Planetary Astrophotography: My Workflow to get Pro Results with Beginner Gear

Are you struggling to get sharp planetary images with your Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope? Do your photos of Jupiter and Saturn look like blurry white blobs? You don't need a $10,000 observatory to get professional-looking results. You just need the right workflow.
In this video, I break down my planetary astrophotography process that will get you 80% of the way to those amazing pictures you see from amateur astrophotographers online. I’ll show you exactly how I use a standard Celestron NexStar 6SE and a ZWO camera to capture details that most people think require a larger scope, without using expensive add-ons.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction to Getting 80% to Perfection
01:48 - Before You Go Outside - Equipment, Weather, Targets
10:10 - Equipment Setup - CPWI + SharpCap
20:00 - Taking the Pictures - SharpCap
34:38 - Processing the Data - AutoStakkert, RegiStax, GIMP

🔗 LINKS MENTIONED
► My Perfect Alignment Guides:
► Celestron NexStar Mount:    • How to Align a Celestron NexStar Telescope...  
► Celestron AVX/AGT/CG5 Mount:    • How to Align a Celestron AVX / AGT (CG-5) ...  
► My Perfect Collimation Guide:    • Perfect SCT Collimation: A Good, Better, &...  
► SharpCap (Alignment, Focus, Capture): https://www.sharpcap.co.uk/
► Astrospheric (Weather/Seeing App): https://www.astrospheric.com/
► AutoStakkert (Stacking): https://www.autostakkert.com/
► RegiStax (Sharpening): http://www.astronomie.be/registax/
► GIMP (Photo Editing): https://www.gimp.org/

🔭 GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO
(As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying Amazon purchases and you pay the same amount, while supporting this channel)
► Telescope: Celestron NexStar 6SE - https://amzn.to/4qbQppt
► Camera: ZWO ASI678MC - https://www.highpointscientific.com/z...
► Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor - https://amzn.to/4s11wTS
► 6SE Bahtinov Mask - https://amzn.to/3Xc9L17
► 6SE Tri-Bahtinov Mask - https://ebay.us/m/JdSV1G
► Temperature Probe: TEMPer2 Inside/Outside - https://amzn.to/48LZFuF
► Thermal Conductive Glue - https://amzn.to/3MtfgXj

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