New to deep space astrophotography? Here's my advice for beginners just getting started. I'll discuss things like gear, tips for when you're out photographing, and some guidance when it comes to processing your images.

It's easy to get lost in the deep, technical aspects of astrophotography, but I wanted to take a step back from all of that and give some tips and tricks that are easily lost when starting your astro journey.

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00:00 Introduction
01:20 Tip 1
02:34 Tip 2
02:51 Tip 3
03:17 Tip 4
04:12 Tip 5
05:39 Tip 6
07:05 Tip 7
08:32 Tip 8
09:33 Tip 9
11:25 Tip 10
12:50 Tip 11
14:00 Tip 12