Hi Tsula. I've really been enjoying your videos. You have a great way of explaining things. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and excitement with us. All the best...
Hi Greg: Thanks. Actually I think I have caught the aurora bug after seeing those incredible light displays and I'm itching to go back and see more aurora displays while we are in a period of solar maximum. I had taken two cameras to Alaska, planning to use one for time lapses and the other for single shots but it was so cold that when one camera would freeze I would have to take it inside and wait for it to thaw out and use the other camera in the meantime. I felt like I could have done a better job with my photos and time lapses, although I cannot complain at all about the experience of witnessing this fantastic natural light display first hand in all its glory. It wasn't so much that I was cold (I was actually fairly comfortable), as that the cold really takes a toll on your equipment. I would really love to go back maybe somewhere in Canada, next time, and see the Northern Lights again and go when it's a little bit warmer. Now that I have experienced -43F weather I can never again complain at all about the temperatures in Montana. Embrace the cold! Or whatever that slogan is that they have in Minnesota.
@@tsulasbigadventures I can't even imagine how beautiful an aurora must be! Good idea going to Canada next time -- closer, and maybe the temps will allow your equipment to work better! We never realize the effect of very cold temps on our equipment -- until it doesn't work anymore. Even in my 'mild' temps of around 0-15 deg F, I have to put dew heater bands on all the imaging electronics that are hanging off my rigs: telescopes, of course; my guide cam and guide scope; my EAF; and my ASIAir. The other night the useless USB dew strap on one of my ASIAir's stopped working -- and so did the ASIAir. Ugh. Having no more dew straps, I had to quicky grab a few of those HotHands hand warmer packets and stuff them all around the ASIAir. Eventually, the packets warmed up the ASIAir enough so it would start again. Whew.
@@gregerianne3880 Greg: At some point you are going to have to leave your imaging patio and go see the aurora. I cannot express how beautiful it was. Everyone should see it at least once in their life time. I can't believe you have to use that many dew straps. I took one with me to Alaska but clearly needed a boxful and hand warmers are essential in Alaska as food and water.
Thank you for sharing! I just got started on astronomy. I just recently got a smart telescope that does everything for you. With this telescope you only need to turn it on. The problem with this is mighty simple, if they turn off the app you will be completely useless because you the lack of knowledge about the night sky. I really need to know your independent way, highly knowledgeable. Again Thank you very much for sharing your experience and knowledge about the night sky.
I had the same thought when I heard about these new smart telescopes. That if you ever lost power or it failed you wouldn't know where to look or where to begin. Thank you for your kind reply and thank you for watching.
I received the beautiful Deluxe Laminated Edition of the Sky Atlas 2000 as a gift many years ago but have absolutely no clue how to use it. Life got in the way so I stored it away until today. I am determined to learn how to use it.The charts show the coordinates but how does it account for the seasonal variations in position or time of night? Anyway, I will listen to this first and try to figure it out. It's a very beautiful publication but I'd sure like to be able to make use of it. Thanks.
It's pretty easy. You just turn it to match how the constellations appear in the sky. What a wonderful gift. I hope you figure it out and get full use of your Sky Atlas. Cheers.
Castor is Gemini's alpha star even though it's dimmer than Pollux? What's NASA hiding from us? 🤔🙂 PS: It took me a while to figure this out, but mirror-imaging is why most people don't like the way they look in photographs. There are commercially available double mirrors which set things straight.
You can thank Johann Bayer for that error. Even though Pollux is brighter than Castor, Castor is by far the more interesting star. It is a multiple star system and includes a red dwarf.
That is incorrect. Polar alignment scopes made 40 years ago will not give an accurate position of Polaris. Celestial progression, proof that we are moving through the Cosmos, has to be adjusted in older alignment scopes in order to align a telescope to true North. This is indisputable. Old polar scopes had Polaris in a particular place, which doesn't match where it is now. You really need to go back to school.
@@internalmegat That's a good point, and while it proves the earth wobbles on its axis, it doesn't prove the sun, along with the earth, is moving through space. As I didn't know until doing a little research, the proof of that comes from measuring the sun's motion relative to the evenly dispersed cosmic microwave background - it looks "hotter" (less red-shifted) in the direction of our movement. (And that's not to mention, as has been recently proven by satellite photography, that the sun has a tail, much like a comet.)
THANKS..
Hi Tsula. I've really been enjoying your videos. You have a great way of explaining things. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and excitement with us. All the best...
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
Some great basic techniques for visual observers, Tsula! Nice to be back in 'warmer' weather after your Alaska trip? 😀
Hi Greg: Thanks. Actually I think I have caught the aurora bug after seeing those incredible light displays and I'm itching to go back and see more aurora displays while we are in a period of solar maximum. I had taken two cameras to Alaska, planning to use one for time lapses and the other for single shots but it was so cold that when one camera would freeze I would have to take it inside and wait for it to thaw out and use the other camera in the meantime. I felt like I could have done a better job with my photos and time lapses, although I cannot complain at all about the experience of witnessing this fantastic natural light display first hand in all its glory. It wasn't so much that I was cold (I was actually fairly comfortable), as that the cold really takes a toll on your equipment. I would really love to go back maybe somewhere in Canada, next time, and see the Northern Lights again and go when it's a little bit warmer. Now that I have experienced -43F weather I can never again complain at all about the temperatures in Montana. Embrace the cold! Or whatever that slogan is that they have in Minnesota.
@@tsulasbigadventures I can't even imagine how beautiful an aurora must be! Good idea going to Canada next time -- closer, and maybe the temps will allow your equipment to work better! We never realize the effect of very cold temps on our equipment -- until it doesn't work anymore. Even in my 'mild' temps of around 0-15 deg F, I have to put dew heater bands on all the imaging electronics that are hanging off my rigs: telescopes, of course; my guide cam and guide scope; my EAF; and my ASIAir. The other night the useless USB dew strap on one of my ASIAir's stopped working -- and so did the ASIAir. Ugh. Having no more dew straps, I had to quicky grab a few of those HotHands hand warmer packets and stuff them all around the ASIAir. Eventually, the packets warmed up the ASIAir enough so it would start again. Whew.
@@gregerianne3880 Greg: At some point you are going to have to leave your imaging patio and go see the aurora. I cannot express how beautiful it was. Everyone should see it at least once in their life time. I can't believe you have to use that many dew straps. I took one with me to Alaska but clearly needed a boxful and hand warmers are essential in Alaska as food and water.
This is a very good explanation. Thank you!
Thank you. I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching.
Thanks Tsula.
Thank you for watching.
Thank you for sharing! I just got started on astronomy. I just recently got a smart telescope that does everything for you. With this telescope you only need to turn it on. The problem with this is mighty simple, if they turn off the app you will be completely useless because you the lack of knowledge about the night sky. I really need to know your independent way, highly knowledgeable.
Again
Thank you very much for sharing your experience and knowledge about the night sky.
I had the same thought when I heard about these new smart telescopes. That if you ever lost power or it failed you wouldn't know where to look or where to begin. Thank you for your kind reply and thank you for watching.
I received the beautiful Deluxe Laminated Edition of the Sky Atlas 2000 as a gift many years ago but have absolutely no clue how to use it. Life got in the way so I stored it away until today. I am determined to learn how to use it.The charts show the coordinates but how does it account for the seasonal variations in position or time of night? Anyway, I will listen to this first and try to figure it out. It's a very beautiful publication but I'd sure like to be able to make use of it. Thanks.
It's pretty easy. You just turn it to match how the constellations appear in the sky. What a wonderful gift. I hope you figure it out and get full use of your Sky Atlas. Cheers.
Tails! Thank you for your advice! I just made myself a paper cut out, like you suggested and will try it out the next time I go out!
You're welcome and thank you for watching. Good luck with your star gazing with your paper cut out!
Castor is Gemini's alpha star even though it's dimmer than Pollux? What's NASA hiding from us? 🤔🙂
PS: It took me a while to figure this out, but mirror-imaging is why most people don't like the way they look in photographs. There are commercially available double mirrors which set things straight.
You can thank Johann Bayer for that error. Even though Pollux is brighter than Castor, Castor is by far the more interesting star. It is a multiple star system and includes a red dwarf.
@@tsulasbigadventures I once read a description of Castor as a "clockwork solar system."
Our stars align perfectly every 365 days... Proving we aren't moving anywhere at all 😮
That is incorrect. Polar alignment scopes made 40 years ago will not give an accurate position of Polaris. Celestial progression, proof that we are moving through the Cosmos, has to be adjusted in older alignment scopes in order to align a telescope to true North. This is indisputable. Old polar scopes had Polaris in a particular place, which doesn't match where it is now. You really need to go back to school.
It's called "precession" or "earth wobble" polaris will not always be the north star.
@@internalmegat That's a good point, and while it proves the earth wobbles on its axis, it doesn't prove the sun, along with the earth, is moving through space. As I didn't know until doing a little research, the proof of that comes from measuring the sun's motion relative to the evenly dispersed cosmic microwave background - it looks "hotter" (less red-shifted) in the direction of our movement. (And that's not to mention, as has been recently proven by satellite photography, that the sun has a tail, much like a comet.)