Wow! Thank you so much for your kind words and compliments. Please check out my other videos in the astrophotography playlist and let me know if you have any questions along the way!

I really appreciate you saying that!

I'm glad it helped. Thanks for your comment and stop back by for any questions you may have.

I appreciate you letting me know that! This was a tough video to put together but I was pleased with how it turned out!

I really appreciate that and am so glad it was helpful! Take care and clear skies!

I appreciate that. Thank you!

I appreciate that!

Glad it was helpful! Clear skies and keep us updated on how astrophotography is gonig for you!

I really appreciate you taking the time to tell me that! Stop back by anytime you have questions.

Thank you!

Hope you enjoyed the video!

Glad it was helpful and thanks so much for supporting my channel!

I'm glad you found this helpful. Feel free to check out my astrophotography playlist for more videos and tutorial. Keep me updated on how everything is going for you!

I appreciate you saying that! I have 3 or 4 videos on imaging the planets with a DSLR that you may find helpful. Check them out in my astrophotography playlist if you are interested!

Thanks very much. That video will be coming up sometime in March or April.

My pleasure! Let me know if you ever have any questions on this or any other of my astrophotography videos.

Glad it was helpful! You have the newer version of mine. Does it shoot 4k Video?

@@LateNightAstronomy yeah, highly cropped. I use an action camera for 4k for better results. In fact I only use the sl3 for photos and my cell phone or action camera for videos.

Thank you, Tim! It was a fun one to put together!

I really appreciate that! Thanks so much!

Anytime!

I really appreciate your support and am glad you found the video helpful!

You have a setup very similar to mine and I'm still enjoying it for astrophotography 3 years in now. I appreciate your supporting my channel and please let me know if you have anymore questions along the way. If you haven't already, check out my "How to take Light, Flat, Dark and Bias Frames for Astrophotography" video. Clear skies and keep me updated on your progress!

I appreciate your comment and please let me know if I can anything else to assist you in getting back into astrophotography. Yeah, you will find a lot of different theories and perspectives on the ISO. An article I found for my specific DSLR stated that anything higher than ISO 400 would have a negative impact on Dynamic Range and I've pretty much found that to be the case. Some new sensors are ISO invariant, and that may be where the 2,000 iso talk comes into play.

Should work just fine. Give it a try and let me know how it goes!

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Here are my settings you requested. Peripheral Ilum Corr: On, Chromatic Aberr corr: On, Distortion corection: Off Difraction Correction: On.

@@LateNightAstronomy thanks! All of mine were set to “on.” Wasn’t sure if they would effect things.

Thank you very much. For a Dobsonian telescope the best thing to do is hook up a cell phone to the eyepiece of your telescope to take pictures and videos of the moon and planets. Check out this video I made to see if you think this would work for you. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZ51fNygyLy2en0.html

I am using the Samyang 135mm f2 lens. I've got a separate video reviewing it on the channel as well if you are interested!

That's what we call in astronomy a "happy accident"

@@LateNightAstronomy We're getting close to Bob Ross here... Just add "little".

Don, I really appreciate your comment and am so glad to hear that you bought a DSLR for astrophotography. Feel free to check out some of my other videos on astrophotography and get back to me with any questions you may have. God bless and take care.

I'll consider that for sure. I have other videos on processing with DeepSkyStacker and PixInsight if you are interested! Let me know if you ever have any questions.

@@LateNightAstronomy Surely,your video helped me in learning a lot, I will be eagerly waiting for more tutorials in pix as well as ps also , 🙏 thanks

Funny... (Try a pinhole with Bortle 9😃... No, just joking) , You could do nice very wide field captures with some work, but I guess by now you've been suggested that the kit lens (and focal length of 18-55) might not ne your best bet for the most striking results at the end, and if you aim at more enlarged deep sky objects. The problem with kit lenses is the cheaper glass often having soft to very soft corners and the small minimum aperture not gathering too much light. Any prime lens 100mm and above might be better, and manual focus only lens are cheaper (Samyung/Rokinon etc.) Also, seek for the lowest f.stop these have to offer, as for best rendering, it's often suggested to set a stop above the lowest aperture of the lens, although few models are sharp corner to corner at their lowest aperture, but very, very few. Nevertheless, popular intro Astro DSLR lenses for a good start are usualy the Samyang 135mm f2 or the Canon 200mm f.2. For very wide field (think Milky Way) the Rokinon/Samyang 24mm f1.4 and 24mm f2.8 are the usual suspects. Sigma Art f1.4 too, but it's costly compared. (and on a Sony, I'd sell my clothes for the 20mm Zeiss Batis) But here, you could get nice results with your 18-55 kit lens (f3.5/5.6 ?, I don't remember, still it would work well stacking a few light frames (5 to 10 exposed at 10 to 15 seconds at say f.4 and Iso1600, if no skyguider, and usualy no need for bias, darks and flat with wide landcape M.Way shots)). If you want a deep sky, wide field lens that would be awesome for portability, but costing a bit more, you could consider the praised Petzval RedCat51/SpaceCat51, from Williams Optics (Fixed 4.9 aperture, manual only - Awesome too for video birding, etc.). And last, Bortle 7 ?.. You should consider getting a light polution filter (Like the Astronomik CLS / Optolong L-Pro, etc. - Here though, the price hurts, it's not your average 5$ Amazon Essentials UV filter...) For anyone interested, the site Astrobin offers to view pictures sorted by gear used (Cameras, scopes, lenses) and one can see there the top achievments people get with their specific gear (or rather gear "link", as the whole avg. astro imaging train can have quite a few as you get more into it. (Pull out, and leave out your wallet here...)).

I find BYE easier to use since my setup at present is wide field. I suspect as I bump up my focal length I will need a more sophisticated program like APT.

Nice suggestion, I dabbled in Backyard EOS a few years ago but right now am trying to keep my setup as quick and simple as possible. If/when I start using a laptop for additional equipment and programs that is definitely one I intend to try out again.

I shoot most of my images under bortle 5 skies. Take a look at the SkyGuider Pro review I did a few years back. It's still what I shoot with and recommend for most people looking to get into astrophotography!

That is a powerhouse camera. Are you looking to only use it for astrophotography or will it have other purposes as well?

@@LateNightAstronomy I would use it for both I am sure but would be buying for astrophotography as my phone is the go to for everyday picture taking :) As for Astrophotography, I want to get a good camera that will give me some longevity and if I read your reaction correctly, the ESO 90 D should do the job

@@maxittome Yes it will. Check out Canon's DSLR that is designed specifically for astrophotography as well depending on the price point you are looking to buy at. It is a canon DSLR with a modified sensor to be exclusively used for astrophotography.

@@maxittome It would and since it's action oriented too, it would be great for birding, birds in flight, etc.

Thanks for your comment! That's a nice setup you have but I sadly do not have a video out on how to do that. I appreciate your suggestion and let me know if you have any more astrophoto questions. I would suggest a forum search at cloudynights or an email to celestron.

@@LateNightAstronomy thank you Micheal :)

That sounds like a fun night of astrophotography! I was out earlier this week shooting M81 and M82. Anything for you recently?

Yes, the t7 and t7i are popular choices to get into the hobby!

It is not. I also use it to film my KZfaq videos and take "normal" daytime photos. That is a nice step to take for people who only use it for astrophotography!

Yes you can! In fact if I was buying fresh today that is what I would get!

Pont in towards a bright object like the Moon and check to see if you are able to get focus. My best guess is that your focus is off.

If you have the DSLR connected to the telescope I don't think you can choose an f-stop from the settings. It will just naturally be the F-stop of the lens/telescope you have it connected to. Let me know if that makes sense of if I have misread your questions!

@@LateNightAstronomy I believe you answered it. It's just that there's a manual f-stop selection in my settings. Same menu where you set to "Bulb", ISO, etc. There is a small selection wheel above the auto focus button that sets the f-stop. I was just wondering if that would have any affect on it. I don't see how it would though.

@@MrLewis-oj4ms Test it out one night at different settings to see if it has an impact on the histogram.

If I were choosing right now I would go with a Canon or Sony Mirrorless camera.

I would start at have the lens wide open and shooting with iso around 400 or 800. Star out with exposure shots at 15 seconds and work your way up from there. The main thing that may be difficult is if street lights are around to wash out the stars in the background. If you are out of the way of many lights you will be able to experiment with a lot of different options regarding iso and exposure lengths. Let me know how it goes with your first attempt.

That's a tough one. ISO will vary from camera model to camera model. Also, there are times when I use a slightly higher ISO on fainter targets. I would see if you can google search to see if there is a sweet spot to your cameras iso where the benefit of dynamic range starts to fall off. For my SL2 that is ISO 400 but I sometimes shoot it at 800. Check out this website for more info and to see if it has your camera tested. dslr-astrophotography.com/iso-values-canon-cameras/

What specific part of the video are you referring to?

I believe so and if you are shooting in RAW it shouldn't matter much either way. Best of luck, you've got a great camera and getting it modified was a smart move! Stop back by to let me know how things go.

@@LateNightAstronomy I absolutely will. I finally finished my whole setup in time for the eclipse but I'm going to take it out this week for a test run

looks like you've got a nice setup. I was try shooting the Andromeda galaxy right now. Check out my video on how to take light, flat and dark frames. I think that one might help you out a bit.

Thanks very much!

That's a great camera. What all can I help you with in regard to getting started. I've got a series of videos on astrophotography in my playlist I'd point you toward but please ask me anything you'd like now as well.

@@LateNightAstronomy thanks there's so many things on this camera I have no clue on where to start I'm just starting up on this astrophotography always been a sky gazer with telescope but wanted to actually take my own pics of space for once

@@LateNightAstronomy I will be following you thanks for this video

Nice purchase. You will be able to get some good images of the Moon and planets with your 130az. Here are the two parts I bought for my telescope to connect my DSLR to it for planetary imaging. www.amazon.com/Astromania-Extendable-Camera-Adapter-Eyepiece-Projection/dp/B0140U9URO/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=t+ring+adapter+adjustable+adapter&qid=1634171141&sr=8-5 www.amazon.com/Astromania-Metal-T-ring-Adapter-Cameras/dp/B0140U9KLK/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=canon+t+ring+adapter+astromania&qid=1634171191&sr=8-3

@@LateNightAstronomy Thanks Late Night, question, why the extender? Is it due to the focuser not able to focus?

@@lifeinrc9051 Correct.

@@LateNightAstronomy Thank you sir. I'll get these on order tonight.

I think you will eventually want to use a small thin Sony Nex 5N, costing only about 100 used. The DSLRs are too heavy, causing vibration, and do not get focus without a Barlow.

Check out my videos on imaging Mars and Saturn under my "Astrophotography" and "The Joy of Astrophotography" playlists. You may find some tips I show in there helpful. I've never shot with a mirrorless camera but the techniques should be similar.

@@LateNightAstronomy Thanks, very helpful. I'll follow up in the comments for your video on Saturn with a question or two.

Good question! It should be the same settings.

@@LateNightAstronomy Thank you so much!