Reminds me of when I hitchhiked through south of spain when I was 19. I slept in a corn field without a tent, and the sky above me was incredibly bright and beautiful. I, too, had never seen the milky way before. I'll never forget that night.
I'll never forget the "eureka" moment when I went with my boyfriend and his family to their cabin in northern Maine and saw the Milky Way for the first time.
When was in Afghanistan, I had to walk 2 miles every night to and from the drill rig I was working on, and often I would trip over the smallest objects because I was not looking down at my feet, I was admiring the Milky Way in all of its glory in the pitch black of the high desert. It also marked the first time I was able to see another galaxy with my own eyes when I finally figured out what Andromeda was. I would make my drillers take breaks just so I could teach them about the night sky.
Been up there twice now, both times I've got the feeling they don't appreciate Joe public taking any interest. Such a shame, it could kill any enthusiasm for astronomy that visitors might have. If I ran the place I'd make sure there were open days for us riff-raff.
@coldlogic1 it was quite high but not crazy (2,400m)... it does slightly affect many people (especially when lugging camera equipment around), but my shortness of breath might just be a general lack of fitness and excitement at seeing the telescope! ;)
So very few get to truly appreciate the beauty that is the night sky. Over 90% of the population, living in urban centres, get to see and recognize a few bright stars and constellations, but when you really see the Milky Way for all its glory, it's breathtaking, and there is no comparison.
The 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias segmented reflector is made of 36 hexagonal ZeroDur segments Aluminium coating. However, the GTC also has 6 extra segments so whenever segments need to be recoated, these can be replaced without the telescope going out of ops. The 1.17 m secondary Beryllium mirror Nickel coating. The GTC saw first light with 12 mirror segments in July 2007, with all 36 segments in November 2009. The OSIRIS instrument will be used for transiting exoplanet atmosphere surveys.
i have two questions, i could hear you breathing heavily, whats the altitude? secondly, if you have an array of mirrors like that, wouldnt the cracks between the mirrors cause some of the image to be lost? awesome video anyway! this was super cool, wish i could go see it!
Could you do a video about the James Webb Space telescope? I know you wouldn't be able to get video of it but I would like to hear your thoughts on it.
@furdabip sorry! they were going to tip it over for me... then didn't! I don't think my CZcams videos are considered as important as urgent maintenance.
Thanks for the great stuff! i am a subscriber.I hope to learn some new stuff. is it true that "The Hubble Deep Field" was of less evolved more primitive galaxies then say the milky way? How do you determen this, structure?
i wish i lived in a place where I could see the sky, I live in so cal so the view is barely worth looking at. I did have a dream that I looked up at a different amazing night sky tho, and got the feel of it.
Great video! I'm wondering how they keep dust and the Sahara sand out, and how they clean the mirrors and sensors. It's easy with dslr's and lenses but this monster, not fun.
Brady! Do you think maybe you can get the guys to talk about "adaptive optics" for a bit? It's something that's pretty much revolutionised stargazing, allowing ground-based telecopes to outperform even the Hubble. Also 00:32 = /watch?v=lI_0-kz4lR0#t=1m0s heheheh
I love how the professor talks about looking at the sky, he speaks with such passion :)
Reminds me of when I hitchhiked through south of spain when I was 19. I slept in a corn field without a tent, and the sky above me was incredibly bright and beautiful. I, too, had never seen the milky way before. I'll never forget that night.
I'll never forget the "eureka" moment when I went with my boyfriend and his family to their cabin in northern Maine and saw the Milky Way for the first time.
+Carol Melancon yeah you cant see it in cities with all the light pollution even in small towns there is to much light pollution to see the milky way
When was in Afghanistan, I had to walk 2 miles every night to and from the drill rig I was working on, and often I would trip over the smallest objects because I was not looking down at my feet, I was admiring the Milky Way in all of its glory in the pitch black of the high desert. It also marked the first time I was able to see another galaxy with my own eyes when I finally figured out what Andromeda was. I would make my drillers take breaks just so I could teach them about the night sky.
Do you think we should've stayed longer
@AhketRa thanks for coming along!
@TheGlassDot cheers, glad you liked it!
im loving this channel so far, great job Brady the channels you work with deserve hundreds of thousands more subscribers
Been up there twice now, both times I've got the feeling they don't appreciate Joe public taking any interest. Such a shame, it could kill any enthusiasm for astronomy that visitors might have. If I ran the place I'd make sure there were open days for us riff-raff.
As ever, Brady, just brilliant.
Great videos! Have watched them all and will keep watching.
@Bugside great cheers... and thanks to whoever pointed us out to you! we owe them a beer!
You're right. I would love to have a good primary mirror the size of just one of those segments.
Another fantastic video, Brady!! I would love to 'hang-out' at all these cool places!
Amazing.
@coldlogic1 it was quite high but not crazy (2,400m)... it does slightly affect many people (especially when lugging camera equipment around), but my shortness of breath might just be a general lack of fitness and excitement at seeing the telescope! ;)
So very few get to truly appreciate the beauty that is the night sky. Over 90% of the population, living in urban centres, get to see and recognize a few bright stars and constellations, but when you really see the Milky Way for all its glory, it's breathtaking, and there is no comparison.
The 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias segmented reflector is made of 36 hexagonal ZeroDur segments Aluminium coating. However, the GTC also has 6 extra segments so whenever segments need to be recoated, these can be replaced without the telescope going out of ops. The 1.17 m secondary Beryllium mirror Nickel coating. The GTC saw first light with 12 mirror segments in July 2007, with all 36 segments in November 2009.
The OSIRIS instrument will be used for transiting exoplanet atmosphere surveys.
Thank you Brady! Awesome vid!
That secondary is like 10 times the size of my primary 😂
Thanks Brady!
I enjoyed this immensely, and the ending was heart warming. What I wouldn't give to see the Milky Way in its glory with my own eyes..
"I've got a very big head. I need the largest one possible"
Nice flex brud
@nukebuilder make sure you check our earlier video inside the Isaac Newton Telescope!!!!
What an impressive scope. Thanks for showing us the scope - incredible. I bet collimating this scope is a pain!
@un2mensch our next telescope tour features plenty about adaptive optics!
Zero dislikes. At least there is one issue we all agree on - our universe is gorgeous!
The Milky Way can indeed cast shadows. Under a dark sky, the sky doesn't appear to be blacker, but the stars are so much brighter.
Great Brady!
''..even astronomers are impressed."
funny but accurate comment.
What an amazing channel, someone pointed it out to me on a Minute Physics video, had to subscribe
Another great video, amazing observing site. I am so jealous you get to go to these places! :)
@Arnhafang thank you
@Damianingus no I'm not!
@dezent you're welcome
i have two questions, i could hear you breathing heavily, whats the altitude? secondly, if you have an array of mirrors like that, wouldnt the cracks between the mirrors cause some of the image to be lost?
awesome video anyway! this was super cool, wish i could go see it!
Another great video!
Thanks
@DJthesource it is pretty big! the video doesn't even show it properly!
Love your videos uncle Brady:) - Jacob:)
Could you do a video about the James Webb Space telescope? I know you wouldn't be able to get video of it but I would like to hear your thoughts on it.
@furdabip sorry! they were going to tip it over for me... then didn't!
I don't think my CZcams videos are considered as important as urgent maintenance.
How big is the resolution and physical size of the CCD matrix on this telescope?
Must be pretty impressive.
I'm SOOOO going to La Palma this fall!!!
Thanks for the great stuff! i am a subscriber.I hope to learn some new stuff. is it true that "The Hubble Deep Field" was of less evolved more primitive galaxies then say the milky way? How do you determen this, structure?
@StarfireMX thank you... tell your friends too! ;)
@KiaranScath check out my channel BackstageScience - there is already some stuff there... Especially stuff about the MIRI space camera.
@Davemackintoshforce it does like nice from the Aussie Outback!!!!
@MindLessWiz it's not hard... just go somewhere really dark!
i wish i lived in a place where I could see the sky, I live in so cal so the view is barely worth looking at. I did have a dream that I looked up at a different amazing night sky tho, and got the feel of it.
brady: Are you considering an engineering career?, you could be the Neil of phisics department...
thanks... the stars are waiting!
I know it is a little early but will you film the full solar eclipse later this year?
Great video! I'm wondering how they keep dust and the Sahara sand out, and how they clean the mirrors and sensors. It's easy with dslr's and lenses but this monster, not fun.
Thank you
Brady! Do you think maybe you can get the guys to talk about "adaptive optics" for a bit? It's something that's pretty much revolutionised stargazing, allowing ground-based telecopes to outperform even the Hubble. Also 00:32 = /watch?v=lI_0-kz4lR0#t=1m0s heheheh
@MrBigape1 And the transit of Venus!
i would love to visit one of these giant telescopes
Nice!
@IMakeOrWatchVideos I do find a lot of hats are too small for my head!!!
All that build-up to it, and we still didn't get to see the top of the mirrors. :-p
Please tell the astronomers that the best time to take pictures is when the sun is low in the sky. Then even the bad shots look good.
why are the conditions different just 300 yards away?
I wish they could turn off streetlights for 1 hour each month so that people would appreciate what's up there
Why no actual footage of what can be seen with it
Nice!!
Why is it necessary for it to be floating on oil?
the prof is correct, we just cannot see the sky at night ...
the technical term for that is Light Pollution, which alongside Air Pollution (due to Populace Pollution?) make up for the culprit! ;-)
dadautube
yeah...from big cities its impossible to see any stars due to all the light !
Does it take 1.25" eyepieces or 2" ones?
are those two in 7:55 MAGIC ?
@Damianingus THERE IS ONLY ONE NEIL
look at that small thing
Ace !
What is the focal ratio of this telescope?
floating on oil? o.O
that sounds.. safe
@DeepSkyVideos Haha, nicely said.
A mirror 40 cm larger than my house O_O
That's a big mirror...
@ralphzimmermann
Check out the "letters and science" - course on the UCBerkeley channel, also called "Physics for future presidents".
400 inch lens ..thats insanee! mine is a 10 inch hahaha!
Wouldn't it be jard to breath? so high up?
reminds me death star hangar..
3:48 ghostbusters?
Sometimes i just HATE youtube. CZcams now only gives me 200 characters for my comments :( That sucks. 500 was hardly enough.
they should visit the ones in hawaii
You know what a big head means right? Big head, Big ----
@nliknes2 I'd love that, but a few thousand smart people making interesting comments are worth more to me than a million people being idiots!
@DeepSkyVideos Wish we had places like that in Israel.. :/
reminds me Half Life for some reason
When you say "tourist" it takes a real effort to not hear "terrorist"
lol same guy as from sixty symbols
damnit, and i thought my 11" SCT was big... ;)
really annoying man, why cant he just speak like a normal human being.
3:48 ghostbusters?