Meade LX200 10" Telescope - What can you image.

[GShock112]

This guitar has a sound I recognize. Her name is Joe Satriani. :)

[Ipolevaultandstuff]

You say it's free, when in reality you used a $5,000 telescope to shoot.

Just trollin ;)

Really great video! Very inspiring.

[philwinter1979]

Brilliant vid! What 4 idiots gave it a dislike? Telescope envy I reckon lol keep up the good work :-)

[brucepeter2007]

@philwinter1979 Many thanks for taking the time to comment - I never look at the hit counter and I put the videos up to give folks an idea what you can do with the scope but you can never appeal to everyone and they are also allowed to voice their views...

Look after yourself - clear sky to you - Peter

[stajkarpe]

i have 8 inch dobsonian, love these objects you shoved, but i cant photograf them coz i dont have auto guide.. its hard to track planets.. esspecialy jupiter :) quality with eye is like on your photos, but yesterday i finally tested my UHC-S filter with Baader hyperion 5 mm eyepeace, i got only a hour of free sky, butthat worth it, first time i saw Orion so detalized :)

[brucepeter2007]

@stajkarpe Hi there - Dob is a great way to start and when you want to make a move go for a German mount second hand and bolt on the Dob - cost effective and gives you tracking for very little cost - good luck and clear sky. Peter

[JFri4321]

@brucepeter2007

Hey there, I have a 120ST and an EOS 550. I can get great images while piggy-backing but when I try to attach camera to tele via t-mount I cannot focus on the stars; I just end up with a black screen on the camera. I tried attaching my shorty barlow (which worked GREAT with the Moon) but still no luck. Any suggestions??

[brucepeter2007]

@JFri4321 Sorry but I dont know the scope you mention - Better to make contact with your local astro club and go along to a meeting and they will then put you right. You are bound to have a member live local to you who will know what you have to do to sort this out. I suspect you do not have enough back focus when you fit the EOS - thats a guess on my part but your local astro group can sort it for you - you will find they are a good bunch and often have guest speakers come to meetings - Peter

[michal03966]

Just amazing! But this telescope is like 10000 EUR here! No wonder you can see so much! Well there is always Meade LX200 ACF 16'' 406mm f/10 - twice as much ... Anyway - just amazing! Great hobby!

[toptubz]

This music is fucking awesome

[puckering1]

Gteat scope i have a 10 inch

[eddiecalle28]

also it goes down fast by 7:30pm it's gone down and u can't see it

[brucepeter2007]

@eddiecalle28 Venus it is.

[eddiecalle28]

i live in florida in w.p.b can u please see what star that is that comes outaround 5:45 pm way before it gets dark its located southwest if u live in F.L jupiter gets visible 30mins afterwards but this things doesn't twinkle like stars and is 10 times brighter

[brucepeter2007]

@eddiecalle28 If its bright its just got to be Venus...

Regards Peter

[jdfjeff]

Just wanted to say thank you for posting this video. I am trying to decide what type of telescope I want, and your idea of a roll-off shed has got my gears turning...haha. Thanks again.

Jeff

[brucepeter2007]

@jdfjeff Hi Jeff. Do it in this order and you will get it right -

Make contact with your local astronomy club.

Go along to meeting.

Discuss with members what your viewing interests are. (gives the "f" ratio you may prefer).

If you are sincere you will find a like minded amateur will even offer you the chance to view via his scope so you can get a perfect idea of what you can see.

Glad I have been able to add to your interest and many thanks for your comment.

Clear Sky to you - Regards Peter

[jdfjeff]

@brucepeter2007 Hello Peter. Thank you for the advice. I have found a local gentleman who owns a telescope shop here in San Antonio, Texas. He has been (and will continue to be) a lot of help..I have so much to learn. I purchased a Meade LX200 10" Classic from him, and am going to be busy learning how everything works..but it is an enjoyable adventure. Your videos keep me inspired!

I also saw your videos of flying r/c aircraft. I enjoy that hobby as well! Thanks again.

[brucepeter2007]

@jdfjeff Hi again Jeff. Glad your on the right track and as long as your being looked after you will be fine. As you can see I also have the classic as well and its a fair scope. As for the RC planes I tend to post at least one a week on my site so pay a visit every now and again.

Thanks for getting back to me and clear sky...

Regards Peter

[mafufen]

music JOE SATRIANI

[TechCrazy]

The music has spoiled the experience....

[greedypigg62]

Hi There brucepeter this has just made up my mind! ...this is the scope for me!..

many thanks

[brucepeter2007]

@greedypigg62 Please dont buy a scope (yet). Try to contact your local amateur astronomy society and they will help and advise you. They could save you a lot of time & money and you will learn so much - Once you know what you want to look at within the hobby you can then pick out the best scope for the job. Regards Peter

Just rushing in can

[greedypigg62]

@brucepeter2007 Hi Mate got a scope just now and have been into astronomy for years ...(I Should have said) but will take on your recommendation! thank you for your reply its noted. thankyou for taking the time to reply!

Rgards

David.

[777equals666]

@brucepeter2007

Are you utilizing an adaptive optics lens to compensate for the atmospheric scintilization? I wonder this because I thought I saw one frame in your video clip that showed the Moon in its full natural color?

[brucepeter2007]

@777equals666 Hi there - No adaptive optics (I wish) but do use Registax software - see on my channel "webcam astronomy" video which may help show you how I get a good image - In all honesty a good image is more the result of "fantastic seeing" and this may be a very small window of time in a whole months viewing...

Thanks for looking and taking the time to ask a question. PS If you would like to kit me out with adaptive optics Christmas is only ten days away... Ho Ho.

Clear sky to you - Peter

[iidamienii]

@fadethetrade. Thanks. I will look him up

[whatchalamagopagoop]

You sir, are a legend

[brucepeter2007]

@whatchalamagopagoop - Thanks for the kind words and I just hope I have got you interested enough to pop along to your local astro club where they will give you a chance to look down the eyepiece yourself. You cant beat seeing a small image of Saturn or even Jupiter to fire you up. Worked well for me.

Regards Peter

[whatchalamagopagoop]

@brucepeter2007 I tell you, you actually did! On my student budget i've been staring up with a pair of 15x70 Celstron binoculars on each clear night for months- yet after watching this very video and seeing the moons of Jupiter for myself i thought sod it i can wait no longer and ordered a Skywatcher Dobsonian 200p. I just used it for the first time tonight, i saw the bands of Jupiter and then set off to find Andromeda and got totally lost in a sea of 10000 new stars.Thanks for the inspiration!

[brucepeter2007]

@whatchalamagopagoop - Its fantastic for me to read a comment like this. You have gone out of your way to send me this email after your first night out after using your new scope - means so much to me.

Now you are on "the path" I wish you clear sky.

Best regards Peter Bruce.

[iidamienii]

this sounds more like Satriani

[fadethetrade]

@iidamienii It's Daniel Christorpherson.Gates to the sun.

[Jadikarr]

In this video, is this the telescope alone that is seeing these things? There's no zoom from the camera taking the pictures or anything?

I want to buy a telescope, but a 10" is a little outside my range right now, so I was going to get an 8". I've been viewing the sky with binoculars for a bit, learned constellations, all that good stuff. Now I want to actually see some good stuff. Can I expect to see these objects in good detail with an 8" Dob?

[brucepeter2007]

@Jadikarr Big difference betwen what you can SEE and what you can image - camera tends to be far better at low light than your eye. As your starting right I will save you a lot of money... You must look up your local astro society and go along there and you will find all the advice your need "freely given" which will save a lot of money as to make the wrong purchase would be bad news. You will always find the answers from your local club and you will also get a chance to use others scopes.

[Molhedim]

@brucepeter2007 to see the planets and such , wich one is better? xt10 orion dobsonian telescope or this telescope you are using? and how much this telescope cost?i dont have any local astronomy shop so i hate to go in another town to get it . You help would be apreciate it. Cheers

[brucepeter2007]

@Molhedim Hi again. I do not want you to waste your money so you MUST get in contact with a local astro group because there are so many things you can do wrong - the internet can help with basic info but you cant beat a "face to face" with a like minded amateur to get honest answers. I will say that the Dob is not ideal because you really want an equatorial mount and a high "f" ratio scope - if its just the planets your interested in a good refractor is also an option. Regards Peter.

[brucepeter2007]

@rustenburgerstraat24 Many thanks for taking the time to do a comment and I hope its got you interested.

Regards Peter

[bicnarok]

The word "free" made me laugh at the end, this telescope cost as much as a car.

[brucepeter2007]

@bicnarok The cost is over many years and a lot of my gear is old hat and is as cheap as chips now but that word "free" is in the context of what your looking at - work out how much tax you pay on you car from the moment you buy it with all the petrol tax, road tax, parking, repairs...

At the end of the day its what you want to spend your pocket money on - you chose a car I chose the scope...

Hope you see my point - but you can still buy secondhand - just like a car - and the cost drops...

[bicnarok]

@brucepeter2007 I wasn´t actually picking, I´d just looked up your telescope and the price and was amazed. It really is a wicked bit of kit though and worth every penny imo, in fact its the first thing I´d buy if I win the lottery.

[TheSab1]

dude they say UFO,s!! aliens!! did u ever c 1 staring at u thru telescope while u doing same??? on moon?? just curious :)

[brucepeter2007]

@TheSab1 Hi there - Never seen anything I could not explain but its a vast universe...

Regards

Peter

[TheSab1]

@brucepeter2007 thanx dude now i m happy if i dont buy a powerful telescope for next few yrs ;)

[skimboley]

change the music for classical or oberture from vivaldi.

[brucepeter2007]

@skimboley If you read the video post information you will see your question has already been answered.

[skimboley]

@brucepeter2007 agreed.ty.

[Jackmachinima]

i have a meade lx10 8"

[brucepeter2007]

@Jackmachinima Great scope...

Regards Peter

[cleveroonie]

great pics - great music - who is it steve Vai?

[brucepeter2007]

@cleveroonie Hi there - sorry to say I dont know who the artist is - It was a bit hard for the video but seemed to work and I got it off the free audio swap on YouTube - sorry cant help further.

[fadethetrade]

@brucepeter2007 Danial Christopherson's Gate to the sun.

[fadethetrade]

@cleveroonie I asked that 1 yr ago. It sounds like vai's playing.

[viplane]

Very Cool Indeed! - I am buying my first telescope tomorrow :) - Looking forward to gazing at the night sky!

[brucepeter2007]

@viplane Great to know your hooked - please let me know how you get on or contact me if I can be of any help.

I am sure you will enjoy your scope and now you will be on one hell of a learning curve which is gret fun...

Thanks for your comment.

Clear sky to you.

Peter Bruce.

[yeeyeeyeeyee1]

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU PUT THIS BLOODY SHED ON YOUTUBE!

[brucepeter2007]

@yeeyeeyeeyee1 Sorry you found my video objectionable - if you want a good laugh see "Rescue of Swampy" video which even made our local papers - Also NO shed...

Enjoy.

[skaterride2]

can yu spot UFO? lol

[brucepeter2007]

@skaterride2 Never seen one but have an "open mind" to anything with a scientific explanation...

[Andrewchristopher123]

How much is this telescope???

[brucepeter2007]

@Andrewchristopher123 see Telescope House 10" on the web - wont let me post details here...

[superflea121]

@Andrewchristopher123 15,000 - 35,000 $ USD

[seudotrofio]

OMG you have a mini batcave!!! like batman!!!

[brucepeter2007]

@seudotrofio Many thanks - I would still like even more gadgets....

[givenssi]

Pedro just say that I liked the pictures you've done with your telescope ... I also take pictures and videos of space.

Greetings from Spain (Europe)

Juan

[brucepeter2007]

@givenssi Hi Juan. Thanks for your kind comments and like you I do enjoy the fact that the photons of light which set off so long ago have ended up coming into my eyes or has come my camera on the final part of its journey...

Thats why you can never get fed up with the hobby - the only thing I get fed up with is the British Isles weather.

Clear sky to you my friend.

[givenssi]

Impresionante oooh si,muy bien bonitas fotos amigo.

[brucepeter2007]

@givenssi I only know english for my sins but I thank you for taking the time to comment.

Regards

Peter

[2ndchanceinlife]

any chance of capturing the sun ? for example placing the camera into the eye piece and watching it on the monitor, but maybe with shades to darken the brightness a little ?

i know its a silly question.

[brucepeter2007]

@2ndchanceinlife Hold on there - to image the Sun you have to be more than careful not only of your eyes but also of your camera equipment.

I did the Venus transit back in 2004 (I think it was) and I covered over the front of the scope with aluminium foil and made just one small pin hole and that was all I needed to capture the transit - it was hit and miss but I knew what I was doing but it's so easy to damage your eyes - or go blind by messing about with the sun so my advice is DONT DO IT.

[brucepeter2007]

@2ndchanceinlife See my videos - "transit - Venus" to get an idea...

[yuriogy1]

@2ndchanceinlife yes you can, you can purchase a solar filter, which you place on the front of your telescope. it blocks out most of the light and UV rays to protect your eyes and your telescope equipment. the sun is a great thing to observe, and you can even see sun spots on its surface.

[wyo7011]

Who is this music?  Joe Satriani?

[brucepeter2007]

@wyo7011 Sorry to say I do not know who the music artist is - I did an audio swap on YouTube because of copyright and this was the right length of time - sorry I could not help you.

Peter

[fadethetrade]

@wyo7011 Vai

[nehal0001]

osm telescope.... hope i also had one..:(

[brucepeter2007]

@nehal0001 Hi there - You can start simple and work up as I had to. Have a on my channel for "Home Made to Meade LX200 Classic " It does not have to cost the earth as you may think...

Regards

Peter

[brucepeter2007]

@nehal0001 Hi there - You can start simple and work up as I had to. Have a look on my channel for "Home Made to Meade LX200 Classic " It does not have to cost the earth as you may think...

Regards

Peter

[nehal0001]

@brucepeter2007 thanks

[danylaley]

what eyepieces  where you using

[brucepeter2007]

@danylaley Most images taken at prime focus or with a Barlow fitted before the camera to get a X2 image size...

Most important is steady & clear stable "seeing" which is the hardest part to get and a factor you have no control over - Been out a few times this week trying to get some decent images of Jupiter but the "seeing" was so bad I packed up and went to bed... If you need to know more look on the web to see how the "seeing" affects a telescope image at the eyepiece - it can dance around.

[GhostofCicero]

"Free" if you can afford such an awesome collection of equipment. Jealous.

[brucepeter2007]

@GhostofCicero It has taken many years to get what I have but now even my Meade Classic is out of date but the optics never age so I keep my fingers crossed about the electrics as Meade does not support the parts now

My observatory is a standard 6x4 foot garden shed on castors running in rails and the shelves inside all fold to save space. If you look at my channel and see "Home built to Meade Telescope" you can see how I had to start - looking back I dont regret it.... Regards

Peter

[chainsore]

a meade lx200 acf 10inch is is £3200 then what camera do you need to photo what you can see ? and how much is that ? and if you wanted to film a planet for an hour or 2 like mars or saturn what would you need ? what webcam or video camera would capture what the telescope can see best ? please be specific as im thinking to buy a meade lx200 soon

[fadethetrade]

My point is,from the profound way all the scientists claim that the universe is so large ,then we should be getting new photon lights every day or year or so since they say there are more stars in our observable universe then there are grains of sand on the beaches!!!!!!!!!! Then there should be new photons reaching us all the time!

[brucepeter2007]

@fadethetrade You say "Today or Yesterday" - as the distance is vast so are the time scales so "today or yesterday or yester year mean little ...

I think if you look around on the web you will be able to get a better answer to your questions more fully with people far cleverer than me.

[ke422azn]

telescopes are too expensive of a hobby. 10 grand of gear and its nowhere near as impressive as the stuff you find on the internet.....

[brucepeter2007]

@ke422azn Not at all - The cost depends where you start off. I have a 10" computer "goto" Meade scope for sale at £300 so I would not put that in the £10k bracket you quote... If you start off second hand the cost is no more than an Xbox and a game. OK internet pictures are fantastic however seeing an object with your own eye and knowing that the photons of light traveling at 186K miles a second have taken thousands of years to reach your eye to me is wonderful.

I hope you have a go. Enjoy

[fadethetrade]

@brucepeter2007 How is it with these photons? Once the light of a new galaxy finally reaches us,does it just appear out of the night sky as a new light in the sky map??? If so,what was the most recent new discovered light that just reached us days or weeks ago?

[brucepeter2007]

@fadethetrade •In physics, a photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of the electromagnetic interaction and the basic "unit" of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation. It is also the force carrier for the electromagnetic force which can travel at 186,000 miles per second - so when you see the light from our sun its taken about 8 minutes for it to travel the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth and the light ray as its often called is the photon.

I hope this helps...

[fadethetrade]

@brucepeter2007 you didnt answer my question!

Light travels at 186,000 per second so there should be new lights popping up in out horizon from time to time because those lights(photons) finally reached us,right? but I never hear of any scientists telling everyone about a new sun whose photons finally just arrived to earth but what if a new sun 1 million light years away formed 997,990 years ago .Wouldnt it just become a new light in the horizon? and why dont many constantly arrive?

[brucepeter2007]

@fadethetrade This is now extremely rare but was the case "once".

Most of the galaxies astronomers have observed so far are very very old, and the majority could only produce a small amounts of new stars.

This is the opposite of what's going on in our part of the Universe which is what you see when you look skywards.

In the Milky Way and near surrounding galaxies, the areas around the central cores are nothing but star graveyards, where no new stars are formed.

So the lights are going out..

[fadethetrade]

@brucepeter2007 so the vastness and the greatness of the infinite universe doesn't even produce any new suns which their photons are just reaching us today or yesterday or a year ago!? I mean ,these scientists on the science channel saying the universe is so large that its beyond our brains to comprehend it but you're saying there are limits to new suns being born and their photos just reaching us for the first time today and yesterday!??

[fadethetrade]

@brucepeter2007 to your knowledge ,when was the last "new" light photon that has reached us and can be added to our star map?? none? The map of the universe since hubble telescope,hasn't added a new light in 15 yrs???Or is it that new suns photons don't even reach us because we don't have telescopes strong enough to detect them or maybe the universe isnt as vast with stars and new baby stars as we thought?? I'm confused or we are too primitive to find this answer yet!?

[Meduzi]

@ke422azn Some of that "stuff you find on the internet" is imaged by scope like this. Not everything you see is Hubble and Co.

[fadethetrade]

sounds like steve vai

[brucepeter2007]

@fadethetrade - Sorry I dont know the artist of the music track - I had to do an audio swap when I posted the video because of copyright and I picked one that fitted the length of the video....

[beachcomber2008]

And rich...  :)

[brucepeter2007]

@beachcomber2008

No not rich just buy the kit a bit at a time. Birthdays, Xmas presents, the gear never gets old so what you get now you have for years.

[beachcomber2008]

@brucepeter2007

You're right.

But it's too late for me I'm afraid

:)

[brucepeter2007]

@beachcomber2008

Never to late -

[BryanBlack785]

U can actually see all that clear with this tele

if so where u get it from and how much was it plz tell me

Thank You

[tfs2006]

$15000 from meade

[Zorack10]

tfs2006. NO.

[Awesomo12000]

@tfs2006 thats the 16"

[brucepeter2007]

No idea on the music - had to swap it over (copyright issue) and the bass is too much for me.

Just pump DOWN the volume friend.

[fadethetrade]

@brucepeter2007 Bruce, whats the best meade to get for 6 grand and what will i be able to view pretty clearly?

[Dynaverse]

What song is this? i want a copy, awsome bass line!

[DaveyTrees000]

awesome video. Thx for posting

[brucepeter2007]

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Regards Peter

[coxo01]

truly amazing.

[brucepeter2007]

Glad you like it - and thanks for looking as its a long way from planes.

[tp2fly]

My God Pete, this is amazing! Im gobsmacked! Incredible!