Deep Sky Astrophotography - Equipment Overview and Setup

Learn about the equipment I use to take my photos of deep sky objects (DSOs), and how I set it up for a successful night of imaging. Resources for this video can be found here: http://nebulaphotos.com/resources/setup

Music:
Fishgods by Fourmi is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Fou...

Product Links:
Imaging Cam, ZWO ASI1600MM-C: https://amzn.to/36mrNS8
Guide Cam, ZWO ASI290MM0-Mini: https://amzn.to/2MJxIsT
Guide Scope, Astromania 60mm Guide Scope: https://amzn.to/2u9xDYX
Mount, Skywatcher EQ6-R (updated rec): https://amzn.to/2u9onUQ
Imaging Scope: unavailable as of 1/2020 (it was around $1900, new)
Rings, Plates, and Risers, Stellarvue: https://www.stellarvue.com/ringsandpl...
Polar Alignment, QHY Polemaster: https://www.highpointscientific.com/q...

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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:15 The Mount - Orion Atlas EQ-G
04:25 The Camera, Telescope, and Guiding - ZWO ASI1600mm-c, Stellarvue SVQ86, ZWO ASI290mm-mini, and Astromania 60mm guide scope
09:52 Imaging Accessories - Dew control, Bahtinov mask, QHY Polemaster
13:39 Power - Everstart marine battery, Kreiger 1100 w inverter, Minnkota battery box
16:26 Laptop and Software - Lenovo Thinkpad, EQMOD, Cartes du Ciel, PHD2, Sequence Generator Pro, PinPoint, QHY Polemaster
19:32 Leveling and assembling the tripod
21:43 Assembling the mount and adding counter-weights
24:20 Attaching the telescope to mount
26:42 Setting up power and cables
27:37 Rough polar alignment
28:36 Balancing
31:32 Setting up Cartes du Ciel and EQMOD
35:05 Setting up PHD2
36:30 Setting up Sequence Generator Pro
38:47 Using QHY Polemaster for fine polar alignment
44:04 1-star-alignment with Cartes Du Ciel, EQMOD, and SGP
47:30 Focusing with Bahtinov Mask and SGP
50:29 Plate solving and centering on target
53:09 Calibrating PHD2
55:48 Starting the sequence in SGP