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Feb 7, 20226 min read

4 Tips for Photographing Galaxies With a Telescope

Spring is coming! And it is time for you to get mentally prepared to image nothing but galaxies every night. Spring is known as Galaxy...

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How to Install and use Starnet 2 for PixInsight - Tutorial

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jan 29, 20226 min read

How to Install and use Starnet 2 for PixInsight - Tutorial

A quick tutorial explaining how to install and use the second version of StarNet 2 for PixInsight!

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Best Astrophotography Cameras Within Budget in 2024

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jan 5, 20227 min read

Best Astrophotography Cameras Within Budget in 2024

List of the best Astrophotography cameras for beginners. Including DSLR, Mirrorless, OSC, Monochrome cooled dedicated cameras, and more.

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Best Telescopes for Astrophotography within your budget in 2024

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Dec 22, 20219 min read

Best Telescopes for Astrophotography within your budget in 2024

What are the best beginner telescopes for astrophotography? Here are ideas for 5 refractor telescopes, as well as two other types!

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5 Cheap Useful Accessories for Astrophotography

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Sep 4, 20216 min read

5 Cheap Useful Accessories for Astrophotography

It is no secret that Astrophotography is an expensive hobby! While the main pieces of your equipment, like the mount, the telescope, and...

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Can You Do Astrophotography from The City? - 7 Tips to get clean images from Heavy Light Pollution

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jun 26, 202110 min read

Can You Do Astrophotography from The City? - 7 Tips to get clean images from Heavy Light Pollution

Learn the secrets to doing astrophotography from the city! Our blog post shares 7 tips to get clean images despite heavy light pollution.

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The easiest Nebulae for Beginner Astrophotographers

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Apr 14, 20216 min read

The easiest Nebulae for Beginner Astrophotographers

Welcome to our guide about the easiest nebulae for beginners to photograph! We have selected what we believe are the best five nebulae to...

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Short vs long exposures for astrophotography - Galactic Experiment 3

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jan 26, 20216 min read

Short vs long exposures for astrophotography - Galactic Experiment 3

One of the question astrophotographers often ask themselves before imaging a target is "how long should my exposures be?". This topic is...

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Advanced Astrophotography setup walk-around (With prices!)

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jan 14, 20215 min read

Advanced Astrophotography setup walk-around (With prices!)

There is an infinite amount of astrophotography setup combinations. Most beginners who just got their first telescope start imaging the...

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Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Dec 7, 20203 min read

All upcoming solar eclipses (2020-2100)

Solar Eclipses are some of the most impressive astronomical events of all! They usually occur two to four times a year but are only...

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What telescope should you buy for Christmas?

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Nov 24, 20207 min read

What telescope should you buy for Christmas?

Christmas is just around the corner, and once again, hundreds of people are looking to buy a telescope for the first time, either for...

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Beginner Astrophotography: A Complete Guide

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Nov 18, 202035 min read

Beginner Astrophotography: A Complete Guide

Learn how to start astrophotography in this complete guide for beginners. Find out about gear, light pollution, processing images, and more.

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Beginner DSLR Astrophotography setup walk-around (With prices!)

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Aug 29, 20207 min read

Beginner DSLR Astrophotography setup walk-around (With prices!)

A complete Astrophotography setup using a small refractor telescope and a DSLR camera!

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How to use Starnet++ for PixInsight natively - Tutorial

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Aug 24, 20206 min read

How to use Starnet++ for PixInsight natively - Tutorial

How to install and use Starnet++ on PixInsight? In this post, I will go over the easiest way to get Starnet++ to work on PixInsight and...

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The easiest galaxies for Beginner Astrophotographers

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Jul 13, 20205 min read

The easiest galaxies for Beginner Astrophotographers

In this post, we tell you what we believe are the 8 easiest galaxies to photograph as a beginner!

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Antoine & Dalia Grelin

May 5, 20207 min read

How to clean your telescope's mirrors

How do you safely clean both of your reflector telescope's mirrors? Most importantly, how do you put everything back together the right way?

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PixInsight: How to customize your dashboard, and save time while processing

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Apr 16, 20208 min read

PixInsight: How to customize your dashboard, and save time while processing

PixInsight is a complex software. Here are some tips to process faster and be more productive when processing Astrophotography on PixInsight

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Our Astrophotography Equipment for imaging Galaxies in Spring 2020

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Apr 6, 20207 min read

Our Astrophotography Equipment for imaging Galaxies in Spring 2020

What equipment will we be using for Spring, also known as "Galaxy Season"? What are our tips about what gear to use to photograph galaxies?

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Deep-Sky DSLR Astrophotography with a Tripod - Is it Possible?

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Mar 23, 202010 min read

Deep-Sky DSLR Astrophotography with a Tripod - Is it Possible?

Can you do deep-sky DSLR astrophotography with a tripod and camera, and NO telescope? The answer: yes! See how in our post and try it out!

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Full Astrophotography Setup under $1,200: Is it possible?

Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Mar 12, 20208 min read

Full Astrophotography Setup under $1,200: Is it possible?

What is the best possible astrophotography rig you can buy when on a tight budget? Let's compile the cheapest yet high quality options.

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