The Solar System with a 6" - 8" Newtonian telescope 

Thank you very much! 😃.

Exactly my thoughts too. People see pictures in magazines of a highly edited and polished NASA Orbiter or Hubble Telescope image of Planets and think that’s what they’ll see with their Telescope!? Lol. This video is the best most real life accurate representation of what you ACTUALLY SEE through a Telescope. 👌

Especially dept store telescopes

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@@wesleydonnelly2141 with the XT6-8, are the real eye viewing closer to the 1/ raw shots 2/ stacked shots or 3/ RGB balanced and other process ?

Thank you. I was surprised too.

Ok goo

Thank you very much. Really appreciate your kind words!.

Thank you. It is definitely capable of a lot more than what is shown here. Glad it helped!

I mean these look better than my 10”. They had good conditions and stacked the videos so it won’t look like this through an 8” unless your conditions are amazing. I do live in the city tho

Ben Mushumani oh yeah I forgot about light pollution but still these are amazing images.

Oh look, a "truth seeker" claiming nasa lies for no reason. Sorry, nasa's photos of planets and deep space objects are real and everyone can take photos of them.

Galactic Hunter Thank you very much.

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We are very fortunate to have it :). Happy new year!

@@leemyersastronomy1867 you too!❤️

Thank you!

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Thank you. Camera sensors are incredible these days at capturing small details and pretty affordable too.

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Thank you. The Orion Nebula is definitely one of Winter’s treats 😀.

@Tristan Arnold same. Have to get up at 4 or 5 am.

I see the Orion nebula at like 10 or 11 o'clock. Especially in winter amazing. With stacking these photos which anyone can do makes for some amazing pics.

I'm looking forward to receiving my first ever 6" dobsonian reflector, the largest I'll own to date, and taking it out for some stargazing.

Thanks for watching 😃!

Thank you!.

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Thank you very much. Collimation is checked frequently between sessions (I’m probably a little more over obsessive about it than necessary).

@@leemyersastronomy1867 yeah , i had 4inch F4 Newt when i started , its a light bucket indeed . But i was in to visual back then , and as all beginner's i pushed magnification too much . About 120x , it just didnt work . I sold it . Looking back now with Astrophotography in mind i see that i used it improper . I shouldn't push it with magnification , and i should have flocked the tube , removed protruding focuser , shortened it , and removed clips holding the mirror cell or at least cover it and same for secundary mirror . To make a clean Light path and use it with DSLR not for visual . And with those modification it would have been Fine for imagining of DSO. Not as good as this 8 inch , but good enough for DSO. Im really drawn back to Newtonians these days , they can be good but just require some Love so to say , some attention and they can do very good indeed .

Completely agree. Nowadays I image with Cassegrains for the convenience of the focuser position and benefit of the longer focal length but loved the shorter cool down period that came with the Newtonians (I know I could purchase insulation wrap but I’ll pull out the lazy card for that).

@@leemyersastronomy1867 Im drawn to catadioptric as well they have low field curvature and are compact . But they are specialized type of scope , its not a first scope . Witch is not a problem for me now since i already have starter scope , such as 80ED. So im looking in to Faster newtonians , and longer Catadioptric . Im drawn to Maksutov design my self, because of its small central obstruction , giving high contrast images . Things like that . So ill probably in future get an 8 inch F4 newtonian , and some Catadioptric for Moon planets and smaller DSOs. No need to rush it i still have lots to image with 80ED , and 72mm F4,5 refractor . I was building up my rig for the long time , still having lots to image .

@@dedskin1 lol. Hubble is a reflector. JWT is a reflector. The best telescopes on earth are reflectors. The world wants you to BUY the other shit. The best are the reflectors.

lol I was wondering why he was using a 5x barlow on all the shots as well. Higher isn't always better

@@toadkillerdog6009 true but very surprised the detail of the Jupiter shot.

Thank you!

And how is it?

@@eMBO_Gaming, it does not disappoint!! I'm ordering a couple of super wide angle eyepieces and a couple of filters for better nebula viewing. It's bitter cold up here in the Rockies at night, so I haven't taken it out in a couple of weeks since we had some unusually mild evenings. The nice nights are filled with clouds, then temps plummet again. In the meantime, I keep studying star atlases, books, forums, and videos. Lots to learn!!

@@petset77 That's great to hear. I wanted to ask that, because I wanted to buy an 8" dob for myself. Now when I bought it, I have similar experience.

@@eMBO_Gaming, we had a nice couple of evenings this past week, and I brought it out to view some of the winter favorite DSOs, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and dim Saturn. In the meantime, I had bought a used little Celestron FirstScope for breaks in cloudy nights and dashing out. I wanted to experiment with the little 76mm scope, and have the XT8 out as well, for "better" viewing. With better than supplied eyepieces, the little scope will do what I want it to as a small, portable unit, and I actually used the 8" as a spotter scope most of the viewings!! (using the red dot on the 8 to start of course). ...I got the XT8 on craigslist, used once and still in it's original box, for $325. Keep an eye out for used scopes if you get the chance. Just take a look at your choice before exchanging funds. Clear skies!!

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Thank you!

Thank you very much! 😀

I’ve bought a Orion spaceprobe 130st a few months ago, I returned it because of some mount problems but I could see Saturn’s rings. Awesome stuff

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Thank you very much!

Thank you very much. Really appreciated!

Thank you

Thank you. Observing the planets through an eyepiece is a truly special experience indeed!

AstroForum Thank you very much and clear skies to you too 🙂.

Thank you!

Carolina Sky Astronomy Thank you Sir :).

Thank you!

Completely agree. More aperture would bring out better detail with a larger image scale.

Tim Gilliam Thank you kindly :).

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sky-watcher Dinos Thank you

Muchas gracias 😀!

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exactly

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Thank you very much. I’m sure you will get to experience some fantastic captures 👍🏻.

It is, just don't use 5x Barlows for the planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter. Notice it made them dimmer? Too much magnification does that.

Thank you. I used the 5x Barlow with the smartphone setup to increase image scale as it was eyepiece projection. For Jupiter using the ZWO 120MC and 5x Barlow with the 6” F5 Newtonian at F25 it was a little over sampled but not too much of an issue. If I used it with the 8” F5.9 it would have put things at F30ish which would have severely dimmed the planet and reduced the frame rate (Especially for Uranus and Neptune). To put it in context Uranus was running at approximately 10 frames per second during capture. If I used the 5x I would have needed to increase exposure at the longer focal length, further reducing the frame rate making it very difficult to focus.

Thank you!

Thank you. Just saw your videos. They are wonderful!!.

@@leemyersastronomy1867 thankyou

I appreciate that you are trying to be helpful. There are a couple of factors that need to be taken into account though to understand why I did things this way. I agree with your point if this was purely visual observation. All I had at the time I shot the planets you are referencing was a smartphone which works with a seriously reduced image scale compared to a CMOS or DSLR. PIPP and Autostakkert gave me severe issues detecting alignment points at a smaller image scale with lower projected magnification, especially with seeing distortion factored in so the “empty” magnification provided me with better results post processing. In theory if the software could have processed the images better at lower magnification it would have achieved similar results with cropping as there would be no FPS benefit at lower exposure shooting the video this way.

Sometimes reality is really better than commonly accepted 'rules and theorys' of what works. While most people can see 7 or 10 stars in the plejades. Gould in the 1800s saw twentish some..(Book:history of the telescope). 'Rules are for foles', they say 😜. Experienced observers accomplish far more than the average.

Thank you very much! 😀. I have been working with an 11” SCT lately and it is very rare to have a night where I can push it to it’s optimum focal length and get somewhat acceptable results.

Thank you!

You must be incredibly lucky to get that clear sharp image in your lifetime !

Thank you. Through the eyepiece the scale is a lot smaller but much sharper and at the correct color balance. Observing the planets over a longer period of time helps to distinguish smaller details as the eyes adapt.

@@leemyersastronomy1867 thanks for the reply, really appreciated !

Oh.. ciao! Sono anche io italiano! Spero che domani riuscirò a guardare bene Urano e Nettuno col mio telescopio 90mm Celestron.

@@dimensio_italian_magician Sono Antonio, il tuo canale e' con scritte in inglese e quindi ho scritto in inglese. Quel telescopio da 90mm che focale ha ? E' acromatico ? In questi giorni ci sono vari pianeti ben visibili tra cui Marte, Giove e Saturno, osserva anche quelli e fammi sapere i dettagli visibili e usa vari oculari e fammi sapere in dettaglio se e' possibile grazie. Sul pianeta Saturno sono molto curioso in quanto io con il mio telescopio newtoniano con specchio parabolico 130/650 credo di vedere nella zona equatoriale una fascia chiara ben visibile a 180X con il mio oculare "Super 3,8 mm". Quella fascia chiara la vedi con il tuo rifrattore da 90mm ? Fammi sapere delle tue osservazioni planetarie grazie.

@@eterenostalgia5088 buonasera. Col mio telescopio ho visto un po' di cose. Giove, Saturno, Sole, Luna, Galassia di Andromeda, Nebulosa di orione, Marte, le lune galileane e qualche stella doppia o lampeggiante colorata. Riesco a vedere le fasce su Giove e la grande macchia rossa. Su Saturno vedo bene gli anelli, il satellite Titano e forse ogni tanto anche una fascia. Urano e Nettuno si vedono come scuri puntini Azzurro/Blu ma sono riuscito a fotografarli nonostante la poca luminosità dei pianeti. Sul mio canale puoi vedere le mie foto astronomiche. :) Buona notte

@@dimensio_italian_magician Grazie per la risposta, ma di Giove quante bande vedi ? E le due principale riesci a vedere che quella in basso e' piu' spessa ? E riesci a vedere l' ombra dei satelliti e se si, appaiono come capocchie di spillo o sono dei tondini abbastanza grandi ? E la fascia di Saturno che ogni tanto vedi e' chiara ? E il Tuo telescopio da 90mm che modello e' ? E la nebulosa di Orione quali dettagli hai osservato e quanti ingrandimenti hai usato, a 100X la nebulosa appare troppo scura o la fluorescenza rimane visibile ? Sono curioso di confrontare le mie osservazioni che sto' facendo da circa un anno che uso il mio telescopio "Skywatcher heritage 130/650" con specchio parabolico comprato su AMAZON per 188 euro e spese di spedizioni gratuite. Fammi sapre grazie.

@@eterenostalgia5088 ho il telescopio 90mm Celestron AstroMaster, ma quello è in prestito. Quello mio è uno Skywatcher 60mm... Ma è sempre buono! Dopo cercherò di rispondere alle domande

An Orion XT8 Dobsonian and Celestron C6-N.

@@leemyersastronomy1867 thanks dear

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paul stockdale Thanks Paul. The mount is a Celestron Advanced VX which came with a C6-N optical tube for $700. I stripped an Orion XT8 OTA off it’s Dobsonian Mount and attached it to the Advanced VX with tube rings and a Vixen dovetail. The Orion XT8 cost $350.

Dobsonian refers to the design of the Newtonian’s mount. In this case I started photography with the Dobsonian mount then removed the Newtonian optical tube later to put it on an equatorial mount.

@@leemyersastronomy1867 thank you bro!

Anytime!

Thank you. If you have just the 25mm Plossl that comes with the Apertura try a good quality wide field 10-12mm eyepiece for a higher magnification of the planets which will cater for the average day of seeing conditions. A 5mm would deliver great results during the odd days of great seeing. For deep sky unless you are living in a area with little to no light pollution don’t expect to see much. Investing in a suitable camera and taking longer exposures will bring out the details from your backyard. A smartphone attached to the eyepiece via a cheap adapter can do this using an app like Nightcap if you are on a budget.

Lee Myers Astronomy thanks bro it’s my first telescope just trying to figure out how to use it it came with a 9 mm eye piece and a 30 mm wide view eye piece then with 35mm extension laser colimater ect from high point do you recommend any other eye pieces ? I have some light pollution but I can travel up north for great views

The Meade series 5000 UWA 5.5mm is a wonderful eyepiece for the price and is very close to matching ones which cost 100s more. There is a slight chance your laser collimator may require collimating itself. When clamped facing a wall the red dot should remain still upon rotating the laser. Personally prefer a Cheshire or collimation cap for collimation but that’s subjective.

Lee Myers Astronomy will that fit on my apertura?

PIPP, Autostakkert and Registax 6 are completely free to use