Backyard Astronomy - Astrophotography Celestron NexStar 4se

[ALEG0Man360]

GETTING IT NOW!!!!!... maybe i dunno

[JoelLaser]

is the Celestron Nexstar 60GT telescope good?

[FsimulatorX]

Please Please answer is the quality of the image you see through the eye piece the same or better than the image quality that you take with the camera

[astroval1]

@FsimulatorX Quality of final images are better than you see through scope by eyes. On final images (which collected light for 2-4 minutes of video) you can see details which you not able to see by eyes. Clear skies.

[SuperACDCForEver]

Especially love the Jupiter pics! Awesome video too!

[shermanwray]

Great video. Does your Celestron SE5 able to slew with all the extra weight attached to it? Does it accurately track?

[astroval1]

@shermanwray I didn't test 5SE, I have just 4SE. But I think that 5SE can get even better results and extra weight is not a problem. Better ask somebody who has 5SE on astronomyforum

[bymacorg]

Cool project! and if you want to trigger shutter wirelessly, you can use this device to remotly shoot long exposures with any camera: ASTRUS : astrus.bymac.org

[chronoboat]

I got my Celestron Nexstar 5 at the flea market for $100. I thought that was a good deal. Gray pics

[astroval1]

@chronoboat Wow! fantastic price! Congratulation! Warning: But this hobby is addictive. After that you can starting buy more and more accessories:)

[bdkalltheway]

@chronoboat If you still have that Nexstar 5 and there is nothing wrong with it, I will give you 200 for it.

[buija1]

Hola tu telescopio es este? Celestron Maksutov telescope MC 102/1325 NexStar 4 SE GoTo, ¿esta completo en accesorios o hay que comprar aparte?

[astroval1]

@buija1 Usualmente por $499 es el telescópio solamente, pero a veces, existen ofertas que obitenes todo el paquete y es más barato.

[ingrodrigoaguilar]

@astroval1 Good spanish congrats! Nice video too.

[astroval1]

@ingrodrigoaguilar ¡Gracias!

[gulchen123]

How much did everything cost? I am thinking to just to buy the NexStar 4se telescope. Could you make a review about that one. :)

[astroval1]

@gulchen123 $499- $100(Coupon rebate) - $100 (deal for package with additional optics: eyepieces and filters; battery, power cord) = 299 just scope. Totally for scope and accessories I paid about 500. For last year I saw that such deals Celestron did 2-3 time. This was very good start point. And latter I started to buy additional staff.

[gulchen123]

@astroval1 Thanks for the answer!

You are very lucky in US. Bought NexStar 4 SE for myself just few hours ago. Costed me 4 795 Swedish krone (737 US dollar) and that was after discount! Now I have to buy all the extra stuff aswell.

[chronoboat]

Good stuff! What computer program are you using?????

[PaintSlinger99]

Thanks

[astroval1]

I am using Canon 40D and NexImage Celestron Webcamera. See my other videos.

Hope it will help or as minimum gives you some ideas. Thanks.

[dferhadi94]

do u have to have a specific camera for this? and can u make some kind of tutorial on how to set up a 4se with ur camera and computer, it would be greatly appreciated im having trouble :/

[aerodynamic3794]

Nice pictures.Can you see any deep sky objects with 4 SE?

[astroval1]

@aerodynamic3794 Thanks. Yes I can see deep sky objects (DSO). Photo of the Comet is example of photo of DSO. But for better photos of DSO I need good dark sky. For such big light pollution in NY one photo duration should be less 30 seconds. I will try it soon this summer when will be able to make photos from dark place.

[Jules7892]

It is REAL SAD that only Men of Adventure-Cosmos-Universe Knowledge are the REAL individuals interested in the Oldest SCIENCE, "ASTRONOMY", I have yet to See Any Girls or Women ever interested in the Oldest SCIENCE of ASTRONOMY, I know Ladies might feel shocked at my above Statement,But ALL my ASTRONOMY Club Members & Avid TELESCOPE users are ALL MEN,ALL Males and the Women say,it its to COMPLEX for their minds.This is Truly SAD on hehalf of Earth Women & Proves that MEN are the TRUE Scientists!

[SeeThis608]

@Jules7892 that's not really true. i'm a female earthling and i'm in love with astronomy. will soon buy my own telescope. can't wait to have a peek at the universe, feels like a romantic date. i'm so excited!!!

[TheMegaPeoplepersons]

This is very very freaky..... MY DAD AND MY BROTHER AND MYSELF ARE THE ONLY BACKYARD ASTRONOMERS IN MY ENTIRE 40,000 POPULATED TOWN!!!!

Thumbs up if you think this is VERY freaky.

[astroval1]

@TheMegaPeoplepersons "Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people." - Carl Sagan

[KafshakTashtak]

@TheMegaPeoplepersons I think other people are freaky, how come they don't like astronomy.

[JEDI9AL]

Your display was excellent! Question: what is the name of the cord or adapter you use to convert or transpose the images from your Celestron to your Laptop?

[astroval1]

@JEDI9AL NexImage or Camera are connecting to Computer using standard USB cable.

[JEDI9AL]

Your display was excellent! Question: what is the name of the cord or adapter you use to convert or transpose the images from your Celestron to your Lapton?

[ieluvchess]

Awesome!! Im getting the same telescope in a couple weeks and can see from the pics Imma luv it!! Thanx for posting!!

[astroval1]

@ieluvchess Congratulation! It is a good toy! Good luck and clear skies!

[astroval1]

@movieking88 I did not try use Macintosh for astrophotography. I believe you can use it. Ask you question on astronomyforum net Somebody answer you better than me what soft you need for mac. I hope it helps.

[jaidemm]

So confused how you did all this. I own a Advanced Series Celestron (9.25) and not only can I not even find the sun to view, but have no where near as good a view of Jupiter. Seems impossible. What magic are you using?

[astroval1]

@jaidemm Short answer is technology. As far as Jupiter photos, see my first video where I tried to show all steps how I did it. For Jupiter photos main keywords are NexImage (or other CCD) and RegiStax. Using your Celestron (9.25) you are able get much more better images than I am with 4 inches telescope in New York (which has very big light pollution). I hope it helps. (I saw your video and I hope you already fixed your problem with GOTO alignment).

[thecaliforniazephyr]

GREAT!

[Simmonique]

Beautiful!

[nudenut]

Nice work mate!

[nudenut]

Nice work mate!

[AzbukaABC]

Great photos!

[giofrasa]

Good capture !

[Edsan91]

Awesome! Love that camera too! You should get an Eq mount to deep sky photograph!

[astroval1]

@Edsan91  Thanks! I hope I will.

[53corbera]

@astroval1 es GENIAL para el equipo que tienes eres un "CRAC"