Testimonial: I participated in a 3 hour one-on-one session with Christian Sasse to better understand astrophotography imaging using iTelescope.net. His instruction was genuinely friendly, insightful, thoughtful and encouraging to me as a beginner in this field. While I have been an amateur photographer for many years, I needed hands-on instruction on how to go about reserving time on the scopes, setting up my images (duration, channel and binning), downloading the data and then processing them through Astro-software and Photoshop to finish them. It was all somewhat daunting, but Christian's knowledge and enthusiasm for the topic, and lucid explanations of why certain steps needed to be done have me ready to jump into this new world of photography! I would highly recommend Christian's instruction, especially if you are just starting out and want to better understand the ins and outs, and the hows and whys of astrophotography. I truly can't thank him enough! -Joseph Rowland, New York
Interactive Tutorials - One-on-One
Diving into the world of Remote Telescope operation and image processing can be a daunting task. Which telescope should I use, what location, settings and filters? What do I need to do to capture stunning color images; how do I process them? How do I operate iTelescope's Science telescopes and calibrate my data? The good news is that there are steps and workflows which iTelescope can teach in an interactive tutorial and address your questions. We use Zoom with excellent connection to guide you through every step with examples. All tutorials are recorded for you.
tutorial 1 -TURBO-STARTER - SHORT
Zoom personalized tutorial, recorded for you
Duration: 1 Hour
Cost: US $125
BONUS: 50 FREE POINTS TO YOUR ITELESCOPE ACCOUNT
Inquiries - Email tutorials@itelescope.net
You are new to iTelescope and and just want to get started? No worries, this is your hotline. No background required, we will get you up to speed quickly. We will give you a solid introduction, answer questions and get you going quickly.
In a 60 min crash tutorial you will make obtain an overview of iTelescope and will be able to understand:
How to find beautiful objects to image with ease
Which telescope to use for what purpose
All imaging terms explained- exposure, filters, binning, dithering and more
How to take an image - the best settings
How to make a reservation, download images and to read run logs
Answer your questions
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Tutorial 2 - TURBO-STARTER - EXTENDED
Zoom personalized tutorial, recorded for you
Duration: 3 Hours
Cost: US $300
Bonus: 100 free points to your iTelescope account
Inquiries - Email tutorials@itelescope.net
Want an even stronger boost to start? In a 180 min extended tutorial you will learn how to operate telescopes, launch a plan, find suitable targets and process color filter images. The aim is to get you to an advanced level without prior knowledge:
How to find beautiful objects to image with ease
Which telescope to use for what purpose
All imaging terms explained- exposure, LRGB filters, binning, dithering and more
How to take an image - the best settings
How to make a reservation, download images and to read run logs
How to do LRGB image processing with ease - using APP (Astropixelprocessor), a revolutionary imaging software that lets you stack and process complex images. You will receive many high quality images to practice with
Answer your questions
tutorial 3 - IMAGE PROCESSING -NARROWBAND
Zoom personalized tutorial, recorded for you
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: US $200
BONUS: 75 FREE POINTS TO YOUR ITELESCOPE ACCOUNT
Inquiries - Email tutorials@itelescope.net
Narrowband imaging with Ease - We will use APP (Astropixelprocessor) to process high quality narrowband images - SII, Ha and OIII mixed with RGB. Learn how to compose the Hubble palette and realistic color palette in Narrowband. We will also be using Photoshop to enhance images to amazing results.
OIII, SII and Ha Image calibration and processing in APP
Exporting to Photoshop in TIFF
Super-luminance processing in Photoshop
Layer masking and high pass filtering
Hubble palette in Photoshop
Realistic color palette in Photoshop
RGB color correction and LAB colors
RGB color correction and realistic star sizing
Imaging of record quasar 12.6 billion light years away with T17
tutorial 4 – Science IMAGing and PROCESSING
Zoom personalized tutorial, recorded for you
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: US $200
BONUS: 75 FREE POINTS TO YOUR ITELESCOPE ACCOUNT
Inquiries - Email tutorials@itelescope.net
Operating scientific telescopes requires deeper knowledge of calibration and planning as well as correct image processing and astrometry. iTelescope has specific telescopes dedicated to scientific observations. Examples are variable stars, photometry, astrometry, minor planets, comets, asteroids, supernovae and distant quasars. T17 is also equipped with a star analyzer.
This tutorial will be customized to address your Science application such as photometry and how that can be applied to research applications like Exoplanets, Binary/Variable stars, etc.