I Took a Picture of MARS Through my Telescope 

Amazing, the first time I saw Saturn through a telescope I was blown away! The feeling you get seeing a whole other world is just incredible

Nothing like seeing planets with your own eyes through a telescope. It's almost like a dream.

Really cool capture at 4:37, of a plane passing through, with the moon as a backdrop.

Would love to have a telescope one day. Thanks for letting us see through yours. Fascinating!!! So exciting that’s a nice setup you have there.

The feeling of seeing a planet with your eyes it’s like reaching the imposible, makes you feel extremly lucky to be one of the few humans being that reach so far, almost touch planets, almost feel the planet. And that emotions are reserved to very very fews

You wouldn't want me as a neighbor. I'd be asking you every weekend to break out the telescope

4:37 shaktiman

The equipment available today is just insanely amazing ! Both hardware and software. It wasn't that long ago . . . in the 60s/70s, we had to ground our own lens and mirror, because there were not much on the market.

I used to live in a farm in a true dark-sky area and sit out half the night on a pool-recliner, watching the night sky with the scope or binocs. Nothing like it. I just got sick of coming inside half drained of blood from mosquitoes. These days I'm content to just 'send my name' on NASA space missions and know it's up there on Mars, on an asteroid and way out past Pluto and also to watch guys like you provide such inspiring images with much better equipment than I could ever own. Thanks.

Great shot of a Cessna 172 passing the moon 04:35

fantastic. I live in the uk in Norfolk, a little village where time has forgotten. the vikings and Danes conquered here, they left stories and markings of the planets. there is no light pollution. The north of here, less than an hour, by eye you can see the whole sky like you can touch it. I'm in awe of it all. great pictures.

I love the whole 80s futurama / blade runner style music for Mars.

My friend has a 10” Schmidt. He was using it for solar viewing, with special filters to allow him to take pictures of the sun. When Hale Bopp flew over we brought it to the desert west of Phoenix and got a really good look at the comet. I also too, my 4” reflector out, but when we were setting it up the pinion gear stripped off the ring gears teeth and we lost it. I wrote a letter to the President of Meade and he personally sent out another scope with upgraded eyepieces. He was a really nice guy!

I felt like I was watching a movie

Absolutely insane how much better this is than the 6" refractor I built as a kid in 1974. Optics were actually pretty good, but with a crappy mount I had to constantly nudge, eye glued to the eyepiece watching, watching, for every once in a while the atmosphere to allow a clear view. Even then it was nothing like this. But I don't even want to think what this gear cost!🤣🤣

Serious bit of kit you have there brother!

4:37. Got it!! ✈️ Screenshot on.

"Though my soul may set in darkness, my spirit will rise in perfect light. For I have loved the stars too fondly, to be fearful of the night"

Why the hell does people dislike this cool video

I bet my 32 month year old son would love that telescope. He is so intrigued by planets and space. When he had just turned 2 he was saying all the planets and they were all in order. Maybe one day I can get him a telescope like that so we can start star gazing. Thank you for posting this awesome video looking forward to others.

while most teens today does tiktok and gaming, when i was a kid and a teenager i wonder if i could possibly witness the dawn of interstellar travel.

My old neighbor had this crazy telescope setup when I was a kid and he showed me Jupiter- it was insane. Even as an adult, all I’ve ever looked through was a cheap telescope at some distant star- that blurry image almost made me cry- hope I can afford something like this one day

Wow! This vlog was super amazing! I got so excited with all your background scores & sounds! Brilliant work! Perseverance = Perseverance :)

You did an incredible job with that picture of mars, it shows quite a lot of detail! It's a beautiful and interesting planet.

8:35 this is planet Mars

The Orion clip made me feel like I was at the end of a amazing campaign of a video game. Gave me a “what’s next” vibe.

Right now I look at the Jupiter in Bulgaria. Amazing!

My Girlfriend was always like: "Isn't it super boring going outside with your telescope?" Then I convinced her to take a look at Saturn through my telescope and she was instantly like: "Holy shit, how cool is that?!" :DD

Wow!! That is some serious astronomical gear and what a fantastic image of Mars too. I’m hoping everyone that watches this appreciates the dedication exhibited here. So well done!

When I was young all I used to do was watch space documentaries, what would bore others would blow me away ..... I used to look up at the night sky and just get lost in this deep thinking of everything that’s out there and what it means etc I always wanted a telescope when I was younger till this day I still want one when I come home from a late night out and the sky is clear as day I tend to look up and just get this overwhelming sensation of stress , stress because I’ll never be able to truly understand space and it’s great depth! I get chills every time I look up . I remember when I went up north I live in Wisconsin so north is like the country side with no light pollution I remember at night all the starts shined brighter then ever and they seemed to be much closer I was amazed I couldn’t take my eyes out of the sky I got this overwhelming sensation of joy I wanted to tear up I always wanted to see the night sky like that now imagine if I got to be next to this man watching mars through tht telescope I think I shed a little tear man do I love space

Thank you for sharing that. I had a telescope once, but sold it years ago. It wasn't as nice as the one that you have and you saw some great stuff!

Yes this is absolutely amazing! to observe another planet with your own eyes is something everyone should experience.

Nice little ice cube cap ya got there, Mars... hope it's clear for opposition on the 13th

8:30 🕣. Terrific! 🤩

It's really much more exciting to see Mars by this way than by just looking pictures of Mars. Thanks for sharing.

Great job man. So impressed. I can’t even find my binoculars.

6:24 I thought It was Stranger Things Theme music 😂😂

The editing of this video was on point, Trevor! I'm getting super hyped with all the planetary photos you're taking!

4:37 oh my it's Santa clause!! He's real! I knew it

Great video and image, Trevor. So well produced. Love your channel.

799 dislikes?? Geez. WHY?? This is amazing stuff!! He's very friendly and knowledgeable.. I see the planets too from my windows.. Love it!! 😘

4:36 the moon haves a helicopter coming from somewhere

Ahh, the Sky Watcher EQ8, what a beauty. I had the Orion Telescope clone (HDX 110) and absolutely loved it but it was such a monster to set up and without the assistance of EQmod it just wasn't up to the task of long exposures. But it was extremely stable and really worked well carrying big heavy scopes. I can still hear the strange sound it makes when the clutches engage during a slew :). Always wanted an 11 inch Edge SCT but I can't pull myself from refractors now that I have moved up to really good ones. The 40 year old Meade LX200 10 inch (my second scope chronologically) comes out once in a while but it just doesn't compare to a good large refractor IMO. Be careful, the hobby can suck you in and soon you have more invested in glass than in your cars. Nice videos by the way. Great for folks getting started. Keep up the good work.

Nice job! The picture is amazing construe planet is like a billion miles away!!! Hey, first video I watched of you, was you photographing Andromeda, & your poor Dad was hospitalized, I prayed he would get well. Your video is great man, love the extra effects & B roll!! Lou

Always love the production value of your videos. I just purchased an 8” SCT and it’s been a pleasure to view the planets through it. Mars is looking amazing right now even with the naked eye. We will be the last generations to view Mars through our telescopes before humans ever set foot on that planet. Imagine what it must be like viewing earth thru an 11” SCT on the surface of Mars.

9:00 a blue sunset on a red planet (Mars) and a red sunset in a blue planet (Earth)

I have a question, is a 60 mm aperture, 1000 mm focal length, 50x magnification refractor telescope good? And what can I see with it?

New to the channel and just seen the nice Cessna at 4:37 nice capture Night flying is so fun I wonder if we can find the pilot and give him a copy of this shot.

I live near the western horizon, and OMG!! This time around my night sky is lit with Jupiter, saturn and mars! Evening spend by watching gas giants and night by the red neighbour❤️ its fascinating and thrilling seriously

And now Perserverance is giving you a sweet hello from Mars. :)

I'm getting a telescope similar to this in 2 days and I simply can't wait 😭😭😭 I spent tons of money on this. Can't wait to see everything space has to offer from earth

I’ve captured Mars during its previous opposition when it was nice and close. The images using my 8” SCT were good. I was able to make a video showing it’s (partial) rotation by taking a series of images every ten minutes for about 2 hours. This leads me to ask how did you avoid the effects of Mars rotation?

What a great image. I'd love to see more planetary images from you.

9:28 look closely ELON is waving at us

wow how cool pic you have taken and I know how hardwork it does take.

Can u take a full video of u focusing in on mars or a planet that gets to such a clear picture like this one of Mars u took?? Your video just cut to that pic and doesn’t look very real to be honest. I have the same telescope and when I look at mars, it looks like a light.

I am so excited myself as having done my PhD in astrophysics I changed to medicine and have lived in an apartment since with no access to telescopic observing. At the end of November we move to a house with a very dark and unobstructed garden and I have a dome and a good SGT scope on order:-) you have been an inspiration:-) thank you . Paul

Thanks for sharing your excitement, photos and details! Loved coming along! Thanks again ~

These sky objects are out there and looking at them live, realtime is something that is truly amazing. It is like if you had a gadget, just jump on it and ride to it...Maybe for humans living a few hundred years from now, this is going to be a routine possibility.

Wow a dream scope the Edge 11, wonderful video and lovely shot of Mars, very well done, congrats

Really appreciate all the hard work put into this! Loved it so much.

this summer i just bought a cheap telescope ( my first ever! ) , wich i just could clearly see the craters on the moon..now i'm hooked and discovered deep sky photography and now i find myself roving youtube for info and tips how to pull off something like that. I'm still at the basics, but i want to know & master the magic to reveal the universe that are normally hidden from the naked eye! Your channel keeps me motivated!

Beautiful work you do. It's amazing. At 9:09 of this video, Mars looks like a face with two eyes . Thank you for sharing.

NGL I freak out when I see the clear Moon. Seeing Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in your own telescope at that moment with your own eyes is just unbelievable

That was awesome you caught an airplane zipping past the moon at 4:37

I need the reveal music to be my morning alarm.

fantastic. couldn't believe it is even possible to see plants in such great detail from our ground surface.

Amazing video, I love videos like this, before I did not watch videos so often but now I am seeking all inspiration I can get, I would love to try making a video of this planet on my own some day. This far I only made aboy the easy ones, Saturn and Jupiter, but Mars and Venus have to be on the to-do-list. Thanks! 🙏👍

I'm looking forward to the day when a amateur telescope could see neptune in that kind detail, but that technology is years away.

epic shot man! great working not just taking the photo, but filming the whole process and bringing it all together.

Nice job! Now this is what RU-vid channels need to be about. Interesting and worthwhile.

Great video! I was into time-lapse photography for some time before selling off all of my equipment. As a lover of the night sky, I've thought about getting into astrophotography; I friend suggested this channel would be a good starting point. If I can ask - and this has probably been addressed in another video - what's a set up like this cost, ballpark? Cheers

15 years before we get a chance like this again, Mars is incredible at the moment so I sincerely hope we can all make the most of it! This was a wonderful video and image by Trevor, I think it might be my favourite! I wonder if Trevor actually guided for planetary imaging though? I honestly didn't know that was a thing? Here's me imaging Mars with no tracking and just stitching loads of short AVI's together in PIPP lol

Absolutely amazing!! Really let's you know how small we truly are! Thank you for a great video 👍

Does your computer program “edit”, or “cleanup” your saved images?

That was so exciting! Truly beautiful. Thank you!

This is absolutely amazing. Seeing Mars is detail like that.. you could cry. Viewing objects so far away is breathtaking. I bought a 200$ telescope off Amazon. I love looking at the moon with it. Such incredible detail. When I turned it to Saturn, I was blown away when I could see the rings. It made me feel so happy. Can only imagine using what you got to view Saturn! Awesome video

Excellent presentation. Congrats. I’ve seen Mars the past several night near the full moon. It’s awesome.

What is the best telescope to look at the planets? (Not for beginners) Do you recommend any book about physics?

This is so beautiful, thank you for making this video!

Great finished photo. What software did you use to get that image? I got some excellent quality video of Mars on 10/6/20, when it was closest to Earth and almost directly overhead, between 2:30 and 4AM. I have a Celestron CPC800 telescope and a ZWO ASI224MC camera. I used Autostakkert 3 and Registax. I played with the wavelets in Registax for hours on numerous still images I created from the videos but I still can't get an image anywhere as clear as yours.

4:38 a plane just crossed

I Stayed Up All Night Photographing Mars...🔥🔥🔥

Thanks so much for this magnificent jaw-dropping video - it was, and sill is, one of my dreams when my Dad showed me the Orion Nebula through his old binoculars, to photograph it in detail. Your work and passion are an inspiration.

music choice is amazing. really gives you that sense of awe

Truly amazing. I wish I had the money to buy these kind of tools to view planets and space objects. I currently use my hunting spotting scope and phone to view the moon and comets. I watch and enjoy through your experiences. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Please keep posting.

Do you have a video that covers details to purchase and setup all the components needed for astrophotography? I've gotten bits and pieces from watching your videos, but I'm curious whether you made a comprehensive video for a astrophotography newbie.

Hey i want to get into this stuff do you have a good recommendation for a budget starter telescope?

I just realized that Martian new year is not that far away.

Amazing Trevor!! That’s an absolutely stunning image. You can see quite a lot of detail, including one of the ice caps. Love the editing as well.

Holy crap, great video and i love the music too. Just bought a 4 inch tabletop dobsonian for my daughter after seeing one of your other videos, but this one is getting me exited as well ! Looking forward to the journey with my kids. Thanks and keep up the good work !

How d9 you know the time it's coming? Or which planet is which when they just look like a dot?

Just subbed tonight, , what an exciting adventure you just took me on! The music you played with this vid made it full of suspense also! 👏👏👏👏

Amazing as always!! Thank you astro brother. I just have one question: who the f*** is putting negative "likes" ?

Ok - my mind is blown … i love what u do ., i love watching these videos..i am addicted. ONLY WISH I HAD A DECENT TELESCOPE OR ANYTHING…. How do u have the means for this - i love it !!!! You are truly amazing !!!!!!!

How do you figure out that the celestial object you are observing is mars? or any other stuff??

Watched “Away”on netflix about humans going to mars. Great show and i highly recommend. Great pics. So awesome to see other planets through the telescope. Thank you.

That was absolutely killer man, From your backyard! This freaks me out knowing that we are on a giant rock spinning in Infinity with billions more out there. I've been staring up in the sky for the last two nights looking so thanks for showing me Mars through that obviously above-average telescope.

Just discovered your channel ....Very interesting, well presented with the comments and music and GREAT pictures ! New subscriber !

That is so spectacular! I remember as a kid seeing Saturn 🪐 through a telescope..I was blown away..would love to have a telescope..that was awesome