Timelapse - Some recent stargazing timelapses

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Whenever I do a stargazing astronomy or astrophotography session, I always try to capture the essence of the night with a time lapse done on my GoPro Hero 9. If nothing else, they show how much time I am wasting trying to set up and/or getting polar aligned! 

One of my aims, once I have got my basic night time set up routines refined, is to try and do some simple videos about how I set up and do my shooting/visual observing. Their aim won't be 'instructional'; rather more about "hey look at how chaotic I am so don't worry if you feel the same way, it will get better!"

Imaging M45 Pleiades on a very cold night! 🥶

My first ever efforts at capturing a comet image 

Learning the art of keeping your dew band heaters powered on! 😨

One of my very first time lapse attempts 

If you want to learn more about how I do my GoPro timelapses, then check out this 'how-to' post at https://undersouthwestskies.blogspot.com/2025/02/using-gopro-for-night-time-imaging-and.html

Do you do time lapses, if so what equipment do you use?

What are your time lapse settings?

Why do you do timelapses, are they of any value to beginners new to the hobby? 

As always, drop me a comment, a tip or a discussion point in the comment box below so that other readers can incorporate it into their own learning journey.

Take care, clear skies and have fun learning

Steve