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Originally Posted by Startrek
Alex
Welcome to IIS and our incredible hobby
Great first image of M42 a popular summer target
My first astro image was the moon ( another popular 1st object ) using my iPhone 5 held against a 15mm eye piece in my old 10” dob.
When I started with my Canon 600D years ago , I purchased an e book from Jerry Lodriguss called “ A Beginners Guide to DSLR Astrophotography “ who is a well regarded DSLR Astrophotographer in the US. I think it only cost $50 ? well worth buying , covers everything you need to know about DSLR Astrophotography from a basic tracker on tripod to advanced prime focus Astrophotography ( includes introduction, optics , lenses, polar alignments , DSLR settings , image scale and sampling , telescopes and mounts , white balance , colour and contrast , image processing, stacking and the list goes on .... )
I started off using BYEOS ( specifically designed for Canon DSLR’s ) for my framing , focus and capture
Deep Sky Stacker ( free ) for stacking frames , one of the most used and reliable stacking software in the world ( still use it now )
Post processing I used Startools ( still use it now )
Welcome again , good luck and enjoy , there’s plenty of folk here willing to assist along your Astro journey
Cheers
Martin
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Hey Martin
Thanks for the info! I will definitely keep an eye out for Jerry Lodriguss's book, or other Astronomy books for that matter. I can't wait to get out on a clear night with the knowledge gained from valuable resources like the ones you mentioned. I will install DSS for my future projects, seeing as it's quite commonly used.
Thanks again
