Astrophotography

Hardware Setup

This is the hardware that I'm using

Celestron Nextar 4SE
Canon EOS M50
- 16" USB-C / Mini-HDMI display
HP Mini Notebook

Software Setup

Image Processing

Pixlnsight (Recommended in some reviews - haven't purchased yet)
Sequator (Free open-source, will start with this)
Astro Pixel Processor (Adding some more options, appears to support Apple M1/M2 Silicon
Deep Sky Stacker )

Scope / Camera Control

StellariumScope?
APT
- Setup to control the camera for the duration of a shoot
PH2 Guiding
https://software.celestron.com

Process of taking photos

Solar Eclipse Procedure

Setup Checklist

Items Needed
- Telescope (Big Brown Box)
- Telescope Stand (with center bracket)
- Camera
- Monitor
- Ecoflow
- Notebook Computer
- Cables (To be listed later)
Setup the telescope to track the sun (Didn't work with Lunar Alignement or two star - didn't track the moon - ~15 minutes and the moon passes)
- Menu ==> Tracking ==> Rate ==> Solar
- Menu ==> Alignement ==> Solar Sys. Align
  - Time
  - Date
  - Location
  - etc
- Sun (Yes, we have a solar filter ... right
- Align with the sun [Enter ==> Align]

Considerations to be researched

How do I actually track the objects I'm photographing?
How do I control the camera for the duration?
What extra photos do I need to take?
- Full white photos?
- Flat Frames?
- https://telescope.live/blog/understanding-calibration-frames
  - Types of "Frames"
    - Light Frames
      - These are your photos, where you are capturing the images.
      - Photo Settings
        Raw
    - Dark Frames
    - Bias Frames
      - Block out ALL light
      - Photo Settings
        Raw
        Same ISO as light frames
    - Flat Frames
      - Fully illuminated with white diffuse filter (White t-shirt?)
      - How many? ~75
    - Flat Dark Frames
- More Software to use get:

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