :)
This is great! thank you so much. been doing unguided shots with my CPC925 so far, which works if you take insane amounts of pics and scrap the bad ones... but guiding DEF is the next step.. oh and an GEM mount..