Great video Stephen/Starman. Some really good tips and I feel confident to have a go this weekend if we get clearer skies🤞🏾🤞🏾 Both your channels are getting me through this lockdown so please keep uploading and sharing your vlogs! Thank you 😘xx
I just found it right now for the first time with binoculars. I travelled up to the dark sky area in Scotland around loch doon from Nottingham to see it. I'm now trying to find it in the scope but I'm struggling. I've got all night though. Hopefully the clouds hold off! Thanks for the video that helped
I just had this problem. It’s because Andromeda is so massive, it actually takes up 5 times the amount of space in the sky as the moon, it’s just not visible due to how dim it is. When people look at andromeda with a telescope, they are looking for the dead centre nucleus. It’s impossibly to see the whole thing, unless you have a massive scope. It’s actually easier to see it with the naked eye. I just spent 4 hours looking for this massive galaxy, when I realized all I would see is a very small grey cloud (the dead centre) hope this helps!
They are good for the moon and Jupiter and it's moons as well as the brighter nebulas like in Orion. They are Bresser 8X60 and they cost a mere £25 from Lidl.
How are you getting 15 second exposures with no star trailing without a tracker? I can get 4 seconds with a nifty fifty at F2.2 and 1600 iso but that's it..... If I use f1.8 which is the best this little lens does I get very bright images and have to go with 800 iso or the entire sky is bright almost like daytime. I'd I use F2.5 I can get 6 seconds at 800 iso with a little darker sky. I'm in Oregon sitting right on the 45° line so polar alignment is pretty easy with my goto mount but sometimes we don't know the sky is going to be clear until it happens. Or like the best Orion I ever took was a night with big poofy clouds and no wind. I took 171 20 second exposures with a Canon t3i dslr on a meade ETX 125ec which I just happened to set up and was thankfully I'm the right place at the right time. But a lot of times it will say it's going to be 100% cloud cover and then I'll check just before I go to bed and there's a PERFECT sky in-between a bunch of clouds. It's Oregon if I don't grab the dslr and a tripod right away I might not even see the stars for another month. I really need to figure this out so I got the right settings as a baseline to try because I just don't get enough time to try different things on these nights I got one shot at it and if I don't get it in 15 minutes I'm not going to get it at all. Which gives no time to play with settings or even remembering from the last time.
Maybe it’s because I have a full frame camera and the 500 rule means I can use a longer exposure without trailing because the lens is not being cropped like it would be with a Canon t3i at 1.6x. Theoretically you can take pics without significant trailing by using the 500 rule. I.e 500/50mm=10sec, but applies to full frame. If using 1.6 crop you need to take into account.
Have you ever seen the Magellan Clouds? Quite a while since I last saw them when I was in New Zealand about 4 years ago.M31 is pretty bright and I use to be able to see it naked eye, just, from Sefton Park in Liverpool which was very light polluted, Bortle 8 if I recall.I would imagine Blackpool is a bit better than Liverpool probably Bortle 6?M33 is very difficult naked eye but I've had it from Northumberland.
Yes I did see the Magellanic Clouds on my trip to South Africa. We specifically went to Sutherland in the Northern Cape so we could see the night skies in a dark area. That was back in November 2013 and I’d love to go back maybe earlier in the year when the galactic plane is higher, but it was still a great trip. I have to drive to Bowland to have a chance of seeing M31, but although it’s difficult to spot from Blackpool, at least it can be photographed.
Use 18mm at f3.5 and shoot at ISO 3200-6400 for up to 15 seconds pointing towards the area I showed in the video. You should be able to capture it that way, but preferably from as dark a location as you can find.
super terrific video and yes it’s hard as hell to find it but i think that i seen it it was no clouds but it looked like a small smudge an that’s why i felt so badly that it WAS Andromeda if i had you with me you would have confirmed or denied it but my guess is i think you would have said it was
Glad you managed to find it. I know it's not easy to the untrained eye, but hopefully you will be able to locate it much easier from now on and also point it out to others.
Yes but it's a little early in the year to get a good view of it. Best wait until August onwards, I would say. Best time is winter, when the galaxy is high up in the evening sky.
Luckily I know very well how to find it, but if I didn't this video would leave me utterly baffled. I think it focused (no pun intended) far to much on your camera and garden and far to little on finding ones way about the sky.
![Journey to the Andromeda Galaxy [4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-ybiXR2WCFQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Absolutely brilliant video and very impressed with the way you explain things, thank you so much for making it so much easier to understand.👍
Thanks for that Brian. I think I lost everybody on the previous one I did, so I made up for it with this one.
Well explained, I've never seen the galaxy with the naked eye. But atleast i know where to look on a clear night :) thanks from Preston 👍
Good video. Going to see if I can get er done. 👊🏽
Thank you
Excellent video- fantastic detail & very easy to understand. Great work. Thank you 👍
Wow! Amazing 👍
Interesting and informative Mr C totally top draw stuff this is all good and fascinating stuff. Nice 1 Stephen this is educational
Thanks Paul.
Brilliant video....as soon as the sky clears I'm going to try and find it.
Thanks very much
Another great video Stephen, very informative! Keep them coming.xxxx
Glad you enjoyed it Jean.
What a fab picture and simple explanation in harsh light pollution of andromeda hurtling towards the milky way. Fantastic starman! Tfs. 🔴🟡🟢
Awesome video starman.
Thanks.
Great video Stephen/Starman. Some really good tips and I feel confident to have a go this weekend if we get clearer skies🤞🏾🤞🏾
Both your channels are getting me through this lockdown so please keep uploading and sharing your vlogs! Thank you 😘xx
Will do, thank you Maria x ☺️
Great video log for help and information
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
I just found it right now for the first time with binoculars. I travelled up to the dark sky area in Scotland around loch doon from Nottingham to see it. I'm now trying to find it in the scope but I'm struggling. I've got all night though. Hopefully the clouds hold off! Thanks for the video that helped
Glad I could help.
I just had this problem. It’s because Andromeda is so massive, it actually takes up 5 times the amount of space in the sky as the moon, it’s just not visible due to how dim it is. When people look at andromeda with a telescope, they are looking for the dead centre nucleus. It’s impossibly to see the whole thing, unless you have a massive scope. It’s actually easier to see it with the naked eye. I just spent 4 hours looking for this massive galaxy, when I realized all I would see is a very small grey cloud (the dead centre) hope this helps!
Thanks this is help full I've looked up stuff and nine helped thanks love this vid
Glad I could help.
This was fascinating 👏👏. Sheila
Glad you enjoyed it.
Very nice.
Nice one Starman! I enjoy the videos, keep em coming. It's pretty dim but I think you might have M33 in that shot as well.
Yes I see I got that as well, so it was pretty good going as M33 is way more faint than M31.
Extremely helpful
Hi Stephen, are those bins good enough for looking at the sky/planets? What make are those? Thanks
They are good for the moon and Jupiter and it's moons as well as the brighter nebulas like in Orion. They are Bresser 8X60 and they cost a mere £25 from Lidl.
@@starman1969 wow! I will take a look in Lidl tomorrow. Thank you!
@@madmantronixx7998 Good luck. If they don't have them, try Aldi. It's a bit pot luck getting these things from those shops.
@@starman1969 thank you. I will have a shop around. I have a budget of £50 as well.
How are you getting 15 second exposures with no star trailing without a tracker? I can get 4 seconds with a nifty fifty at F2.2 and 1600 iso but that's it.....
If I use f1.8 which is the best this little lens does I get very bright images and have to go with 800 iso or the entire sky is bright almost like daytime. I'd I use F2.5 I can get 6 seconds at 800 iso with a little darker sky.
I'm in Oregon sitting right on the 45° line so polar alignment is pretty easy with my goto mount but sometimes we don't know the sky is going to be clear until it happens. Or like the best Orion I ever took was a night with big poofy clouds and no wind. I took 171 20 second exposures with a Canon t3i dslr on a meade ETX 125ec which I just happened to set up and was thankfully I'm the right place at the right time. But a lot of times it will say it's going to be 100% cloud cover and then I'll check just before I go to bed and there's a PERFECT sky in-between a bunch of clouds. It's Oregon if I don't grab the dslr and a tripod right away I might not even see the stars for another month. I really need to figure this out so I got the right settings as a baseline to try because I just don't get enough time to try different things on these nights I got one shot at it and if I don't get it in 15 minutes I'm not going to get it at all. Which gives no time to play with settings or even remembering from the last time.
Maybe it’s because I have a full frame camera and the 500 rule means I can use a longer exposure without trailing because the lens is not being cropped like it would be with a Canon t3i at 1.6x. Theoretically you can take pics without significant trailing by using the 500 rule. I.e 500/50mm=10sec, but applies to full frame. If using 1.6 crop you need to take into account.
Have you ever seen the Magellan Clouds? Quite a while since I last saw them when I was in New Zealand about 4 years ago.M31 is pretty bright and I use to be able to see it naked eye, just, from Sefton Park in Liverpool which was very light polluted, Bortle 8 if I recall.I would imagine Blackpool is a bit better than Liverpool probably Bortle 6?M33 is very difficult naked eye but I've had it from Northumberland.
Yes I did see the Magellanic Clouds on my trip to South Africa. We specifically went to Sutherland in the Northern Cape so we could see the night skies in a dark area. That was back in November 2013 and I’d love to go back maybe earlier in the year when the galactic plane is higher, but it was still a great trip. I have to drive to Bowland to have a chance of seeing M31, but although it’s difficult to spot from Blackpool, at least it can be photographed.
A big like for the hat :D
What equipment did U use in this video?
A 24-70mm f2.8
What settings should I make for a Nikon D3500 with an 18-55 lens kit so I can take a photo that includes the Andromeda Galaxy?
Use 18mm at f3.5 and shoot at ISO 3200-6400 for up to 15 seconds pointing towards the area I showed in the video. You should be able to capture it that way, but preferably from as dark a location as you can find.
super terrific video and yes it’s hard as hell to find it but i think that i seen it it was no clouds but it looked like a small smudge an that’s why i felt so badly that it WAS Andromeda if i had you with me you would have confirmed or denied it but my guess is i think you would have said it was
Glad you managed to find it. I know it's not easy to the untrained eye, but hopefully you will be able to locate it much easier from now on and also point it out to others.
Hi Stephen
the next time I am out late at night I will try to find the Andromeda galaxy!
Nice one. I hope you find it.
I am going to try it out at night! Can it be seen at the Western United States?
Yes but it's a little early in the year to get a good view of it. Best wait until August onwards, I would say. Best time is winter, when the galaxy is high up in the evening sky.
@@starman1969 ok! Thanks :D
Dont really see the stars where i am 😥
Boo. Maybe you will get chance to go somewhere dark where you can see them.
maybe because of the city lights! too much light pollution
@@getsomehelp6261 its a big challenge for me
Good god! Like everyone knows where Cassiopeia is?
It is a very distinct constellation, which is very easy to spot because of it's shape like a W. I'm trying to help here.
Adromeda distance to earth it travels a speed of light 2.537 million years 😂
Luckily I know very well how to find it, but if I didn't this video would leave me utterly baffled. I think it focused (no pun intended) far to much on your camera and garden and far to little on finding ones way about the sky.
Ok, thanks for watching. I'll make another video that is a bit easier to follow.