Course curriculum

    1. Announcements - Check Here for Updates!

    2. A Message from the Instructors

    3. How to Navigate this Course

    4. Access to Stellar Perks

    5. Affiliate Earnings - Get Started Here!

    6. Useful Resources

    7. Astrophotography Glossary

    1. Season 1 - Deep Sky Astrophotography with a Telescope

    2. Season 2 - Milky Way Photography

    3. Season 3 - Star Trails & Time-Lapses

    4. Season 4 - Remote Imaging

    5. Season 5 - Untracked Astrophotography

    1. Season 1 - Table of Contents

    2. How We Got Started

    3. What Resources Should You Read?

    4. How to Get Motivated: Astrophotography Apps and Websites

    5. Get to Know Your Objective

    6. Chapter 2 Introduction - Using a DSLR Camera

    7. The Camera: Your New Best Friend

    8. The Telescope: Making the Right Decision

    9. The Mount: Strong and Sturdy

    10. Camera Accessories: Make Your Life a Little Easier

    11. Telescope Accessories: Don't Leave These at Home

    12. Power Sources: Getting Amped on the Field

    13. DSLR Camera - Equipment Summary

    14. What Equipment Will You Be Using?

    15. How German Equatorial Mounts Work

    16. How to Attach a Clip-On Filter to a DSLR Camera

    17. Chapter 3 Introduction - DSLR Camera Settings

    18. Menu Walkthrough and Important Features to Activate

    19. Main Menu Settings (ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture)

    20. How to Switch to Manual or Automatic Focus

    21. How to Switch to BULB Mode

    22. Summary of Camera Settings

    23. How to Use an Intervalometer

    24. Chapter 4 Introduction - Planning is Everything

    25. Battling Light Pollution: How to Find the Perfect Location

    26. Weather Wizard: Which Websites and Apps to Use

    27. Scouting a Location to Image from

    28. What Object Should You Image?

    29. How to Frame Using Planetarium Software

    30. The Dangers Out on the Field

    31. Survey

    32. Chapter 5 Introduction - Setting Up and Initializing

    33. How to Set Up Your Equipment

    34. How to Attach the Camera to Your Telescope

    35. How to Balance Your Rig

    36. How to Plug in the Cables

    37. How to Polar Align

    38. Initializing the Mount and 3-Star Alignment

    39. Chapter 6 Introduction - Imaging a Deep Sky Object

    40. How to Focus at Night

    41. What Settings Should We Use?

    42. How to Focus the Guide Camera

    43. How to Use the Auto-Guider

    44. Using the Intervalometer and Taking Test Shots

    45. Passing Time While Imaging

    46. Calibration Frames: How to Take Darks, Bias, and Flats

    47. Chapter 7 Introduction - Processing Data

    48. Importing the Files

    49. Downloading Raw Data

    50. Stacking with Deep Sky Stacker

    51. Stacking with PixInsight

    52. Processing a Globular Cluster With PixInsight

    53. Post-Processing with Lightroom

    54. PixInsight - Access our Processing Workflow for Beginners

    55. Processing Summary

    56. Beginner Processing Survey

    57. Messier 13 - Final Image Results

    58. Chapter 8 Introduction - Using a One Shot Color Camera

    59. One-Shot Color Cooled Astrophotography Camera

    60. Telescopes - Using a Reflector Over a Refractor

    61. Mounts - The Jump to a High-End Mount

    62. Filters - Do You Need Them?

    63. Batteries - We. Need. More. Power!

    64. OSC Camera - Equipment Summary

    65. Chapter 9 Introduction - Planning and Using SGP

    66. Planning Ahead with SkySafari

    67. SGP: Dashboard Walkthrough and The Basics

    68. SGP: Settings Used to Capture M33

    69. SGP: Setting Up Text and Email Notifications

    70. Chapter 10 Introduction - Imaging a Galaxy from the Desert

    71. Setting Up the Equipment

    72. How to Use a Coma Corrector

    73. How to Collimate a Reflector Telescope

    74. Initializing the MyT Mount

    75. SGP: How to Focus

    76. Test Shots and Launching Our Series

    77. Calibration Frames with SGP: Taking Darks and Flats

    78. Chapter 11 Introduction - Processing OSC Data

    79. Transferring Files

    80. Download Our OSC Camera Raw Data!

    81. Debayering: Why is it Important?

    82. Processing a Galaxy with PixInsight

    83. Messier 33 - Final Image Results

    84. Chapter 12 Introduction - Using a Monochrome Camera

    85. The Monochrome Camera

    86. The Telescope: We're Using Another Refractor!

    87. Extra Accessories: An Off Axis Guider and Electronic Auto-Focuser

    88. How to Mount the OAG on the Camera

    89. The Electronic Filter Wheel and Narrowband Filters

    90. Mono Camera - Equipment Summary

    91. Chapter 13 Introduction - Planning and Using the ASIAir

    92. Understanding monochrome cameras

    93. Planning Our Shot

    94. What is the ASIAir?

    95. What is a Field Flattener?

    96. Chapter 14 Introduction - Imaging a Nebula from Home

    97. Setting Up in the Backyard

    98. ASIAir: Initializing and Connecting the Equipment

    99. ASIAir: How to Focus and use the Electronic Focuser

    100. ASIAir: How to Focus the Guide Camera on the OAG

    101. ASIAir: Test Shots and Launching Our Series

    102. ASIAir: Shooting Flats and Darks

    103. ASIAir Pro - Mount Controls and Auto-Guiding

    104. [2022 Update] Full Walkthrough using the ASIAir Plus

    105. Chapter 15 Introduction - Processing Monochrome Data

    106. Transferring Files from the ASIAir to the Computer

    107. Download Our Raw Data!

    108. Processing Walkthrough of Monochrome Data

    109. IC 5070 - Final Image Results

    110. Chapter 16 Introduction - Art You Can Be Proud Of

    111. Our Favorite Printing Companies

    112. Displaying Your Art

    113. Final Thoughts

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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.

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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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