A YEAR-LONG EXPOSURE, Part One (Planning with Stellarium)

Note: one thing I forgot to say is the png panorama image should be 2048 px wide by 1024 px high or some multiple of those values.

==Resources==

==Contents==
0:00 What is an Analemma?
0:35 My 2023 Analemma Plan
2:27 Choosing a location
3:10 Prep - Custom Landscape
4:16 Brilliant (Sponsor)
5:15 Creating the panorama image
13:08 Adding the landscape to Stellarium
14:12 Correcting North
16:47 Visualizing the Analemma (avoiding obstructions)
19:15 Picking a focal length
21:07 Credits (Patreon)

This video was sponsored by Brilliant.

[csimet]

If nothing else... this is a great tutorial on how to setup Stellarium with a custom horizon view. Tx!

[parkerbowen]

This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen

[georgebokovos]

Great video Nico! You can actually plot the analemma in Stellarium with the astronomical calculations window - ephemeris tab. Select Sun, start and end date - time, time step, check show line, markers etc and check H.C. co-ordinates, then press calculate ephemeris.

[Chadycool]

Thank you Nico! Now I know how Tom Hanks was able to etch a perfect Analemma on his cave wall in Cast Away. He obviously found a DSLR Camera, tripod, and laptop with photoshop and Stellarium installed on it in one of those FedEx parcels. I look forward to your next update on this project.

[lukomatico]

What a fabulous project Nico! That's going to be an incredibly interesting shot after the year is up, I'd say "I can't wait!" but we've not got much choice really haha!! 😀
You may wish to look into a "solarcan" as a project you could run alongside this too! Good luck my friend!

[masterxyr]

Superb video as always!
I was almost satisfied enough with just the simulation on Stellarium haha Especially also because there are no dears knocking over the tripod in 9 months' time or some trekker nicking it, and it was also very comfortable here in my chair. Of course, not many projects of my own get done with this attitude...
Cheers a bunch, Nico, this'll be a stellar (pun intended) series for all things Analemma!

[PhilJonesIII]

I stared taking photos in the 60s. Digital made astrophotography possible for me (and most others). It staggers me, all the programs we have available to us, mostly free. Stellarium, The photographer's ephemeris, Deep Sky Stacker and the likes.

And of course, people like yourself, happy to share what they have learned. A thousand thanks.

[KopLamp]

Intriguing idea indeed. Perhaps I should create one too from my garden! I have a video on my channel showing the creation of a Stellarium background using the Google Streetview app. I find it a lot easier than having to stitch the 360 panorama yourself. That "select sky" option in Photoshop was mindblowing by the way. Compare it with the way I did in an older Photoshop ;-)

[todaysworldjw]

😀 This looks amazing 🤩 I've been aware of the sun 'moving' throughout the year, but this looks like such a cool project! Nico, you've outperformed yet again 😎👍👍very excited about this

[Keenan]

can't wait to watch this photo come to life bro, good luck!!

[juancaamano]

Great project, mate! It really invites to tag along!

Stellarium shortcut for framing rotation: The menu where you selected sensor, optics, etc., just below "rotation" label, there are some grey degree numbers so you can avoid another menu.
Cheers!

[English.Andy]

I wish you the best of luck in your endeavour. Look forward to following your progress

[ronsieloff]

What a neat use of this tool. Thanks. Nicely done as always.

[gregmckay]

Great job explaining the process. I've been wanting to shoot one of these for a few years now.

[absorbingphotons]

This is so cool, Nico! Hats off to you for attempting one of the hardest astronomical things to capture 👏

[rtoip]

It's good to remember to take daylight saving time into account during this project.

[BhojinderpalSingh]

Cool idea, thanks for sharing for us to learn! Please remember to adjust for daylight savings time switch.

[lupulul]

I see you upload, I donate a like. Still grateful for all those post processing tutorials.

[henryparker]

Great video Nico! I’m in the middle of my year long venture of doing the same thing. I should finish on the spring equinox. Looks like we’ve done pretty much identical planning with getting a landscape photo and using Stellarium. I can tell you, as you know, it is a challenge. Good luck, and I look forward to seeing your progress!

[Twobarpsi]

Good luck with your project! Will you take pictures every day, or more like once a week?