Photographing TWO Galaxies - M81 & M82 (DSLR Astrophotography)

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Hi guys, hope you are all staying safe and well! The weather has been incredible lately, so I wasn’t going to let a broken laptop and camera stop my imaging sessions. Currently borrowing from someone else and I fixed the laptop myself, so everything seems fine! Come along with me tonight as I photograph two stunning galaxies, M81 &M82, in one frame, near the constellation Ursa Major. This is my first-time using plate solving in APT’s Point Craft, so fingers crossed that having no hand controller makes the process a little easier. Clear skies to you all 
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@AmyAstro 4 года назад

Well done! So happy to see you up and running again. You are doing amazing work!

@vix2740 2 года назад

Great shot Helena, as someone who is just starting out in this hobby, I must say you are a very talented and inspiring young person.

@Jcorban08 4 года назад

Congratulations on the amazing m81/82 image! I like your quote, “perfection is the enemy of progression”. Keep striving!

@uriahheep8470 4 года назад

I find them two of the best galaxies for binoculars. Along with 32 and 33. 82 really stands out as a slash. Keep up the good work Helena.

@spookydonkey2195 4 года назад

Loved the video, well produced! This hobby has certainly been an exercise in perseverance for me as well but so worth it!

@LepusNewMexicoAstronomy 4 года назад

Great work Helena! M81 and M82 are such an awesome duo.

@MichaelLevAstro 4 года назад

Love the video Helena! Yikes! 9PM and still so much light.... The tough northern life! Looking forward to more vids! :)

@teddyrwilliam1428 3 года назад

Thank you so very much for posting these Galaxies beautiful to see well done keep doing more .You are the only one who mentioned the distance from your site the distance is mind blowing space is so vast and we all have a lot to learn thank you

@hamentaschen 2 года назад

2:33 That made me smile!

@darkmoonastrophotography 4 года назад

Great work Helena! Your enthusiasm is addictive and you are doing some amazing work. Like you said "persevere" and I can't wait to see you continue and grow your passion!

@andyweeks2216 4 года назад

Not bad for 30 minutes! Keep going and thanks for the video!

@WayneHIxson 4 года назад

You're doing great, not only the astrophotography but your presentation and production skills too. Even my 89-year-old mother-in-law who knows nothing about astronomy enjoys your videos, especially knowing you're a Scottish lass, as her family came over from Scotland a few generations ago. She says your excitement and enthusiasm for the subject are infectious, even though she doesn't understand everything. Take care and keep up the good work.

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

That’s so touching Wayne! Thank you so much for showing my videos to her. I’m so glad she finds joy in them. Hope you are all keeping safe and well 🙂

@denispol79 4 года назад

Wow, very beautifully done! Love this pair posing for me each year too.

@williamcecil9945 3 года назад

Late comer to your channel, but love it as you are a riot! It is so great to hear your enthusiasm. When our sessions get foiled by technology failing us, it is our love for astronomy that keeps us going. You make it fun to watch. Love it!

@Speabud3 4 года назад

Very interesting!

@mikebenengtouncry3613 4 года назад

Nice video Helena :D

@urhcotman8483 4 года назад

When you will upgrade your astrophotography rig with electronic focuser (recommend one from deep sky dad - low price, good quality, good support) and dummy battery (power supply for DSLR) you will be able to run automated sequence (plate solving and centering of your target, autofocusing during sequence, automated meridian flip, etc.) with N.I.N.A or another astro imaging software.

@o.n.e-onlinenaturaleducati5597 4 года назад

This is awesome! I got my first proper telescope at the start of this year, and it has been really fun to use. It doesn’t seem to be very useful at viewing objects further away than Saturn, and Jupiter and Saturn themselves are difficult to get clear. But it’s really good for looking at the moon or Mars.

@UruPTer 4 года назад

Hi, I wonder why you use a eqmod cable? Your EQ6 R Pro has an USB port (Just as mine does). Just use that one it's the same (Just use the COM port that pops up in win10, and use 115200 8N1 in EQMOD), I use it al the time with the EQ6MOD. You can even leave the handcontroller attached if you want to (I don't). Nice video's and have fun! Clear sky's!

@memecat130 4 года назад

AMAZING VIDEO I WANNA IMAGE THESE TOO!

@stormingbarney4498 4 года назад

Great video, Helena - same scope as mine but I’ve got the cheaper Altair Lightwave 0.80 reducer/flattener on mine.

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Awesome stuff!

@gitaryddcymraeg8816 4 года назад

Great video. I can't believe I have never see your channel before. I am now subscribed. Thank you for your work.

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Thank you for the kind words!

@memecat130 4 года назад

Amazing result by the way!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

Just discovered your channel, this is awesome work and great dedication to the hobby! Plus the production values are amazing (incredible editing work - I don't have that patience)! One quick remark - at around 1:00 I see you putting on the OTA before the counterweights! With a small refractor that's usually fine, but can end in a disaster with larger scopes (plus the EQ6-R RA clutch can slip surprisingly easily on some samples). Note that there is some free software that could let you do the sequencing, centering, platesolving, guiding initiation, end of sequence parking etc. from one place (I use NINA from nighttime-imaging.eu/, latest Beta, which I ended up contributing code to) - it may or may not work with your DSLR however so would need to be tested. Keep it up, this is awesome, and I'm subscribed now :) Clear Skies from Tokyo.

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Thank you! Yes, someone else pointed this out. Rookie error 😉

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

@@HelenasAstrophotography Rookie errors without any damage are the best kind of errors! Keep going!

@nelsonrivera6575 4 года назад

Oh wow great video H , looking forward to more of your videos

@AstroFarsography 4 года назад

Nice photo and video. Hopefully you've got guiding sorted for next time 😁 seeing your rig is almost like a mirror image of mine 😂 it's strange to see!

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Same when I watch your channel Ruzzy! It certainly is odd 😂...

@togray619 4 года назад

Wow, another great video and imaging session Helena! I have the same mount with a 150mm Skywatcher Evostar. I am learning from the work you are doing. Thanks for posting and showing us (me) how its done.

@fionamorris3515 4 года назад

Great image!

@utkarshmishra2766 4 года назад

Excellent presentation! Keep it up Worth watching

@renaldo8572 4 года назад

Trop bien la vidéo merci 🔭📸♥️

@rickpaul9858 4 года назад

So nice to watch such a bright young lady!

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

That’s very kind! Thank you for tuning in 🙂

@rickpaul9858 4 года назад

Helena's Astrophotography you should come visit Arizona some day! We have superior dark skies and more days of clear skies! Except in Summer! That’s our rainy season.

$@frackcenturion$

@frackcenturion 4 года назад

always look forward to your videos, sweet capture for 30 mins. all the best to you cheers from Australia ⚡✨👍

@surinderparkash1135 4 года назад

Great video, great enthusiasm . Subbed!😊

@ColinDane 4 года назад

You look so small next to that mount! Good results for just 30 minutes! Keep it up :)

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Thanks so much! Haha yeah...I am tiny 😁

@astroedsastrophotographych4562 4 года назад

The struggle is real. Great work 👍.

@jimtaylor5802 4 года назад

Very nice video and glad I stumbled upon your channel... Envy your clear skies... Final got 45 subs of M81 earlier this week... Keep these shows coming... Iowa Astrophotography Jim

@bushcraftandastronomer.3775 4 года назад

Fantastic shot and very nice set up you've got! Even with full moon you got fantastic shot! Aye the nights are so short now and it's getting later to do astrophotography and twilight lasts all night! Will you be photographing the North American nebula this summer? It's on my list of objects to photograph later this year after I get shot of M31! Clear skies!!!

@Fam2014Ch 4 года назад

Pictures of the past !!!.. Salute you from London !! Clear night for you !! \m/

@wesleydonnelly2141 4 года назад

Hi Helena! I'm new to your astrophoto channel. Great vid and beautiful work! Look forward to seeing more of your work! Wes, Liverpool, UK. ( Bortle 8-9 )

@jodyschultz5870 3 года назад

I spent the last 2 clear nights imaging M81-M82. 4 hours of RGBLHa with Astrodon filters on a cooled ASI 1600 on a WO 81mm and locked in on PHD2. This followed by half a day of processing and my image sucks. It's almost as bad as yours. I do admire your enthusiasm. When is M31 coming back?

@jeheehan7234 4 года назад

good shoot! Helena

@egglastname3735 4 года назад

Wow I Wish I could be as talented as you

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

That’s very kind! I am only a beginner. Learning all the time.

@gregmckay666 4 года назад

Another great video Helena but this is the second time I've seen you make a possibly dangerous mistake on your setup. I'm sure other amateur astronomers familiar with EQ mounts can chime in with their horror stories. When you are setting up your mount, you should ALWAYS put the counter-weight bar and counter-weights on the mount BEFORE mounting the scope. It's just a safety measure. Imagine what can happen if your R.A. axis comes unlocked after you put on the scope but you don't have any counter-weights on? You could have a very expensive accident. As a general rule, you should put the bar and weights on and leave them on the heavy end until after you get the scope mounted. Then slide them up to the proper balance point. Keep up the enthusiasm and great videos and congrats on the M81-82 job!

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Thank you, yes! I promise I will remember for next time. Many thanks for the advice and kind words. Clear skies! 🙂

@robsbackyardastrophotograp8885 4 года назад

Great shot & cute kitty!

@TheWonkyAstronomer 4 года назад

Great work. Are you able to use the observatory for astrophotography or is there too much vibration?

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Currently working with a broken dome! Bottom flap has ceased shut. We were going to have it fixed by now but obviously everything came to a stop 🙂

@TheWonkyAstronomer 4 года назад

@@HelenasAstrophotography Oh no!

@DidntKnowWhatToPut1 4 года назад

I'm defiantly going to be seeing you presenting sky at night in a few years time.

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

That’s very kind Al. Thank you for your support on Patreon!

@DidntKnowWhatToPut1 4 года назад

@@HelenasAstrophotography No worries. You'll need all the help you can get when it comes to funding this money black hole of hobby.

@alainbellemare2168 3 года назад

astrophotography and astronomy is a bit like fishing , minus the worms

@robertwalterwilliams8488 4 года назад

My family and I enjoy your videos very much. As in Scotland, this winter in southwest Norway has been unkind to astronomers, but we have had a few good skies this spring. I hope to soon see your results with the Esprit 120ED!

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Very glad to hear it Robert! Ah yes, I can imagine. Good luck to you! The Esprit will be out soon in all its glory :)

@scadet17 4 года назад

Are you using the Celestron PowerTank for your EQ6-R Pro? How much battery time are you getting with that setup?

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Yes I certainly am! Normally I don’t get the full use due to clouds rolling in (typical Scotland) but I’d say you can get 6 hours at least :)

@scadet17 4 года назад

@@HelenasAstrophotography Awesome! Thanks for the reply ;)

@andamd1983 4 года назад

Are you using the original finderscope as a guide scope?

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

I certainly am 🙂

@lnlarxg 4 года назад

Hey Helena great vids and channel, well done! I m a dslr astrophotographer too. Definitely get a mains ac-to-dc canon battery, best £20 I spent on amazon :)

@etiennebertrand8817 4 года назад

Hello Helena, good photography of this couple galaxy ! Can you indacate the technical information of this image ? stacking ? ISO ? Time exposures ? You want beguin doctor in astrophysics ? Cheers

@goldenstars8983 4 года назад

Just started watching your vids,Great! Just wondering why you are not unsinging your observatory I have hade a doomed observatory for 40 years, big time saver.

@RobertBallMagician 4 года назад

You are so smart, excellent 😊😊👍👍

@XShadowAngel 4 года назад

Out of curiosity, why are you using a special cable from the hand controller port on the mount to your laptop, when you can just run a standard USB-B cable from your mount to your laptop? Great shot though, and glad you're having fun!

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Thank you! Yes, I’ve had this question from a lot of people and I’m going to be honest and say I have no idea haha! Not sure why I didn’t think of that beforehand but all is well now.

@XShadowAngel 4 года назад

@@HelenasAstrophotography The learning curve on this stuff is crazy, I just started a few months ago and i'm figuring it all out myself, so I completely understand! At least it works, and that's what matters!

@marcdicolo3565 4 года назад

@@HelenasAstrophotography Hi from Corsica Helena! Keep going with your "Special Cable" ... If there is an electronic problem, only the cable will fry. If you're using the onboard USB port, the motherboard of your mount will fry instead !!! Keep going this good work, you're doing just great ! :)

@tomjones2121 3 года назад

What happened to your 120 ed Yard Canon ?

@Amelovondan 3 года назад

cool weiter so👏👏👏👏

@Finocyl 4 года назад

Nice ! You should learn how to stack images though, with that gear you'll get sharp bright images by stacking them

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

I do actually stack my images haha! Didn’t get the result I wanted in this one due to guiding failing. 🙂

@Finocyl 4 года назад

@@HelenasAstrophotography Oh okay, i hope you'll be luckier on the next target

@perseus9084 4 года назад

Я в тебя влюблен будущий профессор!

@Thundernoob98 4 года назад

Came for the video title. Stayed for the accent.

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Glad you can understand it haha! Some find it difficult 😁

@benmarples528 4 года назад

By the way, congratulations on 1k! You should start monitizing your videos now as you have 1k, but do you have 4000 hours watch time? If not then you'll have to wait 👍 Good video thanks for this 😁😁👏👏

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Thanks Ben! Nah I’m nearly at 4000 watch hours hehe - can’t wait! Loving your channel. Keep it up 👏👏👏👏