Lots of great tips for how to find targets there Joe. Pretty much I do the same thing looking at Telescopius and Astrobin. Funny, down here we keep finding new targets to image that always seem to be in the Northern Hemisphere - why is the grass always greener in the other hemisphere?! 🤣
Hey Joe! - Great video buddy! :-D I also really do enjoy using Telescopius & browsing Astrobin occasionally for finding my targets, it's hard for me to get out of a rut sometimes though and find something new to shoot haha! 😀 I also just want to say awesome job on reaching 3000 subscribers my friend, that's an incredible achievement!! All the very best & clear skies! P.S - I know I've said this before, but your view from home really is breathtaking man - what an incredible place to live!
Thanks so much Luke! I’m very excited to have 3000 people watching my channel, it’s really incredible to think about. I really love it here in Colorado, I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.
Great overview Joe, I’ve been using telescopius for ages now and love it. I didn’t know about the moon curve though so thanks for that tip. Great video as always 👍
@@JoesAstrophoto you’ve got to love a stolen image 😂 I really love that galaxy we shot, still find it strange that our videos didn’t seem to do that well
Me too, my collaboration videos are almost always the least watched and take the longest to make, but I have the most fun doing them, so it really doesn’t matter if they get good views, but I always do wonder why that is.
Finding targets is usually a process of looking at what others are imaging and seeing if they are available in my sky. I have a completely obstructed view of the west and south, so I have to be sure to plan my observing time accordingly. Telescopius looks like a good starting resource for the planning exercise.
Great video as always David: how do you choose a target with a restricted view of the sky? Trees and houses! My view gets me close to the southeast horizon and the zenith. Could I search for an object in terms of altitude and azimuth so that I could follow an object that moves from that horizon through the zenith?
Thanks Douglas! Hopefully David will answer as I'm assuming you're asking about Sky Safari, which I do not know. I do know you can do that in Stellarium and NINA by taking pictures of your surrounding and uploading it. It will generate a custom horizon for you. Jay from James Lamb channel and I think Pat from Heavenly Garden have both done videos on that.
@@JoesAstrophoto thanks Joe. Will give that a go. David: do you have the same idea? BTW, Joe: I value your channel not just for its wealth of information. I really enjoy your humility, thoughtfulness and the shear joy with which you describe your experiences.
Great video, Joe. I should use Telescopius more often as it is a great source to find targets. You and Glenn took advantage of poor Russell there, but, he left that galaxy for you to see, so, why not?
Another interesting video with great tips, Joe! And congrats on your 3000 subs - should be rather a few thousands more according to your content. Way too hot here at the moment to do any AP (up to 40°C/104°F)..I wish we had some rain here, at least during the day. - Hope you'll have some better weather soon to do AP.
Thanks Joe! Cracking video and incredibly helpful!! Up til now I’ve been using Sky Safari on my iPad which is decent but telescopius seems waaayyyy better in contrast. I really wish some of these tools would let you upload a panorama of where you’re shooting from so you can see when things move out of sight too! Thanks again!!
Thanks Jon! I know that Stellarium has one. You’ll need to take pictures of your surroundings and add them to the app and it should create a custom horizon for you.
A lot of times, I'll look over at the Cloudy Nights beginning deep sky imaging forum for the monthly imaging challenge. This month, for example, is the Cygnus Loop. Unfortunately, it's July 21 and I haven't been able to capture a single photon from it. No views of the eastern skies... Some times I just troll around Stellarium... it's how I ended up finding the Draco Trio, which I gathered some LRGB data. Only 7 hours or so... not enough to do it justice. But yeah... Stellarium and telescopius are my 2 go-to options... with the monthly imaging challenge and astrobin providing some input for potential targets.
Great tips there Joe I generally look in stellarium then if i find something interesting I connect to the observatory computer & check out what it would look like in NINA, if I like it I go for it but telescopius is another handy site to consider especially with the Moon curve so I'll be checking it out.
Thanks Joe. Clever how you can import the image coordinates straight from Telescopius into your imaging program. Another good one is Sky Safari for an Ipad. It’s easier to use than Stellarium.
Thanks Avanteesh! That's pretty interesting actually. I haven't used my hand controller in years, but really good to know they work well. I don't think I've seen V5 of synscan either. Thanks for the info man!
Been raining and cloudy here nearly every evening. Hope you get some clear skies stacked up soon, Joe!
Thanks Kyle! Same for you my friend!
Lots of great tips for how to find targets there Joe. Pretty much I do the same thing looking at Telescopius and Astrobin. Funny, down here we keep finding new targets to image that always seem to be in the Northern Hemisphere - why is the grass always greener in the other hemisphere?! 🤣
Hahaha thanks Logan! It's always the case isn't it.
Hey Joe! - Great video buddy! :-D I also really do enjoy using Telescopius & browsing Astrobin occasionally for finding my targets, it's hard for me to get out of a rut sometimes though and find something new to shoot haha! 😀
I also just want to say awesome job on reaching 3000 subscribers my friend, that's an incredible achievement!!
All the very best & clear skies!
P.S - I know I've said this before, but your view from home really is breathtaking man - what an incredible place to live!
Thanks so much Luke! I’m very excited to have 3000 people watching my channel, it’s really incredible to think about. I really love it here in Colorado, I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.
Telescopius looks like a really interesting programme, I'll have to take a look at it. Hope it stops raining for you soon.
Thanks so much John! I think you'll really like it. Statistically speaking, I have to get a clear night soon now hahaha
"Duuuuuude look at that galaxy"
lol! 👍
Great video Joe, I didn’t know Telescopius was so good! I’ll be getting that now! Great run through! Thanks for that Joe! Clear skies!
Thanks Simon! It’s my favorite tool for planning.
@@JoesAstrophoto Congrats btw for over 3000 subs😀 Well deserved Joe!👍
Thanks so much Simon!
Great video Joe! Very helpful... next video can be on how to secure your images from theft! LOL
Almost spit out my coffee laughing! Thanks James hahaha
@@JoesAstrophoto lol!
Great overview Joe, I’ve been using telescopius for ages now and love it. I didn’t know about the moon curve though so thanks for that tip. Great video as always 👍
Thanks so much Russell, I snuck you and Glenn in the video too lol
@@JoesAstrophoto you’ve got to love a stolen image 😂 I really love that galaxy we shot, still find it strange that our videos didn’t seem to do that well
Me too, my collaboration videos are almost always the least watched and take the longest to make, but I have the most fun doing them, so it really doesn’t matter if they get good views, but I always do wonder why that is.
Nice one Joe and great tips. Not much I can add to be honest. Clear skies man
Thanks so much Glenn! I was just going to say I get all my targets from you in the video, but didn't think it'd be very interesting then hahaha
@@JoesAstrophoto this is true. Honesty does not pay 😂😂
Finding targets is usually a process of looking at what others are imaging and seeing if they are available in my sky. I have a completely obstructed view of the west and south, so I have to be sure to plan my observing time accordingly. Telescopius looks like a good starting resource for the planning exercise.
Thanks David, I think you can sort on North transiting targets only, so that may help you out.
@@JoesAstrophoto I have a good horizon from the southeast to just a west of north. I’ll play with the filters to see how the object list presents.
Great video as always
David: how do you choose a target with a restricted view of the sky? Trees and houses! My view gets me close to the southeast horizon and the zenith. Could I search for an object in terms of altitude and azimuth so that I could follow an object that moves from that horizon through the zenith?
Thanks Douglas! Hopefully David will answer as I'm assuming you're asking about Sky Safari, which I do not know. I do know you can do that in Stellarium and NINA by taking pictures of your surrounding and uploading it. It will generate a custom horizon for you. Jay from James Lamb channel and I think Pat from Heavenly Garden have both done videos on that.
@@JoesAstrophoto thanks Joe. Will give that a go. David: do you have the same idea?
BTW, Joe: I value your channel not just for its wealth of information. I really enjoy your humility, thoughtfulness and the shear joy with which you describe your experiences.
Great video, Joe. I should use Telescopius more often as it is a great source to find targets. You and Glenn took advantage of poor Russell there, but, he left that galaxy for you to see, so, why not?
Thanks Pat, yeah Russell was asking for help identifying an image problem and we shamelessly stole his image idea lol
Another interesting video with great tips, Joe! And congrats on your 3000 subs - should be rather a few thousands more according to your content. Way too hot here at the moment to do any AP (up to 40°C/104°F)..I wish we had some rain here, at least during the day. - Hope you'll have some better weather soon to do AP.
Thanks so much Tully! Much appreciated and I hope you cool down soon as well.
@@JoesAstrophoto Thanks Joe, I hope so as well. ;))
Thanks Joe! Cracking video and incredibly helpful!! Up til now I’ve been using Sky Safari on my iPad which is decent but telescopius seems waaayyyy better in contrast. I really wish some of these tools would let you upload a panorama of where you’re shooting from so you can see when things move out of sight too! Thanks again!!
Thanks Jon! I know that Stellarium has one. You’ll need to take pictures of your surroundings and add them to the app and it should create a custom horizon for you.
A lot of times, I'll look over at the Cloudy Nights beginning deep sky imaging forum for the monthly imaging challenge. This month, for example, is the Cygnus Loop. Unfortunately, it's July 21 and I haven't been able to capture a single photon from it. No views of the eastern skies... Some times I just troll around Stellarium... it's how I ended up finding the Draco Trio, which I gathered some LRGB data. Only 7 hours or so... not enough to do it justice. But yeah... Stellarium and telescopius are my 2 go-to options... with the monthly imaging challenge and astrobin providing some input for potential targets.
Thanks Jonny! I'll have to start looking out for that imaging challenge on Cloudy Nights.
Great tips there Joe I generally look in stellarium then if i find something interesting I connect to the observatory computer & check out what it would look like in NINA, if I like it I go for it but telescopius is another handy site to consider especially with the Moon curve so I'll be checking it out.
Thanks man! I do use NINA as well sometimes if it’s late at night and I’m at the scope.
Thanks Joe. Clever how you can import the image coordinates straight from Telescopius into your imaging program. Another good one is Sky Safari for an Ipad. It’s easier to use than Stellarium.
Thanks Neil! I've heard of Sky Safari, but don't think I've ever tried it, but will now, thanks!
If you get the basic version they will offer 50% off an upgrade to pro in a few days
Thanks for the tip Neil!
Cool Video Joe. I use My Hand controller (syncscan V5) to Find Objects. It's Pointing accuracy is Not Bad!
Thanks Avanteesh! That's pretty interesting actually. I haven't used my hand controller in years, but really good to know they work well. I don't think I've seen V5 of synscan either. Thanks for the info man!
@@JoesAstrophoto your Right Joe. It's Just a Matter of Proper star alignment, date & time, Location and Perfect polar Alignment (for EQ)
Hey Joe! Hope you get a break from the pishin' rain soon!
Thanks Dave, I really miss imaging.
I'm stealing your method!
Hahahaha adorei
Thanks Ana!