Course curriculum

  • 01

    The Galactic Hub

    • Welcome to our Star Trails course!

    • How to Navigate this Course

    • Useful Resources

    • Table of Contents

    • Astrophotography Glossary

  • 02

    Chapter 1: Star Trails - Equipment

    • 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

  • 03

    Chapter 2: Star Trails - Planning and Settings

    • Introduction

    • When & Where to Shoot Star Trails

    • Useful Apps for Planning

    • Useful Photopills Features

    • How to Find Polaris

    • The Settings We Use for Star Trails

    • Planning and Settings: Summary

  • 04

    Chapter 3: Star Trails - Capturing Light

    • 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

  • 05

    Chapter 6: Star Trails - Getting a High-Resolution Print

    • Introduction

    • Ordering a Metal or Acrylic Print

    • Hanging your Art

  • 06

    Chapter 4: Star Trails - Processing

    • 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

  • 07

    S3 Chapter 9: Star Trails - Conclusion

    • Final Thoughts & Conclusion

    • Season 3 Survey

TESTIMONIALS

WHAT OUR MEMBERS SAY

“One of a kind! Astrophotography is an intense hobby and it can be hard to know where to start or find the information and help needed throughout the learning process. I had always wished there was an all in one class or course to help lay it all out in the same way I have learned my other photography skills. When I saw this course announced I was super excited and signed up right away. It is very informative and well put together, covering everything a beginner would need to know. Highly recommend.”

Sydney, Australia

Lachland M.

“This truly is an all-in-one course for learning astrophotography. It will help you choose what equipment you will need. Or if you already have some equipment it will help you to get the best out of your equipment. It covers everything from the equipment, to taking the pictures, to how to edit the pictures. And then it even shows you where to get your picture printed to show off the skills that you have acquired.”

Utah, USA

Tom G.

“This course is absolutely outstanding. Great course with 100% real-world scenarios and lots of materials to download. I love the course and would recommend it as the first thing to whoever wants to wet their feet in astrophotography. 100% worth the investment and not at all a hefty price considering the help this course provides with whatever we might need to learn and invest in the rig. This would be THE course I would recommend to anyone who wants to start astrophotography as a hobby.”

Missouri, USA

Dheeraj M.

“I loved everything and have learned so much! It was well worth the investment and I can't wait for the next course to be released.”

California, USA

Shelia L.

“I really enjoyed the course. Nothing was overly technical and was well explained. I've really enjoyed having access to the Discord community and being able to get answers and see questions from others like myself just starting out. So far it's been worth the investment, with the understanding that future seasons are going to be added. I also enjoyed the fact that you used different equipment and explained in detail what to do with all of it. ”

Minnesota, USA

Josh B.

“Tons of valuable information on astrophotography. The way they have the courses set up, you can mix and match section to ultimately fit the setup that works for you.”

North Carolina, USA

Jeffrey P.

“Def worth the investment! Learned a lot and the use of your data will help a lot in learning how to edit. ”

Arizona, USA

Bradley H.

“I feel this was a great course and it was well worth the money for me. We all spend a lot of money on our equipment and having someone to help you through all the ins and outs makes it more enjoyable. I wish something like this was around for me 35 years ago when I first started, then my telescope my not have sat in the corner collecting dust all that time. Of course the technology has changed but the love of space has not. I would highly recommend this course to anyone.”

Wyoming, USA

Jeff H.

“Great job on both Seasons! I learned a lot from them and really look forward to learning more as my own Astro journey begins!”

South Carolina, USA

Kenneth Harrison

“I made the move from visual to astrophotography about a year ago. I have been heavily leveraging Galactic Hunter's instructional videos on YouTube, as well as following their step-by-step guides for image processing. I have a growing collection of frame-worthy images and I thank Galactic Hunter for it!”

Maryland, USA

Charles M.

“Great course! Great content, taught by knowledgeable teachers :) ”

Washington, USA

Harish K.

“I have learned a lot from this course which includes the planning, set-up of equipment, and processing the final image. The material in the course is easy to follow. And the feedback from Antoine has helped my astrophotography journey.”

Arizona, USA

Wanda T.

More Reviews

Zak Jones

5 star rating

“I have autism and found this course VERY helpful and educational! I found some videos on the internet about astrophotography are sometimes too hard for my auditory processing to fully understand, but this course is so beginner friendly, it is o...”

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“I have autism and found this course VERY helpful and educational! I found some videos on the internet about astrophotography are sometimes too hard for my auditory processing to fully understand, but this course is so beginner friendly, it is one of my go-to resources! I rely heavily on visual learning and the videos have helped me improve my post-processing and camera settings a LOT. For example, I am now shooting my pictures in the correct exposure on the histogram, and so far it has worked out far better than I expected and the post-processing videos are very simple and easy to follow-along. One of the course's best aspects is the layout. You can read and watch anything you want, when you want in no order. Other resources are set in a way where you have to watch them in a particular order, and I love the flexibility that this course has. Antione and Dalia definitely know what they are doing. I highly commend and thank both of them for creating this course. Their knowledge is invaluable and I cannot wait to see what the other seasons have in store! Zak Jones - NSW, Australia”

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Jeff Halter

5 star rating

“It has been quite a learning curve for me because it really is hard to teach old dogs new tricks. I started in 1982 and set my scope aside in 2001. I started again in 2020 and things have really changed. This was just the thing I needed to get bac...”

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“It has been quite a learning curve for me because it really is hard to teach old dogs new tricks. I started in 1982 and set my scope aside in 2001. I started again in 2020 and things have really changed. This was just the thing I needed to get back on track.”

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James Glucksman

5 star rating

“I've been following Antoine and Dalia for a while now, and have always enjoyed their tutorials, so when I saw they had put together this course, I was interested, but initially was unsure what I would learn from it, since I have been into astropho...”

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“I've been following Antoine and Dalia for a while now, and have always enjoyed their tutorials, so when I saw they had put together this course, I was interested, but initially was unsure what I would learn from it, since I have been into astrophotography for a little while now. Still, I decided to go ahead and it has proved to be very worthwhile! I learned quite a few new tricks, particularly on the subject of using Pixinsight, and found that I was able to go back to some of my old photos and dramatically improve them using the tips and tricks I picked up from this course. Looking forward to the future seasons!”

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Stephen TAYLOR

5 star rating

“The advanced processing piece is loaded with great Milky way processing tips that actually simplify things.”

“The advanced processing piece is loaded with great Milky way processing tips that actually simplify things.”

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Jimmy Ragsdale

5 star rating

“Don't know how to start, stuck in the middle, been doing this for along time and want some new ideas! This is the spot to be. ”

“Don't know how to start, stuck in the middle, been doing this for along time and want some new ideas! This is the spot to be. ”

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Steve Young

5 star rating

“Lots of top tips, useful advice and good content. I’m enjoying being part of it and it has definitely improved my understanding, skill level and results for astrophotography. Worth doing.”

“Lots of top tips, useful advice and good content. I’m enjoying being part of it and it has definitely improved my understanding, skill level and results for astrophotography. Worth doing.”

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Kathy Caballero

5 star rating

“Very informative, and summarized nicely.”

“Very informative, and summarized nicely.”

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