Found a potential great MW location 3 hrs drive away. An abandoned church with no trees around. Clear skies due tomorrow so will drive down & try it out.
Thanks for taking the time to comment Royce! Learned a lot from you, especially the 'Royce Bair histogram' as I'd like to call it :-). Love the contrast in the great rift.
Always so much good stuff to see and photograph!! I love Orion but also can’t get enough of the Perseus / Taurus region with the California nebula and Pleiades, which make such a great contrasting pair. Basically there’s NEVER a bad time to go out with the camera (except cloudy nights!). Great video as ever, Jeroen. 🙌
Thank you Paul! And you are so right. Let's spread the word: don't pack up but go out and shoot those stars! 😀. You make a good point about Perseus/Taurus also, beautiful part of the night sky!
Having just moved to central Portugal i cant wait to explore and capture as much off the night sky as possible 🙏🙏 from star trails, milky way, to trying out some deep space and giving a ha filter a try for the first time , all the best fingers crossed for clear skies 😎😎📸📸👍👍
@@StarScaperPhoto 3hrs north of alqueva , just south of Coimbra and 40mins from the Spanish border a village called Alpidrinia on the base on the gardunha mountain
Bring on Orion and M45 - I have a new 50mm lens on my astromodded 6D to try out!! Wish the weather was better in North Wales though but at least if not I have a trip to La Palma to look forward to!! Great channel btw (which is why I'm subscribed). 👍👍😃😃✨✨
Thanks for subscribing and welcome! Those are definately objects and trips to look forward to! And congrats on the 50mm, brilliant focal length for astro.
Orion is indeed a jewel in the winter skies! And I actually had some prints done about 2 years ago to hang above the screen... still laying on the ground behind me 🤣.
Some great ideas Jeroen. We in the southern hemisphere are looking forward to be able to get out in shorts and tshirts to shoot the "summer" night sky 😂. Can't wait to try to incorporate Orion in some nightscape images at some longer focal lengths. Also looking forward to pointing the camera due south for some star trail photography
Thanks Greg! And sorry this one was all from the Northern hemisphere perspective ;-). Sounds like you have some great plans though! Looking forward to the videos. Always fun when I see a new adventure from you and Virat (and further friends) pop up!
@@StarScaperPhoto Going to make more of an effort to shoot one of the meteor showers too. But from what I've seen recently I think you guys generally get a better showing than we do though.
Some excellent ideas! I’m looking at doing wider field shots of the horsehead, rosette, orion, and flaming star nebulae and really try to bring out all the nebulosity surrounding it. Also, I’m hoping to be able to do a close up shot of the horsehead nebula with my SCT! So many wonders in the galaxy to image
Hi my name is Chris playle from Wales United Kingdom, im looking forward to image the Cygnus rigion and the orion rigion, under my favourite dark skies at bortle 2. Thanks for a brilliant chanel 👍📸
Hi, thanks for the ideas, your videos always put a smile on my face. I’m in Pyrenees with some super dark skies so am hoping for clear nights for the meteor showers. I have trouble making a composite photo of all the meteors even though I’ve tried watching tutorials. Any chance you can maybe do an “idiots version” for people like me. Thanks
Hi, I really want to do a winter milky way arc panoramic, last years effort of mine was rather flat and boring, even with an astro mod camera.... Can you do a video on how best to get it please
That sounds like a great plan! As you might have seen in my previous attempts, I am not doing anything different to shoot a winter milky way versus a summer arc. My best advice would be to seek darker skies though, since the winter arch is much more faint. It also relies more on post processing compared to a summer mw. Advanced techniques like blending in a stretched background extraction layer from PixInsight really help it to give that extra punch also.
I don't think that filters will add super much to most of these subjects. I'd recommend to just go out and see what you can get. Astro modification will help to get some h-alpha nebula out with some of these, but all are worth shooting with a regular stock camera also in my opinion.
@@Fotogoscar for a splash of h-alpha, yes it does. Although I'd happily shoot most of these subjects without a mod. It isn't that much of a difference as people tend to expect in most situations I think.
That's not an easy one to answer. From my experiences the Geminids produce a but more large fireballs compared to the Perseids. There's also something to be said about enjoying a night in 20 degrees celcius during the Perseids versus -10 degrees though 😉
Let us hear your astro plans for the coming months!
We'd love to photograph the CME one day in Europe.
Found a potential great MW location 3 hrs drive away. An abandoned church with no trees around. Clear skies due tomorrow so will drive down & try it out.
@@andywash Yes! That sounds like a dream shot. Good luck!
@@NightExplorations that would be great indeed! Love the Aurora.
So agree with your first "winter" choice: I love the Great Rift region of the Milky Way!
Thanks for taking the time to comment Royce! Learned a lot from you, especially the 'Royce Bair histogram' as I'd like to call it :-). Love the contrast in the great rift.
I can't wait to photograph Orion again and of course the Geminids 😍
Those are two highlights indeed!
The aurora ofcourse 😊
Yeah man, hoping for some more spectacular displays the coming months!
My favourite time of year :D I just love winter sky
Same here! And dark so early every night also!
Always so much good stuff to see and photograph!!
I love Orion but also can’t get enough of the Perseus / Taurus region with the California nebula and Pleiades, which make such a great contrasting pair. Basically there’s NEVER a bad time to go out with the camera (except cloudy nights!).
Great video as ever, Jeroen. 🙌
Thank you Paul! And you are so right. Let's spread the word: don't pack up but go out and shoot those stars! 😀. You make a good point about Perseus/Taurus also, beautiful part of the night sky!
Absolutely great idea. Thank you so much for sharing with us ❤❤❤
My pleasure!
Having just moved to central Portugal i cant wait to explore and capture as much off the night sky as possible 🙏🙏 from star trails, milky way, to trying out some deep space and giving a ha filter a try for the first time , all the best fingers crossed for clear skies 😎😎📸📸👍👍
You have moved to heaven man. Alqueva region right?
@@StarScaperPhoto 3hrs north of alqueva , just south of Coimbra and 40mins from the Spanish border a village called Alpidrinia on the base on the gardunha mountain
I love the autumn and winter clouds the most. Which we're looking at for about a month or so.
Clear skies are too easy dude 😝
Bring on Orion and M45 - I have a new 50mm lens on my astromodded 6D to try out!! Wish the weather was better in North Wales though but at least if not I have a trip to La Palma to look forward to!! Great channel btw (which is why I'm subscribed). 👍👍😃😃✨✨
Thanks for subscribing and welcome! Those are definately objects and trips to look forward to! And congrats on the 50mm, brilliant focal length for astro.
Great Video and Ideas... seems you know your stuff !!!
Thanks! I try 😅
Nice new video Jeroen, Orion is also one of my favorites. I think you need an astro image above your PC screen.
Orion is indeed a jewel in the winter skies! And I actually had some prints done about 2 years ago to hang above the screen... still laying on the ground behind me 🤣.
Great ideas!
Thank you so much!
I will try some of those - and I will try to do some more deep sky, I think :)
My pleasure! Deep sky is also a good idea the coming months. Many more hours of darkness!
I have discoverd your channel. i like it very much !
Welcome to the channel Bertrand!
i like it great work bud
Thank you!
Some great ideas Jeroen. We in the southern hemisphere are looking forward to be able to get out in shorts and tshirts to shoot the "summer" night sky 😂. Can't wait to try to incorporate Orion in some nightscape images at some longer focal lengths. Also looking forward to pointing the camera due south for some star trail photography
Thanks Greg! And sorry this one was all from the Northern hemisphere perspective ;-). Sounds like you have some great plans though! Looking forward to the videos. Always fun when I see a new adventure from you and Virat (and further friends) pop up!
@@StarScaperPhoto Going to make more of an effort to shoot one of the meteor showers too. But from what I've seen recently I think you guys generally get a better showing than we do though.
@@GrowPhotography small price to pay for having bortle 2 skies on your doorstep, right? 😁
@@StarScaperPhoto I can't argue with that 😊
Some excellent ideas! I’m looking at doing wider field shots of the horsehead, rosette, orion, and flaming star nebulae and really try to bring out all the nebulosity surrounding it. Also, I’m hoping to be able to do a close up shot of the horsehead nebula with my SCT! So many wonders in the galaxy to image
Sounds like great ideas indeed! What focal length are you thinking when you say wider field shots? 135mm ish?
Hi my name is Chris playle from Wales United Kingdom, im looking forward to image the Cygnus rigion and the orion rigion, under my favourite dark skies at bortle 2. Thanks for a brilliant chanel 👍📸
Thanks so much for your kind words Chris! I wish you good luck and lots of fun shooting Cygnus and Orion! So jaelous of your bortle 2 skies also 😉👌.
Hi, thanks for the ideas, your videos always put a smile on my face. I’m in Pyrenees with some super dark skies so am hoping for clear nights for the meteor showers. I have trouble making a composite photo of all the meteors even though I’ve tried watching tutorials. Any chance you can maybe do an “idiots version” for people like me. Thanks
Thanks Steven, that's supernice to hear! 😀. Guess what, I've already made that video haha: ruclips.net/video/9KutlHMUDw4/видео.htmlsi=j16HE6M08TBt4Hdn
Hi, I really want to do a winter milky way arc panoramic, last years effort of mine was rather flat and boring, even with an astro mod camera.... Can you do a video on how best to get it please
That sounds like a great plan! As you might have seen in my previous attempts, I am not doing anything different to shoot a winter milky way versus a summer arc. My best advice would be to seek darker skies though, since the winter arch is much more faint. It also relies more on post processing compared to a summer mw. Advanced techniques like blending in a stretched background extraction layer from PixInsight really help it to give that extra punch also.
Love your enthusiasm. Do i need telephoto lens for Orion shot?
Thank you! No, you definately do not need a telephoto for Orion. Check out my video of shooting Orion at different focal lengths also!
ruclips.net/video/iGhHqK4hWKE/видео.htmlsi=AJZoctPVvo4nTxLI
@@StarScaperPhoto okay I will do thanks 🙏
you put "sickness region" instead of "cygnus region" in the chapters names 😅
Hahaha, that's the auto chapters of RUclips. It always translates Cygnus as sickness 🤣
Are there any recommended filters available if
Camera is not Astro modified?
I don't think that filters will add super much to most of these subjects. I'd recommend to just go out and see what you can get. Astro modification will help to get some h-alpha nebula out with some of these, but all are worth shooting with a regular stock camera also in my opinion.
@@StarScaperPhoto Thank you. Guess the Astro modified gives the best of both worlds.
@@Fotogoscar for a splash of h-alpha, yes it does. Although I'd happily shoot most of these subjects without a mod. It isn't that much of a difference as people tend to expect in most situations I think.
Are geminids better than perseids?
That's not an easy one to answer. From my experiences the Geminids produce a but more large fireballs compared to the Perseids. There's also something to be said about enjoying a night in 20 degrees celcius during the Perseids versus -10 degrees though 😉