Just came upon your video, Trevor, which caught my eye because I purchased a new RASA-8 last month. I very much appreciated your reflection on the ethereal aspects of this hobby, with which I could not agree more. PS - I continue to thoroughly enjoy that F132 you helped William Optics to "re-home" a few years back. It has retained pride on place on a CEM60 bolted to one of the piers in my small back yard (with its own heater and dehumidifier, sitting under a big, waterproof tarp and monitored by a wifi temperature and humidity sensor!).

Your final photos paired with the music is so powerful! Another awesome video, I look forward to every one!!

A great video Trevor! Your words at the end capture perfectly why I love this hobby so much too!

Love what you said at the end. Astrophotography is my dream since a little kid and I enjoy all the useful technical nuances that you share, but the reason why I like to watch your videos is just your passion and excitement of the sky. Keep on rocking.

Breathtaking images! Thank you for sharing. You are an inspiration!

Congratulations from France ! Amazing that Rasa 😍 Enjoy and clear skies !

Your content is amazing, professionally executed and so informative. I really like the way you produce your videos with drone shots, music and personal insights. 👌

This epic ending ! Your vids are going better and better. You absolutely put rights words on what I feel when outside at night. Happy stargazings from France

You keep stepping the quality of your videos up, Trevor. Awesome scope and beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing your work.

Another great video Trevor, thank you. I couldn't agree more with what you said about the rewards we enjoy from this hobby. I haven't fully experienced what you've so richly described since completing a backyard observatory (which I highly recommend). It's only when out in the elements that we catch those surprise moments too. My most memorable was seeing a fireball slowly streak across the sky directly overhead as it broke up into a dozen or so smaller pieces and disappeared over the western horizon. Who knows what other marvels are missed once tucked away in a warm room!

Wow...Props for reading, understanding and then applying the instructions on your gear. Very impressive, thanks for sharing.

You surpassed yourself once again! Congrats Trevor. Following your work since the beginning and it's very inspiring. Cheers!

1:08 my favourite part. I hope you get more beautiful light in the future Trevor! Greetings from Hungary!

Love how much you express to appreciate the night & take it all in! This is real astronomy 🙌

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! As a "KZreadr" I get a lot of critism but Im glad you can see what its all about! Cheers

Nice job Trevor! Your images look really good. Especially for such short aquisition time. F/2! Wow! Great video, love the music and filming. Thanks for sharing your talent. Mike

I was excited to see what you'd do with this scope when I first heard the 8" RASA announced! Great video Trevor

Yeah man, f/2 - it's really strong!)) Congrats! Wish you a new horizons in astrophotography and clear sky above your head!)

Nice, been waiting for a vid to come out since the pole master one Keep it up Trevor !

Loved the video man, I am glad things slowed down this weekend so I could finally watch the video :)

Great video. Really appreciated your comments at the end explaining what drives you to partake in this craft. Too often we put too much emphasis on the gear over the very thing that drove us to this hobby; a passion for the night sky and the perspective it brings.

Just getting into this hobby and your videos have been instrumental in all my purchasing decisions such great work I have learned so much from watching thank you so much for what you do.

Thanks again Trevor. The peacefulness and solitude is what I enjoy , along with all of the wonderful things that you can see. Honestly, I try to explain it but some folks just don't get it.

Great job, Trevor.The star fields around both objects are clear and crisp. I like that filter holder.

By the way, congratulations for reaching 50k subscribers!

@Alberto-yi3de

5 жыл бұрын

Yayy

@ATDistinction

4 жыл бұрын

And over 100k!

@3VAudioVideo

4 жыл бұрын

@@ATDistinction and less than a year later!

@jujubean7664

4 жыл бұрын

150k+!

@BBROPHOTO

3 жыл бұрын

@@jujubean7664 Now 182K!

I absolutely love your videos, keep it up! All the best from Germany :-)

Wonderful presentation and great production values (nice drone shot eased in there!). Its pretty amazing with the F2 how much time is scavenged compared to higher F-ratio'd scopes. More viewing targets in a night or just a lot more frames to stack - less noise and higher dynamic range if the seeing is good too.

I wish there was a heart button for your videos! You should have way more subs. You make astrophotography so interesting. Keep up the great work. You have really inspired me to go further with my Sky viewing Hobby. I just can't get enough😊

Your speech at the end resonated with me. Yep that's the feeling!

"I've never used an Schmidt microfocuser and I love it" Fair play Trevor, can't say I've heard anyone else share that sentiment

@georgepoitras3502

4 жыл бұрын

God Right? I replaced my Celestron 11 focuser with a feathertouch and what a difference. They should redesign their stock focusers to be 2 speed at a minimum.

I totally love your channel...ive been watching it for over a month now. I heard about the orionid meteors being visible in October, so went outside with my old bridge camera on a tripod..thats when I saw a huge band of cloud going across the sky upwards, so quickly checked out KZread and found you explaining manual settings iso etc. Rotated my switch to that never used setting 'M' and played! Oh my God, the milky way (that cloud) looked beautiful. Ive now bought my first telescope at 52 years old, a celestron 6" newtonian....the journey begins!! Keep up this fabulous channel...super cool. Thank you.

What an amazing telescope. Awesome video thank you! ♡

@albertocaballero8631

5 жыл бұрын

True!

"the appreciation of the night" I know exactly what you mean. Setting up in my backyard at twilight is a delicious ritual. My photography has a long way to go but I thoroughly enjoy the process.

Wow, 52K subscribers...I think I joined when you had about 15K....and that wasn't all that long ago. Congrats. The RASA seems to be getting a lot of attention, and deservedly so.

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your continued support!

Great new scope, great video and as always, amazing images!! Love your channel.

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin!

People don't mention it enough but some of the background music in these vids is awesome. I've seen this vid a couple times but only just noticed how cool the background tunes are!?? As always great vid and amazing images at the end Trevor. Thank You my friend!

I enjoyed that thanks, fantastic scope!

Amazing telescope and fantastic video, a great message at the end there as well.

Excellent, as always Trevor!

Awesome Trevor! Glad to see it. My Astro goal is to photo at f2. Thanks for doing the good work.

I really appreciate your videos; well done, artistic and informative.

Nice review of the RASA-8, and nice video. I enjoyed your video and am pleased that you are enjoying the RASA-8. Mark Ackermann

@techdev1981

5 жыл бұрын

If I’m not mistaken, Mark is the designer/inventor of the RASA 8” ! You must be proud of your design Mark. I have one on backorder that I am going to try to mate with the QHY247C. Any tips?

Hey Trevor, another very polished and engaging production.

Another fantastic video - great work!

The appreciation of the light- Great words trevor

Your such an inspiration to all of us. Your passion is endless . Thank you for your hard work and dedication. See ya at the next live event “T”.

@Laserguy2009

5 жыл бұрын

yes, you are costing me money...

Thanks for the great video. I have been a star gazer since I was 10 years old. I started in the 80s with a Department store Tasco refractor. So true about the night sky and being out under the stars with your telescope and the feeling of awe and wonder, its hard to describe to people. I am not much of an astrophotographer although I have done a few shots with a 6-inch Newtonian, Pentax K-1000 with kodak TX-400 35mm film. The old days. Now I just star hop, you really get to know the sky.

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Clear skies my friend

I've been looking at the RASA as a future upgrade - I'd probably be also looking at a colour OSC then to maximise leaving it running with the option of using my mono and filter drawers as a possibility

Great video, great images and great background music. Thank You for all informations. Greetings 😊👍

I really love this channel, I usually watch the videos before getting to sleep cuz it relaxe me, everything is just perfect but a little recommendation is to set with the videos a mysterious deep music and less rush, but all in all I love this channel

y look like a such a good guy...i am happy for the growth of your channel...

Awesome video, awesome review, awesome telescope, awesome words, awesome music!!! Thanks a lot!

Your personal journey comments were inspiring. Well said!

@papalovesmia

5 жыл бұрын

I also enjoyed your personal comments. Asking as an advocate for the International Dark-Sky Association, could you be equally inspired to do a video on the importance of preserving dark skies? Without it, our passion is lost.

That is a neat piece of kit! Great video!

Congrats on 55K subscribers!! After watching this, I started looking at a faster telescope (currently using a TMB130 at F/7). While reading some reviews on Cloudy Nights, they were discussing the narrow band filters and how the bandwidth shifts with the faster telescope, and this got me looking at my filters. The manufacturer of my filters indicated that mine are good to F/4, so I sent them an email to see if my filters would even work with a F/3.3 astrograph that I am looking at. My SII and OIII have an 8nm bandwidth and my Ha is 3nm. They told me "The wavelength shift for narrowband filters in an f/3 or faster beam is about 0.7 - 0.9nm, so no adjustment is needed for the 8nm-wide filters. The specific lines of interest will still be transmitted in the mid 90% range." But, the 3nm Ha filter will probably not work with this fast of a telescope, but they do make filters which will work at these faster F stops (same cost as the regular filter, you just have to ask for it). This was new to me and just not something I would have thought about!!

High-end luxury battery pack. So funny. Thor’s Helmet and that intense music are perfect. Great history and review.

Congratulations..for the RASA...Now we can expect stunning images...

Cool Video Trevor! Awesome scope too!

Great video as always Trevor. That tree in the backyard has got to come down! ;-)

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Lol I know! It may have to come down anyway.. it's an Ash. Need to see how healthy it is this spring.

oooo that feeling.. i know it well.. warm weather i love to sit there lookin up.. ooo yeahhhh... the photos were sick dude. o APT is awsome. i love it.

Love it, great vid!

Awesome video, you are truly a professional on what you do both in video and astrophotography,5 stars

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Awesome review and nice setup. +1 for drone use!

Brilliant vid Trevor greetings from The Netherlands!

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Wow great setup.

Another great informative video

Awesome stuff!

Dude, i freaken love your vids!

I have the 11” RASA and the CGX-L... both 11 and 8 inch RASA are amazing telescope. That you for sharing.

Fantastic presentation - had to subscribe even though I live many miles away in the Southern Hemisphere

Along with the Edge 8" and Hyperstar, which is basically identical to the RASA system, I have the the Starsense system. This setup means that you only need a rough polar alignment because the Starsense system plate solves in real time, meaning rough polar alignment is done within about 5 minutes. I highly recommend it.

Awesome video dude. The RASA is great because it lets you get to so many more targets in just one night. I have the 11” and I usually plan on imaging between 3-4 objects a night. At f/6.3 I usually limited myself to one object a night. If you have to travel to get to dark skies this scope is the perfect companion.

for my 1st telescope i will be getting an 8 inch skywatcher

Nice setup, AWESOME Pictures 🙂🌙⭐️☄️ another great video! Thanks Sharing! I love your dedication. I live in the city now, too much light pollution, but looking for a new place in country, I moved in to town, sold my farm of 15 years to care for my mother with MS, I miss the country, night sky, stars, you inspire Us! 👍😉 I love hearing the telescope hum as it moves across the sky, the process & research is so much fun too. You have the best on equipment & love your ❤️ pics

Again a great video.

Rudy is ready to play this scope is big good video trevor

Thank you for everything, you inspired me to finally get a telescope after years of wanting one. If you're ever on Vancouver Island I've got a brilliant little spot away from most of Vancouver's light pollution!

@boulder89984

4 жыл бұрын

I was 44 or 45 when I bought a 6 inch short tube Orion. I now have 6 scopes with a 11 inch Cat and 16 inch Reflector. And everyone needs lots of eyepieces.

Great video, just love that scope, one of my friends has one and it’s incredible 👌🏻. I gotta agree that being outside at night and just soaking it in is such an important part of our hobby. I always have a pair of binos with me - if I can’t image for any reason I can still enjoy astronomy at its (almost) simplest.

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that man. My favorite moment is when my imaging sequence has started. I grab a beer and the binoculars. In the summer, the dob comes out!

@captbuscemi

5 жыл бұрын

AstroBackyard Beer 🍺, yes! I also have a Celestron 8” SCT on a manual alt-az mount, which I can whip out in a couple of minutes, same as a Dob, blows people away when I can quickly show them moon, planets and star clusters. Love astronomy in all its forms, sharing it with others is better still!

Another awesome video thanks for sharing

This time I was a tick ahead of you Trevor, got mine 2 months ago ;-). Great video about it, and you made it sound easy to get the correct focus distance, it actually is not that if you do not have the correct filter drawer, had to get myself a new one (I chose the Baader UFC). Love your philosophical view on star gazing, and agree with it so much. Have the same setup as you do, nightly setup, adjusting everything from scratch and then go for it. Keep on rolling!!

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Uwe! Clear skies my friend enjoy the RASA!

Excellent video, cheers.

very well done video!

Wow fantastic video. This week I discovered the astronomy subreddit and it just inspired me to learn about telescopes for my own viewing pleasure. Between your videos and Mr. Tanaka's, I decided to purchase my first scope. An Orion SkyView Pro 8" Equatorial Reflector Telescope. I hope my new journey can provide even a hint of satisfaction you seem to pull from your experiences. Cheers from Michigan.

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Donovan. Welcome!

Most impressive!!! I'm viewing this 6 1/2 months later. most impressive!!!

Put a dew strap on the front of that RASA and you won't have to worry about dew on the corrector plate. Love the rig!!

Again, very impressed.

Love that new scope. Might be considered for next upgrade. But the cable shadow concerns me. Is it really not an issue in your images? Btw, impressive how cool your videos have become. Clear skies!

Nice video, Thank you!

Super ☺ i've seen it done with a dslr. The F/2 focal length is controversial F/2.2 in some cases depending what camera your using with the correct spacing 👍:)

I love your videos and passion Trevor. I'm building out a beginners astrophotography rig to begin imaging and your journey has given me knowledge to begin. I'm not sure how though you can not have an 8-12" dob to roll out and meander through the sky while you image? I can't think of a better way to fill the long minutes than a direct dose of starlight.

Awesome video!

Very well said about the feeling one gets just by doing what they love I only have a pair of 15x70 Celestron stargazer binoculars on a tripod. (for now) and I feel I get that same feeling.

just the compassion i was looking for

Amazing!

I have the Edge 8" with Hyperstar, and it is a great imaging telescope in light polluted skies.

@MrPedalpaddle

4 жыл бұрын

A comparison of the RASA and the Hyperstar would be cool.

lovin the drone footage .. ohh an the video its self :)

that video was dope. thank you.

@AstroBackyard

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure - thank you for the comment!

Your videos are getting better and better. Keep it up. I live vicariously through your videos. I live in Light polluted NYC.

Very cool video!

Awesome!

Great video thanks! Did I miss a review of the CGXL mount? it looks awesome under the RASA!