Galactic Course Season 3 - Star Trails & Time-lapses
The Season 3 standalone includes two sections that cover Star Trails photography and Time-lapses. More information: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/galactic-course
A Message from the Instructors
How to Navigate this Course
Table of Contents
Useful Resources
Astrophotography Glossary
Welcome to Season 3!
Season 3 - Table of Contents
Survey: What do you struggle with the most?
Introduction
The Camera: Canon 7D Mark II
The Lens: Rokinon 10mm f/2.8
Image Acquisition: Wired Intervalometer
The Tripod: Carbon Fiber Tripod
Other Accessories: SD Card / Battery Pack
Optional: Star Tracker
Equipment: Summary
Introduction
When & Where to Shoot Star Trails
When & Where to Shoot Time-Lapses
Useful Apps for Planning
Useful Photopills Features
How to Find Polaris
The Settings We Use for Star Trails
The Settings We Use for Time-Lapses
Planning and Settings: Summary
Introduction
Scouting the Location
Setting Up the Equipment
Focusing the Lens
Taking Star Trails Images of the Sky
Extra: How to Use the Built-In Intervalometer Feature in Newer Cameras
Capturing Light: Summary
Introduction
Importing and Organizing the Files
Download Our Raw Files!
Lightroom: Enhancing the Images
Photoshop: Removing Plane Trails & Creating Star Trails
StarStax: Creating Star Trails
Photoshop: Blending a Foreground
Transforming Star Trail Data into a Video
Star Trails: Conclusion
Introduction
Ordering a Metal or Acrylic Print
Hanging your Art
Introduction
Scouting the Location
Setting Up the Equipment
Focusing the Lens
[Untracked] Taking Images of the Sky
[Tracked] Tracking the Earth Rotation
Photographing the Motion of the Sky: Summary
Extra: Using the Built-In Time-Lapse Feature in Newer Cameras
Introduction
Importing the Files to the Computer
Download our Raw Files!
Enhancing our Images using Lightroom
Using a Video Editing Software to Turn our Pictures into a Video
Time-lapses Compilation Video & Conclusion
Final Thoughts & Conclusion
Season 3 Survey