The best introductory video to telescopes I've ever seen. Not a single filler or wasted word.
@0101Virus
3 жыл бұрын
Yawn* . .Is history class over yet?
@loidacordova5284
3 жыл бұрын
I agree! Tight but comprehensive enough. And he's very engaging, too!
@hoagy_ytfc
3 жыл бұрын
Is it not misleading to use images taken from something like Hubble when explaining you can see a lot with cheap binoculars? Bearing in mind this is aimed at people to whom the mismatch wouldn't be immediately obvious?
@terrynak
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent overview of telescopes and the strengths and weakness of each (refractor, reflector, catadioptric). This is a video I would recommend to those thinking of getting a telescope for observing the night sky.
@taketimeout2share
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic presentation. I'm enthralled as well as having learnt not just the how it works but why it works that way. Great upload . Thank you.
@shellymenzies841
5 жыл бұрын
The background music makes it really difficult for me to listen to. Apparently 'fashionable' to have music going on behind everything these days- but not practical and considerate to some people who have trouble with screening out background noise. Otherwise good.
@MelroyvandenBerg
4 жыл бұрын
I advice a hearing aid first.
@kirthgersen2485
3 жыл бұрын
My wife still doesn't understand I Can't block out background music. Looks like others who replied don't get there are people like you and I who have difficulty with it.
@shawngrant9619
6 жыл бұрын
The advice starting at minute 13 about goto not for beginners is flat out wrong. It is just so 90's. Star hopping is very frustrating and difficult to learn. The learning curve of goto or digital setting circles are far easier. A computerized telescope should be the default suggestion. A beginner considering a manual telescope should be met with the same warning as with department store telescopes. We need to modernize and rethink the advice commonly given to beginners. What will give them the least frustration? Technology is not evil. Embrace it. Also your advise on magnification is wrong. We are so used to cautioning people against the 850X 80mm refractor that we over compensate too far the other direction. The eye has a hard time seeing faint objects. In order for the eye to see a dim object it needs to be big enough to see. Most objects require high magnification to see detail or even see at all. Yes there are some large low surface brightness objects where high power diminishes the view but this is the exception not the rule. One of the best guides for use of magnification is Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky by Roger N Clark www.amazon.com/Visual-Astronomy-Deep-Roger-Clark/dp/0521361559
@abhrajitdhar4628
4 жыл бұрын
Goto mounts are really expensive and put off most people
@Geoffrey7b
4 жыл бұрын
Shawn Grant I disagree with your first paragraph; assuming that EVERYONE has the same degree of spatial aptitude and understanding to fully exploit the benefits of a GOTO mount straight out of the gate is probably not a good idea. SOME folks will get completely lost with one approach, and the rest might get annoyed with the other. If you don't know for sure which way is best for YOU, it's probably better to keep your costs lower or aimed at more practical investments (like MORE eyepieces to choose from) until you are CRYSTAL CLEAR about what you are actually ready to do next. And by that moment, maybe you know enough about how to find anything up there without the help of a GOTO by using the SETTING CIRCLES on your EQ mount... For some, part of the joy of exploring a new hobby is how much of the LEARNING you attain on your own. Would you tell a beginner sailor that they should get an AC50 for their first boat?
@JG27Korny
4 жыл бұрын
It is simple for beginners. Below 4 inches of aperture: buy a refractor. Above 4 inches buy a reflector. Never ever buy a reflector below 4 inches of aperture. The entry ticket to space is for just above 100 USD for a cheap 70 mm F10 refractor with Kelner eyepieces. Binoculars as main instrument are not worth it unless you have access to dark skies.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
binocs are still good if you are looking at something large or bright. aside of that I agree, and do not even know if anyone sells a reflector under 4 inches aperture anyhow.
@JG27Korny
3 жыл бұрын
@@tracyavent-costanza346 I have 20x80 binoculars, and they are worth it, but they really start to shine under darker skies.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
@@JG27Korny they will "shine" better on a tripod or at least steadied against some stable surface. That was my point. I also have zoom binocs and they have the same characteristics.
@JG27Korny
3 жыл бұрын
@@tracyavent-costanza346 A tripod adds one magnitude for binoculars.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
@@JG27Korny one magnitude of what?
@hudecjohn2110
6 жыл бұрын
Great work! Just one minor point. I found some of the information somewhat dated. Field Guide s & star charts have been eclipsed by apps like Star Walk & devices like Celestron s Sky Scout, or Meade's My Sky. Binoculars used to to be the standard starting point in our hobby, but the lower cost of small wide field telescope s $ eyepieces have superceded them to some degree. Everyone should have a small binocular, or monocular in any event though. As for the rest of the tutorial, right on the $. All of this meant respectfully & IMHO. Thank you for your work, really enjoyed it. Brought back great memories of my first Edmund telescope & How to use your Telescope booklet.
@timobatana6705
4 жыл бұрын
Glad he said binoculars. That is my start and endgame.
@hellwroughtangel
4 жыл бұрын
Different goals different tools.
@allnamesaretaken
5 жыл бұрын
With respect to refractors (i own both refractors and Newtonians), anything above an F/8 ratio should have little to no chromatic aberration whatever magnification you use. Coatings have improved a lot over the years where they can reduce it considerably on faster F/ratios. There are also filters that can help with it but if you are cheap, just use a Yellow filter. And here's one that's rarely mentioned, not everyone sees it, even on planets like Jupiter. As for Newtonians, you will see diffraction spikes created by the spider legs on bright objects and short F/ratio Newtonians can overwhelm images in astrophotography. They also need a parabolic mirror (which increases the price) unless its an F/8 or more, though the F/ratio varies depending on the aperture size. I owned a 6inch dob but got rid of it because it never showed me anything my 90mm refractor showed me. The 90mm is easily portable, whereas the dob was heavy, very heavy. There were many nights where the refractor had a cleaner image than the dob, despite being climatized and collimated. Refractors handle the atmosphere better than Newtonians. It doesn't matter how good coatings are, even ignoring the central obstruction on a Newtonian, glass transmits more light than mirrors ever could and refractors being a closed system benefits it even more, no tube currents, nothing to effect the light path right up to the eyepiece. I am of the opinion that if you buy anything less than an 8inch dob, then it should be a refractor and i never recommend dobs to new astronomers because i have seen too many sent back because of their size. A 60mm or more refractor (Yes, a 60mm, they can show a surprising amount of stuff in the night sky like the full Messier catalogue, Jupiter and Saturn's rings and the moon) but a 70mm or more is better but refractors can get heavy after 102mm aperture, or at least the tripods can. Couple of pointers: Plastic lenses aren't always that bad, 62degree Aspheric's are hard to beat for the price. If a telescope comes with an eyepiece like H20mm, SR4mm, anything where the numbers begin with a capital H or SR, move on. If a telescope has 0.965 eyepieces, move on. Avoid Bird Jones type telescopes. These telescopes claim to be 6 or 8 inches in aperture, use spherical mirrors but are very short in length and use rubbish barlow lenses to increase the focal length. Just remember that aperture, not magnification reveals detail but not all apertures of equal size are not equal. Aperture is not king (as people would have you think), clear skies are and no amount of aperture will improve the view, you will always be limited to your local atmosphere.
@ezrawilson6986
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent review, many thanks!
@abhrajitdhar4628
4 жыл бұрын
You saved me from buying a bird-jones model They aren't that bad but you're right the refractor is better
@1997saltydog
4 жыл бұрын
What 90mm refractor do you have? Asking for a friend...
@allnamesaretaken
4 жыл бұрын
@@1997saltydog I have been using a Celestron Astromaster 90, its f/11 and gives nice crisp views and 1.63 field of view with a 32mm plossl or 24mm 68degree eyepiece. I have the AZ version as i am not a fan of EQ mounts, i find them frustrating for panning around the sky. It also comes with the Celestron NexYZ Universal Smartphone Adapter which is expensive if bought on its own. I made some modifications but these are not required, i just love to tinker and set things up to how i want it and you can ignore the rest of my comment if you want but i am just putting it out there in the unlikely even that it helps someone. I bought and use telescope tube rings rather than the built in dovetail bar because refractors can get bottom/focuser heavy with larger eyepieces, the tube rings made it more flexible to slide it up and down the mount. There is a cheaper option and thats to just buy an extra long dovetail bar and screw on the bottom of the telescopes dovetail, i didn't think of this until after i had bought the tube rings and saw that others had took this route. Newtonion telescopes are the opposite, they can get top/focuser heavy and sometimes require a counter weight at the bottom. I changed the 1.25inch diagonal and because i am not a fan of Red Dot Finderscopes, i have a 70/400mm refractor (not the Celestron Travelscope) with a cheap 23mm 62degree Aspheric eyepiece to give a nice almost 4 degrees field of view as both a widefield telescope and a finderscope piggybacking on top of the 90mm. I have been thinking of changing it to a 30mm or 50mm right angle finderscope, as 70mm is overkill but it serves more than one purpose, its nice to both easily see a widefield of view as well as a high mag by switching between both telescopes. As i say, these are just personal preferences, even with a large dob/Newtonian telescope, the field is not that wide and to view low power, wide fields, a 60/70/80 or 90mm short tube between 400mm to 600mm focal length is needed. I don't use the NexYZ Smartphone Adapter, i use a 1.25'' Phone Clip Holder Telescope Eyepiece i bought off eBay, it clips onto the camera of your phone, slide it into the diagonal. This is the easiest and quickest way to take photos or record video through a telescope with a phone and if your phone has a Pro mode, even better. More people should know about these eyepiece phone clips. One thing that happens to most people in this hobby if you become hooked, like moving into a new home, you modify it to your own requirements.
@1997saltydog
4 жыл бұрын
@@allnamesaretaken I've been having a hard time picking a telescope with all the trade offs to consider with refractors and reflectors. I've been on the fence between an 8" and 10" dob, leaning towards an 10". I've also considered a mak-newtonian to mitigate the coma issue but they're more expensive and take way longer to acclimatize (1+ hour) than normal newtonians. I've probably spent a disgusting amount of time researching the right telescope for me. I'm probably overthinking it and I could just get accessories to fix whatever I don't like. Every time I remembered your comment, I was wondering why you were the only person I've encountered so far that had a negative view of them but then I looked back at your comment and you said you had a 6" one which makes sense now. Dobs I guess are supposed to be a go big or go home (and get a refractor) sort of thing. I was wondering why you didn't get the 8". The 8" is only 6 lbs heavier than the 6". 8" is supposedly the sweet spot for portability and performance. The 10" though is 12 lbs heavier than the 8" so this is where people start drawing the line in terms portability.
@donaldduke2233
5 жыл бұрын
One of the most informative videos I have ever found on KZitem. Thank you ! !
@chillinwitdavillin
5 жыл бұрын
Holy snap.... I learned a lot! Thank you for the lesson, now I feel a little more informed on what I should get.
@lokhal5535
5 жыл бұрын
Of which nationality you are
@drummingspain207
5 жыл бұрын
8:06 should say "disadvantage" and not "advantage".... great vid BTW - thanks
@abhishekkumarsingh9507
6 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic details about telescope.i just stuck to this video from beginning ,I like the way you’re detailing telescope
@lailaawyas6872
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the knowledge 💞 I will start use binoculars 💞
@ZeusDilu
7 жыл бұрын
I paid $300 for a 114mm (4.5 inches) reflector, that's sad lol. I guess Argentina sucks at everything when related to pricing...
@thatgoose2639
5 жыл бұрын
That's typical
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
not necessarily a bad deal if the tube assembly and optics are good quality and the tripod-mount assembly is serious and not cheap crap. The BIG difference is what eyepieces you use with it (the ones that come with, are usually kellners and you can do better that that) and it does not hurt to have a good finder, even a tracking motor if it didn't come with one.
@kaijinc3639
4 жыл бұрын
Dear sister, the fastest way to get a good telescope is to get an astronomer boyfriend...
@tracyavent-costanza346
4 жыл бұрын
@@kaijinc3639 seriously, don't date someone just to get a telescope. And no, it is not the FASTEST WAY either. I once expressed interest in a young lady, who seemed rather un-interested in me, but did say that if I had an airplane, I should call her. It was the FASTEST way for me to decide not to.
@mikeries8549
4 жыл бұрын
@@tracyavent-costanza346 I have several airplanes.
@rmhkratnayake1000
2 жыл бұрын
What a great video. Very informative and easily explained.Thank you for everything.
@cascal7503
7 жыл бұрын
You're kidding of course, you surely won't see those images you showed through binoculars??? The rest of the video seemed informative.
@spydergs07
5 жыл бұрын
Powerful enough binoculars can see those.
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
in AVERAGE binocs (10x35 or so) you can make out the disk of jupiter and detect the dots of the moons. you can make out the ring of saturn and see decent detail on the moon, but that is about as far as those will go. astronomy binocs are typically 10 or 15 x 50 to 150 (which are bigger, heavier and more expensive). Some of them can even zoom. You can find that kind of stuff online, but you don't generally get to try before you buy so you do have to know what you are buying and have confidence in the condition when you get it. In order to get anything close to the full color HUGE images you find in ads or online sites, you are using a scope and camera combination and post-processing of images, which is a minimum investment of a couple of grand PLUS the time and patience to learn how to get the best results out of your rig.
@mikeries8549
4 жыл бұрын
Astrophotography falls into the category of "voo doo magic hollywood bullshit". To get them magazine cover star shots they take a lot of still shots of the foreground, edit out the sky, then add that part later. The sky part is stacked and edited with filters to the point where the image you view might as well be animation. Cool hobby buuuutttt...
@agermangineer
7 жыл бұрын
GOOD one! There are similar videos, but this one brings it all to a point! Well done!
@gerrydevlin8907
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Back in the early 80’s I attended a few star parties just outside of LR.
@iasimov5960
5 жыл бұрын
At Pinnacle Mountain?
@atanuchatterjee2162
6 жыл бұрын
Very informative and effective for people trying to step into astronomy and astrophotography
@johnjriggsarchery2457
5 жыл бұрын
Personally, my favorite telescope is my oldest one: an old 114mm Tasco reflector on an eq mount. I updated it with a 1.25" focus mech and picked up a few Plossels along with an 82 degree FOV Explore Scientific eyepiece, and a really good 2X Barlow, and a 50mm finder.. I like the small scope because it's more challenging to find DSOs than my big one with a Telrad. Like fishing with ultralight gear.
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
I saw the cometary collision marks on jupiter with a scope like that. not much for deep sky photography but still quite usable for hundreds of objects in a decently dark sky.
@51miked
4 жыл бұрын
I don’t normally comment on KZitem videos, but because I have a passion for cosmology I find it very misleading to talk about low end telescopes, accompanied by photographs that cannot be taken with such devices.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
yep, that is where astronomy meets "marketing" and I share your generally annoyance with the typical product of that. naturally you tend to also see color images, which no analog scope would show you in real time.
@woodfordp
4 жыл бұрын
Binoculars it is then, thank you
@kaijinc3639
4 жыл бұрын
Ok, I’m talking to my wife and if she put my hobby before our marriage , I would consider to spend our savings to buy a good telescope.
@igrieger
5 жыл бұрын
Very informative video, thanks so much! I did notes just as at the university, this is precious knowledge for all your life.
@kaltonian
4 жыл бұрын
I built my 1st one and still use to this day, got my 1st mirror from a shadow graph then made the curved one myself, I was amazed that it worked so damn well
@darrellheath9776
4 жыл бұрын
Well done! That's a scope you really appreciate all the more, having built it yourself.
@uctopgulumvardi
4 жыл бұрын
the very best introduction I ever watched! Well categorised and explained. Thank you!
@johnshaw8013
4 жыл бұрын
Why not show the view peeps are likely to get of a stellar object, through a half decent portable hobby telescope, instead of a Hubble photo of it? You are guaranteeing that an amateur astronomer will be disappointed with what they see!
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
offhand, its hard to take a representative image of "what you would see with biocs" since those are not designed for imaging, rather just live viewing. I still agree that using hubble images, is not a good marketing ploy for consumer scopes nor binocs. Such images tend to disappoint newbies and actually discourage them.
@mikeries8549
4 жыл бұрын
To beginners. The thing that helped me the most with entering astronomy is a free smartphone app called Sky Map. All of a sudden I'm figuring out what is what in the sky. All the Messier objects were a mystery until I got that app and a goto telescope. Holy cow the sky is full of cool stuff. Until I got the SKY MAP app I was just looking at planets or the moon. A little 60 mm meade etx with a 300mm focal length is fun as heck. The constellation Virgo has a cluster of messier objects worth exploring.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
to see deep sky requires dark sky. no street lights.
@davef5997
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a very informative and Superb video.
@krissykatportal
4 жыл бұрын
Thank u so much this was very helpful. I have been using a really good pair of Nikon binoculars and I’m finally ready to graduate to a telescope. The night sky is so beautiful and majestic! I saw 3 falling stars last night 🥰
@andybishop82
3 жыл бұрын
still can not decide, no really helpful to me
@N7492
6 жыл бұрын
He gets some details wrong. The difference between a Schmidt-Cassegrainian and Classical Cassegrainian is not mentioned. A Schmidt-Cassegrainian is not noticeably dimmer than a refractor or reflector of similar size. The fork mount shown is equatorially mounted, not alt-az. There are other videos out in KZitem land that are more accurate. View a few others before you buy.
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
these days there aren't that many classical cassegrains on the 'new' market. the color corrector keeps the optics clean and provides a convenient mount for the secondary. otherwise you have a mirror spider and have to fiddle with alignment like a newtonian, and also plan to spent time cleaning mirrors.
@Jbm510
5 жыл бұрын
HELL YEAH! Super Informative!
@rccrashburn
7 жыл бұрын
It's good that Darrell covered the 3 basic types of scopes. However, this vid is certainly not a buyers guide (stated in title) by any far stretch of the imagination as no specific makes and models are even mentioned.
@kenpca
7 жыл бұрын
rccrashburn true no brands are mentioned however brands and styles change over time but the general principles in this video will probable not change as quickly I would think :)
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
the orion website will give you plenty of particulars, models, prices, options, accessories and so forth.
@twoweary
5 жыл бұрын
1: Buy a good pair of binoculars (just don't plan on getting the views he was showing while he was talking about them). Having said that, I still love using mine on the night sky.
@shanewong
4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the picture of the nebula through the binoculars 😄
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
good binocs will make most objects discernible but not BIG. Published images tend to exaggerate that, since post-edit crops can effectively digital-zoom.
@versetheory3180
4 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you so much for this guidance on scopes....you absolutely expanded my aperture towards these devices. 😇
@salahsana3481
4 жыл бұрын
The best astronomy Chanel. Thank you.
@user-xb6hq4ww1u
4 жыл бұрын
This was actually extremely helpful!!!!!!
@oneanon
Жыл бұрын
If you had to pick between 2 telescope one being StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ refractor and the other StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ reflector wich one would you pick, I have been month still cant decide please help me out
@bowie12
5 жыл бұрын
All I want is a telescope, so that my daughter can see the craters, mountains of the moon, and the other planets clearly. Just tell me the name for such a telescope, that's all I need to know. And if my daughters star gazing takes off then she can learn and improve on such telescopes
@thatgoose2639
5 жыл бұрын
Get a 5" reflector telescope.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
@@thatgoose2639 best to get one with an equatorial tripod mount which also has a counterweight. for anything smaller than the moon, a finder-scope/telrad and a tracking motor. she can then start with a set of about 3 plossl eyepieces. most of those scopes would use 1.25 barrel diameter eyepieces. those are avaiable in different powers of magnification.
@rvoykin
3 жыл бұрын
Pro Tip - take the $500 you’d spend for decent service of binoculars and save it for the 10-20k you’ll actually need to do this hobby correctly
@eileenlevel3546
4 жыл бұрын
Can you recommend quality binoculars that will allow me to view what you mentioned at the top of your video, please.
@cannonball5515
4 жыл бұрын
Eileen Level, I use two different pair of binos Celestron 15x70 Skymaster and 10x50 Tasco. The Celestron are heavy and hard to hold steady by hand, I use a walking staff as a mount. The Tasco are much easier to use and less expensive. My advice get something basic and go outside and look up, enjoy learning the night sky and names of the constellation of different cultures. Take care. Be safe.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
@@cannonball5515 agreed. for anything about 10x you pretty much need a tripod. for the 10x binocs, a chaise lounge and a sweater suffices for a tripod. a cocktail drink is optional.
@alicewright8816
3 жыл бұрын
Hello I'm weighing up buying the Celestron 100AZ vs a Meade ETX80 - can anyone advise which is better? I can get for roughly the same price. The Meade is older I know but has the automatic robotic object finder. Is the Meade the better option? Thanks for any help! Alice
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
Good general intro to scopes, and especially the emphasis upon STARTING WITH A GOOD PAIR OF BINOCS before throwing lots of money around. Nice job. And the commercial about the books, Tyson et al., at the end is icing on the cake.
@tiffanymarino-kelly708
11 ай бұрын
Watched your video, very informative! We have used binoculars but the images we’ve tried to view in our backyard are blurry lights…. Can you suggest a telescope for us to view things in the sky that are not normally seen every night. I’m referring to suspicious objects, unidentified objects… thank you
@SuperScottCrawford
5 жыл бұрын
In fact I DO step outside at night, look up at the sky and wonder "where'd all the stars go?". I'm left in a state of awelessness.
@chekhov1860
4 жыл бұрын
Informative video rather spoilt by a very annoying and unnecessary music bed. Ditch the music, it doesn’t add anything!
@alisonwunderland9900
4 жыл бұрын
1:04 Yeah, right. That isn't from any binocular on the market.
@Megawatt
4 жыл бұрын
Alison Wünderland yeah, his choice of image could have been better.
@nelson3495
4 жыл бұрын
Take into consideration.....How much light pollution you have in your area?
@MrKoMaRoV
3 жыл бұрын
what you show as Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope @9:10 is actually Maksutov
@boblazarrss
4 жыл бұрын
You buy some binoculars!!! Daddy is tryna waste some money on a hobby just tell me what telescope company I should donate to!!!
@darklight4815
2 жыл бұрын
I've been using a fairly powerful rifle scope...I'm ready for a telescope 🔭 now
@andrewthompson6908
Жыл бұрын
Sorry but americans have never seen a real sky. In the southern hemisphere we are facing straight into the heart of the milky way eve the old-fashioned mark one eyeball is a good way to explore the galaxy
@kpavery1
6 жыл бұрын
Helpful. Thank you for posting.
@andromeda1376
7 жыл бұрын
What a great video. Very informative and easily explained. Thank you.
@studioflatproductions5119
5 жыл бұрын
Really useful and informative video, thank you for sharing !
@skepticalmechanic
6 жыл бұрын
Very good advise! I bought a pair of binoculars... a really good pair... Swarovski 10X50 and never moved on... loved looking at the moon and galaxies and stars... they are easy to use... easy to transport.... also, I use them for bird watching.... I think most people are better served with binoculars rather a scope... especially when the mosquitos are out or it’s cold out....
@1962Lespaul
5 жыл бұрын
For $3500? That was not really his point for the beginner.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
10x50 is generally a good combination for viewing the sky as long as you don't need to magnify much. but for planetary you might need 10 times that. and a stable tracking mount.
@tajhealthnature8570
3 жыл бұрын
Oh my i already buy ny teliscope for beginners. 🙇
@mikefisher5665
2 жыл бұрын
Just watched this but only 3 years lateOh my.What I say is better late than never.While jumping in after being gone since my late 40's it is very nice to watch some on the spot perfect advice giving destinations with the explained comments. I thank you sir for a first class presentation!!! The Fish from upstate NY USA
@petersutton2182
4 жыл бұрын
339,000 views so you'll probably not read this, but as a total newbie (that's code for idiot) I'm looking for a budget telescope (AU$700-$1,000) that can handle a DSLR and give reasonable pics eg a nebula. I'm not after award winning photos, just for my personal satisfaction. Oh, and preferable easy to transport. I await any suggestions, thanks
@markc7884
4 жыл бұрын
go to the astrophotography discord servers. you will advice there, hard to do in youtube comments.
@rudolphhessian4183
4 жыл бұрын
Which one will show me them aliens?
@protarget1
4 жыл бұрын
Good vid but, haven't they forgotten to mention the max usable magnification of each scope. It's a simple to work out. Aperture x 2. Example 100mm aperture x 2 = Maximum usable mag = x200.
@MoizCOUK
4 жыл бұрын
i am too poor to buy anything new and live in country where there is no market of used telescopes :(
@elizabethwong3551
4 жыл бұрын
Very clear, I often have to explain just as you have...now i can just refer ti this vid, thanks for making it...also loved your book recs ...was so delighted and surprised u recommended The Doctor Who book...awesome. well done!!
@BATMAN777888
5 жыл бұрын
Why do we have to listen to that really annoying music all the way through? Couldn’t get to the end, sorry as it looked like an interesting video.
@stevetaylor9846
4 жыл бұрын
I don't need anyone, no matter how expert they are, to advise me on my first telescope to buy. I need someone to TELL me which one to buy based on budget, planned use and transportability. Anyone?
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
do you have a set of specific options to choose between? for some one to TELL you, they would first want to know what you plan to do with it. beyond that, I'm not sure why the semantic difference between "advise me" and "tell me" is that important to you.
@DianneLWeston
3 жыл бұрын
Great info, but that music contstantly playing in the background is VERY IRRITATING!
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
try the mute control on your youtube frame. but good luck without narration.
@inter-linked
3 жыл бұрын
Word of 2016 - Plastical. :-)
@ianmckenney9080
3 жыл бұрын
Fine informative video. Please, please don't mix measurement systems, the science community uses SI units not inches.
@yusufchoudhary7620
5 жыл бұрын
I m not sure that binoculars can provide a clear view of saturn n Jupiter.But yes rest other things were amazing !!
@MrMe-yk5of
5 жыл бұрын
Yusuf Choudhary yeah I tried with Jupiter doesn’t really work out to well lol also tried using my phone and binoculars didn’t get much better results.
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrMe-yk5of for any DETAIL on jupiter cloud bands, you need about 120 power, which is well beyond what mortal binocs can give you. For that kind of purpose (and not necessarily photography) I'd go with about an 8 inch newtonian reflector. You can certain spend more and go fancier than that. you will want a mount with a tracking motor, to stay on the object at that level of magnification and certainly if you are trying to magnify MORE than that. I have one from Orion and it has served me well.
@sonalpatel6119
4 жыл бұрын
1) make or become shorter by sliding overlapping sections in to each other 2) compress or condense something so that it take less space or time 3 ) an instrument using lense to magnify distant objects.
@rorymax4904
4 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly easy to understand for an absolute beginner like me, excellent presentacion Sir, thank you.
@harishmohan1
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you !
@jgowrri
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely it helps .. such a wonderful explanation and thanks for this knowledge
@inderjeetsingh2109
3 жыл бұрын
Sir which telescope should I buy as I'm beginner. Please guide about money to spend also.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
if you are considerd a NEW scope rig, expect to spend 300USD for anything decent. for USED (from a reputable seller) you might get something decent for half that. but both would be beginner equipment, probably not for photographic imaging
@uweinhamburg
2 жыл бұрын
Great overview. Thanks for including price ideas 😎
@Jenalgo
4 жыл бұрын
This is very good advice. Well presented. Knowledgable. Clear and concise.
@59vaughn
5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the ....lesson.....thank you....
@kmdsummon
4 жыл бұрын
Good binocular price is comparable with good entry level scope.
@praxisdev1884
4 жыл бұрын
This is the only video I need to get started - the best by far. Thanks so much.
@oldfartinthenight9201
4 жыл бұрын
That was brilliant. I've just started astrophotography and realise I need a telescope. Call me a tightwad...but I like an expert who says don't spend a lot of money!
@captain7290
4 жыл бұрын
Pay attention Grasshopper. My wife bought a very nice Mead 13, that's thirteen, that's a 1 and a 3 YEARS AGO, has never looked through it. It's a 14 inch with all the bells and whistles. Won't let me sell it.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
what she needs is someone to teach her how to use it. maybe you can arrange that. otherwise why does she have it.
@949surferdude
6 жыл бұрын
what kind of binoculars should I start with? don't want to spend more than $70
@vanvaswildlifestay1271
3 жыл бұрын
How Are telescope Bresser DOB 203?
@OscarGonzalez-iz2xc
4 жыл бұрын
My barlow lenses only make my image blurry, what should i do?
@worldofameiso5491
5 жыл бұрын
Did this guy just say 'plastical' there is no such word my old pudding.
@davidburchettephotography6513
6 жыл бұрын
Everything terrynak said. Excellent. Thank you so much!
@ElenarMT
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. My wife asked me to research a "good" telescope as a 20th anniversary gift for me. After watching your video, I went to dig up my grandfather's 60 year old, Russian 7x35 binoculars. What an amazing perspective. I'm still convinced I want a good reflector telescope. But I will probably do research for many months still before I buy. Until then, I've got the Russian 7x35 binoculars
@mhenhawke5093
5 жыл бұрын
Good call.
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
and 35 exit pupil is just BARELY enough light gathering for dimmer stuff (depending on your local light pollution). you will see more with 10x50's and they are not that expensive.
@Megawatt
4 жыл бұрын
Tracy Avent-Costanza 35mm is diameter, not exit pupil.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
if your binocs are that good, consider putting them on a tripod. there are 90 degree adapters to put those on a camera tripod. normally I would recommend that for higher power binocs but maybe yours are just particularly good quality.
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
@@Megawatt diameter of the objective lenses. effectively exit pupil. the bigger the brighter the image, all other things equal.
@迪陌思的萌
4 жыл бұрын
after hearing or your complicated guidelines, i decided not to buy any telescope.
@mikeries8549
4 жыл бұрын
Look on ebay. There's a Meade ETX 60AT with your name on it. Cheap too. I saw one for $80 US. It's a goto telescope. Once you have it put a free app called Sky Map on your phone. By placing your phone onto the lens cover of the telescope it will show you what it's pointing at. Once you figure that out look up some messier objects like m99 or m100. There are clusters of galaxies, nebulas, and black holes up there. That little etx telescope finds them with ease. Try it... youll like it. I have one. The 9 mm eyepiece when coupled with the ETX60 gives you a full size view of the moon..whoever designed the telescope designed it to do that. Not an accident. The 25mm eyepiece is a lot less powerful. If you like the 60 then maybe you'd buy a 125 or maybe a 8 inch dobsonian. Figuring out where to point it the hard part. The little etx and phone app along with a big dobsonian would be lots of fun.
@mickemmett6828
3 жыл бұрын
Did you just say "plastical parts"?
@chrisarieladan
4 жыл бұрын
Such a great and helpful video !! thanks for sharing
@v290576
3 жыл бұрын
can i use 10 inch newtonian telescope with simple mount wihout expensive motor drives ?
@tracyavent-costanza346
3 жыл бұрын
not if you really wana see much with it, no. you will need a good strong mount with counterweights, a strong base to go with it. if you want to go a chepaer route, you might be able to fine a 10 inch dob with no tracking on the used market. a full blown 10 inch newtonian (OTA) will weigh in at about 70 pounds and pretty much destroy a cheap mount.
@ChileThailandtravel
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@aschmi03
6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! thank you!
@christopherpardell4418
5 жыл бұрын
The only advice offered here I would counter is the idea that a GoTo Mount is not for beginners. In my estimation, a beginner trying to find a nebula or other normally invisible object in the night sky with a dobsonian or manual reflector is an exercise in frustration that is the very reason why most telescopes end up being clothes racks. In today’s smartphone world... a phone app like Pocket Universe that can tell you what start you are pointing it at, and a GoTo Mount that you can pretty easily align to two of 3 major stars to get the thing oriented is the minimum amount of technological competence I would expect out of any pre-teen. And for my money, the Alt Az GoTo mounts that are common in the affordable range of 4” to 6” Cassegrain and Maks make any night spent stargazing a much greater pleasure. It’s the Dobs and non-computerized mounts that are better suited to the experienced astronomer who knows the night sky well.
@tracyavent-costanza346
5 жыл бұрын
christopher is right, GO-TO mounts are not quite as "automatic" as the ads and marketing suggest. All such gear has a learning curve including the scopes and mounts without any computers at all.
@khaleelashraf2001
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this very useful video! Made it easy to understand for an amateur!
@tharnaturalhistoryfossilmu5920
2 жыл бұрын
So good video sir thanks with love
@You7aRe7My7LivE
3 жыл бұрын
What a great guy - thank you for this informational video.
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