How To Photograph the Orion Nebula (DSLR + LENS)
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Published 2023-12-22
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With only a few hours of clear sky time, I set up my camera and star tracker to photograph the Orion Nebula under a first quarter moon.
The final image includes 90 x 60 seconds (1 hour, 30 minutes) of total exposure time from my Bortle 6 backyard!
I hope this video inspires you to get started in astrophotography and explore the wonders of the night sky with me!
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All Comments (21)
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If you have the time and patience, I would love to see you do a livestream from start to finish, preparing, setting up, capturing insert any “easy” target here and also editing it right after… I imagine it would last about 8-10 hours but it might give us some really-really great insight into your process of focusing/re-adjusting/capturing and getting the results you want. ❤ Keep up, you are doing absolutely amazing, and we all love what you do! 😊
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Your "basics" videos are what got me started in astro. I have a Nikon 5600, Tamron 150-500 lens and the Star adventurer GTI. Lots of fun.
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Trevor, you managed to capture the Flame, Horsehead, Running Man and Orion in the same beautiful shot. Well done.
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Welcome back to the beginning. So many channels have moved on as their creators have gained experience and knowledge but that leaves a large gap for beginners. Thanks for inspiring a new group who are just starting out. You got me restarted all those years ago when you were just starting up and it was much appreciated.
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What an amazing explanation Trevor. Love your soothing voice man. As a guy who madly loves astronomy and especially astrophotography with no equipment to afford, I just appreciate people like yourself who make my experience so better with vids like these.
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I am down at least a 5 year astrophotography rabbit hole, and it all started right here , with this channel, just like this. I now have hours and hours of these same targets, using just a camera/lenses and now a William optics GT81. As a matter of fact, I just bought an asi air plus which is still in the box!! It's good to see you teaching beginning astrophotographers one of the easiest and most rewarding DSOS in the Winter night sky during Nebula season. Clear skies. Happy Holidays.
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Thank you! I always enjoy your work. I’m learning so very much from you. Merry Christmas 🎄 I also watched your live stream today. Merry Christmas & Clear Skies
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Stunning image Trevor. Loved it as usual.
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exactly what I was doing for my first (successfull) astro imaging session before the Christmas holidays... It's just that I got my refractor instead of a lens...what a journey it was from watching your first videos to to be able to stand personally next to your rig catching photons, childlike joy sums it up
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I very much appreciate your content, it’s high quality. The way you document your process and film it is so wonderful, thanks for the great stuff! 🤙🏼
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Trevor, you got me into astrophotography and I cannot thank you enough for doing so!!! Thank you so much for your videos and your kindness!
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Thanks to you, since your last video doing this, I have finally done it myself, and I'm ready to learn more with this video
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I’ve been following for a while (mainly from insta) and always wanted get properly into AP. I own a Canon 5D MkIV, RedCat 51, 70-200mm lens and on the day I receive my star adventurer GTi, you release this video. BY FAR the most helpful video I’ve come across, almost like it was perfectly curated for me! I can’t wait to see the results using your advice! Thanks for all the help, Trevor 👊🏼
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Awesome shot! Great video too! Merry Christmas Trevor and Ashley!
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Thanks for the more "beginner" level video. Your videos and website are very well polished. It's content like this that has help YouTube change the learning curve on just about everything. I tired some astrophotography back in the 90s with a Pentax film camera and a 6" Criterion. I did get some good shots of the moon. It was hard because the lack of information. I'm getting back into the hobby and just picked up a Star Adventurer GTI.
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Simply love your work!
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Absolutely stunning.
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During most mornings on the way to work i always look at Orians belt next year ill get my star tracker and start photographing it. Its monsoon season here so i have to wait till may. Love your work. Thanks for showing us
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Great video and result Trevor, I'm hoping to get another go at Orion this winter as well.
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Thanks to you (and a few other AP channels) I jumped into AP recently. Last week was the first time I shot deep sky, and it was a double: M42 and M45. I used a D5300 (astro-modded) with a 180mm prime lens on an EQ6 mount. 150 30-second subs each. Stacked with DSS and processed with GIMP both images turned out better than I could have hoped for a first attempt. M42 really needs more focal length so I will use a 300mm prime next time I get a clear night.
