The Orion 8" reflector on a Dobsonian mount I purchased in the mid 90s is still wonderful today. This last weekend I was looking at the moon/Jupiter/Saturn with my wife and kids. Manual tracking gets so annoying though. That Atlas mount is tempting!
A very nice video. Nicely done but let me suggest a few things that I believe will help you improve your work. Script what you wish to say. Use cue cards if necessary. This will help eliminate "think" pauses. Your words will flow better and it will help to engage your audience. Audio is always tough, especially outdoors. This slightest breeze can distort your audio and muffle what you are saying. Sure there is a lot of expensive equipment that can be used to combat this but ,if you are anything like us you want to spend your money of new astronomy and astrophotography toys. I would suggest trying to do most of your audio in post production as voice overs. This way you can more easily control the environment as well as save your time in the field for enjoying the stars. I mean this in no way to be insulting or overly critical. It is purely meant to help. Keep up the hard work. This is a topic near and dear to me. I'll follow your channel with hopes and seeing many more videos from the both of you.
Thank you for your helpful comment Scott, the wind is definitely really annoying and we'll have to make sure we record in better conditions now. We definitely need to work on the "think" phases as well and plan better :)
@@adamshortnacy4595 this is very true. However I find nothing wrong with the video nor the OP constructive critism. I just wish _other_ youtubers followed that advise..
Awesome! We were going to do another off series about that later :) We are in Henderson, Summerlin is a nice area and not too far from great low light pollution spots as well.
I wish my wife develops more interest in astro stuff. She is the best thing I have in my life and totally irreplaceable. But then I like my astrophotography habit too...
When i showed Saturn to my mom and sister,at first they were fascinated and after few seconds they lose interest they dont see other things like distance ,size etc
I have that exact same setup! Orion Atlas, Orion 8" f/3.9 Newt, Baader MPCC III, Canon 7D Mk II (and original 7D, and T1i). Since you have a modded T3i, have you thought about the DIY cooling project? Martin Pyott has a video. It's cheap, and requires no modification to your camera. Also, I recommend a better mount for your guiding scope! A dovetail screwed into the top, and mount the guidescope with rings solidly to the dovetail bar. Love your videos, patiently awaiting your next one! Clear skies!
Thank you for your video! I bought myself a Orion StarSeeker IV 150mm GoTo Mak-Cass Telescope last summer, and even if I am not abble to take long exposure pictures with my mount, I am also very satisfied with Orion as well. But no problem, I am a beginner, and go-to is a big help to find difficult targets side by side with another smaller telescope and binoculars. Is very nice you give a great use as well to your equipment, that is not only useful but also beautiful! Best regards from Portugal!
Dont have to go CCD right away, can go webcam route but depends on what you are going to image really? If Deep sky for Galaxy then need a camera or a cooled specific matched camera for the scope. Makers like ZWO, Altair astro make great cameras as a resonable price too. Just managed in the last month to get a CCD starlight xpress set up so having to relearn everything again and new stuff too !!!
Dear Galactic hunter team, thanks for the informative video. There are few points which I too noticed as per mentioned below by siege. Also the video is very shaky. Rest all cool, hope to see more vids.Keep posting.
For software, Sequence Generator Pro is pretty near perfect from what I've read. SkySafari Pro ($20) for the Android phone and Stellarium (free) for Win 10 are extremely useful. They can even control the mount and have a huge database. I am a newbie but I scour the net via search engines. Also the book on astrophotography by Charles Bracken is super helpful. My CGEM II mount will be here very soon. Very anxious to mount my Skywatcher 150mm Mak and start browsing the sky.
On a more practical level - what do you use to transport the gear? I know you have a special carrying case for the tube, but for the mount, cables, weights? My telescope is in the boxes and it's pain in the a.s to bring all to my car. I'm eyeballing Pelican case, but... they are expensive.
I wish I could find a girlfriend like her! That enjoyed star gazing like her.. Real good video as well. Just got a Orion xt10i having a lot of fun with it so far maybe a camera later down line as well. Clear skies to you!
SonicRacingEP my canon 7ti with lp filter and later modified as full spectrum with hydrogen alph filter can give you so many jaw-dropping wow moments compared to visual only, but it takes a lot of practice
Nice overview of your gear, including things like the collimator, and by the sounds of it, how it can be a quick and easy process once you're used to it. I am curious, what factors made you choose the Newtonian styled telescope as the first? And as for the wind noise, if you haven't already done such, there are products called "dead cats" that are covers for microphones that are specifically designed to help with such.
Thanks! We didn't really have our mind set on any specific style of telescope, we mostly went with ours after reading the reviews and seeing what it is capable of doing for the affordable price point.
Hey guys! Your videos have been so helpful. The batter pack you bought. Why didn't it provide enough power to power your mount? I have a Celestron avx and I'm not sure what to attach to it. It came with a car cigar outlet plug. Any ideas?
The Jump starter we bought was fine for our Atlas EQ-G and would last 4-5 hours. After a year of use though, it would sometimes just stop working for a few seconds at random (thus turning off our mount and we would have to re star align and everything...) so we then bought a deep cycle battery.
Why do u choose a newtonian telescope instead of the maksutov ? The maksutov is much more compact and lightweight and it does not need collimation especially u r on the move.
I have basically the same rig now. Do you guys ever have so much weight on the focuser that it slides and loses focus? If so, how do you fix it? Also, I can't get my auto guider to grab focus. 🤷♂️
A good video must have pictures of the planets or stars in order to see the practical telescope of the telescope ... And the most beautiful post with your girlfriend beautiful and nice to explain .... Video beautiful continued
I'm desperate to know how much counterweight it takes to balance that specific setup in this video?? I am using the same setup with the same coma corrector but with the serius eq-g mount. Ive been balancing it with 2 11lbs weights, a 5lbs and a 2.5lbs... it leaves not room for a camera. Im thinking that im using the weights wrong? It shouldnt need that much counterweight, should it? Thanks!
Nice video, thanks. I didn't see a coma corrector as part of your equipment, such as the Baader Mark III corrector sold by Orion (and others) and is designed to correct for f/3.5 to f/6 scopes. Perhaps you forgot to include it?
I just discovered your channel tonight and have already watched 3 videos in a row #4,5, and the equipment tour. I love your videos. I’ve just started again at age 57 after a 40 year hiatus. At age 13 I built a 6” reflector and started Astrophotography with B&W film that I printed in my basement darkroom. I just recently bought a very old Celestron C8 and then a mount. I hope to start Astrophotography again with my Nikon DSLR. I liked the intro to #4 where you talked about improving. That’s encouraging, starting with what I got, and improving on that. Does your laptop run the whole session on its internal battery? What do you both do for day jobs? Just curious. Your both very good presenters I love the style of your videos, very well done. God Bless you too. Look forward to many more videos.
Thanks Dave! Building a telescope at 13, now that is impressive! To answer your questions, yes the laptop is fine with just the internal battery, as long as only PHD2 is open. As for the jobs, translator for a media company (Antoine) and senior in college (Dalia).
Amazing video! I have one question if anyone can help me, do I need to buy a separate guiding camera for the telescope? If I were to buy the reflector, the mount, and I already have a DSLR and a T-mount?? Thanks!!
have you guys considered the ZWO ASI 1600mm-c cooled camera? Along with filters and filter wheel, it's a bit more expensive than the 7D mark II (probably around USD $2200; so 50% more expensive than the DSLR). Good to see that you're using PixInsight too!
damn! I've ordered mine, waiting for it to come into stock with my retailer. How have you faired with polar alignment? I've just also bought QhY's polemaster, haven't used it yet, but it gets rave reviews.
Salut Antoine, Talia, Nice off-serie, I like this format. What do you think about a Schmidt-Cassegrain like the Celestron Évolution 8 (203cm) vs a 8" (203) Newton? Cheers
As far as i know, SCT (Schmidt Cassegrain Telescopes) are awesome for planets because of their huge focal length. For example i think the 8" sct has a focal length over 2 meters, so a 10mm eyepiece will give you 200x magnification. So you will have a great view of the planets because you need a lot of zoom, which you'll get easily. The downside is that having a focal length that big will be bad for astrophotography : the big zoom wont allow you to see all targets, and taking photos will take forever. The 8" newtonian with a 3.9 f/d will allow you to take photos waaaay faster than a f/d 10+ sct. And you will see more of your targets. Sct is less forgiving in the tracking, as it id so zoomed in. So planetary=sct, astrophoto=newton. Its easier to do planetary with the newton than adtrophoto with the sct. Hope this helped !
Hi and thank you! We have a Plossl 32mm eyepiece, which we use the most as it offers a similar view as when we use Liveview when the camera is attached, and a 5mm Edge-On Planetary Eyepiece for planets :)
Hello you 2: D Thank you for bringing me to this hobby. I'm a big fan of your videos and I already own one or the other equipment. I started with a F5 newtonian telescope and then switched to a Celestron C8. Now I have ordered a F3.9 6-inch newtonian and have a question to you. The Baader MPCC has been designed for F4.5 …. , and I know you both use it successfully for your photography. My question is now whether this corrector in the price is best in slot or if you have already made experiences with other correctors. Sorry for my bad english but that is what Google translater told me to write :D ; I still have a second question: are you not afraid of all the animals that you encounter on your nightly excursions? I live in Austria and there we are largely free from poisonous animals thank God. I could not set a foot in a desert where I know it's teeming with snakes and spiders and everything wants to kill me. I would be very happy if i got an answer to my two questions. clear sky
Hi Roland, Google Translate did a good job! Yes we use the Baader MPCC and never had any problem, it works perfectly with our scope! We have not tried any other coma corrector since we are satisfied with ours. As for the animals, we have snakes, scorpions, spiders, mice, and coyotes. We have encountered spiders (see ep 2) and coyotes, but not the rest. It is scary but as long as we do not try to bother them, it should be safe enough... Fingers crossed lol. Clear Skies !
@@GalacticHunter thank you for your quick reply 😁 hopefully you will stay in the future of the horrible creatures like snakes spiders and scorpions spared. ... Sorry I hope the translater did his job again as well as the first time.. clear skies 😁
Hi you say its not very good for visual, why is that? Can you recomend a better 8" scope that is better for visual? Who buying a better quality eye piece work?
It's actually great for visual, even though it was built for astrophotography. If you want a better scope just for visual, an 8" Dobsonian is perfect, but if not then just get some good eyepieces for the 8" Astrograph and you'll be happy enough :)
We actually want to get a wider telescope on the side, but we chose the 8" as our first scope to not be limited for any Messier object (for example it would have not been great for the Ring nebula).
I almost did. We just can't image with a CCD right now because of how far we have to drive and how small (4 hours) our window for imaging is before we have to drive back home. I think it would take much longer if we had to get the different channels, etc. A CCD camera would be a great addition when we finally have a backyard, or even as a second camera running on another targt at the same time as our 7dmii.
Galactic Hunter OK thanks. The Orion website mentioned that an APS-C may show some vignetting, so I was afraid maybe buying the larger full frame sensor might not capture any more light. Is there a way to focus the Orion so that the focal point is larger? Thanks for answering by the way! Your videos are very informative and I'm thinking of buying the Orion.
HEQ5 minimum (can take 11kg for imaging, or 15kg for visual). If you're going to be imaging, an 8kg telescope + camera and accessories may be pushing it depending on your setup, so you might want to look into a beefier mount such as the neq6/eq6
We started with a point and shoot camera and were able to get "okay" pictures of the Moon but that was it.. You definitely need a DSLR camera if you want to do deep sky imaging.
My first impression when watching the video was to see this couple so happy. I would like to have a woman like that. I have a wife, unfortunately she DOESN'T like this beautiful hobby .... nor others :( ..... I don't know whether to change my hobby ........................................ or wife. ;(
You're lucky. I have a similar setup: Orion 8" F/5 with the Baader MPCC and Canon T2i, it seems like it doesn't have enough focus travel. :( I guess I'll have to jerry-rig something. I wanted to have it for the Eclipse, but my pics seem to have turned out okay.
Someone I know with the same setup uses a tiny piece of cardboard that he sticks in between the camera and the telescope, it's small but just enough to achieve perfect focus.
your dream is to image with a CCD camera and claim $400 for a CCD camera is a lot of money what? I'd be happy to have a DSLR I could use with backyard eos I mean I could get one it take me 2 months of trying not to spend any money which is hard.
I picked up a used Orion Deep Space G3 imager CCD off of ebay a month ago for $225 even came with a nice case don't use it much You can buy a used Thinkpad off ebay running Windows for under $200 that you can install all your Windows stuff on then using a external drive transfer it to your mac for processing. Personally I wouldn't recommend the Orion Deep Space G3 camera the software is way to buggy I had the software crash back to back on me the other night 8 times in the middle of trying to do pictures. And it's a $400 CCD I kinda wanna get a Revolution Imager R2 now but still depending! Might I add that my computer has been freshly formatted and has nothing on it other then the Orion software and it still crashed.
You two are so lucky to share a passion together.
So thankful for your channel. Not only are you helping answer my questions but you are also locals which is even cooler. Thanks again!
The Orion 8" reflector on a Dobsonian mount I purchased in the mid 90s is still wonderful today. This last weekend I was looking at the moon/Jupiter/Saturn with my wife and kids. Manual tracking gets so annoying though. That Atlas mount is tempting!
Thank you, guys! You radiate happiness!
"It's a tri-pod basically"...love it
Thank you so much for sharing! I just read an article on the Orion Telescope website! You both are so cool!
That is very nice of you to say, thank you!
A very nice video. Nicely done but let me suggest a few things that I believe will help you improve your work. Script what you wish to say. Use cue cards if necessary. This will help eliminate "think" pauses. Your words will flow better and it will help to engage your audience. Audio is always tough, especially outdoors. This slightest breeze can distort your audio and muffle what you are saying. Sure there is a lot of expensive equipment that can be used to combat this but ,if you are anything like us you want to spend your money of new astronomy and astrophotography toys. I would suggest trying to do most of your audio in post production as voice overs. This way you can more easily control the environment as well as save your time in the field for enjoying the stars. I mean this in no way to be insulting or overly critical. It is purely meant to help. Keep up the hard work. This is a topic near and dear to me. I'll follow your channel with hopes and seeing many more videos from the both of you.
Thank you for your helpful comment Scott, the wind is definitely really annoying and we'll have to make sure we record in better conditions now. We definitely need to work on the "think" phases as well and plan better :)
Good constructive criticism.
This isn't a major movie production. This is CZcams.
@@adamshortnacy4595 this is very true. However I find nothing wrong with the video nor the OP constructive critism. I just wish _other_ youtubers followed that advise..
Just saw you two in the Orion catalog! We miss Vegas.....used to live out in Summerlin.
Awesome! We were going to do another off series about that later :) We are in Henderson, Summerlin is a nice area and not too far from great low light pollution spots as well.
I just got an ED80T CF and you were in the catalog as well. That's so awesome!
Patrick Drohan that's how I found out about them.
Very nice setup and an excellent video. Thanks for the tour of your gear. Scott
You guys are great. Just watched your equipment video from 1 y back. Now this one addresses the other questions I had.
I need a girlfriend who likes astrophotography too 😢
I wish my wife develops more interest in astro stuff. She is the best thing I have in my life and totally irreplaceable. But then I like my astrophotography habit too...
just talk more about astro with her and explain her why it's cool
When i showed Saturn to my mom and sister,at first they were fascinated and after few seconds they lose interest they dont see other things like distance ,size etc
I got lucky, my wife loves it. She also plays metal "Gitar" how cool is that!
No kidding right?
I love you passion for this hobby and thank you for explaining well 👍
Great video...!!
Dalia forgot the name of that "Accessory Tray"..😜😛😛
You guys rocking. Nice to see you both
I have that exact same setup! Orion Atlas, Orion 8" f/3.9 Newt, Baader MPCC III, Canon 7D Mk II (and original 7D, and T1i). Since you have a modded T3i, have you thought about the DIY cooling project? Martin Pyott has a video. It's cheap, and requires no modification to your camera. Also, I recommend a better mount for your guiding scope! A dovetail screwed into the top, and mount the guidescope with rings solidly to the dovetail bar.
Love your videos, patiently awaiting your next one! Clear skies!
Thanks Kevin, our T3i is stock and not modded though, we don't really plan on modifying our DSLR as we'd like to move to a CCD at some point :)
Awesome Sir and Mam. I am an Astrophysics student from India and also very interested in astrophotography. I liked your works. Keep clicking :)
Thank you for your video! I bought myself a Orion StarSeeker IV 150mm GoTo Mak-Cass Telescope last summer, and even if I am not abble to take long exposure pictures with my mount, I am also very satisfied with Orion as well. But no problem, I am a beginner, and go-to is a big help to find difficult targets side by side with another smaller telescope and binoculars. Is very nice you give a great use as well to your equipment, that is not only useful but also beautiful! Best regards from Portugal!
Thanks a lot Ricardo!! Clear Skies :)
Dont have to go CCD right away, can go webcam route but depends on what you are going to image really? If Deep sky for Galaxy then need a camera or a cooled specific matched camera for the scope. Makers like ZWO, Altair astro make great cameras as a resonable price too. Just managed in the last month to get a CCD starlight xpress set up so having to relearn everything again and new stuff too !!!
You guys are awesome!!!
Thanks!!!!
Loved the video and your accent is very nice.
Thank you :))
In MIT its universally accepted that "The thicker your accent, the higher your IQ"!!!! Go figure out why or do more research.
Dear Galactic hunter team, thanks for the informative video. There are few points which I too noticed as per mentioned below by siege. Also the video is very shaky. Rest all cool, hope to see more vids.Keep posting.
I love your videos! Hope some day you could do a more in depth Pixinsight processing technique. Thanks!
Thank you, we'll keep that in mind for a later video
Very well done
amazing girl bro!!!
Awesome!!! I love your channel.
For software, Sequence Generator Pro is pretty near perfect from what I've read. SkySafari Pro ($20) for the Android phone and Stellarium (free) for Win 10 are extremely useful. They can even control the mount and have a huge database. I am a newbie but I scour the net via search engines. Also the book on astrophotography by Charles Bracken is super helpful. My CGEM II mount will be here very soon. Very anxious to mount my Skywatcher 150mm Mak and start browsing the sky.
Love your channel guys waitimg for yoir m15 video
Thanks, guys. Very helpful.
you should use Astrophotography tool with your laptop rather than an intervalometer much easier. Great video!!!!
Great vid...i like your channel so much. I have learned alot.
Thanks Kevin! Glad our videos help you :)
Absolutely love you guys!
And we love the support of all our viewers! Thank you Luka :)
hello dear. thanks for this video. I will always be side you for new video. thanks again.and take care
Get the Celstron 8 inch Newtonion that is good for astrophotography. Also great video, love it
Deadass the one they're uaing
Obrigado pelo vídeo, um bom equipamento.
Well done.
I am dreaming on a CCD as well.
Why dreaming make one yourself, get a ccd sensor and go. Even cheap Cmos webcams work.
On a more practical level - what do you use to transport the gear? I know you have a special carrying case for the tube, but for the mount, cables, weights? My telescope is in the boxes and it's pain in the a.s to bring all to my car. I'm eyeballing Pelican case, but... they are expensive.
I wish I could find a girlfriend like her! That enjoyed star gazing like her..
Real good video as well. Just got a Orion xt10i having a lot of fun with it so far maybe a camera later down line as well. Clear skies to you!
SonicRacingEP my canon 7ti with lp filter and later modified as full spectrum with hydrogen alph filter can give you so many jaw-dropping wow moments compared to visual only, but it takes a lot of practice
Nice overview of your gear, including things like the collimator, and by the sounds of it, how it can be a quick and easy process once you're used to it. I am curious, what factors made you choose the Newtonian styled telescope as the first?
And as for the wind noise, if you haven't already done such, there are products called "dead cats" that are covers for microphones that are specifically designed to help with such.
Thanks! We didn't really have our mind set on any specific style of telescope, we mostly went with ours after reading the reviews and seeing what it is capable of doing for the affordable price point.
Hey guys! Your videos have been so helpful.
The batter pack you bought. Why didn't it provide enough power to power your mount? I have a Celestron avx and I'm not sure what to attach to it. It came with a car cigar outlet plug. Any ideas?
The Jump starter we bought was fine for our Atlas EQ-G and would last 4-5 hours. After a year of use though, it would sometimes just stop working for a few seconds at random (thus turning off our mount and we would have to re star align and everything...) so we then bought a deep cycle battery.
Why do u choose a newtonian telescope instead of the maksutov ? The maksutov is much more compact and lightweight and it does not need collimation especially u r on the move.
I have basically the same rig now. Do you guys ever have so much weight on the focuser that it slides and loses focus? If so, how do you fix it?
Also, I can't get my auto guider to grab focus. 🤷♂️
A good video must have pictures of the planets or stars in order to see the practical telescope of the telescope ... And the most beautiful post with your girlfriend beautiful and nice to explain .... Video beautiful continued
I'm desperate to know how much counterweight it takes to balance that specific setup in this video?? I am using the same setup with the same coma corrector but with the serius eq-g mount. Ive been balancing it with 2 11lbs weights, a 5lbs and a 2.5lbs... it leaves not room for a camera. Im thinking that im using the weights wrong? It shouldnt need that much counterweight, should it? Thanks!
Nice video, thanks. I didn't see a coma corrector as part of your equipment, such as the Baader Mark III corrector sold by Orion (and others) and is designed to correct for f/3.5 to f/6 scopes. Perhaps you forgot to include it?
Oh no! Must have been an editing error, we definitely talked about it when we filmed this :( Yes we have the Baader MPCC Mark III!
It was mentioned, but not clearly enough.
I just discovered your channel tonight and have already watched 3 videos in a row #4,5, and the equipment tour. I love your videos. I’ve just started again at age 57 after a 40 year hiatus. At age 13 I built a 6” reflector and started Astrophotography with B&W film that I printed in my basement darkroom. I just recently bought a very old Celestron C8 and then a mount. I hope to start Astrophotography again with my Nikon DSLR. I liked the intro to #4 where you talked about improving. That’s encouraging, starting with what I got, and improving on that.
Does your laptop run the whole session on its internal battery?
What do you both do for day jobs? Just curious. Your both very good presenters I love the style of your videos, very well done.
God Bless you too. Look forward to many more videos.
Thanks Dave! Building a telescope at 13, now that is impressive! To answer your questions, yes the laptop is fine with just the internal battery, as long as only PHD2 is open. As for the jobs, translator for a media company (Antoine) and senior in college (Dalia).
Galactic Hunter Thank you, I’m off to watch your Saturn Video. Clear Skies, Safe Travels, and much success to you both.
super team !!!
Amazing video!
I have one question if anyone can help me, do I need to buy a separate guiding camera for the telescope? If I were to buy the reflector, the mount, and I already have a DSLR and a T-mount??
Thanks!!
have you guys considered the ZWO ASI 1600mm-c cooled camera? Along with filters and filter wheel, it's a bit more expensive than the 7D mark II (probably around USD $2200; so 50% more expensive than the DSLR).
Good to see that you're using PixInsight too!
That is actually one of our top CCD cameras in mind! Sadly I don't think we'll be able to purchase one for a long while.
damn! I've ordered mine, waiting for it to come into stock with my retailer.
How have you faired with polar alignment? I've just also bought QhY's polemaster, haven't used it yet, but it gets rave reviews.
Awesome for you! We usually never have any problem with polar aligning. We're thinking of buying a StarSense for the 3-star alignment though
yeah, I'm trying to get into imaging :-)
Salut Antoine, Talia,
Nice off-serie, I like this format. What do you think about a Schmidt-Cassegrain like the Celestron Évolution 8 (203cm) vs a 8" (203) Newton?
Cheers
As far as i know, SCT (Schmidt Cassegrain Telescopes) are awesome for planets because of their huge focal length. For example i think the 8" sct has a focal length over 2 meters, so a 10mm eyepiece will give you 200x magnification. So you will have a great view of the planets because you need a lot of zoom, which you'll get easily. The downside is that having a focal length that big will be bad for astrophotography : the big zoom wont allow you to see all targets, and taking photos will take forever. The 8" newtonian with a 3.9 f/d will allow you to take photos waaaay faster than a f/d 10+ sct. And you will see more of your targets. Sct is less forgiving in the tracking, as it id so zoomed in. So planetary=sct, astrophoto=newton. Its easier to do planetary with the newton than adtrophoto with the sct. Hope this helped !
Do you have to have the auto guider in order for the telescope mount to locate objects? I can't afford a laptop after this purchase lol
Not at all! The autoguider simply helps tracking each object accurately, but it is not 100% needed especially if you're just getting started :)
Hi guys what a great video... what diameter are the eyepieces for that scope ?
I’m thinking of buying this scope !
Keep up your great work !!
Hi and thank you! We have a Plossl 32mm eyepiece, which we use the most as it offers a similar view as when we use Liveview when the camera is attached, and a 5mm Edge-On Planetary Eyepiece for planets :)
Hello you 2: D Thank you for bringing me to this hobby. I'm a big fan of your videos and I already own one or the other equipment. I started with a F5 newtonian telescope and then switched to a Celestron C8. Now I have ordered a F3.9 6-inch newtonian and have a question to you. The Baader MPCC has been designed for F4.5 …. , and I know you both use it successfully for your photography. My question is now whether this corrector in the price is best in slot or if you have already made experiences with other correctors. Sorry for my bad english but that is what Google translater told me to write :D ; I still have a second question: are you not afraid of all the animals that you encounter on your nightly excursions? I live in Austria and there we are largely free from poisonous animals thank God. I could not set a foot in a desert where I know it's teeming with snakes and spiders and everything wants to kill me. I would be very happy if i got an answer to my two questions. clear sky
Hi Roland, Google Translate did a good job! Yes we use the Baader MPCC and never had any problem, it works perfectly with our scope! We have not tried any other coma corrector since we are satisfied with ours. As for the animals, we have snakes, scorpions, spiders, mice, and coyotes. We have encountered spiders (see ep 2) and coyotes, but not the rest. It is scary but as long as we do not try to bother them, it should be safe enough... Fingers crossed lol. Clear Skies !
@@GalacticHunter thank you for your quick reply 😁 hopefully you will stay in the future of the horrible creatures like snakes spiders and scorpions spared. ... Sorry I hope the translater did his job again as well as the first time.. clear skies 😁
How do i find out if a mount fit this telescope? Thanks
Hi you say its not very good for visual, why is that? Can you recomend a better 8" scope that is better for visual?
Who buying a better quality eye piece work?
It's actually great for visual, even though it was built for astrophotography. If you want a better scope just for visual, an 8" Dobsonian is perfect, but if not then just get some good eyepieces for the 8" Astrograph and you'll be happy enough :)
@@GalacticHunter any idea what is the best 8" & 10" Dobsonian?
@@waynegarrett1614 The Orion XT8 (or XT10) series are fantastic for the price, but they seem to be mostly out of stock everywhere...
What made you two choose the medium sized Newtonian for astrophotography instead of a small apo refractor?
We actually want to get a wider telescope on the side, but we chose the 8" as our first scope to not be limited for any Messier object (for example it would have not been great for the Ring nebula).
if your dream is to image with a ccd camera why did you buy a 7d Mk2? You could have bought an atik 314L for around the same price.
I almost did. We just can't image with a CCD right now because of how far we have to drive and how small (4 hours) our window for imaging is before we have to drive back home. I think it would take much longer if we had to get the different channels, etc. A CCD camera would be a great addition when we finally have a backyard, or even as a second camera running on another targt at the same time as our 7dmii.
can we track satellites and ISS and newly found comets with this Orion mount.
We have not tried that yet, but most satellites (and especially the ISS) will probably be way too fast for the mount
Most mount are not capable of tracking satellites since they are too fast, one mount that can do that is the asa mounts but they are way too expensive
I discovered your channel and you guys are awesome, i am sure i hear a german accent. Isnt it? Thankmyou for answering
Thank you! It's actually French :)
Can a full frame DSLR be used with your telescope, or is APS-C all the sensor that can be illuminated?
A full frame DSLR camera works fine with this telescope as well :)
Galactic Hunter OK thanks. The Orion website mentioned that an APS-C may show some vignetting, so I was afraid maybe buying the larger full frame sensor might not capture any more light. Is there a way to focus the Orion so that the focal point is larger?
Thanks for answering by the way! Your videos are very informative and I'm thinking of buying the Orion.
What mount at least i need to hold 8kg telescope? Thanks for answear
HEQ5 minimum (can take 11kg for imaging, or 15kg for visual). If you're going to be imaging, an 8kg telescope + camera and accessories may be pushing it depending on your setup, so you might want to look into a beefier mount such as the neq6/eq6
I have a decent point and shoot camera, would I be able to take photos with that or would I need a DSLR camera?
We started with a point and shoot camera and were able to get "okay" pictures of the Moon but that was it.. You definitely need a DSLR camera if you want to do deep sky imaging.
@@GalacticHunter ugh, I wish I knew that before I bought my camera 2 years ago. I know those can be expensive. What's the cheapest one i could get?
@@anndroo You can find cheap ones on eBay, that's what we did, look for a Canon t3i and up :)
@@GalacticHunter I was looking at prices and it's actually cheaper new than the point and shoot camera i got.
Can you use your mount for visual basically can you hand slew it yourself
Yes you can :)
@@GalacticHunter thank you
I have ordered one because of your review on it so thank you
What kind of eyepiece is best recommended for newtonians that isnt as expensive as the televue brand?
since we mostly do Astrophotography, we use the eyepiece that came with the telescope (32mm plossl) and an Orion 5mm planetary eyepiece for planets
You shouldn’t plug the auto guider into the mount. You should use ASCOM and plug the guider into the laptop. Great video still.
how are your edges on the image , blurred am i correct
Han Solo - Fan: nice :)
I was staring at her hat wondering what it meant, then I remember I named my son Sky Walker and started geeking over star wars.
That bird of yours is thick!
I’m watching AstroBackyard channel, great videos from Trevor. Nice music and great audio quality.
My first impression when watching the video was to see this couple so happy. I would like to have a woman like that. I have a wife, unfortunately she DOESN'T like this beautiful hobby .... nor others :( ..... I don't know whether to change my hobby ........................................ or wife. ;(
That was really sad to read :'( I guess you'll have to keep whichever one makes you happier..
Do you need use a spacer between the MPCC and the camera?
Nope, thankfully, the focus is perfect without a spacer :)
You're lucky. I have a similar setup: Orion 8" F/5 with the Baader MPCC and Canon T2i, it seems like it doesn't have enough focus travel. :( I guess I'll have to jerry-rig something. I wanted to have it for the Eclipse, but my pics seem to have turned out okay.
Someone I know with the same setup uses a tiny piece of cardboard that he sticks in between the camera and the telescope, it's small but just enough to achieve perfect focus.
I'll give that a shot. Thank you!
Congratulations man !! Beutifull girlfriend and great astrophotograph equipment. Sorry muy english.☺
Tripod, leg spreader, lens trays...
she is soo cute
👍👍👍👍💚
I tried to get my wife involved and she got cold and went inside. That was 8 years ago.
your dream is to image with a CCD camera and claim $400 for a CCD camera is a lot of money what? I'd be happy to have a DSLR I could use with backyard eos I mean I could get one it take me 2 months of trying not to spend any money which is hard.
We can't use Backyard EOS sadly because we're on mac. Yes I would love to have a CCD camera, but not a $400 one..
I picked up a used Orion Deep Space G3 imager CCD off of ebay a month ago for $225 even came with a nice case don't use it much You can buy a used Thinkpad off ebay running Windows for under $200 that you can install all your Windows stuff on then using a external drive transfer it to your mac for processing.
Personally I wouldn't recommend the Orion Deep Space G3 camera the software is way to buggy I had the software crash back to back on me the other night 8 times in the middle of trying to do pictures. And it's a $400 CCD I kinda wanna get a Revolution Imager R2 now but still depending! Might I add that my computer has been freshly formatted and has nothing on it other then the Orion software and it still crashed.
Me wants grf who likes the Astro