YouTube Tutorials

Please note that this list is very much still a work in progress 

and has yet to be organised correctly and finalised

Introduction to Astrophotography

Starting Astrophotography by Trevor Jones from AstroBackyard.com and AstroAddict

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_SpSSQUsA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpKOOYol4gQ

Expectations Versus Reality - What stuff really looks like!

• Galaxies and Nebulae - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI7IPPmu76U
• Planets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6NIBBldy8U

Equipment

• Trevor Jones And His Equipment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTtbVH-FX-o
• Balancing a Telescope
• Polar Alignment
• Guiding

Simple Astrophotography with Minimal Equipment

• Astrophotography with just a DSLR and tripod - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtPNyk76Stg
• Photographing nebulas with a cheap camera and lens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a8pRirTe_8

Processing Astro Shots

• Stacking - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hap6C-EYv-4
• Making astro images pop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUFkfRUy1bU
• Image Processing in PhotoShop - Select and Mask - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YBzClMHh-Y
• Top secret tips in PhotoShop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73qN5wEBhU
• Processing Astro Shots - M42 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLVZanCDgDA

Processing Specific Deep Sky Targets

• Orion Nebula - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHkCAgIEhcM
• Orion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rltg47Q64W0
• Andromeda Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu8WZfb4nGk
• Andromeda Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkLlVg0OeCE&t=27s
• Andromeda Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TimxIhN_oU
• Andromeda Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grhVeh_2jcA&t=82s 
• Pinwheel Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Q_GWXL9Gw
• Pinwheel Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxYdM6TM0os
• Horsehead Nebula - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHDQFnNPCRM
• Thors Helmet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jsg73B9DII
• Venus and Pleiades - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTqnPvCV34k
• North American Nebula - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSxdHrO0zfU
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• Eight Targets in Galaxy Season - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv1xZLTtRR4

Dealing with Light Pollution

• Good photos with heavy light pollution - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sEKQZMNQ4k
• Removing light pollution - PS - Zelinka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6fpa_nl3Z
• Light Pollution - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mpPQThliE

Reducing Noise

• Stacking and Noise reduction in PS -Zelinka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgMZa6G-q34
• Long exp Noise reduction and dark frames - in camera - zelink - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MGzxeXxHYo

Using Dedicated Astro Software

Sirl

• Siril Intro to Interface - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOV-HNpImac
• Siril scripts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVVv5mIb8U0&t=319s
• Processing Astro in Siril and PS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYXd0rrAzjg&t=703s
• Siril under linux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmXWWnXwxlQ

Deep Sky Stacker

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZREcJ54tY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkldylli094

Astro Pixel Processor

•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3QBP2HXZ-Q

Sequator

• Sequator and PS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql4bEnJc4hE

PIPP

Registax6

PixInsight

Miscellaneous

AstroCasto

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_kArMKV2UY&feature=youtu.be
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr6FM5lCeOw

Filters

• Narrowband - duo and bud with colour camera - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyIYLAIjfnQ
• Narrowband - usually monochrome CMOS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fp2SlhlprU&t=1s
• Optolong L-Pro M31 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1PV9bE9uYg
• Optolong L-enhance - triple bandpass filter - Nebulae - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpSZ5_ZaY0Q
• Optolong - L-Pro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSY3_fjaKIA
• Optolong - L-enhance - Trevor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2qYDGHBZ2U
• Optolong - L-enhance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1yVLG1q6Sc
• 10 Light poluution filters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFq-y8wTp9o&t=57s
• LP filter review - Zelinka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wd1hRM7I1o

To be added:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGDjGh-j37Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GgruZ-1zQ0&t=609s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Fd2Nc_WYw - looks good. calibrated file available

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73qN5wEBhU&t=118s - channels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBQQ_Gs6YHM = stretching

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnPII6YdVBc - PS curves and Levels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuzQL_1xe7c - luminosity masks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3QBP2HXZ-Q&t=48s - german guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hap6C-EYv-4 - german giy astroaddcit

 - Andromeda - Astro backyard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu8WZfb4nGk&t=139s - andromeda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhDc4U7n7r4 - calibration frame - german guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5fv_p5W1so - blending images - german guy

Damian Peach

HDR Moon - Alyn Wallace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJo46Jik8j0&list=PLPav_iPm2kuaUNTIG74bKkRCfqwfJ3Uk0