This is the recording of the Sunday Chat that took place on February 4th, 2024.
The next Sunday Chat will take place on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024. I will send a reminder here on Patreon in the week prior. All future events where I'll be speaking (both in-person and virtual) are added here: https://www.nebulaphotos.com/patreon-calendar/ as soon as I have confirmed the date.
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place this Sunday, February 4th at 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 19:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below).
Agenda:
-Introductions for anyone new to the Sunday Chats
-Open Q&A and discussion
I like to start with questions from beginners or those new to the Sunday chats, but don't worry there is usually plenty of time for more advanced questions and discussions.
Hope to see you there!
I will be premiering this video on YouTube in a few hours at 1PM Eastern Time. A YouTube premiere is just a way for everyone to watch the video together the first time it plays, and there is a live chat feature. After the premiere, it will turn it will be a regular video at the same link (https://youtu.be/VRLgbCKx6Xs). This video was a long time coming. I had the basic idea over a year ago, but it went through many iterati...
2024-01-14 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the recording of the Sunday Chat that took place on January 7th, 2024.
The next Sunday Chat will take place on Sunday, February 4th, 2024. I will send a reminder here on Patreon in the week prior. All future events where I'll be speaking (both in-person and virtual) are added here: https://www.nebulaphotos.com/patreon-calendar/ as soon as I have confirmed the date.
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place this Sunday, January 7th at 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 19:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below).
Agenda:
-Updates / Announcements from me
-Introductions for anyone new to the Sunday Chats
-Open Q&A and discussion
I like to start with questions from beginners or those new to the Sunday chats, but don't worry there is usually plenty of time for more advanced questions and discussions.
Hope to see you there!
2024-01-04 15:00:09 +0000 UTC
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This is the recording of the Sunday Chat that took place on December 3rd, 2023.
The next Sunday Chat will take place on Sunday, January 7th, 2024. I will send a reminder here on Patreon in the week prior. All future events where I'll be speaking (both in-person and virtual) are added here: https://www.nebulaphotos.com/patreon-calendar/ as soon as I have confirmed the date.
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place Tomorrow, Sunday, December 3rd at 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 19:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below).
Agenda:
-Introductions for anyone new to the Sunday Chats
-Open Q&A and discussion
I like to start with questions from beginners or those new to the Sunday chats, but don't worry there is usually plenty of time for more advanced questions and discussions.
Hope to see you there!
This is the recording of the Sunday Chat that took place on November 5th, 2023.
I gave a very quick update on my observatory build. We then did introductions for anyone new to the call. And then we did Q&A / discussion. Interesting chat with some discussion topics that haven't come up before.
The next Sunday Chat will take place on Sunday, December 3rd. I will send a reminder here on Patreon in the week prior. All future events where I'll be speaking (both in-person an...
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place this Sunday, November 5th at 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 19:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below).
Agenda:
-Introductions for anyone new to the Sunday Chats
-Open Q&A and discussion
I like to start with questions from beginners or those new to the Sunday chats, but don't worry there is usually plenty of time for more advanced questions and discussions.
Hope to see you there!
This is the recording of the Sunday Chat that took place on October 8th, 2023.
After a few introductions, I began this chat with a short presentation on processing software and processing software workflows. This led into a fairly lengthy discussion on the same topic. We wrapped up with a general Q&A.
The next Sunday Chat will take place on Sunday, November 5th. I will send a reminder here on Patreon in the week prior. All future events where I'll be speaking (both in-perso...
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place this Sunday, October 8th at the usual time of 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 18:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below).
Agenda:
-Introductions for anyone new to the Sunday Chats
-Discussion on my dual narrowband processing video and software choice/workflow in general
-Open Q&A and discussion
I like to start with questions from beginners or those new to the Sunday chats, but don't worry there is usually plenty of time for...
This is the recording of the Sunday Chat that took place on September 3rd, 2023.
The next chat will be on Sunday, October 8th, 2023 at the normal time (note: one week delay as I'm not available on Oct. 1st). I will send a reminder here on Patreon in the week prior. All future events where I'll be speaking (both in-person and virtual) are added here: https://www.nebulaphotos.com/patreon-calendar/...
2023-09-08 17:27:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place this Sunday, September 3rd at the usual time of 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 18:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below).
After introductions for anyone new to the Chat, the rest of the time will be spent on open Q&A and discussion. I like to start with questions from beginners or those new to the Sunday chats, but don't worry there is usually plenty of time for more advanced questions and discussions.
Hope to see you there!
Hi Everyone,
I'm excited to announce that for both the upcoming Annular Eclipse in October 2023, and the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse in April 2024, all Nebula Photos Patreon Members will get one month of free access to Astrospheric Pro leading up to each eclipse. Astrospheric Pro is the best weather forecasting app for North America geared towards astronomy and cloud forecasts. This will be a great help for all eclipse chasers in finding the ideal spot for viewing and photographi...
2023-08-27 23:29:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the recording of the Sunday Chat for August 6th, 2023. Thank you to everyone who attended! And a special thank you to Salim for the great introduction and review of his Vaonis Vespera telescope.
The next Sunday Chat will take place on Sunday, September 3rd at the normal time.
Clear skies, Nico
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place this Sunday, August 6th at the usual time of 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 18:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below).
Agenda
-Introductions for anyone new to the Sunday Chats (5 minutes)
-Salim Ansari - sharing his experience with the Vaonis Vespera telescope (5 minutes)
-Open Q&A and Discussion (50 minutes)
For the Open Q&A, I like to start with questions from beginners or those new to the Sunday chats...
This is the recording of the Sunday Chat for July 2nd, 2023. Thank you to everyone who attended! And a special thank you to Eric for the informative presentation on his visit to the Yerkes Observatory.
The next Sunday Chat will take place on Sunday, August 6th at the normal time.
Clear skies, Nico
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place this Sunday, July 2nd at the usual time of 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 18:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below).
Agenda
-Introductions for anyone new to the Sunday Chats (5 minutes)
-Eric Jenson - Tour of the Yerkes Observatory (5 minutes)
-Open Q&A and Discussion (50 minutes)
For the Open Q&A, I like to start with questions from beginners or those new to the Sunday chats, but don't worry there...
Hello all, I have another Patreon Exclusive video for you today. This one demonstrates:
Depending on how you approach this month's imaging challenge, this video may help. And even outside of this month's challenge, if you ever come across something un...
2023-06-12 16:51:05 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
I just found out there is a team here at Patreon that will design a survey, analyze the responses, and give me business advise based on the results. I figured it was worth a shot. I've shared this on all my social media channels, but the team at Patreon told me that it is useful to also get data from folks already supporting me on Patreon to compare to those who haven't signed up. So if you have 5 minutes to fill out a quick survey, I'd be very grateful: 2023-06-06 17:39:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the recording of the Sunday Chat for June 4th, 2023. Thank you to everyone who attended!
Normal Introductions, Q&A and discussion until about 48 minutes in when we turned to discussion of this month's imaging challenge (random/unexplored).
Clear skies, Nico
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place this Sunday, June 4th at the usual time of 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 18:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below). We will start with intros for anyone new to the Sunday chats, followed by open Q&A and discussion on anything related to astrophotography. If anyone has any questions about this month's imaging challenge (random/unexplored deep sky), we can discuss that at length, and I may do a short demo of some tools if desired. The chat will...
2023-06-02 18:45:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you everyone for joining and bringing all your great questions, insights, and reviews!
There was some discussion of solar eclipse imaging, so I think that will be a great topic for the next themed chat - likely in July. Stay tuned!
-Nico
The second Nebula Photos themed chat will take place a in a few hours on zoom (link below). Here is the date/time for a few different time zones.
Sydney, Australia: 10:00AM 24 May 2023
UTC: 0:00 24 May 2023
UK: 1:00AM 24 May 2023
Eastern Time: 8:00PM 23 May 2023
Pacific Time: 5:00PM 23 May 2023
This one will be on the topic of using portable star trackers for astrophotography. I will give a brief overview presentation, and then it will be open discussion and Q&A o...
Open Discussion and Q&A on May 7, 2023. Thank you everyone for coming!
The next Sunday Chat will be on June 4, 2023, and before that there will be a themed chat on DSLR astrophotography with portable star trackers (Tuesday May 23rd 8pm ET / May 23rd 5pm PT / May 24th 0:00 UTC / May 24th 1am UK time / May 24th 10am Sydney, Australia).
Upcoming events will always be announced here on Patreon, but also added to this calendar: 2023-05-08 23:16:24 +0000 UTC View Post
The next Nebula Photos Sunday Chat will take place tomorrow, Sunday, May 7th at the usual time of 2pm ET (11am PT, 7pm UK time, 18:00 UTC) on Zoom (link below). We will start with intros for anyone new to the Sunday chats, followed by open Q&A and discussion on anything related to astrophotography. The chat will be recorded and posted here on Patreon the day after.
Join me tomorrow for a video review of the Askar V modular telescope that is coming out this month. I compare it to the Askar FRA300 and the Askar 80PHQ to see how well it holds up on both ends of it's focal length range against astrographs from the same company. This one ended up just over 20 minutes so I did add the Patreon credits, but they come after the Brilliant sponsored ad read which is also at the end. The premiere will take place tomorrow, Friday, May 5th at 12pm ET, 9am PT, 5pm UK ...
2023-05-04 18:06:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello all! After a great time at NEAF, it's been fairly rainy and cloudy since I got back with just a few pockets of clear sky here and there for me to do some testing. I don't mind too much as there aren't too many nebulae up right now for most of the night. I am eager for my favorite constellations for nebula hunting, Cepheus and Cygnus, to rise earlier and earlier. Currently, they get high enough to start shooting around 1:30AM, but by the end of May that will be 11:30PM! Announcements and...
2023-05-01 19:49:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Spring has sprung here in New Hampshire! It’s nice not to have to battle the snow piles before setting up my gear. 🙂 I have another BIG review video premiering tomorrow at 12pm ET (9am PT / 5pm UK time). This one compares the ZWO ASIAir Plus to the PrimaLuceLab EAGLE and a Lenovo Laptop - all computers capable of controlling an astrophotography rig. I enjoyed testing all the devices, but the video was a lot of work so I hope it performs well. And if you are thinking of buying one of thes...
2023-04-27 16:26:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Saturday everyone!
Today, I have a patreon exclusive video for everyone thanks to new member Ali from Australia who has given me permission to process his coalsack nebula data to make this video. Thank you Ali! In this one, I'm processing in PixInsight and Photoshop, and show a few tricks I've never shown before. This is not quite as structured as my videos on YouTube meaning I might ramble a bit more, but I think it will still be a very useful video for PixInsight and/or Photos...