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Terrific topic of discussion. About a year ago, I asked my city and power company to install a shield over the new very bright LED lamp in front of my house, which projected so much light at night my grass looked bright green and I could read fine print on a page. It took some time to get the shield installed, and required many nagging phone calls to the city where I live to make it happen (NC, US). But the difference now is amazing when I go out with my telescope. I still live in a very bright city (approx. mpsas 18.5 or Bortle 8 most nights), but at least I am now able to enjoy using my telescope without incredibly disrupting glare from an overly lit LED street light. I am now able to gain some level of dark adaptation. Of course, I didn't argue for practicing astronomy, but for better sleep which was also a problem because of this new LED street light.

Nice! Love listening to your podcasts while getting comfy on my bed with some hot chocolate! Can't wait to get some good images of the night sky this month❤

Under $500, I suggest the Sky-Watcher 150p Virtuoso. A 6in Collapsible TableTop Dob with GoTo Tracking. Weak spot is the loose helical focuser, but there are ways to improve. On the "Dobsonian Power" YT channel, he uses this scope with an astro cam to do EAA (electronically assisted astronomy).

Great podcast! Going by my personal experience, don't buy a fast newtonian from GSO. The mirror was really good but the secondary kept going out of collimation over the course of the night, and the focuser had slop. Buy an 80mm ED refractor (skywatcher, orion, williams optics, etc.) and make your life easier :) OH and if you really like visual astronomy and have access to dark skies get a big dob, skywatcher synscan 12 inch is the best one in my opinion

Thanks for this review! I've been wondering about this book and this helps. The "not laying flat" is indeed a bit of a bummer but overall, it's looking good for my use case. (Visual observing + Dobsonian and 'thrill of the hunt' + wanting to see things outside of the tried and true.)

New sub. 👍🇺🇸

Nice capture of the event!

You guys are great, really enjoy your podcast!

I have seen 4 total solar eclipses (1972, 1998, 2017, 2024) and the last one was the least distance travelled-450 km drive (Halifax-Doaktown).

Nice podcast! It inspired me to go out and practice my setup time, well I won’t be able to travel, but it looks good for the eclipse here in Montreal. Clear skies!

Love your podcast!

As long as it's not windy, my telescope gets used.

How about Rock Hudson?

Thank you!

Wait did you say 7 inch refractor ???? You said anyone that has a 7 inch retractor or larger was crazy in one of your prior episodes !! Are we a little hypocritical ?

What a great way to start the New Year Chris and Shane!

I've been interested in getting a 30mm for my F5 10 inch Dob, and this review convinced me I can pay the $250 plus for the APM and be happy with the views! I know this has been out for a while, but thank you for putting excellent content out for fellow Astronomers!

BTW I'm from sydney, aus but I grew up in northern hemisphere and migrated here as an adult so I know the situation when you look up at a clear night sky for the first time and go......wait where is everything?? Luckily it was summer for us at that time and I could situate myself with Orion In winter the milky way core rises to zenith! and in summer we can see our weird galactic companions LMC and SMC. You guys can keep your Andromeda galaxy 😀

Yayy! Finally someone talking about southern sky objects! Thanks for doing this guys! Subscribed!

Great cast! I have a Skywatcher 102/1000 the cheap achromat, but I think it was great for the price. I did need to upgrade the diagonal and ofcourse the eyepieces and I found the hard way that the focuser had some slop in it. But on the whole for a beginner amateur it's great. I'm thinking of getting a bigger and faster achromat like a 120/600 and trying out an aperture mask (stop it down) to see if that helps with chromatic aberration.

Thank you! Now this was very refreshing and very helpful for those of us who have achromats! I have found that upgrading diagonals and eyepieces really help!

What an excellent podcast, I always prepared by choosing 3-5 objects, finding them on my star charts, and going out, without the charts and not making any notes….

Thanks for keeping the podcasts going!

Hey, this was not a good episode because of the sound ! You should send your guests a microphone. By the way, my favorite part of this interview was the closing statements by Shane.

Great show guys!

Nice show today!

If the magnification is too low, the exit pupil of the telescope can exceed the entrance pupil of the eye, so you are throwing away light, reducing the effective aperture of the telescope. This happens when the eyepiece focal length in mm is 5 times the telescope f/ratio.

One problem with the highest usable magnification formula (twice the aperture in mm) is that gives an exit pupil of only 0.5 mm. This is not a problem with young healthy eyes, but as one ages the incidence of “floaters” increases and interferes with the view. For an old feller like me, half that magnification works better.

This will probably be a little over the $200 budget, but I like the Apertura SWA series of eyepieces with 70 degree apparent fov. They come in focal lengths of 10, 15, 20mm in 1.25 inch, and 26, 32, and 38mm in 2 inch, and range from about $70 to $120 USD apiece. I have the 26mm and 38mm for my Orion XT8 dob and am extremely pleased with the images through them.

You guys are amazing! Loved this podcast as it answered a lot of questions, and gave me the ability to help my friend out who is looking for an eyepiece set! It’s not easy to start out, and had i had these suggestions I would have probably followed them, especially Shane’s 32mm + 2x Barlow. When I started out I only had 11/4 inch capacity: 32mm Celestron 24mm Panoptic 15mm 70 degree Antares 10mm Celestron 60 degree flat field! From the original set which took 11/2 years to put together, I have kept only the 24mm Panoptic. Thank you very much for this podcast!

Good Vid, Kid.

I was born in USSR i wish you to gift me all your Pentax XW Eyepieces

Another great episode!

How about the Mewlon 180c?

It was great to see the pictures of your gear while you were discussing it. It was interesting to see that you had the centre column up so far, even with a 4 inch refractor and a monster eyepiece. Was it stable enough like this? Also, it’s great to finally put some faces to the voices after so many episodes and emails.

Any follow-up video of the quality of the eyepiece?

Amazing gents! Love the video format. Amazing engaging style. Clear skies - levi

Absolutely love the youtube video. I have been listening in for over two year's but this video is much more personnal. Cant wait for the next one I will now probably listen in twice o0ne driving into work and again at home on youtube. Love the podcast, the content and your wonderful presentation style.

Wow! This was excellent, I really enjoyed that it was so interactive! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for putting your podcast on here! Very enjoyable. I will become a patron after I finish paying my kids' college tuition next year! Please recommend binoculars for novices. I bought a telescope and it's too heavy. I have a budget of $1K US. Thanks!!

I would love to see a video doing a deeper comparison between the 17mm 92 and the 22 Nagler! Love the podcast, and really enjoying the more recent RUclips videos! Keep them up!!

This is great! I love the added content. I can’t wait for the live observing session!

Holy Cow -- you guys have FACES!!! Great work, as always.

Wow you have have taken the podcast to the next level. I love being able to see the images while you are discussing them. Well done!

Glad to see a video on this.

Actual vídeo on Actually Astronomy! Brilliant! Really enjoyed!

Ok this was a great show, you need to do this with video so we can see.

how has been your experience comparing with a "normal" fov (52 deg) ?

Great unboxing! Enjoy!