Capturing the planets with a HUGE 14" telescope

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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024

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  • @hshdhdhdsydy
    @hshdhdhdsydy Месяц назад +150

    i thought i was watching a 200,000 subscriber channel and was shocked when i saw you only had 320. i’m sure you’ll be huge soon👏

    • @69Atho
      @69Atho Месяц назад +3

      Been waiting for this video after watching your last. Can't wait for mine to arrive. Great video, and can't wait to see what you will be looking at next.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +12

      Thank you so much!

    • @PotatoGaming5000
      @PotatoGaming5000 Месяц назад +5

      I was wondering the same thing! The editing and format of the video is amazing! Hope you get more subs soon!

    • @sxvxn._av
      @sxvxn._av Месяц назад

      ​@@bbroastroThe dobsonian will basically be a telescope revolution by it's aperture 😮‍💨

  • @Alexei-i9u
    @Alexei-i9u Месяц назад +24

    12:34 Wow, you captured Titan in this photo!

    • @armorers_wrench
      @armorers_wrench 16 дней назад +3

      Neat

    • @rockinkingbob
      @rockinkingbob 3 дня назад

      thats neptune as the blue dot you are prob referring to.

    • @mattmiltenberger145
      @mattmiltenberger145 День назад

      @@rockinkingbob He's not. The picture of Saturn shows Titan on the bottom right of the planet.

  • @wizalnahian
    @wizalnahian 5 дней назад +1

    Breathtaking ❤

  • @geraldmoore4001
    @geraldmoore4001 Месяц назад +1

    super video ,great images! thanks for that!

  • @armorers_wrench
    @armorers_wrench 16 дней назад +2

    Dude... awesome images. Thanks for sharing this amazing optic with the world.

  • @waynewheaton3210
    @waynewheaton3210 Месяц назад +6

    That 14 is sweeeeet! I took my first astro photos in the late 80s with a 6" Criterion and a Pentax film camera. Boy, things have changed, for the better. I have been out of the hobby for 30 years. Over the last few weeks, I have taken pictures of the moon with a DSLR and a C6. It's great to be back.

  • @joshuafiloteo7543
    @joshuafiloteo7543 Месяц назад +10

    We’re reaching a golden age of astronomy /astrophotography RUclipsrs because of folks like you. Just subscribed. Awesome video!

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +2

      Hugely appreciated!! Thank you 🙏🙏

  • @DDay9731
    @DDay9731 Месяц назад +1

    This is some serious high-quality content

  • @Ian_is_Outdoors
    @Ian_is_Outdoors Месяц назад +1

    What a pleasure to watch! Such great production quality and your enthusiasm is contagious. Great job 👏

  • @2147B
    @2147B Месяц назад +1

    Yeah, Can't wait for more videos! I can already tell this will be a great channel!

  • @djlr1g10
    @djlr1g10 Месяц назад +1

    Excellent images Ben! So happy that I've found your channel, I'm tempted to start a RUclips channel too. I really like this style of video, it's about the night and the experience of setting up, observing and capturing the images, Russell Discombe used to do videos like this too but he's been quiet for a while now. Great quality editting as well!

  • @REMYZEUS
    @REMYZEUS Месяц назад +1

    More astronomy channels on RUclips finally i was wondering why there were so few hope you blow up love these types of videos.

  • @Fossbear
    @Fossbear Месяц назад +2

    Having fun with Dob´s is always good. Recently got an 16" F4,5- What a Lightbeast :)

  • @wingriderroy2776
    @wingriderroy2776 Месяц назад +1

    I've been looking forward to seeing you put that galaxy cannon to use. Can't wait to see more of your dobsonian adventures.

  • @ellynharries2548
    @ellynharries2548 Месяц назад +2

    I was greatly honoured to watch The Premiere. How brilliantly professional and amazing IMAX quality.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      Thanks Ellyn, it was great to have you for the premiere!

  • @astro_vino
    @astro_vino Месяц назад +1

    Great video Ben, already waiting for your next video!

  • @iamjessieray
    @iamjessieray Месяц назад +2

    Nice video! I had never seen your channel till now and let me tell you, that is exactly how I felt when I first bought my 8" dob coming from a 130mm newt being my largest aperture. I have been thinking that when I move into a larger house I am going to have to get or build myself a big light bucket.

    • @VickiAnkney
      @VickiAnkney Месяц назад +1

      That would be a good move. I made my move in 2010 having a 8in I added a Orion truss tube 14in dob but I never got rid of my 8 and never will. But here in N.E. N.C. the sky conditions are bad from july thru middle of oct. That's why I use my 14in in the winter when things are more stable up above and trust me you will be shocked at the things available to see. With a 32mm thru 41mm eyepiece any one of those would be great but I would keep to the low end low power eyepiece.I currently have a 32mm and a 34mm an they work great. Good luck on your goals wish you the best. Keep looking up dark sky's.

  • @carefreeastro
    @carefreeastro Месяц назад +1

    Awesome video Ben! 🙌🏼

  • @foreverscrolling
    @foreverscrolling 10 дней назад +1

    making me wanna see for myself... great production btw

  • @jamesdown1519
    @jamesdown1519 25 дней назад +1

    Amazing channel, I hope you grow rapidly!

  • @steepatticstairs1478
    @steepatticstairs1478 Месяц назад +1

    you got a new subscriber! love the video and how happy you are, it’s so awesome! i can’t wait to see what’s next with that massive dobsonian!

  • @azforu29
    @azforu29 18 дней назад +1

    Thats one sick freaking telescope.

  • @Thewanderer738
    @Thewanderer738 Месяц назад +2

    Amazing shots! Especially the ones with the smartphone, I bet it was around 30 seconds exposure was it? I am wondering under that bortle scale sky are you shooting them pics!

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      Thank you! Most of the phone shots were actually 15 seconds. My skies are around SQM 21.5 / high bortle 3 / low bortle 4.

  • @myvisionyk9528
    @myvisionyk9528 Месяц назад +1

    great results! thanks for sharing :)

  • @MrGp3po
    @MrGp3po Месяц назад +1

    I'm always impressed with UK astronomers' dedication, in spite of terrible weather conditions.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      It's tough for sure and honestly you have to take risks with the weather. I've had my setup rained on numerous times over the years which is quite stressful!

  • @TopGIazer
    @TopGIazer 23 дня назад +2

    i love space.

  • @iuliandb
    @iuliandb Месяц назад +1

    Looking forward for your next video 🔭 just subscribed

  • @panosepitropakis4146
    @panosepitropakis4146 Месяц назад +2

    Great work

  • @phil2768
    @phil2768 4 дня назад

    Thanks Ben. I don't have a telescope anymore (not since I was 10 years old nearly 40 years ago 😬 and it was very cheap one) but I do have some Celestron binoculars where I can see the 4 moons of Jupiter (obviously, no details show for Jupiter itself). I saw Saturn through a large telescope about 7 years ago with its rings - was brilliant. I want to get back into astronomy somewhat. Keep up the great work and your good content.

  • @rami_astro
    @rami_astro Месяц назад

    great video, Ben!

  • @3dfxvoodoocards6
    @3dfxvoodoocards6 Месяц назад +3

    Like! Would be very interesting to see a 8 vs 14 inch dob comparison video with side by side images :)

  • @nikivan
    @nikivan Месяц назад +1

    Nicely done. Subscribed.

  • @phantom4ik6362
    @phantom4ik6362 Месяц назад +1

    Amazing!

  • @gabedrinkswater
    @gabedrinkswater Месяц назад +2

    Looked at the likes on this video and was very surprised. you deserve much more popularity than you have.

  • @BeytarayHimself
    @BeytarayHimself Месяц назад +1

    BRO YOURE THE GOAT DUDE I LOVE UR CONTENT

  • @stevenjohnson4122
    @stevenjohnson4122 Месяц назад +2

    Amazing telescope

  • @Ankles
    @Ankles Месяц назад +1

    i saw your video when you unboxxed the beheamoth and was so sad to find out observations were another time. Today i randomly decided to search up (my apperture refractor) vs 8inch dob and wouldnt you know the universe led me to this fantastic video

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      Ah that's amazing! Glad to have you back 🙏

  • @davidaaaa4611
    @davidaaaa4611 Месяц назад +13

    I built a 14 inch dob about 26 years ago. Yes it can see planets real good. Very nice telescope. Thanks for the video.

    • @alexandrevaliquette3883
      @alexandrevaliquette3883 Месяц назад

      Did you made the mirror yourself?

    • @davidaaaa4611
      @davidaaaa4611 Месяц назад

      @@alexandrevaliquette3883 No I ordered the Mirror from Coulter and a kit from somewhere. But it worked just fine. I put it on wheels and rolled it out of a storage building.

  • @dgdave2673
    @dgdave2673 Месяц назад +1

    There you go ! Subscribed.

  • @SpikeF14
    @SpikeF14 Месяц назад +1

    The RUclips algorithm brought me here and now I'm here to stay. Really good and interesting viewing...

  • @BlueStellarGaming
    @BlueStellarGaming 24 дня назад

    this guy is actually crazy underrated holy

  • @robandjo2001
    @robandjo2001 26 дней назад

    Nice video 👍. Have you tried an IR Pass filter? If your camera is responsive in that range, then you might it takes you up another level in combo with your light bucket 😀.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  День назад

      Yep! I have a 685nm IR pass. I've done some high res lunar imaging with it and it is great. I've casually used it with planetary, but really I'm waiting on a night with good seeing to make the best use.

  • @astro.midnight
    @astro.midnight Месяц назад +3

    Now I want 14’ as well🥲

  • @ahope8055
    @ahope8055 Месяц назад +1

    Very Amazing bro🔥, I also have captured : Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune with my 5" Newtonian manually. Without auto trucking & without any motor but results are amazing.

  • @tsulasbigadventures
    @tsulasbigadventures Месяц назад +2

    Ben: I hope you are OK. Wow, your 14" Dobsonian is awesome but how do you get that beast outside? Is that what the wheel barrow is for? Your photo of Saturn is great and the other ones as well. Can you see the central star in M57, the Ring Nebula with your 14" telescope? I have not yet been able to see it with my 12" telescope but I have so many objects I want to look at that I often forget to try. Oh, and you got Stephan's Quintet! Nice. Congratulations. Very nice video

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +2

      Thank you so much from stopping by Tsula! Your recent video is exactly why I decided to go and find Stephan's Quintet - so very faint. NGC 7331 looked fantastic though. I tried to see the central star in M57, but couldn't - although the conditions weren't great and the moon is so very bright at the moment.
      The wheelbarrow is there to stop the covers blowing off the other stuff, not related to carrying the scope out haha. The scope, I carry it out at the moment, but I do plan on having a platform with wheels sorted for the base as that's HEAVY. It comes apart into a few pieces which doesn't take much time and makes taking it out doable by myself.
      Thank you once again - love your videos Tsula.

    • @tsulasbigadventures
      @tsulasbigadventures Месяц назад +2

      @@bbroastro Well, be careful lifting that heavy telescope. I do give you a pat on the back for your perseverance under the bad conditions in the UK. Keep looking up!

  • @keeplookingup911
    @keeplookingup911 Месяц назад +2

    There is also a 16" dob beast 😮

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      I know right! That thing is huge. A bit too big and heavy for me as you need a step to look through it - the 14" is the perfect size for most people to be honest.

  • @paulsmaglik5063
    @paulsmaglik5063 Месяц назад +1

    great job

  • @Onechosen
    @Onechosen 26 дней назад

    how long did it take you to acquire that beautiful item. I'm only 17 so it might take me a little while to get one of those telescopes

  • @denismatte8727
    @denismatte8727 Месяц назад

    tank for this video

  • @4D4STR4
    @4D4STR4 Месяц назад +4

    Ah magic moments! Nice editing and storytelling.

  • @KrislikestodrawMSM
    @KrislikestodrawMSM Месяц назад

    How does this guy have so little subscribers?! This content has amazing quality

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      Thank you for the kind words 🙏 I started posting about 3 weeks ago and this is my second video

  • @VickiAnkney
    @VickiAnkney Месяц назад +1

    You need that powermate 2.5x1.25. I have a 2inx2 and its great. Wish I had a extra I would send it to you cause I feel your going some wear with your videos. keep up the good work. From the other side of the pond

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks Vicki! It's actually my birthday in 4 days time and I may or may not be getting a TeleVue 3x Barlow..! :D I decided that over a powermate for the flexibility of spacers, but also being able to reduce it to a 2x when conditions need less.

  • @trevorborthwick6177
    @trevorborthwick6177 24 дня назад

    I love this stuff

  • @shrekshrek
    @shrekshrek Месяц назад

    Should i buy a telescope like this or a c11?

  • @mikehardy8247
    @mikehardy8247 Месяц назад

    Thanks for the inspiration!
    I bought the 250p synscan a few months back, at a great price. First visual astronomy since I was young. Love it! I just watched the unremarkable
    10 percent lunar eclipse. Very fun. I've been unsuccessfully trying to get a ZWO asi178mm to focus😢
    The dew is dripping off it. I can relate to damp cool discomfort. I'll get a color planetary camera if I'm convinced I can achieve focus.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +1

      Great that you have a 250P - great size and portability.
      To get focus with the astro cameras, you need to use a 2" extension and a Barlow. I hope this helps!

    • @mikehardy8247
      @mikehardy8247 Месяц назад

      I successfully focused tonight. It seems to be a tricky balance of not over driving the camera's gain. I used a NDF/MOON filter, and put the large cap on, with the small cap off, to reduce the brightness of the moon and also Saturn. Even so, it looked dull. Maybe because it's monochrome? It's very subtle balance of brightness, contrast, and micro focus adjustment. I noticed if I put too much of the moon in frame, everything disappeared?
      More experimentation. Several people suggested a Barlow. Any recommendations on a quality one? Much thanks for the help. I'll try your suggestions. I'm using Asistudio. What were you capturing with?

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +1

      @@mikehardy8247 A Barlow will help a lot as it'll push the focus further out which is generally needed on a newtonian - or a lot of extension tubes. Focus is indeed very slim at higher magnifications, so we're talking a few millimetres movement either way.
      I would only use a UVIR filter with Saturn. I'm also using SharpCap Pro. Firecapture is another free option :)
      I just use the standard generic Barlow for now, although I'm planning to replace it. I haven't decided what - but potentially an Explore Scientific 3x or a TeleVue 3x.

    • @mikehardy8247
      @mikehardy8247 Месяц назад +1

      The tight focus makes me want to replace the focuser as yo did.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      @@mikehardy8247 The Skywatcher PDS focuser is decent enough for 90% of people. It'll be a direct swap in and out on your setup, so it could be worth it.
      I use a Baader Steeltrack diamond focuser on my deep sky setup which is amazing, but that's an invasive install as you have to drill new holes in the tube.

  • @aroxchannel
    @aroxchannel Месяц назад +1

    Very nice.

  • @0Ploxx
    @0Ploxx 9 дней назад

    Bleh. You’re out there drowning in cloudy days while I’m over here risking my life every morning on my way to work with how bright and low the sun is.
    Excellent video all around!

  • @Lloydc30
    @Lloydc30 Месяц назад

    Is the photo off the Ring Nebula straight from your I phone, or has it been edited?

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +1

      All those iPhone photos are straight from the stock camera app

  • @BeyondLumen
    @BeyondLumen Месяц назад

    Awesome have the same scope , upgraded as well as have created some custom parts for it

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      Nice! What kind of custom parts have you added?

    • @BeyondLumen
      @BeyondLumen Месяц назад +1

      @@bbroastro custom case to hold the mini PC down to the base a custom housing to hold a 120 mm rear fan to evenly distribute are to help cool down the scope 3D printed light shield 3D printed loops for cable management

  • @theccieguy
    @theccieguy Месяц назад

    Wow just wow

  • @RideAcrossTheRiver
    @RideAcrossTheRiver Месяц назад

    Try blacking out the back and sides of your secondary. Face down on several layers of tissue; mist on several coats of flat black enamel.

  • @TamsonsAstrophotography
    @TamsonsAstrophotography Месяц назад +2

    nice video I got a EdgeHD 14

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      Beast of a scope that C14!

    • @TamsonsAstrophotography
      @TamsonsAstrophotography Месяц назад

      @@bbroastro yeah man it hurts so badly after putting it on the cgx l mount

  • @rxcko172
    @rxcko172 22 дня назад +2

    you waited 27 years and you also have 27k views on this video what a coincident

  • @bazpearce9993
    @bazpearce9993 Месяц назад

    Interesting. But i think you definitely need a planetary camera. I use a 5" Maksutov, and a 224MC, and I'm getting similar results. I've even got a couple of old 1034MC camera with small 6mm chips. Having such a tiny chip gives me a native 250x in my 1500mm f/l scope.
    Edit: Sorry if this comment appears twice. YT is not accepting 1st time a lot nowadays it seems.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +2

      It's not necessarily the camera, but rather the seeing conditions being bad. While larger aperture telescopes have the ability to resolve more detail than a smaller scope, they need better conditions to do so. Lower magnification under poor seeing will yield similar if not better results. The results in this video are definitely not indicative of what this telescope and camera can achieve under good conditions.
      When it comes to imaging, the rough guide to go by is pixel size x 5 = F ratio you want to aim for with your scope. Adding whatever Barlow and spacing you need to get there will give you optimum sampling. A tiny sensor will always have the trade off of either tiny pixels or low resolution, which can be a drawback or benefit depending on your telescope. You just have to pick a camera based on your optics All that said, I have a IMX585 coming today - so we shall see.

    • @bazpearce9993
      @bazpearce9993 Месяц назад

      @@bbroastro Well I'm surround by houses and shops. I never get good seeing, or good transparency. Experience may be a factor too here. I've been doing this since 2010. Since you're new at it compared to me, it may just be a practice thing as well.

  • @misaelescobarruiz1193
    @misaelescobarruiz1193 Месяц назад +1

    Buenos telescopios amigo yo tengo cuatro teléscopios dos refractores un sct meade y un dobsoniano de 16 pulgadas

  • @comeconcon569
    @comeconcon569 18 дней назад +1

    Neptune and its deep blue fascinates me a whole lot.

  • @kenhaughan5428
    @kenhaughan5428 Месяц назад +7

    Don't forget the moon!

  • @ImThePrizeXY
    @ImThePrizeXY 5 дней назад

    Why is Saturn rotated sideways

  • @ItzMulty2.0
    @ItzMulty2.0 Месяц назад +2

    I saw Saturn through my telescope

  • @kiddfromjerz1659
    @kiddfromjerz1659 6 дней назад

    oh Neptune 🙏🩵

  • @valdislav88
    @valdislav88 23 дня назад

    Unfortunately, this time the atmosphere did not allow even half of the 14-inch resolution to be realized. this raises a serious question about the expediency of such apertures if the atmosphere constantly prevents them from revealing their capabilities. for example, I stopped at 10 inches.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  22 дня назад

      Yeah sky conditions definitely need to play ball. Since filming this I've had much better conditions and better results thankfully and you really do see the difference.

  • @PhotographingTheNightSky
    @PhotographingTheNightSky Месяц назад +2

  • @jr3474
    @jr3474 Месяц назад

    You may try putting an usb electronic microscope where the objective goes... you will get an amazing magnification.. I dont know why astronomers do not mix telescipea and microscopes to gain magnification

    • @lajoswinkler
      @lajoswinkler Месяц назад

      Because that's not how optics work. There are limits to magnification.

    • @jr3474
      @jr3474 Месяц назад

      @@lajoswinkler dude.. I dit it with a $100 refractor, a chinese electronic microscope instead of an objective and obtained much more magnification that a regular setup

  • @RockinRobbins13
    @RockinRobbins13 Месяц назад

    I'm afraid "huge" and "14" telescope" don't belong in the same sentence. Just take a trip to my local star party of the St Petersburg Astronomy Club (forget about the national Winter Star Party) and your 14" telescope will be surrounded by over a dozen larger scopes. Actually, 14" is entry level for serious deep sky observing.
    The 14" does have a significant advantage over larger scopes though. Chances are you can use your scope while keeping your feet solidly on the ground at all times. Larger scopes require ladders or steps when looking close to the zenith. It's the reason I chose my not so huge 13.1" dobsonian.

  • @hogamespro8264
    @hogamespro8264 21 день назад

    it was wobbly night only the bright planet Jupiter had good picture

  • @TobyMcDonald-vt7pg
    @TobyMcDonald-vt7pg 26 дней назад

    Hello ben didnt realise you have a RUclips channel

  • @kdaltex
    @kdaltex Месяц назад

    Loves videos where 99% of the shots are on the youtubers face and not the actual planets

  • @Mr.1.i
    @Mr.1.i Месяц назад

    That would go missing if it was in my yard

  • @0kanbektas
    @0kanbektas Месяц назад

    keşke benim olsa

  • @lajoswinkler
    @lajoswinkler Месяц назад

    I don't want to sound like a party pooper, but those final images are nothing like a telescope used in the video is capable of providing. Not even Cassini's gap is visible, and 14'' telecope will show even Encke's gap.
    Something was very wrong in the whole imaging process. Perhaps extremely bad atmospheric turbulence.

    • @chrisruthford4492
      @chrisruthford4492 Месяц назад +1

      His seeing conditions were awful, he'll get lucky eventually and get some good conditions if he keeps at it. They don't call it lucky imaging for nothing.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +2

      'I don't want to sound like a party pooper'
      Proceeds to sound like a party pooper 😂
      I hear you though. The UK is notorious for extremely bad seeing conditions quite literally 99% of the year. In this video the conditions were extremely poor, such is life when imaging from the UK. I'm primarily a deep sky imager for a reason!
      I didn't plan to wait potentially a year to get good enough seeing conditions to produce a video, I was way too excited to get going with this thing. I still carry on imaging each clear night in hope I'll get better photos. Of which, I have a much better image already!
      I know it can produce way better results than seen here and I don't want people to think this is what it's only capable of.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад +1

      @@chrisruthford4492 Yeah the seeing looks better in this video than it was in reality, because the live capture footage was played back in slow motion.
      The seeing was like looking through shimmering water during an earthquake and the transparency was pretty mediocre too. Lucky imaging is indeed lucky that's for sure ha ha.
      I'll revisit this video in 2028 when I've had 5 nights of good seeing ;)

  • @christophvonknobelsdorff1936
    @christophvonknobelsdorff1936 Месяц назад

    💗🤗

  • @geraldstiling3735
    @geraldstiling3735 Месяц назад

    I remember Patrick Moore saying he had enormous fun 😊 with his 14 inch one😂

  • @TheNobbynoonar
    @TheNobbynoonar Месяц назад +2

    Have you tried viewing the moon and planets with binoviewers? I find that using both eyes, the 3D effect helps to bring out the detail in the object. The moon in particular looks amazing though binoviewers.
    Happy gazing.

    • @bbroastro
      @bbroastro  Месяц назад

      I would love to, but I have a cataract in my right eye which takes away some 3D depth perception :( I cannot use my right eye to do any viewing or use a finder scope.

  • @galaxy-xp5nn
    @galaxy-xp5nn Месяц назад

    The images he took are fake

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Месяц назад +1

      It's what you see with your eye at the eyepiece.

    • @rtxagent6303
      @rtxagent6303 Месяц назад +1

      You obviously have 0 knowledge of space and how telescopes work.