4 Levels of ORION NEBULA - Beginner to Advanced Astrophotography

Orion Nebula was first photographed in 1880 with an 11" refractor on to a glass plate. Today, we have more options than ever for getting started with deep sky astrophotography even with the camera on your phone!
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Tech details:
Level 1 - Eyepiece projection, Celestron FirstScope, Huawei P30 Pro, single 3 second exposure, lightly edited to change contrast and saturation.
Level 2 - Canon 5Dmk3, Rokinon 85mm at f/4, 450 x 2 seconds, Processed with DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop
Level 3 - Canon EOS Ra, Canon 200mm at f/2.8, Sky-watcher Star Adventurer, 150 x 30 seconds, Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop
Level 4 - Canon EOS Ra, Stellarvue SVQ at f/5.4, Orion EQ6R, Astromania 60mm guidescope and ASI290MM-Mini guide camera, 33 x 90 seconds, Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop

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[SpaceThoughtYT]

Level 5 : HUBBLE TELESCOPE
Level 6: JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE

[HelenasAstrophotography]

Heck Nico the cinematography was insane in this!!

[thecommenter]

4 levels of making me feel bad about my astrophotography XD

[ianmckenney]

Not even going to bother with reaching level 1. I'll just live vicariously and let more talented people than me do the grunt work, I'll just sit back and enjoy the ride, keep up the good work. Really like your work.

[ClearAmbientSkies]

Ok man, you got that 80s thing going on. One of your best yet. The synth backing track is too cool. You certainly upped your game.

[jmanthompson]

Awesome video Nico!! This was put together really well and I love that it shows all the different perspectives perfectly, there’s something for everyone!

[GalacticHunter]

Woooow that was so good! Fantastic videography and editing!

[jimtrela]

What does the white "lens cover" with the grill openings do, and how is it used in correction/calibration? It is shown at 0:21, 0:58, and 1:44. Is it used to generate diffraction patterns, as seen at 1:45?

[PRODVDi]

I'm trying to do as much as I can with just a LG V50 and a tripod. 50x 20 sec exposures (using 500 rule), dark, flat, and bias frames. After going through DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop, the images come out quite well.

[kashifyasin]

Great work. What is gadget to attache p30pro on telescope?

[gooner]

That's absolutely brilliant. It's wonderful how far you've come as a photographer and an advocate for astrophotography.

[MalJannie]

Got into the hobby recently and I'm already hooked. Looking at getting to level 3 soon

[mxk]

The most underrated astrophotography channel ever.... Good work... Keep goin🔥

[KnyghtErrant]

The beauty of M42 is that even the beginner with minimal equipment can get a pleasing result, which really serves as an inspiration to strive for those next levels.

[ssbhide]

This actually gives an amateur astrophotographer or someone who is interested in astrophotography a clear sense of reality..what to expect from which gear..

[meghjoshi]

Woahhh.... amazing video Nico
I can see myself at level 3, and the pic I got is quite similar to that!!!
One of your most creative videos yet.

[knightclan]

I'm a real newbie.
Loving your videos.
I can't wait to see these things in the sky with my first telescope.
Back ordered for a month.
Gives me time to learn the sky and save up for all the extra stuff you need to get to level 4.
I wish I wasn't so into cool toys.

[IcedReaver]

Lovely video which shows the progression! I'm at a level 3.5 right now (Star Adventurer with guide camera, Redcat 51 and DSLR).

[filippobussi]

Im from italy, and there are so many good astrophotographers on the web with their beautiful tutorials.
But this guy is simply the best.

[Chamsdlr]

Looks really good. Like a commercial or trailer. Very impressed