The Astrocast

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast!  Thanks for joining us! This week, Roo takes you through the journey of last weekends EPIC pouring of the pier! He tells you all about the experience, gives some tips and tricks to make it an easier experience for you, and also explains WHY you would want to build a pier in the first place! If you'd like to see photos of the finished Pier (minus good cable ma...

Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week is a special episode, and definitely one to listen to under the stars! Let's hang out under the night sky and preview the summer triangle from 4 to 6am while gathering data on the N. American Nebula! We talk about quite a few things while we hang out, including a new contender entering the ring in AP! Also...Do we live in a simulation!? All of Roo&a...

Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for joining this week, long time no see!! A little bit of interference and Zachary Bird on this week's episode, my fault! This week on the show, we cover a whole multitude of topics, including recent price increases being seen on Astrophotography Gear, recapping the Lunar Eclipse, talking about upcoming astronomical events, and WHAT TO DO this Galaxy S...

Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for joining us for this special 50th episode of The Astrocast! ....It's special, because it is! This week on the show, Roo takes you through all the amazing things that were SUPPOSED to happen for this 50th episode! After failing miserably at ALL of them, we decided it's best to just stick to what we know: Astrophotography. So we do a DEEP DIVE on...

Note - Sorry for the funky volume up and downs on the intro! Not sure what happened there! Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! On this episode, Roo takes you through the experience of deciding to setup permanently! Building a pier has come with some interesting challenges, but it’s going great all things considered! We also discuss the changing of the seasons, a simple tool to make taking your flats...

Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast!!! This week - Roo catches you up on what he's been up to these last couple weeks while he was gone! We cover a trip to Florida, a certain ASTEROID that has been making the rounds in the news as of late, as well as how to view Asteroids in Stellarium, among other things! I've been working on a AP-centric episode that will come out next week, so make sure...

Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! Thanks for tuning in this week for a UNIQUE episode as Roo takes you with him to the good old side yard for some first light shenanigans on the new Askar SQA55. I purchased this scope myself, it's my new refractor, and I thought I'd share some of that experience with you! Since this night, I've managed to get a capture of the HH/Flame Nebula for 4 h...

Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week on the show, we sit down with an Astrophotography Extraordinaire - and my personal favorite "AP Influencer" on YouTube, the one and only Nico Carver. If you SOMEHOW listen to The Astrocast and haven't seen Nicos channel , what are you waiting for?!? Check it out after the episode, and make sure you look for my comment in his latest episode...

WELCOME BAAACK to The Astrocast! This week on the show, Roo takes a deep dive into one of his absolute favorite persons in history, the one and only Galileo Galilei. Sit back and relax and learn a thing or two about the man who INVENTED modern astronomy. Bonus points if you listen to this episode while checking out the Galilean Satellites.  His discoveries? Immense and uncountable. His life? Incre...

Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week on the show, Roo takes you through what it takes to shoot an HDR image of an incredibly bright Nebula, like Orion, and why you should try it! We also discuss the great, late, Akira Fujii, who has forever left his mark on the world of Astrophotography through his countless amazing images. Do you have a question you'd like answered on the show? Feel f...

Welcome baaack to The Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you back through some of his fondest moments of 2024, recaps some of the greatest Astronomical moments of the year - and waxes poetically about the future. 2025 is set to be an even BIGGER and BETTER year for The Astrocast! Thank you so much for tuning in in 2024! A VERY SPECIAL thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters who have helped support...

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! MIDNIGHT RELEASE EDITION! This week, Roo is taking you for a crash course in the usage and history, and BASICS of Radio Astronomy. Roo loves the topic of Radio Astronomy and plans on doing a follow up on this episode to discuss building your own radio telescope in the future. If that would be of interest to you, let him know by emailing rooastrocast@gmail.com! In...

Welcome baaaaack to The Astrocast! This week on the show, Roo will catch you up on what he's been up to during the last couple weeks, including an impressive stretch of impeccably clear nights around new new moon, which is much too rare! We also talk about shooting Orion at 35mm with an unmodified R5, and what the results were like! Wanna see the photo? Check it out here! Leave a comment and...

Welcome to The Astrocast 40th Episode Spectacular!!! Welcome baaack to The Astrocast!!! This week on the show, Roo sits down with the founders of Dark Dragons Astronomy to talk all things Astro, past, present, and future. We discuss what Dark Dragons has been up to this past year, get very in depth on their hardware solutions, including The Dragonlair roll-off roof system. Also joining us this wee...

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 Discord, please feel free to donate here ! Thank you so much to ALL of our Patreon supporters!!! Clear Skies! Roo Support the show Email me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

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 only discord for astro talk 24/7, please feel free to donate here! This week on the show, Roo is going through the motions to get things started. Talking about a new...

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 SUPERSIZED this episode! A quick reminder - if you would like to support the show, there are several ways you can! The #1 choice would be to join our Patreon! This will get you ac...

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 return! This week we discuss a darn near PERFECT weekend of Astronomy, with many of us getting to see multiple "once in a liftime" astron...

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 last 20 years to see the Northern Lights from much lower-than-normal latitudes! If you happened to miss out in May, now is your chance! Make plans now, and tag me in your...

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 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is about to put on for us! If you have ever wanted a family member or friend to share in the experience of Astronomy but weren't sure how to g...

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. Your donation is tax deductible, and 92% of every dollar given to the Red Cross goes DIRECTLY to the impacted victims to help them recover and get the help they so desperately need. Thank you for always being there.  Welc...

*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 telescope that his hit the market, and the pros and cons of such a scope, including features/cost/quality. We also discuss the never-ending internal battle that is building an...

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 to you within 24 hours (usually much quicker!) and send the link. You'll also get a shoutout on the podcast! Please feel free to give whatever you can, we have levels at 1 and 5 dollars per month. This week on...

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 explains when you can wake up, get out early, and start to see Orion, Taurus, and even a few planets! We are EXTREMELY excited to announce we have partnered with High Point Scientific! If you ever need to make a purchase,...

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 support the show, please chip in a few bucks to our Patreon here, and you'll get access to our members only Discord, a shout out on the show, and a few other things I'm planning for the near future! A giant THANK YOU t...