Science in Astrophotography
If you have ever wondered why galaxies, nebulae, etc. have the shapes and colours that the all the astrophotos show. And if you have always wanted to venture into the world of astrophotography to photograph those objects yourself. Then, this is your podcast! Here we will talk, in a clear and easy way, about the science behind all those images taken with the big telescopes. This will helps us planning better our astrophotography sessions and get the maximum out of our astrophotography sessions. We will also talk about the equipment needed to enter the world of landscape and deep field astrophotography, processing techniques and workflows. Would you come with me to this amazing journey around the cosmos?
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2019
The June night sky
June is here and with it new astronomical events and new night sky objects to photograph. This episode not covers the description of the main events and also it gives you some interesting facts about…
00:23:40 |
Thu 30 May 2019
Playing detective with the Universe
Imagine that you are a detective who suddenly hears a gunshot. However, you can not walk to the area from which the noise came to see exactly what just happened, how would you solve the case? With th…
00:35:51 |
Fri 17 May 2019
Guide to choose a telescope
This week’s episode is aimed at those who are interested in buying your first telescope or upgrading to a bigger one. I explain the pros and cons of each of the types of telescopes, their prices, the…
00:29:52 |
Thu 09 May 2019
My workflow to photograph deep sky objects
Galaxies and nebulae require long exposure times and need large amounts of images. This week I talk in detail about my workflow to make observe deep sky objects either with DSLRs and lenses or with m…
00:32:33 |
Thu 02 May 2019
The May night sky
The night sky in May bring us a lot of different options for both north and Southern hemispheres. In particular, this month we will be able to observe the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, the best meteor …
00:20:52 |
Thu 25 Apr 2019
Apps for capturing images
In this week’s episode I describe a large list of software options for capturing your astrophotography images that work with CCDs, CMOS and DSLRs.
The apps mentioned are:
PHD2: https://openphdguiding.…
The apps mentioned are:
PHD2: https://openphdguiding.…
00:25:29 |
Thu 18 Apr 2019
The science behind the first image ever of a black hole
On April 10, 2019, the first image of a black hole taken with the Event Horizon telescope was published. This telescope uses a technique called interferometry to combine the observations of multiple …
00:18:56 |
Thu 11 Apr 2019
A hotel under the stars: astrophysics and astrophotography
This week I talk about how astronomers live at an observatory doing scientific observations for almost a week. I also tell you about the preparation that goes with it before going. Through examples o…
00:21:49 |
Thu 04 Apr 2019
The April night sky
The night sky in April bring us a lot of different options for both north and Southern hemispheres. In particular, it is one of the best moments to do Milky Way panoramas. Learn on this episode the t…
00:18:30 |
Thu 28 Mar 2019
Image processing apps for astrophotography
In this week’s episode I describe a large list of software options for all kind of imaging processing, from astro-landscapes, to lucky imaging and deep sky objects. With the apps mentioned in this ep…
00:20:01 |
Thu 07 Mar 2019
The March night sky
As it is now tradition every month, this week’s episode summarises the main events and objects of the night sky that we will be able to see from the North and South Hemispheres during March. As alway…
00:18:07 |
Thu 28 Feb 2019
My top 5 apps for weather forecasting
This week I bring you my top 5 list of weather apps to help you plan our observing nights knowing if the sky is going to be clear or covered. Each app has its pros and cons, but after years testing d…
00:21:21 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
The effects of the atmosphere in astrophotography
The effects of the atmosphere in astrophotography
If you have ever wondered why it is sometimes difficult to capture the Moon when it is close to the horizon or why some nights without clouds you get …
If you have ever wondered why it is sometimes difficult to capture the Moon when it is close to the horizon or why some nights without clouds you get …
00:17:45 |
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Focusing methods in astrophotography
In this week’s episode I cover 4 different methods to achieve perfect focused images in a quickly and reliable way when using your DSRLs and/or telescopes.
In this link you can find the online tool to…
In this link you can find the online tool to…
00:20:02 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
The February night sky
This week’s episode summarises the main events and objects of the night sky that we will be able to see from the North and South Hemispheres during February. As always, the episode includes tips on h…
00:16:20 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
How to improve our astrophotography using calibration images
The proper calibration of our RAW images, is a really important stage of the acquisition of astronomical images. In this episode I describe each of the different types of calibrating images, why they…
00:29:36 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
How to photograph a lunar eclipse
In the early hours of January 21st, we will have the opportunity of witnessing the only total lunar eclipse of 2019. In this episode, I show you all the different techniques to successfully photograp…
00:25:05 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
The incredible journey of New Horizons
In this episode I uncover what the images obtained by the New Horizon probe, launched in 2006, are telling us about Pluto, seeing like never before, and most recently, in January 1st, 2019, about Ult…
00:29:20 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
My astrophotography equipment
We kick off 2019 with an special episode in response to loads of requests, questions from all of you. On this episode I will describe in detail what equipment for astrophotography I currently have, w…
00:28:27 |
Thu 03 Jan 2019
The January night sky
The last episode of 2018 is here and of course it covers the astronomical events and main celestial objects of the January night sky, as well as photographing tips. We talk about comets, planets, met…
00:19:12 |
Thu 27 Dec 2018
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