Massive congrats to the young lady who discovered the planetary neb, she was rightfully so elated and it just goes to show how much amateurs can contribute to our understanding of space! Brilliant!
I got to meet John Dobson at my local club's observatory about 15 years ago. He was really fun, gracious, and obviously loved to talk with the stargazing public. He even autographed the inside of our observatory's roll-off roof. Great memories. I'm a new subscriber and I love your channel, Astrobiscuit. Clear skies!
It’s easy for some to underestimate the amount of time it takes to create even mediocre content. Really appreciate the work Rory and team puts in to these masterpieces. Thanks! PS, just bought myself an 80mm F5 Achro (I didn’t even know what that was last week 😂)
I love your piece about John Dobson. I live in San Francisco and have a 10-in collapsible dobsonian. I take it out onto the street corner several nights a month to show the planets to passers-by. Unfortunately John Dobson and his sidewalk astronomy organization are no longer around, but I am proud to be following in those footsteps. It's well worth standing on the corner for 2 to 3 hours just for the reactions I get from people seeing the rings of Saturn when they we're just planning to go for dinner with a friend.
Finally, an Astrobiscuit video after ages! So excited seriously. But I'm already worried about how long I'll have to wait till the next one comes out lol
Rory, these videos are brilliant. Seriously man, as somebody who's finally found the means to build the humble arsenal I've been dreaming of for years, your videos have been indispensable. I've been watching for years, admiring your work, and dreaming of the day that I can manage getting a decent setup. Now that that time has come, videos like this are a massive help. I've always been dirt poor. This hobby started with a cheap Newt reflector I inherited. Shortly after, I got access to a 70's C8 and learned planetary from your videos and others, and got some exceptional images with my thrifted 1200d. I lost access to the C8 nearly 2 years ago and have had a void in my life since, that I partially filled with untracked Milky Way shoots. I recently acquired an EdgeHD 9.25 through a generous trade, and am picking up a mount for it tomorrow through another generous offer. This community is incredibly kind! I also got lucky trading for a CPC1100-XLT that will be in my possession soon. All that's left is a small refractor for wide shoots, and I'll basically be set for life as far as OTA's go. Last thing I want to say is that I appreciate your humorous tone. Most people in this community are very dry and to-the-point. Nothing wrong with that at all, but it's refreshing to see somebody exude the joy and excitement that I feel from this hobby. It's infectious and really motivates me to get out there. Thank you, Rory! I genuinely appreciate you!
Thank you Astrobiscuit!!! I've watched every video of the @Astrobiscuit channel at least 3 times ( most over 10 times ) and what can I say... I think this is the most underrated and most entertaining Astro youtube channel in the history of the internet. I really appreciate all of the Astro videos and I think I might developed an addiction lol. Thanks for everything Rory! :D Clear Skies! -Francesco
I can't explain how much I enjoyed watching this video. I just recently got into astrophotography, mostly taking photos with my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. The quality of this video is astonishing and full of all the necessary information but access to even more. This video was very entertaining and easy to watch, so thank you so much!
Binged all your videos when I found your channel and didn't notice the slow upload speed due to how long it takes to get all footage amd make the video. I've just been patiently waiting for a new video and the time has finally come and was worth the wait.
Sorry had to order it from some other website because astroshop's shipping into switzerland for some reason would have cost me almost 200 quid for a package of this weight. Amazon didnt ship to switzerland either. Love your content though!
I'm looking forward to rewarding myself with this new episode of His Royal Biscuitness after getting my chores done tomorrow morning. Still waiting for the resolution of that Svbony cliffhanger from the travel telescope episode, though.
I only discovered your channel yesterday and I'm already racing through it. Awesome stuff, lots of info that I wish I'd had 20 years ago. Plus you seem like a really nice bloke too.
The Baader semiapo filter revolutionized my Celestron 120mmx1000mm refractor Orion 120mm short tube and removed the blue to nothing noticeable. Wonderful and use them on a LX 70 EQ motorized mount.
AstroBiscuit and King Richtenstien are both totally legendary chaps. This is by far my favourite RUclips channel ever. Top quality content, music and entertainment. I do watch a couple other RUclipsrs for astro stuff too. They may have more subs than here but they also laughed at me for suggesting they do a budget/cheap old scope video. I can only assume using top end gear all the time has made it so they cant or don't want to fit in the additional knowledge for older scopes.... but still video content is supply and demand. There is a huge demand for videos exactly like this.
@@Riktenstein P.S You sir do not get enough praise and recognition for your talents :) Because of you watching AstroBiscuits videos is the perfect combination of music that propells the narrative, tells the story and evokes emotional response. Genius work.
Quality video mate. Some people think I'm the cool dad that's into astrophotography, after looking at the results that is. However, once I explain the process, I'm the dad that's good at putting people to sleep. I find that a rather good accomplishment on my part.
Saved this vid until I had some peace and quiet, I love this community, A massive well done for the Neb find, Amazing!!! Brilliant as usual Mr Biscuit, big shout out to all the people that make help the Biscuitmiester bring these videos to us.👍😉
Another great video. I love refractors, have an ED80 and ED50 (evoguide), and also a GSO 8" F5 which sometimes I'm too lazy to take it out but when I do, I get really nice results. Congrats to the young lady from Germany for her discovery. BTW, the optician gentleman looks like the right doctor for your tak60, perhaps you might ask him to have a look into it? Funny detail: when you said Rho Ophiuchi, TY captions said: row of UK. Merry Christmas!!
Great video and once again super insightful content with a good dose of humor! Looking at the more antique telescope designs I was thinking that maybe a good challenge to take on for you would be to take an antique telescope, select a DSO or something interesting people were looking at waaay back in the days and try to capture it through the antique telescope with a modern camera!
This was my very first time watching @Astrobiscuit. I had a conversation with a work colleague of mine and we talked about astro photography among other things and he told me about this page. I have always wanted to get into looking at the stars properly, especially from one of my places on the island of Boracay in the Philippines which I am very lucky to own and just on a normal night you can just look up at the sky and see just the most amazing sights. I am now going to binge watch many more videos so thank you very much. Your first video was amazing and I cannot wait to watch some more. 🙂
New subscriber, love your videos so much. Love your enthusiasm and love for space. Me and my 8 year old daughter Abigail would love a scope. Maybe one day. Thanks from Bill, rural Hertfordshire.
I haven’t watched an Astrophotography video in almost 6 months. But this was a great one to get me excited about shooting Orion, the Pleiades and other objects again. I’ve been bummed by a new neighbor who installed a massive led floodlight the shines into my yard. He needs to aim it down and occasionally turn it off. 🤯 Thanks Rory for your humor and spreading knowledge.
Price aside, a decent SCT paired with Hyperstar is the best all around choice if you can only have one scope. Planets at f/10 native (visual and imaging), DSO's at F/6.3 with a reducer and F/1.9 with Hyperstar for widefield (imaging only). I think Cuiv even stated that if he could only have one it would be a Celestron C6 with Hyperstar.
i too think the sct is the best all round scope...see end of this vid ruclips.net/video/Na-aBhc_gTY/видео.html but its more expensive and it doesn't quite sit at the wobbly atmosphere resolution limit like an 8 inch newt does... so for pure deep space astrophotography i think the 8 inch newt def hits a sweet spot.
Enjoyable video as ever and a very solid choice of scopes. I'd argue that the 8" Schmidt Cassegrain was as transformational to amateur astronomy as the Dob. Before they came along, our choices for over 4" of aperture were restricted to unaffordable refractors--Unitron or Japanese scopes--or newtonian on massive EQ mounts. Thanks to Celestron and Meade!
Great Video! For the curious, the nebula person is Sophia Paulin. She is the Teleskop Service (TS) Ambassador, and really takes her astro seriously with 100hrs exposure on some Astrobin images such as M81/M82 under username lyaphine. I have been imaging 5 yrs, and in 2 yrs she has more hours. Maybe my weather issue vs Germany.
So, basically...Maksutov-Newtonian for the win. Maksutov lens for coma correction/field flattening, and a massive Newtonian for huge photon collection. I've been looking at the SkyWatcher 190 MN for some time now. If/when I finally pull the trigger and get into this hobby, I think that's the directly I'll go in. The Schmidt/Cassegrain scopes are tempting, but there's just something attractive about that Mak/Newt.
I'm fortunate to live fairly local to Es Reid and he is indeed the expert when it comes to optics. He is also a very genuine person and quite a character. He has helped quite a few members of the LDAS get to the bottom of issues with their scopes, and has the knowledge and means to provide the proof of the cause should it be needed.
thanks for the video, i purchsed and Astromaster 90AZ for $130 shipped from ebay. I did add a William Optics 1.25" 90-deg Erecting Prism Diagonal with Helical Focusing # D-EP90-125II for fine tuning. And i added a Agena 1.25" Enhanced Wide Angle Eyepiece - 9mm to improve area. I will be getting this stuff in a few days and hope to be able to learn how to set up and handle the telescope mount and tripod within a month so i can literally step out my door and view some planets and the moon for fun, as my new reasonably priced hobby. keep it simple and fun 🙂 i heard i will need to add some weight to the tripod shelf to steady the tripod.
Great video as always. Would love to get your take on where Schmidt-Cassegrain and Maksutov-Cassegrains fall in this spectrum. The Cassegrains would capture less light, have minor spherical aberrations but they are more portable. Could something like the Celestron 6se or 8se be a more expensive / portable option for viewing and astrophotography?
Wow! Glad to see the good old Newtonian get some love here. It has actually further encouraged me to buy an EQ6-R pro to put my 200p on! Should be a killer combination once I get it ordered (and bring myself to spend the best part of 2 grand on it ...) Currently on a homemade Dob mount, but I just want a bit more out of it for photography and have the ability to track things properly.
Pretty awesome stuff. I started the hobby back in 2016, but have been doing it at a very slow pace. I have thought about dabbling in astrophotography a few times, but don't think I have the patience for all the image editing afterwards. That and I have no desire to tinker around with computers hooked up to my telescopes. I suppose I could always just go with a DLSR to avoid the computers, but again, don't think I have the patience for editing. Still, may give a simple setup a try sometime.
Awesome, I have that exact 8" GSO scope :D ...and a 65/420 TS quadruplet. The GSO has been great for visual and AP for many years, but I haven't tried the TS quad yet.
So glad you shared your best, which I agree with, without throwing shade on the rest. Co-operation above competition. While I’m building my 10” newt, hope to contribute to BAT one day, I still love my old 60mm achromat. Gave me one of my best Jupiter nights ever. Thanks Rory.
Great video ! I got to interview John Dobson in Australia 35 years ago for a magazine article . He was not really interested in telescopes per se and couldn't understand why amateurs obsessed over them so much . He was really interested in Cosmology and Spirituality , and what easily built large scopes could show people so they would really believe by actually seeing, telescopes were purely and end to a means for him . If I remember correctly he was a proponent of the Steady State theory of the origin of the cosmos , always a quite unpopular view ! He was very humble , could have had anything on the lunch menu on me, but chose a $4 Pumpkin soup and a glass of "intergalactic oxygen"" ( water ) to the great amusement of the waiter . My favorite story he told was how he sent a 24" telescope mirror across America , with postage stamps attached directly to the glass . His belief was that if everyone handling it in the postal chain could see exactly what it was they would be careful with it ,. He said it arrived in perfect condition . That was the kind of alternative thinker he was . ( And there was also the story of how his then 10 year old son came to be conceived at 64 years of age , and it involved a 40 gallon metal barrel full of water for grinding a mirror on, and a rattlesnake ....)
Rory's videos are like rare celestial events - you have to wait a while but when you finally see them it blows your mind!
Agreed!
Agreed!
Yep!
I agree hahah, soon as I see a notification for his uploads I get stoked.
relax…
Massive congrats to the young lady who discovered the planetary neb, she was rightfully so elated and it just goes to show how much amateurs can contribute to our understanding of space! Brilliant!
What is her name?
@@veerastro7969 lol
@@kevinashley478 Lyaphine
@@AnthonyScandurra thank you. It sounded like Rory kept saying "Leafy"
@@veerastro7969 Old enough to count old enough to mount
I got to meet John Dobson at my local club's observatory about 15 years ago. He was really fun, gracious, and obviously loved to talk with the stargazing public. He even autographed the inside of our observatory's roll-off roof. Great memories. I'm a new subscriber and I love your channel, Astrobiscuit. Clear skies!
cool thx Jackie
That's awesome
Noice
That’s cool!
Astrobiscuit rarely uploads in his channel but every video is really well made, not boring, and you can learn a lot about astronomy.
that's why I like his videos, He's the reason I got a telescope I like how He rarely uploads that means it would be a great video.
@@CaliforniaCapitalRefuse He's the reason I got a telescope too. I didn't realize how emotionally moving astronomy is.
It’s easy for some to underestimate the amount of time it takes to create even mediocre content. Really appreciate the work Rory and team puts in to these masterpieces. Thanks! PS, just bought myself an 80mm F5 Achro (I didn’t even know what that was last week 😂)
The editing is really top notch
He's the best
I love your piece about John Dobson. I live in San Francisco and have a 10-in collapsible dobsonian. I take it out onto the street corner several nights a month to show the planets to passers-by. Unfortunately John Dobson and his sidewalk astronomy organization are no longer around, but I am proud to be following in those footsteps. It's well worth standing on the corner for 2 to 3 hours just for the reactions I get from people seeing the rings of Saturn when they we're just planning to go for dinner with a friend.
sounds cool, its something i might try in London
Where do you normally set up?
A guy in Austin did that all the time was really nice, so clean it looked fake lol
Finally, an Astrobiscuit video after ages! So excited seriously. But I'm already worried about how long I'll have to wait till the next one comes out lol
Omg I'm so excited it's so rare that you upload and when you do it's brilliant
Exactly!
Words out of my mouth
I’m not into astronomy at all, but I am sucked into the sheer passion. I love every bit of this.
Beware the pipeline
We're on a rock floating through the universe and we really have no idea what's actually going on. You're into astronomy whether you like it, or not.
My excitement for a new Astrobiscuit vids is very similar to waking up for Saturday morning cartoons as a child. Love it!
Rory, these videos are brilliant. Seriously man, as somebody who's finally found the means to build the humble arsenal I've been dreaming of for years, your videos have been indispensable. I've been watching for years, admiring your work, and dreaming of the day that I can manage getting a decent setup. Now that that time has come, videos like this are a massive help.
I've always been dirt poor. This hobby started with a cheap Newt reflector I inherited. Shortly after, I got access to a 70's C8 and learned planetary from your videos and others, and got some exceptional images with my thrifted 1200d. I lost access to the C8 nearly 2 years ago and have had a void in my life since, that I partially filled with untracked Milky Way shoots. I recently acquired an EdgeHD 9.25 through a generous trade, and am picking up a mount for it tomorrow through another generous offer. This community is incredibly kind! I also got lucky trading for a CPC1100-XLT that will be in my possession soon. All that's left is a small refractor for wide shoots, and I'll basically be set for life as far as OTA's go.
Last thing I want to say is that I appreciate your humorous tone. Most people in this community are very dry and to-the-point. Nothing wrong with that at all, but it's refreshing to see somebody exude the joy and excitement that I feel from this hobby. It's infectious and really motivates me to get out there.
Thank you, Rory! I genuinely appreciate you!
Thank you Astrobiscuit!!!
I've watched every video of the @Astrobiscuit channel at least 3 times ( most over 10 times ) and what can I say... I think this is the most underrated
and most entertaining Astro youtube channel in the history of the internet. I really appreciate all of the Astro videos and I think I might developed an
addiction lol. Thanks for everything Rory! :D
Clear Skies!
-Francesco
I can't explain how much I enjoyed watching this video. I just recently got into astrophotography, mostly taking photos with my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. The quality of this video is astonishing and full of all the necessary information but access to even more. This video was very entertaining and easy to watch, so thank you so much!
cheers Michael👍
Dude, youre release days are hollidays in my calendar.
And Ricktenstein killing it on this one 🕺🏾
Binged all your videos when I found your channel and didn't notice the slow upload speed due to how long it takes to get all footage amd make the video. I've just been patiently waiting for a new video and the time has finally come and was worth the wait.
Sweet,Looking Forward To It
Your videos inspire me to finally go and do this, thanks + epic soundtrack as always
As always, amazing content. Thank you for making our hobby so accessible, easy to understand, and fun! You and your crew are AWESOME!!!
YES, NEW VIDEO!
I haven't seen a new video in a long time
Glad you're back!
The Biscut lives!
Just ordered my first telescope, an 8 inch dobsonian. So excited for it to arrive! Also great to see you recommend them too
hope you used my affiliate links they really help me make videos👍
Sorry had to order it from some other website because astroshop's shipping into switzerland for some reason would have cost me almost 200 quid for a package of this weight. Amazon didnt ship to switzerland either. Love your content though!
Very nice to watch a new video from you. love your content. Keep it up!
I'm looking forward to rewarding myself with this new episode of His Royal Biscuitness after getting my chores done tomorrow morning. Still waiting for the resolution of that Svbony cliffhanger from the travel telescope episode, though.
Bass, space & humour this channel is golden
I only discovered your channel yesterday and I'm already racing through it. Awesome stuff, lots of info that I wish I'd had 20 years ago. Plus you seem like a really nice bloke too.
Finally Rory video is here, hurray! Need to have a sit, make a cup of good coffee and watch it with no distractions.
Your videos are very professionally created. Well done!! Your enthusiasm is great too!
Great video! Happy to be a nerd on your discord, always wonderful to bring more people into astronomy.
glad to have you👍
So glad to see more content coming from you!
I’ve only started just watching your channel. However, it is by far my favorite channel of all of RUclips thus far congratulations and thank you.
It's always a good day when astrobiscuit posts a new video
The Baader semiapo filter revolutionized my Celestron 120mmx1000mm refractor Orion 120mm short tube and removed the blue to nothing noticeable. Wonderful and use them on a LX 70 EQ motorized mount.
AstroBiscuit and King Richtenstien are both totally legendary chaps. This is by far my favourite RUclips channel ever. Top quality content, music and entertainment.
I do watch a couple other RUclipsrs for astro stuff too. They may have more subs than here but they also laughed at me for suggesting they do a budget/cheap old scope video. I can only assume using top end gear all the time has made it so they cant or don't want to fit in the additional knowledge for older scopes.... but still video content is supply and demand. There is a huge demand for videos exactly like this.
Thank you!
@@Riktenstein P.S You sir do not get enough praise and recognition for your talents :) Because of you watching AstroBiscuits videos is the perfect combination of music that propells the narrative, tells the story and evokes emotional response. Genius work.
@@Wigalot Thanks again, much appreciated.
Superb work Rory! And so happy for Lyaphine, inspirational! :-D
thx buddy
Absolute quality as always brilliant start to the weekend 👏
HE'S BACK
I'm currently building a 20" F3 telescope. I have already done 2 six inch ones and a 12" also. I started less than a year ago.
Quality video mate. Some people think I'm the cool dad that's into astrophotography, after looking at the results that is. However, once I explain the process, I'm the dad that's good at putting people to sleep. I find that a rather good accomplishment on my part.
This is simply the most entertaining Astro channel ever!!! Love it.❤
im not even in to Astronomy, but i love this channel and the good vibe emiting from it. thanks
Saved this vid until I had some peace and quiet, I love this community, A massive well done for the Neb find, Amazing!!! Brilliant as usual Mr Biscuit, big shout out to all the people that make help the Biscuitmiester bring these videos to us.👍😉
Great music, too.
He speaks the truth!
so refreshing, love the channel!
Wow December got here fast!
Lyaphines discovery was so stunning!!!!!
after 3 months he is back with another great video.
Another great video. I love refractors, have an ED80 and ED50 (evoguide), and also a GSO 8" F5 which sometimes I'm too lazy to take it out but when I do, I get really nice results. Congrats to the young lady from Germany for her discovery. BTW, the optician gentleman looks like the right doctor for your tak60, perhaps you might ask him to have a look into it? Funny detail: when you said Rho Ophiuchi, TY captions said: row of UK. Merry Christmas!!
It’s always great when my two favourite astronomers say each other’s names
Great video and once again super insightful content with a good dose of humor! Looking at the more antique telescope designs I was thinking that maybe a good challenge to take on for you would be to take an antique telescope, select a DSO or something interesting people were looking at waaay back in the days and try to capture it through the antique telescope with a modern camera!
This was my very first time watching @Astrobiscuit. I had a conversation with a work colleague of mine and we talked about astro photography among other things and he told me about this page. I have always wanted to get into looking at the stars properly, especially from one of my places on the island of Boracay in the Philippines which I am very lucky to own and just on a normal night you can just look up at the sky and see just the most amazing sights. I am now going to binge watch many more videos so thank you very much. Your first video was amazing and I cannot wait to watch some more. 🙂
Glad to see the small Tak after its unfortunate fall earlier this year! Awesome, awesome video Rory!
Very, VERY pro production value with a TON of humor and interest! Documentary-style of a top-notch! Worthy of BBC or National Geographic.
Nice video. The Dobsonian mount is - well, a system of mounting (usually) a Newtonian reflector. Regards.
New subscriber, love your videos so much. Love your enthusiasm and love for space. Me and my 8 year old daughter Abigail would love a scope. Maybe one day. Thanks from Bill, rural Hertfordshire.
I haven’t watched an Astrophotography video in almost 6 months. But this was a great one to get me excited about shooting Orion, the Pleiades and other objects again. I’ve been bummed by a new neighbor who installed a massive led floodlight the shines into my yard. He needs to aim it down and occasionally turn it off. 🤯
Thanks Rory for your humor and spreading knowledge.
yes he does
Price aside, a decent SCT paired with Hyperstar is the best all around choice if you can only have one scope. Planets at f/10 native (visual and imaging), DSO's at F/6.3 with a reducer and F/1.9 with Hyperstar for widefield (imaging only). I think Cuiv even stated that if he could only have one it would be a Celestron C6 with Hyperstar.
i too think the sct is the best all round scope...see end of this vid ruclips.net/video/Na-aBhc_gTY/видео.html but its more expensive and it doesn't quite sit at the wobbly atmosphere resolution limit like an 8 inch newt does... so for pure deep space astrophotography i think the 8 inch newt def hits a sweet spot.
Enjoyable video as ever and a very solid choice of scopes. I'd argue that the 8" Schmidt Cassegrain was as transformational to amateur astronomy as the Dob. Before they came along, our choices for over 4" of aperture were restricted to unaffordable refractors--Unitron or Japanese scopes--or newtonian on massive EQ mounts. Thanks to Celestron and Meade!
Rory I just came by to press the like button.. will watch the video later or tomorrow, I know for sure it will be fantastic!
Great Video! For the curious, the nebula person is Sophia Paulin. She is the Teleskop Service (TS) Ambassador, and really takes her astro seriously with 100hrs exposure on some Astrobin images such as M81/M82 under username lyaphine. I have been imaging 5 yrs, and in 2 yrs she has more hours. Maybe my weather issue vs Germany.
So, basically...Maksutov-Newtonian for the win. Maksutov lens for coma correction/field flattening, and a massive Newtonian for huge photon collection. I've been looking at the SkyWatcher 190 MN for some time now. If/when I finally pull the trigger and get into this hobby, I think that's the directly I'll go in. The Schmidt/Cassegrain scopes are tempting, but there's just something attractive about that Mak/Newt.
its amazing that $500 telescope could help discover a nebula
14:50 In germany live too ''Marcel Drechsler'' He have over 100 planetary nebulaes discovered. One of my favorites of his catalogue are Drechsler 30
This was super entertaining and interesting. Thanks AB!
I'm fortunate to live fairly local to Es Reid and he is indeed the expert when it comes to optics. He is also a very genuine person and quite a character. He has helped quite a few members of the LDAS get to the bottom of issues with their scopes, and has the knowledge and means to provide the proof of the cause should it be needed.
thanks for the video, i purchsed and Astromaster 90AZ for $130 shipped from ebay. I did add a William Optics 1.25" 90-deg Erecting Prism Diagonal with Helical Focusing # D-EP90-125II for fine tuning. And i added a Agena 1.25" Enhanced Wide Angle Eyepiece - 9mm to improve area. I will be getting this stuff in a few days and hope to be able to learn how to set up and handle the telescope mount and tripod within a month so i can literally step out my door and view some planets and the moon for fun, as my new reasonably priced hobby. keep it simple and fun 🙂 i heard i will need to add some weight to the tripod shelf to steady the tripod.
Brilliant video! Just wish we had heard which scope Pink Bunny likes best.
he likes the camberwell carrot shaped ones🤣
Fantastic video. Inspired me. I love the Pulp Fiction shirt.
Can't wait to see It!!! So long since your last video!!!!
Awesome video thank you every video you make is very interesting and and fun to watch hurry and make another please
Glad to see you back! Great job (aka "situation normal")
Hey biscuit man! Some random person here I loved this video! I'm so glad that Ly captured her very own Planetary Nebula
Finally back at it!!!
Love your delivery your a scream!
Great video as always. Would love to get your take on where Schmidt-Cassegrain and Maksutov-Cassegrains fall in this spectrum. The Cassegrains would capture less light, have minor spherical aberrations but they are more portable. Could something like the Celestron 6se or 8se be a more expensive / portable option for viewing and astrophotography?
Love your work once again, Rory!
Catch you on the discord again sometime soon.
Cheers from the AstroDad!
Good innit... ;)
Good to see you back on youtube.
Wow! Glad to see the good old Newtonian get some love here. It has actually further encouraged me to buy an EQ6-R pro to put my 200p on! Should be a killer combination once I get it ordered (and bring myself to spend the best part of 2 grand on it ...) Currently on a homemade Dob mount, but I just want a bit more out of it for photography and have the ability to track things properly.
Pretty awesome stuff. I started the hobby back in 2016, but have been doing it at a very slow pace. I have thought about dabbling in astrophotography a few times, but don't think I have the patience for all the image editing afterwards. That and I have no desire to tinker around with computers hooked up to my telescopes. I suppose I could always just go with a DLSR to avoid the computers, but again, don't think I have the patience for editing. Still, may give a simple setup a try sometime.
Wow that was a nice surprise, another awesome video that was well worth the wait 👍
Oh Man! Christmas has come early!! Santa Biscuit is here with the goods!
Twice this week I've seen my mug on some sort of mass media. This is great, Rory. What a good idea for a vid! Well done.
clearly you're destined for stardom
Awesome, I have that exact 8" GSO scope :D ...and a 65/420 TS quadruplet. The GSO has been great for visual and AP for many years, but I haven't tried the TS quad yet.
you know these are some of my fav videos i love to watch online, saver the moments they are uploaded :)
So glad you shared your best, which I agree with, without throwing shade on the rest. Co-operation above competition. While I’m building my 10” newt, hope to contribute to BAT one day, I still love my old 60mm achromat. Gave me one of my best Jupiter nights ever.
Thanks Rory.
thx fella
Great video! I use an 8" newt as well! Glad to see it's getting recognised for its power!
HAVENT EVEN SEEN IT AND IM EXCITED - SO HAPPY
Amazingly well produced !!! Keep up the great work. I am your newest fan 🙂
Can wait hurrryyyyy
Great video. Worth waiting for. Clear skies
cool
Ok haven't watched this yet but just wanted to say I'm excited. A Rory video!
Rory I got way to exited when I seen this in my feed! Love the video man and you have the best discord!
Ahh thx man, and the discord is really thx to great mods and great nerds
@@Astrobiscuit the nerds in there have saved alot of my images with their insane processing skills!
Absolutely amazing vídeo Rory!!! Have a very good christmass too!!!
Great video ! I got to interview John Dobson in Australia 35 years ago for a magazine article . He was not really interested in telescopes per se and couldn't understand why amateurs obsessed over them so much . He was really interested in Cosmology and Spirituality , and what easily built large scopes could show people so they would really believe by actually seeing, telescopes were purely and end to a means for him . If I remember correctly he was a proponent of the Steady State theory of the origin of the cosmos , always a quite unpopular view !
He was very humble , could have had anything on the lunch menu on me, but chose a $4 Pumpkin soup and a glass of "intergalactic oxygen"" ( water ) to the great amusement of the waiter . My favorite story he told was how he sent a 24" telescope mirror across America , with postage stamps attached directly to the glass . His belief was that if everyone handling it in the postal chain could see exactly what it was they would be careful with it ,. He said it arrived in perfect condition . That was the kind of alternative thinker he was . ( And there was also the story of how his then 10 year old son came to be conceived at 64 years of age , and it involved a 40 gallon metal barrel full of water for grinding a mirror on, and a rattlesnake ....)
Interesting thx
I love seeing how massively brilliantly nerdtastic you are about astronomy! It would be lovely to bump into you in a quiet pub on a rainy day.
Also, as a wildlife nerd... BAT @ ruclips.net/video/5cedpFQh9-4/видео.html
Go go Biscuit. Let’s drive that algorithm 😉
Great video, thank you so much for it. Es Reid is a great chap and a proper gent!
I’ve got an old TAL-1 sat in the garage, it’s great for checking on the Moonmins 😅
Jeffery Jacobs is an absolute legend, thanks for giving him a proper shout out.
I have the rokinon 14 mm 2.8 and it's amazing The 135 is definitely on my bucket list
It’s alive! 😋
What is?
Mr Biscuit…