The Astrocast
A podcast about Astrophotography and Astronomy. Deep dive discussions into all things Astro. Gear, Best Practices, Interviews, and everything in between.
Episodes
40 episodes
Heads up! BIG ZWO Sale!
Hey Astrofam! Hope you're all doing GREAT!Just wanted to let you know High Point Scientific is having a HUGE sale on ZWO Products. I believe all the big astronomy c...
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Season 1
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Episode 391
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Episode 39 - BIRDCAST TAKEOVER
What do Corvus, Aquila, and Cygnus all have in common???Find out this week, on The Birdcast.If you would like to support the show and join our private members only Disc...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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55:06
Episode 38 - HDR Composites of Orion and the Leonids Meteor Storm of 2001
WELCOME BAAAACK to THE ASTROCAST!Thanks for joining us this week! And a special thanks to our newest Patreon member, Alex, for helping support the show! Thank you Alex! If you would like to support the show and join us in the members on...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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59:40
Episode 37 - Let's talk Astro (Part 3)
WELCOME BAAAAACK TO THE ASTROCAST! Thank you for being patient with me for this episode, me and Jess had a little vacation time for our 10-year anniversary, so we disappeared for a bit! To thank you for waiting, we have...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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1:32:04
Episode 36 - Auroras and Comets and Clear Skies, oh my!
Welcome baaaack to THE ASTROCAST! Sorry for the late show this week fam, it's been a BUSY week around here, preparing for a trip! We will be off next week... but don't worry, Roo has a VERY special ALL AP episode planned for Halloween when we r...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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51:07
HEADS UP! Aurora visible TONIGHT, listen!
Hey everyone! This is a heads up, tonight (10/10/24) is predicted to see a KP8/G4 Geomagnetic Storm, which should cause visible Aurora through much of the Northern Hemisphere! This means you will have the 2nd best chance in the la...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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3:05
Episode 34 - A GREAT COMET APPROACHES.
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! Share this episode, Astrofam! I have made the first half of this episode for absolute beginners who know nothing about Astronomy, so EVERYONE can see and appreciate the breathtaking show that C2023/A3 Tsuchinsh...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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57:30
Episode 33 - 3 a.m. Trips aren't for Everyone!
Hey, Astrofam - This week I'm asking, as a local North Carolinian for my entire life, if you can help, please consider donating to the relief fund for Hurricane Helene here.
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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53:11
Episode 32 - Adjustable Aperture Telescopes?!
*Note - released a day early because production wrapped faster than expected! I mention this cause i'm not from the future ;)Welcome BAAAAACK to The Astrocast!!! This week, Roo talks about a fancy new type (sort of) of telescop...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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34:07
Episode 31 - A Great Comet Approaches...?
Welcome BAAAACK to THE ASTROCAST!If you would like join our Patreon to Support the Show and become a member of (our suddenly quite busy) Discord, please click here! I'll get back...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:03:36
Episode 30 - Orion Returns!
Support the Show!Welcome BAAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, we're talking about a whole grab bag of topics, chief among them the RETURN of the Winter Constellations! Roo expla...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:10:11
Episode 29 - When Clear Skies Return/Shoot The Moon
Welcome BAAAAACK to The Astrocast!Thank you SO MUCH for joining us this week, I'm super excited to be back, and we have an awesome show for you!If you would like to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:08:15
Episode 28 - One Clear Night
Welcome back to The Astrocast!I hope you all like this weeks episode, it's a little shorter than usual, and the format is definitely different than we normally do, but given this week's schedule constraints, I thought it would be fun. <...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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20:03
Episode 27 - "Its so bad, it's not even wrong."
WELCOME BAAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo opines on the terrible situation that has been the North American Milky Way Season of 2024. How has your Astronomy been these last few months?? Email me what your experience for Summer 2...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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58:56
Episode 26 - Astrophotography Jargon Explained
Sorry for the delay everyone!! Everything that can go wrong, sometimes go wrong! Murphys Law, as they say. You'll have to ignore the part where I mention this is a "YouTube episode", as the greenscreen key was messed up, and I couldn't fix it!!...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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59:02
Episode 25 - A Basic Astrophotography Setup
WELCOME BAAAACK to the Astrocast! We're on YOUTUBE this week! If you'd like to check out the episode there, visit:Episode 25 - A Basic Astrophotography SetupBetter late than never!!...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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42:20
Episode 24 - All about Calibration Frames
Welcome BAAAACK to the ASTROCAST! This week Roo is going to tell you all about Calibration frames! We go over what each type of frame is, why you use it, how to take it, and everything in between! Using Calibration frames is a sur...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:00:55
Episode 23 - Light Pollution Sucks
Welcome BAAAACK to the ASTROCAST! This is a SPECIAL week, as it's our videocast debut!!!If you would prefer to watch the video version of the pod, check it out here:The Astrocast Yo...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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56:05
Episode 22 - Great Targets for Milky Way Season, and how to find them!
WELCOME BAAAACK to the ASTROCAST!This week on the show, we'll be looking in to how to find the rarer nebula that aren't quite as common as many of the ones we see on a normal basis. Roo will give you specific instructions for how...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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Episode 21 - Dark Skies Trip Recap!
WELCOME BAAAACK to the Astrocast! I've missed being away and talking with you all, and I hope you've had a great new moon while I was gone! This week Roo takes you through a recap of his 2nd annual Dark Sky trip to B1/B2 skies and talks...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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52:33
Episode 20 - Tools to make you a better Astrophotographer
What sort of tools can you find online to make you a better Astrophotographer? Better yet, HOW can you use those tools to become better? What sort of apps can make the hobby more fun? This week, Roo is going to dive deep into many of them. We'l...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:05:58
Episode 19 - Milky Way Mosaics, and Polar Alignment
Welcome back to The Astrocast! Thanks for waiting an extra week longer than normal, Roo needed a break as he has been in full CRUNCH mode at his day job, and as this is a one man band, occasionally we all need a little time off!This wee...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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55:36
Episode 18 - Aurora Borealis!!!
Welcome back to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down to talk about the AMAZING experience we all had over the past weekend, getting to experience the Northern Lights in places you normally NEVER do! Which ended up being a majority of the Nor...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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56:04
Episode 17 - Who says we can't go back to normal shows?!
WELCOME BACK to the Astrocast! After taking a couple weeks to dive DEEP in to the workings of Pixinsight, we are back to our normal chat! We discuss a wide variety of topics, including the mighty Celestron SCT and Hyperstar combination, the adv...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:07:42
Episode 16 - Part 2 - The PixInsight Episodes - Processing
Welcome back to the 2nd episode in the Pixinsight series of The Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you through the processing portion of using Pixinsight! If you haven't listened to last weeks episode (episode 15) - I would highly re...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:14:10