Christopher Go Planetary imaging video tutorials

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A full course of Solar System imaging and processing made by Christopher Go

Christopher Go: Planetary Imaging Essentials Part 1

Christopher Go: Planetary Imaging Essentials Part 2

Christopher Go: Planetary Imaging Essentials Part 3

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Astronomy and Astrophotography, 21 November 2020

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Mounting custom industrial filters in astronomical filter cells

Custom scientific and industrial filters can fill the need for unique filters for astrophotography. Such filters do not come mounted in standard 1,25" or 2" filter cells so we have to do this on our own. Lets see what options there are to mount custom filters in astronomical filter cells.

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Luminance filters in planetary astrophotography

Luminance channel is common for DS images while for planetary ones it's rarely seen. If it happens it's often an infrared filter. So what's wrong with more typical luminance filters and can we actually use them to improve planetary images?

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Impact of LED city lights on astrophotography

LED lights are replacing sodium laps in urban lighting. When done properly it can lead to some major power savings but it doesn't come without disadvantages. Lets take a look at how it could impact astronomy.

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Quick look at Omegon veTEC 432 M camera

Lets take a look on Omegon veTEC 432 M camera for deep space astrophotography - big mono pixel and a medium sized sensor.

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Testing Ximea XiC MC023MG-SY camera with mono IMX174 sensor

Ximea is a machine vision company that makes a wide range of cameras from fast and small for vision applications to big cooled for more scientific and specialized use cases. In 2012 I've tested one of their cameras and now I've decided to check their progress by reviewing one of current cameras - USB3.1 MC023MG-SY camera with a mono IMX174 CMOS sensor.

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Sesto Senso 2 motofocuser quick review

Sesto Senso 2 is a motofocuser designed by Primaluce Lab. In comparison to existing ones like those from ZWO or SkyWatcher the Sesto Senso does not use a mounting bracket making it compatible with a wider range of focusers. Lets have a look at the kit and how it performs.

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