Okay, so the first thing we're gonna do, is we're gonna set up the camera. (camera clicking) We're gonna click in the anemometer into the camera. ![]() Level it out a little bit and point it up into the sky where we think that we're gonna be filming. So just leave the camera in your bag for about 15 minutes before taking it out of the bag. So if the camera's a lot warmer than the outside temperature, you wanna give yourself about 15 minutes before setting up the time-lapse so that your camera has time to acclimate to the outside temperature. Now, I'm setting up my camera but imagine we're out in the field. And I'm just gonna put the camera on top here. All right, so I have my tripod that I've just set up, and I've got it set up so that it's nice and stable. ![]() (tripod clicking) I'm gonna set this up so the camera's facing you, and hopefully you'll be able to see everything that I'm doing on my camera while I'm setting up this time-lapse. Now let's go over the gear and the settings that would work best for an astro time-lapse. We also need to be aware of the phases of the moon because if it's a full moon, we're gonna have a whole lot more light than if it were a new moon. So those two apps I use, and I really like the augmented reality features built into them. So I can see specifically when and where the sun will rise and set, and I can do the same thing with Moon Seeker. Lot of information as well as the tools to augment the position of the sun in the sky. So with those two bodies, I like to use Sun Seeker. Other things I wanna research when I'm doing astrophotography are the positions of the sun and the moon. Now, this tool is really good 'cause it allows you to pinpoint the location of the Milky Way at a certain point in time from the location that you're researching. What I like to use is Sky Guide to find the Milky Way in the sky. ![]() So we need to use tools in order to familiarize ourself with where these bodies will be, at what time during the night. Now, when you're looking in the night sky, you're gonna see moon, you might see the Milky Way, and you might find certain constellations and other celestial bodies, but also you need to know where the sun is, 'cause that's ultimately gonna determine how long your astro time-lapse will be. I'm gonna need to think about what's gonna be in our frame 'cause that can change the way your image looks. Let's go over how to capture an astro time-lapse.
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