The Man Who Hunts Spy Satellites
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- We went to Paris to interview premier astrophotographer, Thierry Legault, about tracking spy satellites in the sky. It's a story of mutual surveillance, adept tracking and ultimately one man's quest to do "things that nobody has done before."
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Waited for the spy satellite stuff, never came. Misleading title.
Gadget Addict I'd say your comment would be a bit narrow minded... Don't get me wrong, I clicked the video in the interest of seeing these perverted pieces of space junk fall out of the sky, but the title of the video isn't wrong at all to the relation of the content. He hunts, one definition being "pursues, searches" satellites, but I do get what you mean.
Then again, all media is misleading in one way or another.
Distinct City This is Vice, a B media organization that is utter shit, it's like a big fucking toilet.
***** Why's it shit? Because it isn't what you're used to? Its not the brain washing shit they feed to the public? They cover grounds no other journalist even fucking dares to think of. The only thing I know is fake about them, is that there is no way they can fit into an airplane with balls as big as theirs. Go back to watching Fox News.
=]] I live in Europe, we do not have Fox News or any kind of shit american television. Vice is just as much cancer as any media outlet, misleading titles and shit news. That's not real journalism, they are not real journalists. Period
"shit american television"
"any media outlet"
"not real journalism"
Fucking wow, you know what I say to that bullshit?!
K
“Light pollution is a type of prison.” Indeed.
Indeed
indeed
Indeed
Light pollution is not a prison, any more than the middle of the ocean is solitary confinement. If it's not suited to your needs, leave.
@@TenzaBurabura Yeah, I’ll take the first cab heading out of the solar system. Seriously have you ever spent any period of time in the desert country where the stars take over the night sky? The blanket of light pollution is changing cultures in a bad way. It’s cutting people off from the entire visible universe. That messes with the human psyche more than most people can imagine. People no longer see the wonders of the universe, and learn all that it teaches. Then you get whole cultures who think the night sky is just a few “lights” and that we live on a flat earth. It’s a bad thing.
Those photos of Mir, Shuttle, ISS etc against the sun are just amazing!
_"Light pollution is a kind of prison."_ Without a doubt!
In pitch darkness, have your kids see the Milky Way at least once; mandatory viewing.
b1aflatoxin I know I hate light pollution.
So true, but still, light is a safety feature in citys or suburbs too. Can't have it all :)
We have Nyepi once a year on this island (Bali). You're not allowed off your property (you're detained and probably in trouble if caught on the streets) so there's no cars on the roads/street lights, people are encouraged to only use lights at night that are not visible from outside. For this time the sky is insaaaaaaaaane, lack of light pollution - totally get what you mean :)
I'm very impressed by this man. He is so passionate and optimistic person at all.
That was it? They didn't stay another day to see if the weather would be better?
lol right?
Unless it was holding a geosynchronous orbit over his house, the satellite would not be there to view the next day.
bigb00m
Makes sense, but I'm sure he could have showed them something interesting.
Little Wing 😂😂😂
he seems like a really nice person, so gentle and positive
So its only the first 20 seconds that involves anything regarding spy satellites?
"Who are the ad wizards whoa came up with that one?"
An acceptable use of Clickbait. There are very few.
This guy is exceptional and his imagery is jaw dropping.
*Puts his 6" telephotography reflector away*.
Damn that 14" cass is WOW!!!!
***** IKR. Love cassies :D
I hate the accent tho
His first mistake was buying a hp pavilion
no shush it all about unrespect a hp product
John Luke Horan *a
lmfao
Wafflecookie Especially when he talks about getting "blue screens and having the whole system crash".
Lol. That's not something that frequently happens with every computer.
was talking about its bad rumor of being the official worst laptop on earth in record of overheating
I hope this inspires a whole new generation of Astro Photographers. Kewl vid
Well. That kind of sucked. Why didn't your editor just spring for another night and you could go and get the shots that you wanted to. I think that kind of effort would have produced an award winning expose of "Satellites are Spying on Us", and here is the proof. Instead you give us what: A Frenchman in hisa backyard lamenting cloud cover. Cool.
3 years late - but I think it would be easy to figure out that it's a satellite and it won't be above his city that exact time at night the next day.
Lol.
JohnFive Eagles Szuros 😂
jar jar binks
"spy satellites" thumbnail is a picture of the international space station,
Astronomer was great, Vice needs to try again for a clear night.
Very interesting! He seems very happy with his hobby. Im glad for him.
Eddie Huang isn't egocentric like you think. He's actually really humble. His memoir is coming out on the 29th of January so I think you should read it to get a better understanding of where Mr. Huang is coming from.
10:13 - I love this quote... "If I don't want to take a risk, I'd just stay at home on my sofa.."
They always put such great music in these
At first I thought this guy guns down satellites, but then realized that I'm watching vice.
very well done! Educational to say the very least
Dude deserves another epi
I have watched many many super awesome vice documentaries but for some simple reason this is one of my favorites!! Maybe because photography is my hobby and passion and I can relate to the ending.he seems like an awesome person.i bet it'll be awesome to hang around him
Your comment would make sense if this video was titled: "The Man Who's Hunting Spy Satellites"
I was expecting a guy with a rocket launcher ready looking through a telescope for spy satellites.
In Vice's defense it's called "The man who hunts spy satellites" implying that it is about the man, not the actual hunting. Now if they titled it "A man hunting spy satellites," that would be weird.
I wouldn't be surprised since the publishing of this video that the clouds above his house are permanently obscuring his view
This is great. This guy is intelligent and interested in what he's doing and it shows clearly. No nonsense, just doing what he wants to.
Man takes picture of satellite
Man: I aM sPYinG on sPIes
"Like a joystick in a video game" looks more like a transmitter for a radio controlled airplane...
This was awesome, but the way he said "focus" at 7:41 cracked me up.
Me too !
Do you want build a mega telescop-sat with me ?
I call Soyouz for rocket, and Kourou for launching !
Lmao
What would be cool is if a satellite takes a picture of this guy as he takes a picture of the satellite.
Finally vice uploads something thats decently intersting.
IF this guy ever comes on interpol's most wanted list and goes to exile, He'd be the real pain in the ass to find.
this was really good. this guy seems so nice
This Frenchman just gave me some kind advice I needed. Great video
the best vice videos are those without narration. the story tells itself.
Showing my age I think . I remember correctly running outside to watch early versions pass over by listening to short wave stations reporting the next pass
he seems nice and all but he uses internet explorer :/
I was waiting for the moment he pulls out the laser gun to shoot down the spy satellites
If you want to find unknown satellites, get one of those sat tracking apps on your phone. Watch the sky and wait for objects to come overhead. Anything that comes over that isn't showing on the sat tracking app is likely to be a spy sat or unknown debris.
that was a beautiful documentary. it's so nice to see someone who has such a strong passion for something.
there is actually no video i don't like on vice channel. Congratulations! I don't know a better doccumentaries channel on youtube so far, Good job and thank you!
What kind of music do they play 9:06, because it sound awesome!!
I also want to know!
Naden - Suspiro
:)
Hybridious lol its about as simple as it gets. I could produce that beat in under 5 minutes, probably less. Kick snare kick snare under an arp and a shitty buzz bass..yay.
Danielle Scribbins then why didn’t you?
got'errrrrrrr
That was the coolest photo of a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 I've ever seen!
the video is called "The MAN who hunts spy satellites" it's about Thierry Legault not the actual satellites.
Vice should have been more patient and waited for a clear night. We need a followup video.
The music (especially the 1 playing towards the middle of the vid) sounds like AIR, melikes :-3
THANK YOU !!!
I thought it was going to be some guy taking crappy pictures of flying plastic bags, but I think this is pretty darn cool.
stories like these is why vice is getting a show on hbo
That telescope setup is rad.
having a free time hobby like this wud b so awesome
That white head lamp would totally destroy his night vision, he should be using a red filter.
A man who looks at Satellites which looks at people who look like Satellites.
"you know, some activity were there is no risk, and were you win every time, its too easy."
No doubt this is a very respectable hobby.
i think he is just waiting a UFO to appear and be the first human to photograph a ufo
you know, I bet it happens more often than you might think. I mean not literally the blue screen (as they might not even run Windows), but software/OS crashing, for sure. but most of the time rebooting probably fixes it
I'm a CS engineer...why doesn't the software follow every satellite that passes over and photograph them automatically. Then sort out the good shots later..?
Dark Sky is a must have for both viewing and telephotography, other your eyes never get dark-adapted if there is too much ground light. I used to haul my telescope 18 miles south and set up on a high hill overlooking a river valley. Winter is best because nights are longer and skies are clearer
He's an interesting person. Just really into his hobby which happens to be his career
Your name scares me!
my objection is to the use of the image in this context. it is hardly a spy satellite.
France: they want to do something that has never been done before.
Yeah. Any amateur w a $200 telescope can see satellites flying by every night
The "Russian Intelligence Satellite" (2:39) he is speaking of is in fact a USSR era spy satellite. Intelligence is often used in place of the slang term "spy" considering the shady tone of the word spy. So please, do some research before you make a stupid comment like that. High visibility posts can be detrimental to videos, and it is wrong, as in unethical, to make them when they are unwarranted.
would love to hear flat earth explanation of all this..
Flat Earther explanation - "France is fake"
@@d.samuels6673 Australia isn't real
Its a RUclips video its faked.
His name is Thierry Legault. Vice could have made that bit more clear.
Thanks for the awesome doc vice, that guy's drive is an example. He sincerely made my day. Passionate people make for great documentaries!
Thierry Legault, a fellow countryman and a very interesting man. A prison of light, this is exactly my feeling, always trying to escape to gaze the deep dark night sky.
Where did you get such amazing video of space like at 4:36?
there are probably many more people who natively speak french and english as a secondary language than the other way around
Turn the volume up, plz.
I NEEEEEED to know the song at 9:00. Someone, please?!
In the credits it mentions that the music is provided by "Jingle Punks"... That's all I've got for you. Let me know if you find it.
Trust me, I've gone through their songs. I've attempted to ID the song with 3 different apps, nothing.
9:08 Dualshock 3 in his setup, or does he get bored while waiting for the right conditions?
Thise are some amazing pics its not so easy finding let alone travking and photographing satellites that are miles and miles away from earth
Why are the solar panels of the ISS are looking so transparent at 5:22?
he never addressed atmospheric distortion well enough IMHO
Beautiful photographs
light pollution is like prison. this guy is awesome he has invested heavily in his craft and i respect him for that. he should try out some mountians in the colorado area. thats the only place ive ever seen stars so bright and the light pollution is minimal.
This video was rather interesting. The guy's philosophy is nothing short of wonderful.
“All Satellites are Spy Satellites.” - To those people who came here for some Spy Satellite stuff.
he should hunt the black knight satellite
If there was such a thing
there ~4
i might have understood what hes saying if the music wasnt louder than the man talking
How would an EMP do that? It'd have to be rather strong to decelerate objects moving at those speeds.
haha!
Allow me to re-quote:
"I once took a picture of Uranus, but all I saw was an asshole"
;)
One of the most demanding photography specialties...
Weird how every moving image is CG. I’m still not convinced
Morons like you will never be convinced of anything. You're a delusional believer and you need serious pharmaceuticals.
Intelligence is often used in place of the slang term "spy"
Title is misleading. it's about a troll hunter.
I wanted a telescope when i was 9, never got one because i was too poor :(
Gally G
Now u r rich, buy it for me
omfg that telescope he has is worth as much as a fancy mid sized sedan
Always support people's passions! It make them happy and leads to great things!
Motherboard: "Lets make a video about satellites!"
Vice: "Not hipster enough."
Motherboard: "What if we do it in France?"
Vice: 'PERFECT!"
RUclips is the best news channel in the world!
Didn't see a satellite get shot down as the title suggests
Great story about a passion Thierry puts into his hobby.
what a brilliant individual..
This was a great video, it was just about something other than the title.