He teaches about science better than my school teachers,clicks awesome pics of space stuff,plays football well,etc. but is no one gonna talk about his editing skills???Just look at his videos,bruh!!His videos are one of the best edited videos I have seen on youtube!
I'm 58 years old. I still have my 3 inch refractor which I have had since I was 12. Clearly, I have had a lot of life over those years but I will never forget first seeing the seven sisters, Orions' nebula, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn with their visible moons and of course Andromeda. I could go on but just to say it's wonderful that Damon is as inspired as I was as a youngster and is pursuing his dreams, with all the knew tools available. With his engaging presentation skills, I wonder if we have the next Brian Cox here? I live in an area with a lot of light pollution. But I think I will unpack my telescope and see what I can in 2021. And maybe.....give myself a long overdue telescope upgrade!! Keep up the good work Damon and we wish you well.
me too, I live smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles, and it takes at most 1 hour 30 minutes to exit the city, and probably a lot more if I want to get away from the light pollution.
The fact that there could be entire planets with civilizations of their own looking at Earth (or, what Earth was like millions or billions of years ago) gives me chills. And also that we may just be looking back at them, at what their planet was like millions or billions of years ago.
Hello Damon, I am an 11 year old who adores space and I want to be an astronomer when I grow up and your video is just so well done and mind blowing. This video is inspiring me to follow my dream no matter what I have. keep up the great work.
Man how I wish videos like these existed when I grew up. When I was a kid I always wanted to be an astronomer but the lack of easily available visual content about it made me slowly forget my dream and kill that passion in me cause other things in life distracted me. Now I'm grown up with a completely different path in life as a game designer with astronomy as a passion that I never explored other than watching content about it every single day since content on it became available on platforms like RUclips. Keep remembering your dream and pursue it! I'm rooting for you to become an astronomer.
At 4:46 you can just see how impressed and satisfied he looks. It's awesome to see so much excitement over space like that, this dude enjoys life and I dig it
The biggest talent that one can have is to explain powerful concepts in a simple way. In just under 15 mins, you explained by showing us what Nebula, Supernova, Galaxies are.... something which I have read about many times, but seeing it and experiencing it through your narration is inspiring. It is my dream to retire back to my village in future and observe the stars....with zero light pollution. So thank you for showing the way
It’s crazy. I feel like being interested in the universe and opening up your mind to space and time really does shrink any problems you have in your life. People say as a person I am laid back and I think a lot of that is to do with that fact.
He has awe in his voice as he's decribing the cosmos, something which anyone with an active imagination must feel on looking up on a dark, clear night at our amazing universe, so beautiful.
Great video man. I can tell this took a long time and effort to make. Your passion for space really shows. I have a bit of a space obsession as well. Maybe one day I'll bite the bullet and grab a 1k telescope and just start going at taking pics!
I'll never forget the time I saw a pinwheel lookin like galaxy with my own eyes through one of my buddy's telescopes. It was surreal. That and seeing Saturn's ring, again with my own eyes was amazing! I've always been fascinated with science and space, but seeing those things in person through a telescope is something else!!
This is one of the most incredible videos I’ve watched about astrophotography, and I’ve watched a lot. Despite me knowing most of the things you were saying, it still brought tears to my eyes. The universe is beautiful, and it’s people like you who allow us to see it in ways we never thought possible. Keep at it.
@Ali Khan Define "nothing". Also, what? Do you know any atheists saying it came from NOTHING? Imagine thinking it's either God or nothing. No inbetween. Unbelievable how narrow some people are
@Ali Khan Do you realize the immense irony of your comment? I am agnostic and any serious agnostic will tell you the same answer: "We don't know." It's impossible to know what came before the big bang, what the true "beginning" of our universe was. That is why we choose to be agnostic. Meanwhile think about YOUR perspective. There are actual believers like yourself who see the immense complexity and wonders of the universe, and are just like "YEP, WOOOW holy shit this universe is so AMAZINGGG IM CUMMING!! INFACT this is indisputable proof that [insert specific deity name] is the ONE TRUE GOD!!! OMG
That "twist" at the end of you revealing that you were the photographer of a particular picture was awesome. I remember seeing that picture before a good number of times.
@Creativetiy's Telling a story looking Directly into the camera and engaging your viewers is an work of art. I don't know if it's talent but it is worth something
i remember a few months ago seeing pleiades in the night sky with my eye and i thought it looked amazing, even through all the light pollution i could just see it and when i looked it up and saw images of it i was blown away, whenever i looked at it after that i could see it better and realised how awesome it was. My space passion recently has spiked again and i think i may buy a telescope or a camera to capture these beautiful wonders of the universe
This video is unbelievable, as a physicist it still fascinates me every night when I look into the sky. This video captures the awe when you take the time to look up. Thank you
I looked through my first telescope (8" dobsonian) in early 2020 and at 60 years old it was the first time I used a telescope able to see Jupiter and it's moons close up and clear. Since then I started deep sky imaging with an EQ mount, refractor telescope and a lot of electronics and have created many images of deep space objects and what a rush to see these these things... Great video....
I actually watched this all the way through. That’s how well and interesting of a job this guy did. He explains it clearly and calmly but with passion. New subscriber here ✋🏽
No matter how much info I stuff into my brain from countless videos, I feel like you understand or at least can put in to words that are easier for my brain to comprehend. It’s so hard to wrap my head around looking up and zooming into a star and reversing the time so to speak..
It is a real delight to see how this young scientist enjoys watching the stars and how much love he puts in his quest to understand the mysteries of space. But must of all, thank you for sharing these wonders with us.
Great video Damon! You really did a great job describing the emotions that every astronomer or astrophotographer experience, by looking and understanding the nightsky, and it's wonders. I'm an amateur astriphotographer from Lima, Perú. 8 years ago, I bought my first telescope. It was a Celestron Nexstar 6. That little guy showed me almost every planet of the solar system, and unforgettable views of deepsky objects, like M42, M31, Omega Centauri and 47 Tuc clusters, etc! Literally, a time machine as you perfectly described.
I did astronomy in the final 2 years of secondary school and it is quite possibly the best time of my life. I would sit out in the garden with a beer on the weekends and just watch the stars for hours (usually freezing cold) but it's so so unfathomably amazing that more people should appreciate it.
Braaaaaaaaaa did you change your channel name ?? heheh I was locking for this vid to show a friend how simple you made to understand basics of our universe and i couldn't find you .. Excellent vid and edid
Hi Damon, as someone who watches Astronomical Videos and Channels on the Internet almost every day for years, this was the first time I have come across your site. I have to say that I was immediatly, Impressed by your enthusiasm, and Passion of the subject as well as the presentation etc of it all. I loved how well you explained things, which im sure will inspire younger Budding Astronomers of the future. I liked it that you explained it all, without all the Fancy, often Silly Imagery and Gimmiks, also No Loud overpowering Music where you often cannot even hear whats being said. So thank you for just keeping it simple, Please Please Please keep it just as it is Simple, Explanatory and Educational. I immediatley Subscribed and Liked and will now regularly watch your Channel from now on. Thanks once again and wish you all the best with your Channel.
This video just made me realize that we are eternally experiencing the near-past and that as far as our senses go there is no present . Light and sound all take time to reach our eyes and ears . Thoughts take time to form, smells take time to register, etc . So we can never experience the present although we exist fully in it . Another irony of the universe .
Fun fact, its totally possible that we are seeing the universe in real time. We have only ever measured the two way speed of light. In Special Relativity Einstein states that the speed of light could be instaneous in one direction and any variation of velocity in the opposing direction without breaking physics :) if we bounce a light off of mars and it takes 20 minutes to get back to us. We have no idea if it took 10 minutes in both directions, or 19 mins there then 1 minute back.... It could literally be anything. We only assume its even in both directions because its easier for us to comprehend that logic.
Amazing video Damon! The amount of editing I can see is just so unpredictable I learnt some new things and how do you find these amazing sights? I’ve always been obsessed with science and space, this just made me more obsessed with it! If you bought a really good telescope where would it be because this persuaded me to buy a telescope. I’m asking you because your amazing at finding things.
Firstly, I can't thank you enough for the actual images, shown so realistically and second for ending my search. I've seen so many videos trying to visualize what I could see with a telescope. Not one of the 100s of content out there, showed an exact picture and I'm thankful once again for that. I share the same passion or maybe more, for astronomy. Keep gazing mate.
My friend and I talked about space, galaxies, stars and the likes a few hours ago. I thought how wonderful would it be to see it up close through a telescope. I'm so glad I found your video. the feeling of wanting to do something new and exciting just hit me. You have explained everything clearly. Hope to see more videos of you. What can you recommend for me to start with? I never even owned a binocular before.
It's amazing how you can see the night sky with the naked eye. As someone who lives in a very light populated country with tropical weather, such a sight is a dream. When I see pictures of the night sky, I feel like it's unbelievable. I've always been wondering about how real are the pictures or videos people show. The best way to compare is if someone takes a video with their phone, since I have a phone too, so I can compare the difference.
“You don’t need to spend enormous amounts of money.” That is of course not including the money I have to spend to change my house to somewhere without light pollution 😢
I love the view of a true starry night🌌..it feels ethereal.. 💜 Sadly, I live in a city (Seoul)which is shrouded in light...😔 Anyways, I always have stars here..😇😇 The hard work you put in shooting and editing is incredible!!❤❤❤
This youngster is actually an excellent, interesting teacher. Newly retired I just bgought my 1st scope used and can't wait to figure out some of it's complexities. Really a good job here.
@@CooManTunes yea I stopped enjoying it, I told my family how interesting space was and how much I’m into it. Then they just didn’t stop talking about it, showing me videos buying me all this weird stuff. They just brought me out of it
Damon Scotting, remeber that name. There are plenty of channels offering amasing photos, descriptions and explanations of our night sky but Damon lends a special kind of accessability to and relevance of astronomy. Thanks Damon.
still cant get my head round the fact we could see the after glow of the big bang when we were still there when it happened, not here waiting for it to happen?
This video has inspired me to take up astrophotography again, last time I was so frustrated with my scope since I couldn't get it to align properly, thus I couldn't take any photos. I got some new things that I have yet to try so I'm waiting for the weather to clear up before I get to work! Awesome video.
Wow, this was perfectly edited. Really nice how you put it all together and the way you made pretty complex subjects, easy to comprehend. Will use parts of this in education for my students. Regards from science teacher in primary school. ..
Thanks for this video, man! I have been attempting to find a good scope for a couple years, but have never pulled the trigger on getting one simply because I didn’t know just how well I’d see anything. I knew it wouldn’t be anything like Hubble, but didn’t want to end up only being able to see craters on the moon. Thanks again!
thanks you so much for this video man. i am an amateur of astronomy but seeing your passion for it is truly amazing and makes so happy to know all of this
It feels so good to learn and have things broken down so well. I have bad ADD and this was so engaging for me and I learned so much about the process of the photography of stars and systems. I always wondered. I definitely would love to go back to school and study this
A round of applause. Thank you sir! I must say, with all due respect to Neil De Grasse Tyson, I get tired of Neil's love of himself and his rock star status. Neil is a nice guy who simply loves the spotlight. But Damon, I enjoy this video because you are out to help the novice and educate the uninitiated into Astronomy. I look forward to watching more of your videos. I think you will do your best work and attract the most interest because you simply enjoy Astronomy. Thank you.
I can’t thank you enough for this video. Well done and very much appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and in the language very easy to understand.
Lovely video! Your presentation is crisp, interesting and inspirational. I also realise how patient one must be to be chasing these millions of tiny dots of light out in the cold! All this cosmic grandeur makes one very humble. Thanks again for your informational video!
I cannot possibly state how truly awesome this is. It's awesome! Amazing! Crazy! Phenomenal! Educational! Insane! Wait, wait, no. This is truly.... Astronomical. Mic drop.
Please make videos like what if channel or like bright side channels or like riddle channel does that will be good they also make videos related to space
@@DamonScotting Please make videos like what if channel or like bright side channels or like riddle channel does that will be good they also make videos related to space. Go watch these channels
I'm thankful to this fabulous boy who discovered the idea of travelling and measuring up distances by time to me. So, the next conclusion should naturally be ... not buying a personal instrument or tool, but rather finding and contacting an observatory, and getting over there physically or virtually through buying your time of observations via the internet. Thank you once again.
I just want to mention that you can buy a pre-owned version of the Canon 1000d camera I used in this video for as little as $100. 📷 But please be aware that there are plenty of cameras that have much better imaging capabilities than the Canon 1000d, it just so happened to be the only camera I had at the time so I spent a lot of time imaging with it, there really isn't anything special about it! 😅 If you want to see what a real special camera looks like, then check out the SONY A7S ii, this is the camera I have used to film 95% of Astronomical, it has amazing low light capabilities. 😁👍
Don't know what u mean, but it looks like its technical. The most proud photo I took is with my old Samsung j3. It was a picture of the moon, Jupiter and Saturn near each other.
Hey Damon, thanks so much for your clarifying explanation of scale as it relates to the universe. It is one of the most difficult, and most important concepts to grasp. Cheers🙂
i like how you slow down the speech a bit. thats much appreciated. im trying to imagine these things you are explaining, other channels go so fast its hard to comprehend sometimes
How far away is betelgeuse? There seems to be no definitive number, the last updated distance i found is 548 ly. Are all other distances for stars just rough guesswork or can we accurately determine distance?
@@eurekaakerue4649 Why do so many Christian conspiracy theorists type like this? You know, excessive use of emoji, excessive punctuation, and excessive (and often somewhat arbitrary) capitalization. I'm not trying to stop you from doing it. You can communicate however you want. I'm just wondering where it came from and why it's almost always the specific demographic of Christian conspiracy theorists.
MaskOnFilterOff ❌ it’s because *We are Talking to Children with all the Knowledge but little Wisdom* anything to help them out 😎👍 maybe even crayons 🖍 See Not So hard to Understand Once you pay close attention to these Comments here and previously* ‼️☝️🧐
❌Mickey_Jim ✅ *When NASA can’t get outside our own solar system// then precedes to show Us images of this Milky Way Galaxy 🌌 and can only call everything they Show Us an image 👈😝 (for a reason)) *They have No Credibility* _ 8675309 _ light years*
Damon you explains everything so perfectly that a 8 year old can also understand it.... Loved this video of yours too 😄and why don't you reply on ig , I have been messaging you since days 😐...
![Journey to the Edge of the Universe [4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/QhM5zAVvOI4/mqdefault.jpg)
He teaches about science better than my school teachers,clicks awesome pics of space stuff,plays football well,etc. but is no one gonna talk about his editing skills???Just look at his videos,bruh!!His videos are one of the best edited videos I have seen on youtube!
Thank you, this is very kind of you to say! 😊😁🙏
I know... I have been saying this for months... the editing level is just... wow... That too in this type of field... ✨✨✨
I agree with you, the editing is best 🌟🌟🌟✨🌠
@@SonuSharma-hb1ox Yeah,his editing makes his content more eye pleasing✨✨.
@@ajeethraja3274 Yeah,bruh! His editing is awesome.👌👌
I can hear the amount of passion you have for astronomy every time you talk about the universe, as an amateur astronomer it makes me super happy.
@Repent Repent what does this have to do with anything 😐
Look , believe what you wanna believe , but not everyone wants your religious crap shoved down their throat.
@@bbc5044 I mean, you are right, but he didn't say anything bad anyways just out of context 😂😂😂
@@bbc5044 Also he seems to be a troll acc
@Repent Repent get outa here bozo
I'm 58 years old. I still have my 3 inch refractor which I have had since I was 12. Clearly, I have had a lot of life over those years but I will never forget first seeing the seven sisters, Orions' nebula, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn with their visible moons and of course Andromeda. I could go on but just to say it's wonderful that Damon is as inspired as I was as a youngster and is pursuing his dreams, with all the knew tools available. With his engaging presentation skills, I wonder if we have the next Brian Cox here? I live in an area with a lot of light pollution. But I think I will unpack my telescope and see what I can in 2021. And maybe.....give myself a long overdue telescope upgrade!! Keep up the good work Damon and we wish you well.
Thank you very much, Daniela! 😁👍
Thank you very much, Daniela! 😁👍
It’s all in the firmament.
Lol a 3 incher huh?
@@Sl33py-boi-blk😂
This stuff is amazing, just wish all the light pollution would settle down so I could see things.
Go outside of town or city and you can easily see em without all the light pollution
Move somewhere that isn't choked by pollution and deforestation.
There is ALOT of light pollution in the place where I live and I also have mild myopia :/
@@thegatorhator6822 Easy to say xD Not so easy to do :P But yes eventually that is my plan!
me too, I live smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles, and it takes at most 1 hour 30 minutes to exit the city, and probably a lot more if I want to get away from the light pollution.
The fact that there could be entire planets with civilizations of their own looking at Earth (or, what Earth was like millions or billions of years ago) gives me chills. And also that we may just be looking back at them, at what their planet was like millions or billions of years ago.
You never see anything in the present... only the past which we comprehend as “present”
ET’s 👽
Space is in real time,
@@bluezero8557 but light isnt
Could you imagine an alien civilisation with their telescopes seeing the earth when dinosaurs still roamed it?
Hello Damon, I am an 11 year old who adores space and I want to be an astronomer when I grow up and your video is just so well done and mind blowing. This video is inspiring me to follow my dream no matter what I have. keep up the great work.
You just go for it! Discover new things! The world needs you!
Shoot for the stars kid, wish u luck :)
Bro, I was just like you when I was younger, I adore astronomy as well!
Man how I wish videos like these existed when I grew up. When I was a kid I always wanted to be an astronomer but the lack of easily available visual content about it made me slowly forget my dream and kill that passion in me cause other things in life distracted me. Now I'm grown up with a completely different path in life as a game designer with astronomy as a passion that I never explored other than watching content about it every single day since content on it became available on platforms like RUclips. Keep remembering your dream and pursue it! I'm rooting for you to become an astronomer.
My man, chase the things you aspire to be, don't stop no matter what hardships you encounter in your journeys.
Thank you for the comparison, Damon! I've decided I'm going to go for the $1B telescope, I feel like the extra resolution will suit my needs better.
To be honest, I think I'll go for the Hubble telescope.
@@wasifzakwan8722 I think investing in the James Webb telescope is a better option
@@wasifzakwan8722 I think I'll purchase 2 of those for me and my dad.
Underrated comment. Only one that actually made me exhale air from my nostril, well done.
Give me 800$ one lol, that's pretty better for me.and well expensive.
At 4:46 you can just see how impressed and satisfied he looks. It's awesome to see so much excitement over space like that, this dude enjoys life and I dig it
The biggest talent that one can have is to explain powerful concepts in a simple way. In just under 15 mins, you explained by showing us what Nebula, Supernova, Galaxies are.... something which I have read about many times, but seeing it and experiencing it through your narration is inspiring. It is my dream to retire back to my village in future and observe the stars....with zero light pollution. So thank you for showing the way
It’s crazy. I feel like being interested in the universe and opening up your mind to space and time really does shrink any problems you have in your life. People say as a person I am laid back and I think a lot of that is to do with that fact.
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I'm reading TONS of books about these topics and your way of explaining concepts that are not always easy to grasp, is really really good 👏
Thank you very much! 👍
Dude right!!!!
He has awe in his voice as he's decribing the cosmos, something which anyone with an active imagination must feel on looking up on a dark, clear night at our amazing universe, so beautiful.
"It is the highest resolution detail ever taken"
My phone streaming it in less than 144p: Interesting.
lol XD
Great video man. I can tell this took a long time and effort to make. Your passion for space really shows. I have a bit of a space obsession as well. Maybe one day I'll bite the bullet and grab a 1k telescope and just start going at taking pics!
👍🏿
Maybe a comparison of the new telescope vs the hubble telescope
Thank you! I hope you do! 😄
@@DamonScotting Hey I really loved this video it’s cool to see that even after a year you reply to comments!
@PanMaster post a link
I came here for the comparison but was struck in amazement with the knowledge he gives about his topic.
I'll never forget the time I saw a pinwheel lookin like galaxy with my own eyes through one of my buddy's telescopes. It was surreal. That and seeing Saturn's ring, again with my own eyes was amazing! I've always been fascinated with science and space, but seeing those things in person through a telescope is something else!!
This is one of the most incredible videos I’ve watched about astrophotography, and I’ve watched a lot. Despite me knowing most of the things you were saying, it still brought tears to my eyes. The universe is beautiful, and it’s people like you who allow us to see it in ways we never thought possible. Keep at it.
@Ali Khan "We do not really know how the universe was created, therefor it was god."
Damn, the ignorance is real.
@Ali Khan Define "nothing".
Also, what? Do you know any atheists saying it came from NOTHING? Imagine thinking it's either God or nothing. No inbetween. Unbelievable how narrow some people are
@@dego1d530 They and their pedophile God
@Ali Khan Do you realize the immense irony of your comment? I am agnostic and any serious agnostic will tell you the same answer: "We don't know." It's impossible to know what came before the big bang, what the true "beginning" of our universe was. That is why we choose to be agnostic.
Meanwhile think about YOUR perspective. There are actual believers like yourself who see the immense complexity and wonders of the universe, and are just like "YEP, WOOOW holy shit this universe is so AMAZINGGG IM CUMMING!! INFACT this is indisputable proof that [insert specific deity name] is the ONE TRUE GOD!!! OMG
Likes count after my like is 101. Shagun for you lol
Dude the way you break things down for an absolute newbie to understand is so magical. Thank you so much
That "twist" at the end of you revealing that you were the photographer of a particular picture was awesome. I remember seeing that picture before a good number of times.
Man I'm speechless. Your talent is one of it's kind and the way you tell is so mesmerizing. Loved it man, sometimes RUclips does recommend gem videos
yeah bruh
Agreed
@Creativetiy's Telling a story looking Directly into the camera and engaging your viewers is an work of art. I don't know if it's talent but it is worth something
i remember a few months ago seeing pleiades in the night sky with my eye and i thought it looked amazing, even through all the light pollution i could just see it and when i looked it up and saw images of it i was blown away, whenever i looked at it after that i could see it better and realised how awesome it was. My space passion recently has spiked again and i think i may buy a telescope or a camera to capture these beautiful wonders of the universe
This video is unbelievable, as a physicist it still fascinates me every night when I look into the sky. This video captures the awe when you take the time to look up.
Thank you
What an inspiration you r Damon for us .. specially me who loves astronomy..
Love from India 🇮🇳
Thank you, Harshita! 😊🙏
Me too from India ❤️
@@renukamundhe1908 me too
@@renukamundhe1908 mee to yaar
Who tf cares if you're under indian
I looked through my first telescope (8" dobsonian) in early 2020 and at 60 years old it was the first time I used a telescope able to see Jupiter and it's moons close up and clear. Since then I started deep sky imaging with an EQ mount, refractor telescope and a lot of electronics and have created many images of deep space objects and what a rush to see these these things... Great video....
I actually watched this all the way through. That’s how well and interesting of a job this guy did. He explains it clearly and calmly but with passion. New subscriber here ✋🏽
I honestly dont care about this kind of stuff, but seeing someone so passionate about something just kept me watching.
You go man!
No matter how much info I stuff into my brain from countless videos, I feel like you understand or at least can put in to words that are easier for my brain to comprehend. It’s so hard to wrap my head around looking up and zooming into a star and reversing the time so to speak..
It is a real delight to see how this young scientist enjoys watching the stars and how much love he puts in his quest to understand the mysteries of space. But must of all, thank you for sharing these wonders with us.
Thank you! 😊
the energy of these videos are so wholesome... it makes me think about a lot of things in the universe, just amazing
Great video Damon! You really did a great job describing the emotions that every astronomer or astrophotographer experience, by looking and understanding the nightsky, and it's wonders.
I'm an amateur astriphotographer from Lima, Perú. 8 years ago, I bought my first telescope. It was a Celestron Nexstar 6. That little guy showed me almost every planet of the solar system, and unforgettable views of deepsky objects, like M42, M31, Omega Centauri and 47 Tuc clusters, etc!
Literally, a time machine as you perfectly described.
By his teaching skills he doesn’t sound like an amateur at all. Bravo!
Thank you very much! 👍
I did astronomy in the final 2 years of secondary school and it is quite possibly the best time of my life. I would sit out in the garden with a beer on the weekends and just watch the stars for hours (usually freezing cold) but it's so so unfathomably amazing that more people should appreciate it.
Nice
You get Astronomy in High School? Where?
@@kenobi69yearsago57 UK
@@kenobi69yearsago57 I don't know if other schools do it, but ours did (and still does afaik)
This video actually really helped me get an idea of what images I could actually see based on the telescope
6:20
That's what she said!
Zooming into the Andromeda high-res image had me mesmerized!
Braaaaaaaaaa did you change your channel name ?? heheh
I was locking for this vid to show a friend how simple you made to understand basics of our universe and i couldn't find you .. Excellent vid and edid
Hi Damon, as someone who watches Astronomical Videos and Channels on the Internet almost every day for years, this was the first time I have come across your site. I have to say that I was immediatly, Impressed by your enthusiasm, and Passion of the subject as well as the presentation etc of it all. I loved how well you explained things, which im sure will inspire younger Budding Astronomers of the future. I liked it that you explained it all, without all the Fancy, often Silly Imagery and Gimmiks, also No Loud overpowering Music where you often cannot even hear whats being said. So thank you for just keeping it simple, Please Please Please keep it just as it is Simple, Explanatory and Educational. I immediatley Subscribed and Liked and will now regularly watch your Channel from now on. Thanks once again and wish you all the best with your Channel.
Thank you very much! This means a lot! 😊🙏
This video just made me realize that we are eternally experiencing the near-past and that as far as our senses go there is no present . Light and sound all take time to reach our eyes and ears . Thoughts take time to form, smells take time to register, etc . So we can never experience the present although we exist fully in it . Another irony of the universe .
Fun fact, its totally possible that we are seeing the universe in real time. We have only ever measured the two way speed of light. In Special Relativity Einstein states that the speed of light could be instaneous in one direction and any variation of velocity in the opposing direction without breaking physics :) if we bounce a light off of mars and it takes 20 minutes to get back to us. We have no idea if it took 10 minutes in both directions, or 19 mins there then 1 minute back.... It could literally be anything. We only assume its even in both directions because its easier for us to comprehend that logic.
Amazing video Damon! The amount of editing I can see is just so unpredictable I learnt some new things and how do you find these amazing sights? I’ve always been obsessed with science and space, this just made me more obsessed with it! If you bought a really good telescope where would it be because this persuaded me to buy a telescope. I’m asking you because your amazing at finding things.
love the pace which he speaks, so confortable and chill.
Firstly, I can't thank you enough for the actual images, shown so realistically and second for ending my search. I've seen so many videos trying to visualize what I could see with a telescope. Not one of the 100s of content out there, showed an exact picture and I'm thankful once again for that. I share the same passion or maybe more, for astronomy. Keep gazing mate.
Why don't this guy have his own TV show???
Amazing knowledge.
Absolutely top notch professional grade RUclips content! Definitely on par with let's say a discovery channel program. Great job man, keep 'em coming
Thank you very much! 👍
My friend and I talked about space, galaxies, stars and the likes a few hours ago. I thought how wonderful would it be to see it up close through a telescope. I'm so glad I found your video. the feeling of wanting to do something new and exciting just hit me. You have explained everything clearly. Hope to see more videos of you. What can you recommend for me to start with? I never even owned a binocular before.
hi
It's amazing how you can see the night sky with the naked eye. As someone who lives in a very light populated country with tropical weather, such a sight is a dream. When I see pictures of the night sky, I feel like it's unbelievable. I've always been wondering about how real are the pictures or videos people show. The best way to compare is if someone takes a video with their phone, since I have a phone too, so I can compare the difference.
Woohoo waiting for the video
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Great vlog. Astronomy is so interesting and yes it’s so hard to comprehend the time and distance of objects in our universe. Mind boggles 🤯
i was on a mountain (2800 metres high) and did some star photography. It was so amazing to see the milky way with my own eyes..
we could potentially be taking photos of entire civilisations but we would never know because the resolution is horrid. love this content so much!
“You don’t need to spend enormous amounts of money.”
That is of course not including the money I have to spend to change my house to somewhere without light pollution 😢
You mean humans
get an air bnb for 2 nights somewhere quiet when you know something good is gonna happen and you wont see it in your city
Make hand binoculars.
@@bobzombie2710 lol what?
Do you not have a car…
12:27 that's just so incredibly beautiful
Largest scopes I have ready access to are 12" in aperture, LX200 and a Skywatcher Dobsonian.
Amazing stuff out there.
I love the view of a true starry night🌌..it feels ethereal.. 💜
Sadly, I live in a city (Seoul)which is shrouded in light...😔
Anyways, I always have stars here..😇😇
The hard work you put in shooting and editing is incredible!!❤❤❤
Tbh every city's shrouded in light.. I live in (New) Mumbai and here I can't even see starts clearly.. due to pollution tho
@Ale+X great! I just shifted to Mars.. just relaxing now
@@Shreysoldier amateur, i shifted to neptune lololololol
I'm blasting off to space. Adiós RUclips comments
@@orangecat982 I'm squatting in the outer oort cloud. Quite a view over here
This Video is Really inspiring! I'm a 17 year old Astrophotographer myself! Loved the Video! Space Never ceases to fascinate me!
I love how passionate you are 😊
This youngster is actually an excellent, interesting teacher. Newly retired I just bgought my 1st scope used and can't wait to figure out some of it's complexities. Really a good job here.
Thank you! 😊
this channel is one of the best ive ever seen 🤩
This guy needs to be my science teacher. Then I would actually enjoy space again.
You stopped enjoying space??? What a stupid statement.
@@CooManTunes yea I stopped enjoying it, I told my family how interesting space was and how much I’m into it. Then they just didn’t stop talking about it, showing me videos buying me all this weird stuff. They just brought me out of it
6:00 seeing that made my heart skip a beat. Seriously so beautiful and terrifying
Damon Scotting, remeber that name. There are plenty of channels offering amasing photos, descriptions and explanations of our night sky but Damon lends a special kind of accessability to and relevance of astronomy.
Thanks Damon.
Congrats for the astronomy photography of the year award :)
the fact that he said the new telescope there building could see the afterglow of the big bang is actually insane!
still cant get my head round the fact we could see the after glow of the big bang when we were still there when it happened, not here waiting for it to happen?
This video has inspired me to take up astrophotography again, last time I was so frustrated with my scope since I couldn't get it to align properly, thus I couldn't take any photos. I got some new things that I have yet to try so I'm waiting for the weather to clear up before I get to work! Awesome video.
💪🏾Your Channel will now grow substantially💪🏾
Wow, this was perfectly edited. Really nice how you put it all together and the way you made pretty complex subjects, easy to comprehend. Will use parts of this in education for my students.
Regards from science teacher in primary school. ..
This video is one of the best videos I've ever seen, this taught me a lot about astrophotography!
Hey man, keep up the good work! Love the mysteries of the universe, the vast deep endlessness, sends the mind into overdrive!
Thanks for this video, man! I have been attempting to find a good scope for a couple years, but have never pulled the trigger on getting one simply because I didn’t know just how well I’d see anything. I knew it wouldn’t be anything like Hubble, but didn’t want to end up only being able to see craters on the moon. Thanks again!
thanks you so much for this video man. i am an amateur of astronomy but seeing your passion for it is truly amazing and makes so happy to know all of this
It feels so good to learn and have things broken down so well. I have bad ADD and this was so engaging for me and I learned so much about the process of the photography of stars and systems. I always wondered. I definitely would love to go back to school and study this
A round of applause. Thank you sir! I must say, with all due respect to Neil De Grasse Tyson, I get tired of Neil's love of himself and his rock star status. Neil is a nice guy who simply loves the spotlight. But Damon, I enjoy this video because you are out to help the novice and educate the uninitiated into Astronomy. I look forward to watching more of your videos. I think you will do your best work and attract the most interest because you simply enjoy Astronomy. Thank you.
But Neil De Grasse Tyson is an astrophysicist.... lol astrophotography isnt even a science. I get what you mean though
I can’t thank you enough for this video. Well done and very much appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and in the language very easy to understand.
Lovely video! Your presentation is crisp, interesting and inspirational. I also realise how patient one must be to be chasing these millions of tiny dots of light out in the cold! All this cosmic grandeur makes one very humble. Thanks again for your informational video!
Thank you! 😊
I cannot possibly state how truly awesome this is. It's awesome! Amazing! Crazy! Phenomenal! Educational! Insane! Wait, wait, no. This is truly....
Astronomical.
Mic drop.
Ahahaha, well said, Syed! 😂🙏
Please make videos like what if channel or like bright side channels or like riddle channel does that will be good they also make videos related to space
Damon Scotting
@@DamonScotting Please make videos like what if channel or like bright side channels or like riddle channel does that will be good they also make videos related to space. Go watch these channels
Bro keep it going You are very very passionate
I have never been this early
More than anything else I love how passionate you are about astronomy! ❤️
I'm thankful to this fabulous boy who discovered the idea of travelling and measuring up distances by time to me. So, the next conclusion should naturally be ... not buying a personal instrument or tool, but rather finding and contacting an observatory, and getting over there physically or virtually through buying your time of observations via the internet. Thank you once again.
0:21 just love how ppl anyhow uses gardens by the bay pics
This video is just simply beautiful
Sir, once in my life I had a dream to see this universe through a telescope but I could not buy such a big telescope. The universe remains a dream.
I’ve just seen this in my recommended. This was a really informative and very well executed video. Beautifully explained. I’ve just subscribed
Thank you! 😊
I just want to mention that you can buy a pre-owned version of the Canon 1000d camera I used in this video for as little as $100. 📷
But please be aware that there are plenty of cameras that have much better imaging capabilities than the Canon 1000d, it just so happened to be the only camera I had at the time so I spent a lot of time imaging with it, there really isn't anything special about it!
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If you want to see what a real special camera looks like, then check out the SONY A7S ii, this is the camera I have used to film 95% of Astronomical, it has amazing low light capabilities. 😁👍
Don't know what u mean, but it looks like its technical. The most proud photo I took is with my old Samsung j3. It was a picture of the moon, Jupiter and Saturn near each other.
@@dilipadithya They seemed to be little dots in the great dark viscinty of space I think so !!
@@dilipadithya Sounds great! I'd love to see your photo! 🪐
@@ayushjaiswal. yes, especially with a phone that old.
Salute to your efforts ❤️!
Video was amazing 💙✨☄️
Very interesting viewing with a great presenter too.
I gave my daughters this to watch last evening. I am impressed how he can teach so well.
Thank you! 😊
Im always hoping I capture a ufo with a time lapse 😁😁😁
This video teached me something school failed to do for couple of years. Thank you for showing this.
10:36 my eyes teared up🥺
Hey Damon, thanks so much for your clarifying explanation of scale as it relates to the universe. It is one of the most difficult, and most important concepts to grasp. Cheers🙂
Thank you! 😊
This channel is gold for amateur astronomers
"The bigger the better"
-Damon 2020
This is truly amazing and it showes how Earth is truly special being only flat planet in universe.
Flat?🤡
That explains why I fell off the earth on my fishing trip 🤦♂️
i like how you slow down the speech a bit. thats much appreciated. im trying to imagine these things you are explaining, other channels go so fast its hard to comprehend sometimes
How far away is betelgeuse? There seems to be no definitive number, the last updated distance i found is 548 ly. Are all other distances for stars just rough guesswork or can we accurately determine distance?
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@@eurekaakerue4649 Why do so many Christian conspiracy theorists type like this? You know, excessive use of emoji, excessive punctuation, and excessive (and often somewhat arbitrary) capitalization. I'm not trying to stop you from doing it. You can communicate however you want. I'm just wondering where it came from and why it's almost always the specific demographic of Christian conspiracy theorists.
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Betelgeuse is roughly 1,519,629,832,500 Australia's away from Earth
❌Mickey_Jim ✅ *When NASA can’t get outside our own solar system// then precedes to show Us images of this Milky Way Galaxy 🌌 and can only call everything they Show Us an image 👈😝 (for a reason)) *They have No Credibility* _ 8675309 _ light years*
8:12 what was that flying behind him?
I think a firefly
wow! you educated us or perhaps me at the least in such a way which most of these astronomical based youtubers or books don't even. THANK YOU!
Thank you very much! 👍
video deserve 1 million views and got 1k views wow youtube algorithm
Damon you explains everything so perfectly that a 8 year old can also understand it....
Loved this video of yours too 😄and why don't you reply on ig , I have been messaging you since days 😐...
Thank you so much 😀
My apologies, I rarely check instagram unless I'm posting a clip.
I will reply now! 😊🙏
This Universe is so so so beautiful.
You are one of the real ones in crowd of fake astronomer's videos. Keep it up, sir.