Hi there, I'm Wido Oerlemans and I'm an astrophotographer from Utrecht, The Netherlands :-). In 2016, I took my first steps into this hobby and I've been hooked ever since.
On this YT channel, I share: - Tutorials about how to photograph The Planets, Moon and the Sun - Tutorials about how to photograph deep-sky objects (nebulae, galaxies, star clusters...) - Astrogear reviews (new cameras, mounts, telescopes, etc.) - The rise of the smart telescopes - Photographing meteors as they approach Earth (Keep looking up!)
At the request of some of my viewers, I've began to offer one-on-one consultancy and astro processing services. Check my website for more info: astroforumspace.com
I have a 3-hour planetary imaging course for you upon joining my channel as an "astro-coffee supporter". It would be awesome if you'd join the channel and discover the universe with me!
Why whould i be so stupid in buying one of them, i can look at the moon or almost any sky body live right now as i coment, and most important free of charge ! Its for the people who doesnt actually into astronomy, just a fantazy intrest, and most of what is to showoff as its becoming more and more a norm in the world, just a big show off.
Hallo, ein super tolles Video Gratulation. eine Frage: ich habe ein Maksutov Teleskop 1400/100 und möchte mir gerne eine Planetenkamera für den Mond zulegen. Welche Kamera würdest du mir empfehlen?. Als Nachführung habe ich die Star Adventurer GTi. Da ich noch ein Anfänger bin benötige ich deine Hilfe und bedanke mich jetzt schon. der 2. Punkt wäre dann: welche Kamera würdest du für den Jupiter oder den Saturn empfehlen? sollte ich dann mit dem 2-fach Barlow noch zusätzlich arbeiten oder bringt das nichts mehr? in der Hoffnung auf eine positive Lösung verbleibe ich bis bald Uri
Question: do either of these productions have Polaris as a target? I ask because I shoot astro star trails centered on Polaris (using a Sony mirrorless camera), and the polar alignment is never quite 100%.
Question: do any of the Vaonis productions have Polaris as a target? I ask because I shoot astro star trails centered on Polaris (using a Sony mirrorless camera), and the polar alignment is never quite 100%. Do any of the Vaonis predictions have Polaris as a target?
I’m in my binge watching RU-vid phase and just got The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide, as well, which I highly recommend. I’m going to spend some time digesting what I’ve seen. In the meantime, I just ordered a pair of Canon 15x50 IS binoculars. If I had to choose today, I’d get exactly what you showed at 4:17 , the 8” EdgeHD tube with a Skywatcher mount (though I may go with the HEQ5 instead of the EQ6-R Pro, because I plan to convert a van to camp in for my retirement in a couple years and think that beefier mount may be to heavy for me to set up after a while. From what I can see, Celestron has the 8” SCT dialed in, but their mounts are a bit dodgy (e.g., plastic gears). Skywatcher seems to do the best midrange Equatorial mounts. It seems to me that’s the sweet spot in the 8” telescope market at the moment. Thanks for the video!
A few years ago I was thinking, do I have to make my own mount harmonic drive eq mount (and perhaps make my own company) because there was no one to buy. The thing is the gear reduction and weight limitations and periodic errors are still not good enough. But then again I don't even own a telescope.
I have an AM5 and in decent seeing conditions, I can get down to .35" RMS with an OAG. I typically image between 300mm-600mm, but I recently took ownership of an EdgeHD 8. Imaging at 1400mm has presented a bit of a challenge in that the extra weight and bulk of the scope has pushed that number up to .70" RMS with similar seeing conditions - and that is with the counterweight. Additionally, if there is ANY wind, those numbers go well past 1.0" and the subs are trash. Consequently I am considering getting a heavier mount like a CEM40 or EQR6 to have for less than ideal conditions when I want to shoot at 800mm or longer with my current scopes. My other option is to BIN my camera (2600MC & MM), but that defeats the purpose of shooting longer focal lengths in my opinion.
I am using the SvBony SV106 60mm guide scope with a Bresser GPCMOS02000KPA Toupket camera and a SvBony 205 camera. The Bresser GPCMOS02000K is a bit to work with, i still do not know how to get images displayed on my laptop but I will keep trying. Thanks for the video!
Ik ben een beginnende Astrophotographer. Ik zelf heb nu een bresser 150/1400 gekocht. Maar jammer dat je hier in Nederland veel licht vervuiling is, ookal is het in Limburg wat minder.
I just bought the .7 reducer today, after 2 attempts at imaging at F10 and meeting with failure due to not enough stars for stacking. I am hopeful that the reducer will correct my issues. Until now, I’ve only images with HyperStar, F2 and the images are too small for some targets.
Excellent Video. I love my Vespera 1, looking forward for my Vespera Pro that should arrive "soon". But that S50 did a better job on the moon, I think Vaonis could improve that part. Now if only we didnt have 95% of couldy nights :)
Just got the ZWO ASi678 today (6/19/2024) looking forward to using it on Saturn to night. Have been using the ZWO ASi 224 and the increase in pixels and the smaller 2 microns will help with resolution. Using a Celestron Omni XL 120mmx1000mm achromat refractor and a 2X barlow. on a Meade XL70 mount with motor on the RA axis.
One thing all aspirants of a smart telescope need to remember that Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are best done only in standard GoTo telescopes. Sun and Moon is fine BUT selling Smart Telescope to beginners must include this sidenote.
You say at 2:00 that the apo is “ nearly twice as big “, obviously referring to the diameter. It should be noted that the area of the circle gathering light of the 80mm is actually 2.56 times as big as that of the 50mm. Just a reminder to those new people watching that the light gathering ability of telescopes “grows” roughly twice as fast as the diameter.
I just got into this hobby a few weeks ago. while I was searching best telescopes to get and watching a ton of videos and reviews, I went with a 6se scope. I like goto functionality but then realized I wanted to hook up my dslr to it for astro. After more numerous videos and seeing that it takes a whole lot more $ to get into this hobby, I kinda wished I opted for a s50. I really want to do some dsp but do not have the equipment, money or knowledge to get results quick. I tend to get into things on impulse and realize you need a lot of patience. great reviews on both devices. one of the items would be a good choice before you go for a big scope. It is very frustrating at first and you want to make sure you still have an interest in the hobby.
This video is one year old, but just happened to see it for the first time. It is still valid and useful, thanks. It seems that there is not "best" pairing camera for very short telescopes in the 260-360 mm range. I use a zwo asi294 for a 61mm and F4.4, and it does a fairly good job. But technically speaking one gets 3+ image scale size. One thing that I have tried to do is to estimate the equivalence of a given camera to an eyepiece. For example, I have estimated that the 533mc is equivalent to a 12-13 mm eye piece, and the 294 is equivalent to a 16-17 mm eyepiece. The way I do this estimate is based on the field of view that each camera has, and then I compare with the visual FoV with a likely equivalent eye piece. Once they match, then I "conclude" that is the closest equivalent eye piece. I try to maintain a 66 degrees eyepiece as the "standard". Any thoughts on this matter? Thanks for your good work.
I am using the Seestar for what might be termed EAA-plus. As our host pointed out, he only spent a short time processing the Seestar images and that’s what I’ve been doing. Partly because I lack the skill necessary for heavy-duty processing and I also lack the ambition to devote great amounts of time and energy to learning it. That said, I’m able with my rudimentary processing skills to get very acceptable images on par or even better than I did with a much more expensive (and heavy, and fiddly) EAA rig.
Great video, do you ever use this telescope for viewing? I'm curious to hear what kind of nebula structures/galaxies and colors you can see with this one.
