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Best Astrophotography Telescope Mounts within your budget in 2026
Our guide to the best telescope mounts you can get for deep sky astrophotography. Star Trackers for wide field and German Equatorial mounts.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
4 hours ago12 min read


Best Astrophotography Cameras Within Budget in 2026
List of the best Astrophotography cameras for beginners. Including DSLR, Mirrorless, OSC, Monochrome cooled dedicated cameras, and more.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
7 days ago8 min read


Building a Dark Library To Re-Use your Calibration Frames
Learn to create a dark library for astrophotography to re-use your calibration frames over and over again and gain a lot of time!
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Dec 19, 20253 min read


Hestia - Solar Observation Step-By-Step Guide
Step-by-step instructions with photos of solar observation with Hestia. Learn how to set up and take photos with this smart telescope.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Feb 29, 20248 min read


Vespera: How to Transfer and Stack Raw Data
This quick guide will show you how to easily transfer your raw data frames and Master file from Vespera onto your computer for processing.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Nov 20, 20234 min read


PixInsight: How to Create a Mosaic in 3 Easy Steps
A quick and easy tutorial on how to combine data into a Mosaic image using PixInsight! Only 3 steps are needed for this, and it takes 5 min!
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Sep 13, 20234 min read


PixInsight: How to Add HA to RGB in Galaxies
This tutorial shows you how to combine HA data to an RGB color image in 3 simple steps using PixInsight. Follow along and get a great result
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Aug 21, 20235 min read


How to Take Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats, Bias, Flat Darks...
Full guide on calibration frames. What are darks, flats, bias, flat darks, and how to take them?
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Aug 5, 20236 min read


A Guide to Solar Observation with Vespera
Use Vespera to observe the Sun from anywhere in the world. Check out our guide to learn how to set up this smart telescope step-by-step.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Jul 29, 20237 min read


How to Prepare for A Solar Eclipse - Total, Partial, and Annular
Discover what you need to know to prepare for a total, partial, or annular solar eclipse. Learn where to purchase solar eclipse sunglasses.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Jul 5, 20238 min read


The Best DSLR Settings for Milky Way Photography
Milky Way photography is exciting and overall easy even for complete beginners. Although you likely can get a nice picture of the Milky...
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Jul 4, 20237 min read


How to Create a Milky Way Time-Lapse Video
Milky Way time-lapse videos capture the natural beauty of our galaxy. Through a series of photos, you can create a visually stunning video.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
May 15, 20239 min read


The 25 Best Astrophotography Targets for a 135mm Lens
A guide of the 25 best astrophotography targets to capture using a 135mm DSLR lens or similar focal length without a telescope.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
May 5, 202316 min read


How to Choose the Best Gear for Milky Way Photography
Milky Way photography is typically the first step an astrophotographer takes. Find out what camera is best, what lens to use, and more.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
May 1, 20237 min read


Milky Way Photography: How to Find Dark Sky Locations
Milky Way photography is best done in the darkest skies possible. Learn about dark-sky quality and how to find dark locations.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Apr 27, 202311 min read


Messier Marathon: Tips to Capture All 110 Objects in One Night!
The end of winter is the best time for a Messier Marathon. In one evening, you can view all 110 objects! Learn more about this challenge and
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Mar 13, 202318 min read


Narrowband Deep Sky Objects - What to Expect With Each Filter?
On this page, you will find a list of narrowband objects we have captured over the years with our monochrome camera. Each object will...
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Jul 15, 20226 min read


How to Download Raw Data from the James Webb Space Telescope - Tutorial
The James Webb Space Telescope is now producing incredible images of deep sky objects! NASA being such an awesome group of people, allow...
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Jul 14, 20227 min read


How to find a Dark Site near You for Astrophotography
How to find a dark site near your home? Learn how light pollution affects your Astrophotography and how to escape it.
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Jun 9, 20225 min read


How to Install and use NoiseXTerminator for PixInsight - Tutorial
NoiseXTerminator is a plugin for PixInsight that removes noise from images without affecting stars or deep-sky objects thanks to AI technology. How to install and use NoiseXTerminator on PixInsight? In this post, I will go over how to get NoiseXTerminator to work on PixInsight and give you a few tips on how to use it. It is very easy to install and it yields incredible results, especially on linear images. You can watch our video tutorial HERE . Scroll to the bottom to see o
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
May 14, 20225 min read
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