Deep Sky Objects

[nickharvey7]

Beautiful!!! I am an artist on YouTube trying to promote my theory on the dynamics of light and time

This theory is based on just two postulates

1. The first is that the quantum wave particle function represents the forward passage of time itself

2. The second is that Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle that is formed by the wave function is the same uncertainty we have with any future event

[KILLAZONE1000]

very bad seeing in the ring nebula part :/

[acs1978aus]

M13 is absolutely stunning. I've never seen it through an eyepiece, as I live down in the southern hemisphere. Nice video.

[oldpreach]

The view of M 13 thru a large light bucket with a bino viewer is pretty much one of the best things that you could ever see as far as amateur astronomy is concerned. WOW will be what you say the first time you do that.

[ChristianBackpackers]

What size and type scope was used for this and would a 12" dob give very good views. I currently have a restored RV6 with some upgrades. Gives great views, but I want to see more, with more detail. By the way, if you haven't realized it already, I'm an Astro-Tard. LOL!

Love the video and music. My wife and I have seen Anonymous 4 several times and their amazing as well!

Thanks

[Lcluc1997]

It`s soooo nice!!!

[propaghandi2]

I feel you man, i am happy for you , as i did not get the chance to get them on pictures or video, AWSOME 5 on 5! Loveit!

[KaisKites]

Very cool, you must have very dark skies to get the low surface brightness objects on camera. M13 is just GREAT like you show it - you can see the glittering star dust in the center and it resembles more a visual impression than photos.

[archannjus88]

can I see those thing with sky wacher reflector 150mm f/8? i know the f/8 is high to see deep sky but can I try use it and take good pictures?

[DrMichi127]

COOL 5/5

[PimpXXXGuitarist]

Should I be able to see M13 through my 8" f/6 without a camera?? Nice vid dude!

[RSinton]

Also, I can't seem to find any night vision eyepiece descriptions online. Do you think you could point me in the direction of where I might find out more about them?

[RSinton]

So I'm a complete novice to this sort of thing, but my dad bought a 10" Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain model and asked me to make it work for him (he's just like that), since I'm more technically minded. I'm very impressed by these videos. Question is: is this the only way to see deep sky objects in real time? This may be a completely silly question, but the manual only gets you so far and doesn't have these kinds of suggestions.

[Buddhist2k]

Video vs. CCD Imaging it is impressive results you have. I would suggest an Orion Starshoot Deepspace Color Imager CCD in the future. big price drop on them lately, makes them very affordable. some of the images i have taken rival the images taken with the QHY8 which cost alot more.

[lateintheday2007]

I can really appreciate this. I have seen all the hubble photos, but there's nothing like finding it yourself. Oh the endless nights of searching for that far away galaxy, carefully looking for even the slightest breath of difference in the sky that could mean I found it!

Wonderful. Especially M13, a real jewel in a decent size scope.

Whirlpool's dim surface makes it hard to see. What your vid shows is all I see too!

Thanks for posting something so different!!

[hcthebee]

Great video. Im sorry to ask but it seems a standard question on youtube. What is the music?

[picassolama]

"Prospero's Speech" by Loreena McKennitt. It is in the ending credits, but I know most people don't watch a video all the way through :-) Thanks for the comment.

[aerozg]

@picassolama

i love loreena mckennitt!

[Darrylb500]

"The results may not be impressive to a layman," bah HA HA HA! Try living in Houston, where a "good night" of viewing consists of being able to see a whopping...oh, four or five stars, max. (kicks random object in disgust)

(yes, I'm impressed :) )

[picassolama]

Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you're impressed! I filmed the objects at our observatory outside of town. Light pollution in Des Moines is not as bad as Houston, but for seeing deep sky objects, it's pretty bad.

[leftofleft]

I have to admit, When I saw the results, I thought the scope was around the 8" mark. Just shows my ignorance! Maybe you can show us what to expect from smaller telescopes? Just a thought :)

[Geonises]

I wish I had the resources to post anything like that.. I guess money can limit your creativity. Unless you use junk. My creativity is based on illegal software. It's sad to be reduced to piracy.. anyway, my creativity is with various programs. Check them out. I got a link on my channel, if it's called that way.

[picassolama]

I am a school teacher, so I don't make a lot of money. The most expensive piece of equipment I used, other than the telescope, is the cat III night vision eyepiece, it cost the society ~$2,000. Belonging to a group of people with like minds is a great asset. I would suggest looking into joining your local astronomy club if there is one. The only thing I used that was mine personally was the video camera, and it cost less than $300.

[picassolama]

The premise of creativity is to use the tools at your disposal in a unique and innovative way.

[applecounty]

Perhaps, sometimes, it is the way you use what is at hand that produces original and creative work. Put it another way - you may have a biggest, the best and most expensive camera money can buy but, will it help you compose a better picture? I suggest not.

[picassolama]

Well said...but I would love to have a more expensive camera ;-)

[picassolama]

lol...you should see it in real-time...totally mesmerizing!

[applecounty]

The use of Webcams for Astro photography is a 'hot topic'. The results some of the members at the Astronomical society achieve are really quite remarkable, especially for a relatively modest outlay in equipment terms. Thank you for posting this.

[picassolama]

You are correct. We have a member in our society who uses a webcam for photography, but few are using them for real-time videos. Webcams are great for bright objects, such as the Moon and planets, but not very good at deep sky objects. I am attempting to break the ground for this process.

[applecounty]

I wish you luck with your experiments. I am not familiar with your part of the world. Do you suffer from light or any other type of pollution?

[picassolama]

Yes, we do suffer from light pollution. We are located 15 miles outside the city limits, and there is a horse track about 12 miles to the south. The image of M57 and M13 were both taken as they sat low on the eastern horizon...lots of atmosphere to peer through. M51 is simply dim. How's the light pollution problem in the UK?

[applecounty]

Pretty bad, especially in the south of the UK where I live. The Society to which we (the family: One Wife a husband and a son) belong is situated at Salcombe Regis above Sidmouth in Devon(50 degrees 41' 16" N, 3 degrees 13' 07" W) over looks the English Channel to the South so the sky is quite good. We are relative novices at astronomy but find it facinating.

[Gr8Shotz]

Very cool.

[picassolama]

Thanks Russ!

[Geonises]

That was nice to see Bryan, keep it up. It keeps reminding mankind how small we actually are doesn't it?

[picassolama]

Yes...we are small specks on a small speck in a huge universe.