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Friday, 26 December 2025

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Regular blog readers will know that I try to signpost each blog in its title.  I use a 6  tier category system for sorting blog posts and this is shown below. Under the category heading you will find related posts.

I hope all this will help you navigate the blog more easily and find what it is you are interested in. Let me know how it works out by dropping me a comment in the box at the end of this post.

As always, clear skies, have fun and stay safe out there

Steve 





Who am I? 

If you want to find out more about this blog and what my aims, purpose and philosophy are - then you can those answers here: 






1. Astronomy Basics e.g. 

  • Understanding the night sky
  • Constellations & monthly sky guides
  • Moon phases & planetary observing
  • Light pollution & observing conditions
  • General 

General: 










2. Astrophotography Essentials

  • Beginner astrophotography How to's - Camera settings & exposure  Focusing techniques
  • Tracking vs. non‑tracking setups
  • Equipment for astrophotography - Cameras (DSLR, mirrorless, astro‑cams)   Mounts & tripods    Accessories 
  • Equipment reviews
  • General astrophotography issues 

Beginner astrophotography How to's - Camera settings & exposure  Focusing techniques etc 













Equipment: 





Equipment reviews: 












General astrophotography issues








3. Equipment & Gear

  • Telescopes and eyepieces (types, setup, maintenance)
  • Mounts & tripods
  • Cameras (DSLR, mirrorless, astro‑cams)
  • Accessories (filters, power, dew control)








4. Processing & Workflow

  • Stacking tutorials
  • Editing tutorials Siril and Affinity Photo
  • Workflow strategies
  • Editing how to's 

Stacking:




Editing tutorials: 

https://undersouthwestskies.blogspot.com/2026/03/post-processing-rosette-nebula-in-siril.html editing workflow for The Rosette Nebula using SIRIL and the Veralux Suite of Tools



Workflows

https://undersouthwestskies.blogspot.com/2025/01/  original SIRIL workflow at start of 2025







5. Personal Learning Journey

  • Field reports - imaging sessions 
  • Mistakes & lessons learned
  • Behind‑the‑scenes stories
  • “What I’m learning this month”
  • Creating astrophotography videos 
  • Up for discussion 

Field reports - imaging sessions 



https://undersouthwestskies.blogspot.com/2025/12/imaging-session-ic-63-ghost-of.html   IC 63 Ghost of Cassiopeia 



Pacman nebula













Mistakes and/or  lessons learned 




Creating astrophotography videos 



Up for discussion 

https://undersouthwestskies.blogspot.com/2026/02/what-does-progress-look-like-in-your_0874930512.html - What does progress look like in your post editing learning journey? 

https://undersouthwestskies.blogspot.com/2026/02/practical-decision-trees-for-solving.html  Decision making trees for problem solving in astrophotography 

https://undersouthwestskies.blogspot.com/2026/02/what-does-progress-look-like-in-your.html  what does progress look like in your post editing skills? 

https://undersouthwestskies.blogspot.com/2026/01/can-we-turn-our-astrophotography.html Is there such a thing as 'tiers of learning' in astrophotography? 




6. Quick‑Find Resources

  • Glossary
  • Recommended apps
  • Checklists & field cards
  • Beginner roadmaps
  • Reviews 

Recommended apps 



Checklists and field cards  



Reviews