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Step-by-step videos for setting up an imaging rig and processing the data.

Application Installation

Installing ASCOM & Mount Drivers
Installing Stellarium & Stellarium Scope
Installing Astrotortilla
Installing Moonlite Software & Drivers
Installing QHY5L-II Drivers
Installing PHD2
Installing Sequence Generator Pro & Platesolve2
Installing Local Astronomy.net Solver

Application Configuration

Connecting to your mount with Stellarium Scope
PHD2 - Basic Configuration
BackyardNikon - Basic Configuration
BackyardEOS - Basic Configuration
Sequence Generator Pro Configuration Part 1
Sequence Generator Pro Configuration Part 2
Sequence Generator Pro Configuration Part 3
Sequence Generator Pro Configuration Part 4
Sequence Generator Pro Configuration Part 5
Sequence Generator Pro Configuration Part 6
Creating a Custom Horizon in Stellarium

Data Capture

Creating a sequence in Sequence Generator Pro
Sequence Generator Pro - Adding a Target to a Sequence
Sequence Generator Pro - Capturing Library Files
Imaging the Iris Nebula
How to Calculate the Ideal Exposure Length for your Equipment

Image Processing

Creating Master Files
Pre-processing the Iris Nebula Data
Stacking Data from multiple sessions
Mosaic Creation in Pixinsight
Local Fuzzy Histogram Hyperbolization Script in Pixinsight
Avoiding Star Bloating when stretching in Pixinsight

All photographs captured & processed by Pete Lawrence, an amateur astronomer in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

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