Thank you for the wonderful video! It’s the the best La Palma astronomy guide ever!! The island looks absolutely beautiful, with stunning landscapes and charming accommodations. Surely it must be the #1 destination for amateurs. Now I want to go! The Silver, Saddle, and Apache campground in New Mexico holds a special place in my heart as well. It was where I had my first dark sky experience many years ago. I hauled a 10” Meade Cassegrain, the large field tripod, wedge, clock drive, medium format film camera, batteries, and accessories-all on a plane! Those were wild days!
Last year I brought my C11 to La Palma too 😁 never again, it’s too much stress. NM has some awesome skies as well, I wanted to visit this Astro hotel I saw in Silver City earlier this year when I was traveling through the US but sadly they were all booked out! You guys have way more options for dark skies than we do in Europe!
Kedves Luca! Én nem tudok angolul, azért a videókat fordítoval nézem. Egyszerűen eszméletlen egy hely. Mint egy menyország! Tiszta égboltot, és jó szorakozást kívánok!
Hi kedves, hölgyem, én is fordítóval nézem ezt a csodás videót, szívből gratulálok, csodás mesés tájon jársz,az ott La Palma az egyik legjobb legszebb hely asztrofotózás szempontból, én is imádok asztrofotózni de csak mobiltelefonnal amivel értékelhető fotókat lehet készíteni, aztán festményeket készítek róluk, én is mennék ilyan mesés helyekre de sajnos anyagi helyzetem miatt nem engedhetem meg magamnak, jó nyaralást, jó pihenést, üdv Romániából❤️🙏❤️
@@the_space_koala szívesen, igazán mesés helyen jártok, örülök, hogy jól éreztétek magatokat,wow de klassz,minden bizonnyal gyönyörű fotókat készítettél mobiltelefonnal is, szívből örülök nektek, izgatottan várom az általad készített mobilfotókat is,kellemes hétvégét nektek!
Hi there, great video! I've been thinking about visiting Athos for years, but just couldn't convince my wife yet. She isn't into astronomy at all and going there alone? I don't know ... But I have many connections to this video! First: I am from Switzerland, too, but from the other side of the Alps living near Lake Constance 😊. And my mother and her husband used to live there for ten years near Los Llanos ... south of Los Llanos ... just a few miles ... you probably know where I am getting at 😢. The eruption three years ago covered their house and beautiful garden under 15 meters of lava 😩. It took them several months of mourning, but they are back in Switzerland and fine. And it's so absolutely clear that there is nothing you can do when these forces of nature become unleashed! When I go back and look at videos of the eruption it still impresses me massively, that was really hell opening up! But of course I've been there several times, the last time just a few months before the eruption, it's a beautiful place 🤩! Maybe? Some day? Time will tell 😅.
I think it’s an interesting place you go even if you’re not super into astronomy - at least once 😁 plus seeing a million stars anywhere you look is different from doing astro in your back yard in Switzerland! Yes the eruption was a tragedy, followed by the huge fires, they’ve really had a difficult few years recently! I hope you’ll get to convince your wife to visit. This year we also met 2 different guys who were there alone so it’s doable but of course it’s less fun. Clear skies!
Wow, Luca....I love your lifestyle! You're a lovely articulate woman, able to enjoy astronomy to it fullest. In Texas, we have the McDonald Observatory in the Big Bend area where astronomers enjoy Bortle 1 skies most of the year. I've been to many star parties there and stayed at the observatory a couple of times. My all-time finest astro moment was observing M51 through a 36" dobsonian during one of the star parties. The air was wonderfully stable and presented the galaxy's granulated spiral arms like a photograph. I look forward to more of your excellent videos... Michael.
@@the_space_koala doing a video on transporting telescope equipment would be a fantastic episode. I am buying a new Celestron evolution and will be traveling some including the Canary Islands with it and have been trying to figure out how to take it with me.
@@the_space_koala I want to stay on the northern part of the island and get up Teide with a rental car. Luckily, there are services offering hand control rental cars (I'm paraplegic). Currently assembling a truly flight-friendly kit - main limiting factors are weight, size and battery capacity (100 Wh per unit, 160 only with permit from the airline).
Yes, the battery is the most difficult part of it all…I’ve been there 😁 this sounds like a good plan - Tenerife has a lot of places to visit even outside of Astro 😁 have fun!
Sadly it’s quite difficult to do that. The cost of getting anything there is too high being a small island - so I’ve heard from local amateur astronomers just trying to build up their own observatories. The monthly cost would likely be too high to compete with such structures in Mainland Spain where the prices have become very competitive!
Is there a possibility to cook in the cottages? Is theire a frigde in the cottages and how expensive is that? I was just a month a go on the island and I comes from 2011 to this island for a (astro) holiday.
You should watch the video - I showed the (common) kitchen. There’s the communal kitchen where you can cook there’s a fridge etc. otherwise they have 1 individual house that has everything separately. I linked the website of the place in the description!
Hi beautiful lady,I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart, it's really one of the most beautiful places in a beautiful landscape, also from the point of view of astrophotography, I would also like to go to such places, but unfortunately I can't afford it financially, I also love to do astrophotography, only with a mobile phone, which can be used to take really appreciable astrophotos, I also love to paint, have a nice holiday, greetings from Romania❤️🙏❤️
Great travelogue! Thank you!
Thank you for saying that!
I am very proud that you have come to my land. Have a great astronomical vacation!!
If this is your land I am infinitely jealous! Such an amazing and unique location
@@the_space_koala Thank you very much, although I fell in love with Switzerland when I was traveling there a few years ago
Great update and travelogue, clear skies and have fun
Thank you very much!
8:02, says it all..! Good video
my own personal WOW! signal ;)
Thank you for the wonderful video! It’s the the best La Palma astronomy guide ever!! The island looks absolutely beautiful, with stunning landscapes and charming accommodations. Surely it must be the #1 destination for amateurs. Now I want to go!
The Silver, Saddle, and Apache campground in New Mexico holds a special place in my heart as well. It was where I had my first dark sky experience many years ago. I hauled a 10” Meade Cassegrain, the large field tripod, wedge, clock drive, medium format film camera, batteries, and accessories-all on a plane! Those were wild days!
Last year I brought my C11 to La Palma too 😁 never again, it’s too much stress. NM has some awesome skies as well, I wanted to visit this Astro hotel I saw in Silver City earlier this year when I was traveling through the US but sadly they were all booked out! You guys have way more options for dark skies than we do in Europe!
Kedves Luca!
Én nem tudok angolul, azért a videókat fordítoval nézem. Egyszerűen eszméletlen egy hely. Mint egy menyország!
Tiszta égboltot, és jó szorakozást kívánok!
koszonom szepen, orulok ha tetszik! Nem veletlen mentem vissza erre a helyre, es nem is ez volt az utolso alkalom! 8 tokeletes ejszakank volt.
@@the_space_koala Szia Luca, magyar vagy, vagy csak felreertettem valamit?
igen 😁 jól értetted!
Very true !!! Parador at the foot of El Teide on Teneriffa is very dark as well.
It’s a lovely hotel and Tenerife offers much more to do, but La Palma is much darker!
@@the_space_koala Thank you! Good to know 😃👍
Hi kedves, hölgyem, én is fordítóval nézem ezt a csodás videót, szívből gratulálok, csodás mesés tájon jársz,az ott La Palma az egyik legjobb legszebb hely asztrofotózás szempontból, én is imádok asztrofotózni de csak mobiltelefonnal amivel értékelhető fotókat lehet készíteni, aztán festményeket készítek róluk, én is mennék ilyan mesés helyekre de sajnos anyagi helyzetem miatt nem engedhetem meg magamnak, jó nyaralást, jó pihenést, üdv Romániából❤️🙏❤️
koszonom a kedves sorokat, nagyon jol ereztuk magunkat! Uton van egy videosorozatom telefonos fotozasrol.
@@the_space_koala szívesen, igazán mesés helyen jártok, örülök, hogy jól éreztétek magatokat,wow de klassz,minden bizonnyal gyönyörű fotókat készítettél mobiltelefonnal is, szívből örülök nektek, izgatottan várom az általad készített mobilfotókat is,kellemes hétvégét nektek!
Hi there, great video! I've been thinking about visiting Athos for years, but just couldn't convince my wife yet. She isn't into astronomy at all and going there alone? I don't know ... But I have many connections to this video! First: I am from Switzerland, too, but from the other side of the Alps living near Lake Constance 😊. And my mother and her husband used to live there for ten years near Los Llanos ... south of Los Llanos ... just a few miles ... you probably know where I am getting at 😢. The eruption three years ago covered their house and beautiful garden under 15 meters of lava 😩. It took them several months of mourning, but they are back in Switzerland and fine. And it's so absolutely clear that there is nothing you can do when these forces of nature become unleashed! When I go back and look at videos of the eruption it still impresses me massively, that was really hell opening up! But of course I've been there several times, the last time just a few months before the eruption, it's a beautiful place 🤩! Maybe? Some day? Time will tell 😅.
I think it’s an interesting place you go even if you’re not super into astronomy - at least once 😁 plus seeing a million stars anywhere you look is different from doing astro in your back yard in Switzerland! Yes the eruption was a tragedy, followed by the huge fires, they’ve really had a difficult few years recently! I hope you’ll get to convince your wife to visit. This year we also met 2 different guys who were there alone so it’s doable but of course it’s less fun. Clear skies!
Wow, Luca....I love your lifestyle! You're a lovely articulate woman, able to enjoy astronomy to it fullest.
In Texas, we have the McDonald Observatory in the Big Bend area where astronomers enjoy Bortle 1 skies most of the year. I've been to many star parties there and stayed at the observatory a couple of times. My all-time finest astro moment was observing M51 through a 36" dobsonian during one of the star parties. The air was wonderfully stable and presented the galaxy's granulated spiral arms like a photograph.
I look forward to more of your excellent videos... Michael.
Wow 36” that’s insane! That collects ALL the light there is 😁
Yes....No light was left for the next guy in line. I felt some guilt but still cherished the moment. 😊
Living the dream. Thank you for sharing. 🔭👍🏼
Very much so! Thanks 😊
Hi Luca, I am curios, how did you transport all your equipment to there, maybe you could make a video about it.
The secret is bubble wrap and a lot of faith 😁 it’s a good idea about the video!
@@the_space_koala doing a video on transporting telescope equipment would be a fantastic episode. I am buying a new Celestron evolution and will be traveling some including the Canary Islands with it and have been trying to figure out how to take it with me.
Beautiful work! May I know if the house you are staying in is rentable and where can I do so? I’d love to come and observe there. Thanks
hey, the place I show in the video is linked in the description!
Seems like you're a mind reader with the choice of your topics - planning to go to Tenerife at the end of February!
How nice! Are you staying at the top of the Teide?
@@the_space_koala I want to stay on the northern part of the island and get up Teide with a rental car. Luckily, there are services offering hand control rental cars (I'm paraplegic). Currently assembling a truly flight-friendly kit - main limiting factors are weight, size and battery capacity (100 Wh per unit, 160 only with permit from the airline).
Yes, the battery is the most difficult part of it all…I’ve been there 😁 this sounds like a good plan - Tenerife has a lot of places to visit even outside of Astro 😁 have fun!
How about we setup a remote observatory there for amateur astronomers like they do in Texas?
Sadly it’s quite difficult to do that. The cost of getting anything there is too high being a small island - so I’ve heard from local amateur astronomers just trying to build up their own observatories. The monthly cost would likely
be too high to compete with such structures in Mainland Spain where the prices have become very competitive!
Brilliant, can you supply links please, beautiful place. Thanks
good point! I updated the video description. Thank you
Is there a possibility to cook in the cottages? Is theire a frigde in the cottages and how expensive is that? I was just a month a go on the island and I comes from 2011 to this island for a (astro) holiday.
You should watch the video - I showed the (common) kitchen. There’s the communal kitchen where you can cook there’s a fridge etc. otherwise they have 1 individual house that has everything separately. I linked the website of the place in the description!
Hi beautiful lady,I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart, it's really one of the most beautiful places in a beautiful landscape, also from the point of view of astrophotography, I would also like to go to such places, but unfortunately I can't afford it financially, I also love to do astrophotography, only with a mobile phone, which can be used to take really appreciable astrophotos, I also love to paint, have a nice holiday, greetings from Romania❤️🙏❤️
You are completely right!! 2 yours ago I was at the same location!!
So you loved it too 😁
@@the_space_koala
@@the_space_koala ruclips.net/video/VitVG6ID9dU/видео.htmlsi=59HsowR5gbu9X51p
320+ sunny days / year where I am. And it is where I actually live :)
sounds unfair! ;)
your videos starting to be not interesting.