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Montreal Camera ClubIntroduction to AstrophotographyBy Bashar Dahabra30th Oct 2017
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Interesting Background Story
● Long Passionate Astronomer
● Astrophotography group on Meetup
● Introduced to Montreal Camera Club
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Astronomy and what we see !
What are Galaxies
What are the stars
What are planets
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Billions of Galaxies
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Our Galaxy ! The Milky Way
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Many fields of Astrophotography
Stars
Planets and Moon
MilkyWay
Deep sky Objects
Iridium Flares
Aurora
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Stars
River RougeNikon D750 F4 15mmISO 1250
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MoonNikon D5500Celestron 14 Inch
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Milky WayNikon D80024mm F2.8 20 Sec
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Deep Sy ObjectConstellation OrionNikon D61070-200 mm @ 200 mm F4St Zenon
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Aurora
SO 3200 | f/2.8 | 15mm | 8sec.D750 | Tamron 15-30mmArundel QC
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Equipment
DSLRLensTripodCable ReleaseTimer
Telescope ( Optional )Celestron
Equatorial Mount ( Optional )Star-Watcher
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Basic DSLR Kit
DSLR
Headlamp
Wide Angle Lens
Tripod
Cable Release
Timer ( Built In Timer )
Star Tracker / Equatorial Mount
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Nikon D5500Celestron 14 Inch
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Espirit 100 EDTelescope
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Andromeda Galaxy
2.5 Million Light Years
Nikon D610Espirit 100St Zenon
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Messier 81 & 82 Galaxies
12 Million Light Years
Constellation Ursa Major
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Camera Settings Cameras Settings Summary
● Set Program Mode to Manual Exposure.● Set Drive to Single Shot.● Set ISO to 400, 800 or 1,600 ● Turn Image Review OFF.● Turn Auto-focus Off.● Set White Balance to Daylight.● Set File Format to Raw (or Raw + JPEG).
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500 Divided By the Focal Length of Your Lens = The Longest Exposure (in Seconds) Before Stars Start to “Trail”
14 mm
500 Exposure Rule
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Equatorial Mounts
Star Watcher ( 500 US )
Vixen Polar Mount ( 600 US )
Orion Eq 1M ( 300 US )
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Software Tools - Mobile
SkyGuide
StarChart
iFlares
Auror
ICSC
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SkychartOct 27th 20:38 pm
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iFlares27th Oct 20:40 pm
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ICSC Clear Sky Chart
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AuroraAurora Fcst
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Software Tools - Desktop
Stellarium
AstroPlanner
Nebulosity
Moongiant
CelestiaÂ
TPE
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Software Tools - Web
http://cleardarksky.com
http://darksitefinder.com http://blue-marble.de
Google Maps
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Workflow
Processing
LightRoomPhoto
Shop
StackingSt
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Stacking Software
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Clothing
Summer
Bugs
Winter
Cold
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Locations
CanadaQuebec
ZenonArundelMegantic
Jordan
Wadi Rum
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Wadi Rum - Jordan
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Amman to Wadi Rum
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Looking West ... The Milky Way Aretas IV Camp in Wadi Rum
Nikon D800 24mm F2.815 Sec
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Looking North West ... The Milky Way on top of King Aretas IV Camp in Wadi Rum
Nikon D800 24mm F2.815 Sec
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Andromeda Galaxy M31Stacking with Deep Sky stackerPost Processing LightRoom
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Moon EclipseNikon D800 400mm F41/15 Sec
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Groups / Workshops
Workshops
https://goldpaintphotography.com/workshops/
https://intothenightphoto.blogspot.ca/2015/09/private-nightscape-photography.html
http://www.miketaylorphoto.com/Workshops/2018-Dates-and-Locations
http://www.jtblenker.com/workshops/
Facebook
Montreal Astrophotography Party
Pointe-Claire Astro
Milkyway Chasers
Meetup
Montreal Astrophotography Party
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Montréal Astrophotography party
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MontrealAstrophotography Party outing
Credit Lorenz
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MontrealAstrophotography Party outing
Credit Lorenz
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Composite of 5 ImagesISO3200F210 Sec20 mm
Credit Samer Hobika
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Nikon 24-70 mmF2.8 20 Sec
Credit Rami Awad
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MontrealAstrophotography Party
Lac-du-Taureau Quebec
Credit Meng Jia
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Iridium Flares
Iridium satellite constellation a system of 66 active satellites used for Voice and Data communication.
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Examples of Iridium Flares
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Bashar Dahabra Photography
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Thank you
bashar@dahabra.com
Facebook@DahabraPhotography
FlickrBashar Dahabra
500PxBashar Dahabra
Instagram@Dahabra
Twitter#dahabra