Sirius Stargazing: Globular Cluster M15

[gliderrider]

Being new to all of this, I just saw M15 for the first time tonight! My 1st star cluster. I couldn't see it with my 8 x 50 finder scope. But could find and see it easy with my 10" Dob. This was my 4th Messier. M33, M45, M43, M15. Wish it was easy and cheap to take pictures. Funny, I'm 52 years old, but I get feeling like a giddy 15 year old. . . Except for the back ache. LOL

[GalaticSpaceHero]

Theres M15 ! yea , i might travel there and check out the coffee beans

[mistresspav]

good one, like your style, mate.

[MCneun]

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[SpeedGTB17]

great video man thanks for my astronomy project help!

[RobRoyal06]

This is fantastic - congratulations, and keep up the good work.

[entropy111111]

WOWOWO...dude...love your vids.

[davidmerriss]

We need more of these! Wonderful job! Please, keep this going!

[steveecker]

@MikeFromTheUK1 I don't think God would have made his kingdom accessible directly to humans, knowing we're born with sin and have less than honorable nature/intentions. Eventually, technology will enable us to explore deeper and deeper in space. I believe it has to be another dimension, rather than a physical domain in this one. A lot of ppl get upset when you mix science and religion, but with respect to both, I can explain this in further detail using common sense.

[LordNapalm]

A still more glorious dawn awaits ;) Not a sun rise, but a galaxy rise.

Please make more of these. I just got a pair of 15x70 binoculars a few weeks ago and have found this series very helpful. I think I found M31 whilst camping.. but I'm not sure, it wasn't nearly as clear as I expected. Maybe that's normal... I'll never know until you do an episode on it ;)

[19MJ74]

Great as always!

[FoulOwl]

my favorite glob

[LeHizik]

This is remarkable. You need to get your videos thousands, and maybe even millions of views. I'm going to advertise for you.

[4Tounces2Freedom]

Nice job...

[sallymika]

I have a passion for astronomy. Im very glad posted these informational videos. Thank you

[BalinChainly]

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[lighttowers]

Thanks! Perfect-I think , our cosmical neighborhood is of a strange kind: 1. On a star map ( it was from Knaur- a German editor) i saw most of the stars in the Ecliotik ( Zodiak) situated in a ring around Sirius, Our sun ist nearest to SA. -2. these ecliptik stars ( like leo...) seem to have a relative ( downward) movement" around us" with the same period as the earth precession ( 1 degree in 72 y retrograde )

I am dealing very long with that phaenomenon and came to the conclusion:

[lighttowers]

they all must orbit around Sirius! The Sirius system gas alone not the gravity to attrack so many stars ( 100- 1000?). So could there be an dark object beyond Sirius which does that? those hypthesis are probably neither to deny nor to prove . If you are interested; I have 3 pages called Maya" you can find by the link to my homepage under my youtube user profile, where all the problem is explained Thanks!

[jerbiebarb]

@lighttowers There would be no precession if the Earth was perfectly round. The wobble is caused by the Sun and Moon pulling on the oblate bulge. There's no mysteries here.

[lighttowers]

@jerbiebarb I have asked you for an explanation

why the earth "tumbles" in the opposite direction than its spins. (> Earth`s precession effects just a minimal slowdown of the Earth`s spin) The Moon

an the Sun- of course spin (move) into the same direction as the Earth. If their gravity pulls causes that slowdown of the earth spin, there must be a sychnronous period.? Sience however must be based on the facts and not on the illusions

[jerbiebarb]

@lighttowers Good morning. The gravity of the Moon and Sun acting unevenly, due to distance differences on our 43 mile bulge, are continually forcing the rotational axis of our planet against the ecliptic plane (at about a right angle). This causes the retrograde outcome over millions of years.

[lighttowers]

@jerbiebarb : add. you also have not given an explanation for the " tipping angle" of estimated 23,44 angle degrees ( that size is a newer scientific theory not mine). caused by the sun and moon? Some people are able or trained to picture themselves 3 dimensional movements. Some would need a kind of model < On summer stoltice in the high mountains of La Gomera I watched Sag.and the galaxy center, Though just a few stars are visible there , the region is brighter than the other milky way.

[jerbiebarb]

@lighttowers The axial tilt drifts from 21 to 24 degrees about 40,000 years due to the gravity of the Sun, Moon and planets, combining in phase and out. The probable cause of the tilt was our largest collision about 4.48 billion years ago. Early years were very violent, Venus was knocked into rotating the wrong direction, Uranus was knocked completely on its side. Neptune neatly captured its largest moon - it still goes the wrong way, and that collision would have been huge too.

[jerbiebarb]

@lighttowers Why did you say that any stars near us seem to have a downward movement with a period the same as precession? I can't guess why you would think that. All stars revolve around the Galaxy with us, unless they've been deflected. Our system, because it's comparatively older, moves about 30000 mph faster than the Local Standard of Rest.

[lighttowers]

@jerbiebarb thanks for your answer. Indeed : Of course: Not any of these stars DO revolve around us. A phenomenon, too difficult to explain that here.

I have made several articles on that on my homepage on that: (username> hp-link> see:" 2012" or "Maya" there is also a blog for comment )

Lets start it with that: While any gyroscope starts to "tumble" into the same direction as it spins, the earth tumbles ( precession) retrograde to its spin>

Scientists dont realize the difference it makes

[WierdmanProductions]

the prawns from d9 live here

[ZettaiThorn]

Clear skies dude ! You're EPIC ! ! !

[Athaeus]

You're well on your way to becoming a new Neil Tyson or Carl Sagan. Keep up the fantastic work, mate!

[arsenelupin123]

I always find your videos epic.

[BananaHurricane]

Great stuff as usual. Siriusly.

[hagenttzd]

Thanks TK.

Would you consider doing a vid on the Kepler telescope and how it functions? I've read up on it a little bit but still don't completely understand how it is suppose to work.

Either way, clear skys!

[TheAgilePhilosopher]

I wonder, it this could be a galaxy, which is being born.

On the other hand, I don't understand anything much of this remote Astronomy stuff.

[EvieGurl6]

Great vid!

[buzzausa]

Another good one :D

Merry Christmas TK.

[Dryndal]

It has been a little to cold lately here in Poland (-20'C) for stargazing, but I will check it out for sure when it gets a little warmer :D

[neil73]

Do you think anyone listens to Emerson, Lake and Palmer in M15?

[dannypantsgm]

These are so great!

[1991gr]

Awesome video!

thx from Greece!

[JulieOfSuburbia]

Tsh, sleep. Who needs it?

Awesome video!

[olasonn]

Thanks for another video, I have been eagerly awaiting it. Still dark pretty much the whole day here in Northern Norway, so perfect time for some stargazing.

[midare]

YAY! Thank you for adding CC to this one, TK! I'm thinking of going back and writing out what you said in the earlier ones to give to my mum... since she can't hear what you say. Speakers... although dad's hearing is going. I keep wanting to download these puppies in a DVD-player compatible format and give it to them.

[TheX2Com]

Thank you very much TK.

Have a brilliant chrismas and of course clear skyes! from Norway

Regards

Erik

[Amadeojd]

I don't do astronomical observation of any kind; but still, I find myself absorbed by each and every one of your videos. Exceptional videos.

[NicklasRahbek]

a warm thanks here from Denmark TK!

[FlyingAtheist]

Thanks TK I am a big fan and have had a renewed love for astronomy since watching your first videos.

Fantastic videos!

[owlcowl]

Another delightful exercise in celestial tourism. Globulars are such visual splendors. Can i presume M13 is next among these objects?

I just have one very minor point to offer -- the use of M81 as an visual proxy for the Milky Way Galaxy is not the ideal choice, since it is an unbarred spiral and the MYG is now known to be a barred spiral. M83 or the Sculptor Galaxy are probably closer to what ours would look like from the outside.

[chriscowman]

excellent!!

[Sanngot]

I had no idea stars could be that old! 8O

How far wawy from each other are these stars (on average)?

[Yevmeister]

These videos are great, but when are you going to get back to the AW channel? Have you lost your zest for debunking CrAP?

[PsyogiBottoms]

As always, fantastic. Thanks.

Do you think that the globular cluster will eventually start to spiral into a spiral galaxy, or will it just remain as a dense cluster indefinitely?

[hackenbollox]

Brilliant as always, dude! Cheers.

[CousinoMacul]

In a few billion years, the Andromeda galaxy will dominate the night sky. Boy would that be a sight to behold!

[Blueisalightbulb]

Thanks :)

[IzmirLeonard]

I can't find the Sirius Stargazing theme music credited anywhere.

[monitoradiation]

I think TK made it himself... I seem to remember him saying something about making his own theme song for future videos way back when.

[sl9guitar]

great job. i love these

[opaldragon75]

Awesome music and awesome Video!

Many thanks!

[deejayedwards]

Nice