My channel is primarily about my interest in astrophotography and astronomy, as well as about my books on those subjects. Most of my work is DSLR astrophotography although I am doing some CCD astrophotography as well as spectroscopy with both DSLRs and CCDs.
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* Astrophotography tutorials
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I agree with most of what you're saying however the magnification that you want for starting out with astronomy should be stronger than 10 x 50. That won't give you an experience that will make you want to keep pursuing the hobby you need to go up in your magnification to get satisfaction out of actually doing it you're wrong that in that point and I'll argue that till the day I die.
What would you recommend A 10x50 or a 12x50?
Thank you for this informative video. Im a bit new to my telescope, it came with a 25mm. I also got a kit of additional eyepices and a barlow, that has a 6mm, 8mm, 13mm, 17mm, and a 32mm. For fun i tried to use the 6mm on the moon and thought i was doing something wrong, i could not get a clear view no matter what. I will just stick to the 25, 17, and 13.
Video is helpful for me assembling this telescope, however, what would have this video far better would have been the camera up close to see each step. It took a bit to figure out what you did in a few steps because the camera was too far away from the telescope and its assembly parts.
The Astromaster 130 has a spherical mirror, the AWB (Skywatcher Heritage) 130 has a parabolic mirror but what does the Gskyer 130 have? One review says parabolic mirror, and another says spherical.
Intro was so me
I picked this scope up yesterday on facebook marketplace for $120. Immediately used it to look at the moon. I love it. The EQ mount is a little hard to grasp, just because there are so many knobs that you need to tighten. Actually aligning it though took 2 seconds. I don't understand why some people hate EQ mounts. It was super useful trying to keep just the moon in frame. I can't imagine trying to keep the moon in frame without it
How do I now if i need the 1.25 or 2” diagonal? I just got an orion telescope but it needs the eye piece diagonal
I just bought a 15 x 70 Celestron binoculars and the are Great. And have a 25 x 70 on order.
25x70 , would that have enough light for what you want? I have 25x100 but I dont have a stand that is really able to take it. I cant hold them for more than like 45seconds lol.
@@davidrockefeller2007 I got my 25 x 70 in and not very impressed with it. Like the 15 x 70 better. Easier to focus. I have a very heavy duty tripod that will hold a 25 x 100 good. I will look and see where I got it. Have had it 15 or so years. But I am sure it was expensive.
@@davidaaaa4611 ya, I see a lot of these on Facebook market place or similar.
How about made in USA mil spec Fujinon 7x50 for forty US dollars ? Good deal?
All the fujinon binos I have seen are either very nice made in Japan, or average at best made in China. I was unaware they made any in the us. Their high-end stuff is amazing. Would love to know the model you are talking about.
@@AllanHall that is it, no one has been able to help me Identify them. They are nitrogen purged, fog proof, individual focus. But are clearly marked made in USA but can't find any model number on them🤔
@@gerryroush8391 I am curious, how do you know they are nitrogen purged, fog proof, etc, if you don’t know what model they are?
@@AllanHall they are marked on them , 385 foot at 1000YDS , nitrogen gas filled On tripod mount screw it is also marked made in USA, with number7102 number on tripod screw cover also they have very dark green/blue magnesium Florida coatings The eye relief is also about as good as my Orion Resolux 7X50's my only problem with those are they are a bit heavy and the price went from 180 US dollars to fifty a couple months after I ordered them 🤬
I have 2 of the Celestron 70 travel scopes I have had for over 20 years. The Powerseeker is a fine scope also. Thanks for the video. All those Celestron small scopes are Good to me.
To my dismay, after contacting Zhumell customer support, they confirmed to me that they are a Celestron company. I hope that there somehow really is a difference between the Zhumell's and the others because I just ordered them before hearing from the company.
If this were 1973 and you were spending $99. on binoculars, I'd say you could likely get "decent" (that is usable) quality. But TODAY? In 2024 ? A pair of $99. anything is a THROW A WAY ! For about $250. or so, you can get a pretty good pair of binoculars. And I always recommend a 7x50 for someone's first or "Starter" pair. At the top end, for star gazing? Unless you are willing to lay out some pretty big bucks just for the mounting, the "Biggest" pair I ever recommend for Astronomy is a 11x or 15x pair with 70mm objectives. And even these will need either a hefty tripod or "Home-made" mounting of some sort. Yeah, I know! You go to a big, well attended Star Party and there are folks with 25x80's. Or even 50x100mm/125/150mm binoculars . Those are very special optics used only by experienced and dedicated observers. Sure, take the stool and spend a few minutes enjoying the view! I always do! But, back home 🏡 down on the farm? I can sit and enjoy, for AS LONG AS I WANT, my favorite sights with my own, limited collection of quality instruments. CHEERS! Clear Sky's to you, and THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION to educating the Public.
This video helped me so much I was struggling with it at first!
It seems that ever since Orion took over Meade, their own product line has gone down hill. I don’t really deal with Orion anymore. That is a true shame.
Good video. Helped me decide on the diagonal I need. Thank you.
I love the program, but it's a resource hog and will eventually get Windoze to start extending the swap file and then...you're rebooting. Or the registry is corrupted. Anyone else noticed this? I'm seeing it on Windows 10. My release is the one that comes with high end Celestron purchases.
Hi Wich refractor would you choose... Carson RP 200 80mm Celestron astromaster 80mm Gsyker 80mm or 90mm Is There Thay Much différence between 400 ,500 mm focal lenght. Thank you Jake, Canada
600 now. Dollar losing its value
Talk about exit pupil. Aperture ÷ Magnification Young eye pupils at night open as much as 7mm. As we age our max pupil opening decreases. Maybe to 5mm. Need to measure it. 9x63 has exit pupil 7mm. Suited for young eyes only. 10x50 exit pupil is 5mm. Good for the not so young people. Please look into this dimension of exit pupil size and how to measure ones exit pupil. All of the light from objective must enter our pupils. No advantage in wasting some of the light if our night pupil is not opening wide enough to be equal to or larger than the exit pupil of our binoculars.
Excellent excellent
A very nice video, Thank you for reaching us ..
What do you think of the variable eye pieces that go from 21 to 10 or 7 just by twisting it what do you think of things like that?
I'm pick up this bad boy for forty euros. First telescope, to see if I can get into it. Thanks for posting this video :) Very helpful!
What lense mm should I use on my gskyer telescope to look at the Sun
Nice vid, Thanks! Liked and subbed!
How do you remove the front Sun shade
Swarovski SLC 10x56 are the best handheld binoculars for astronomy. They are also the best binos for most situations including birdwatching in low light. The Steiner Nighthunter 8X56 are also great binoculars for handheld astronomy.
Hello sir, I appreciate your video. Can you set me up with the name of a good dslr cam and pieces to set up to a telescope? I have a 1000 dollar budget and I need to get it by solar eliscse. Thank you
Very well done. Just as a side note, I use a 55mm-2” eyepiece for a very wide field of view. A similar wide field can be obtained from a 40mm-1 1/4” eyepiece. Wide fields mean any planets will look small with very little detail, but extended objects like galaxies and wide nebulae will fill your field of view in dark skies. My choices for focal length are 55mm, 40mm, 24mm, and 16mm.
A real far cry from the venerable skyview deluxe with the pretty black tubes and especially their Vixen sourced scopes of the 90s... even their Maksutovs are crap now.. i have an older 90mm starmax that is a solid little mak with excellent optics... tge new ones are junk.. every scope in their line up is a plastic piece of crap.. its really a shame... i feel like alot of manufacturers have cheaped out..
Can I get your recommendation on a tripod to go with the Zhumells, please?
Loy of work
Thank you very much! what was that collimator brand name?
Nvrmnd I got it! Thanks again
Thank you so much! The manufacturer should just link to these videos.
This is perfect for a beginner with a star chart.. gotta learn the basics!!
Wow!! Thank you so much for the tutorial. I did not know what to expect when I was given this.
Really great video; all the important points, clearly elucidated. Quality content.
I got the 70mm scope from Amazon to use for the April eclipse. I went with it because it A. was really inexpensive and it's my first scope, and B. was about the same price as a similar specced scope that had a non-removeable sun filter so I went with this for more flexibility. I have some Baader film on order that I'll 3D print a holder for both the main telescope and the finder scope. I do have a question. What would give me better images of the sun? Should I make a holder for the entire 4" opening of the scope, or should I put the solar filter over the smaller hole in the dust cover? Also, when packing this scope back into the carry bag, should I take the finder scope off the telescope? (i.e. will leaving it on potentially damage the scope body and/or finder scope with the tripod in the bag?)
Don’t use a scope for the sun unless you have proper lenses doing it wrong can be dangerous
@@ezgreviews6775 Won't covering the front of the telescope (and finder scope) with the Baader solar film be sufficient to protect my scope/camera/eye from the sun during the partial portions of the eclipse? In all my research, I've not seen any indication otherwise.
I was really surprised a pair of 10x binoculars actually work looking in the sky!
I have the Observer 134 reflector and the mounting rings are made of metal. It’s odd that the 90mm refractor has a plastic mounting clamp instead of metal mounting rings. I love the beefy manual equatorial mount and I use it with my 102mm mak telescope
My orion skyquest xt8 cost me 699.00 fro. Orion Telescope s
How do we find/pair the 4 digit QR code with the app On our phones?
3:27 ok i built my own 131mm refractor (my first scope) out of 3d printed parts and aluminium intake pipe meant for custom automotive forced induction systems. With that context i can definitely say if designed well plastic parts can be very good. The mistake they made is making it too thin, everything 3d printed on my scope (which is a lot including the lens cell) is no thinner than about 3mm, specifically the big ring clamp that holds the tube to the camera tripod i was using was a little over 4mm thick and has been under constant stress for a little over a year now with no issues. Ironically the plastic braking clamp on the tripod elevation axis was the thing that broke after all that time. My focuser is metal though, i didnt skimp on that too much.
I always have had issues with StarryNight and setting time. I run SN and the time and clock and location is set correctly. I just recently moved only 6 miles away and am still in the same Time Zone so I add a new location with new coordinates and save the location. The problem is the time is now one hour earlier. Instead of Time Zone -7 I'm now Time Zone -8. Can any one please tell me how to set up SN...this it is huge problem that still exists in SN 8 and I'm not upgrading until this problems is solved! I've searched everywhere and nothing works!!!
I have the Canon 18x50 IS. These are great and can see the moons of Jupitar. And they only weigh 2.6 lbs. Binoculars with larger objectives - 60, 70, or 80mm are only a benefit in very dark skies. In light polluted areas 50mm is fine. I also use a monopod with some of my binoculars, it's very useful.
Hi! I Buy a telescope for My child and there is a plástic in the diagonal, black and round over the mirror, i have to remove that or what? Sry My English is pretty Bad. It's a cheap telescope for begginers.
thanks allan, I bought a crappy $20 4mm eyepiece on amazon, now I know why it’s so bad lol
What if I immediately fiddled with the forbidden screws on the bottom of telescope?
Thanks finally got the answers I needed with eyepieces