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How to Process a Moon Photo Using Video From A DSLR

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A common method for taking Moon photos is to use video. This guide will walk you through the steps for processing a Moon photo using video from a DSLR. This guide assumes you already have video of the Moon, but if you don’t, you can practice with the file located here. When you are done with this guide, please VirtualDub When learning how to process a Moon photo from video taken with DSLR, you need to convert it from the default .mp4 to an uncompressed .avi. Think of this like the difference in processing JPG’s vs RAW files. All of the…

Free Planetarium Software: Stellarium for Beginners

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Introduction When planning shots, looking at paper charts can be a good method to see when and where in the night sky a target you may want to shoot will be. But what if you could see a virtual representation of the sky, with all objects around it, and the ground where you will be shooting from? In this article, I will provide a general overview of the powerful program, Stellarium. Since the initial posting of the attached video published in 2021, there are quite a few helpful tips I have figured out to assist with your beginning into Stellarium.…