I'd like to ask people to tell us what sites they really think are helpful on YouTube for astrophotography. Bill Long came up with the following list which I totally agree with. Do you have any others that you regularly visit?
Bill Long
Here are a few of the ones I really like, this does not mean channels are bad if they are not in this list.
1. Adam Block - Excellent discussion of data, science, processing, etc. Jedi Knight of AP.
2. James Lamb - He does a great job of scientific analysis of very common problems and systems design that many people (even those new) would find a lot of value to consume. His focus data analysis video was really good. If you have not watched him, please check it out. (Note: I am not sure if that is the same James that replied to this thread).
3. Cuiv, the Lazy Geek - Having chatted with him on CN for a long time (and shared some data of mine with him on that site), I know how much he loves AP and it shows in his content. He is fair, and does not hold back when he thinks a product is bad. He did a great series on filters and how well (or not) they actually live up to the promises buyers pay into.
4. Visible Dark - Excellent content that covers a huge range of topics that is hard to summarize. Really enjoy his deep dives into PixInsight methods he uses.
5. Nebula Photos - I think Nico has been at YouTube content creation for a good long while, and it shows. He has great content that helps folks at the beginner level and up from there. His recent video about Strain Wave geared mounts (I have a pet peeve with people calling them "Harmonic Drive" which is a product) was a great review that unfortunately got cut short at the end due to some weather challenges he had trying to get the last test done.
Bill Long
Here are a few of the ones I really like, this does not mean channels are bad if they are not in this list.
1. Adam Block - Excellent discussion of data, science, processing, etc. Jedi Knight of AP.
2. James Lamb - He does a great job of scientific analysis of very common problems and systems design that many people (even those new) would find a lot of value to consume. His focus data analysis video was really good. If you have not watched him, please check it out. (Note: I am not sure if that is the same James that replied to this thread).
3. Cuiv, the Lazy Geek - Having chatted with him on CN for a long time (and shared some data of mine with him on that site), I know how much he loves AP and it shows in his content. He is fair, and does not hold back when he thinks a product is bad. He did a great series on filters and how well (or not) they actually live up to the promises buyers pay into.
4. Visible Dark - Excellent content that covers a huge range of topics that is hard to summarize. Really enjoy his deep dives into PixInsight methods he uses.
5. Nebula Photos - I think Nico has been at YouTube content creation for a good long while, and it shows. He has great content that helps folks at the beginner level and up from there. His recent video about Strain Wave geared mounts (I have a pet peeve with people calling them "Harmonic Drive" which is a product) was a great review that unfortunately got cut short at the end due to some weather challenges he had trying to get the last test done.