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The Astrocast: Astronomy & Astrophotography
A podcast about Astrophotography and Astronomy. Deep dive discussions into all things Astro. Gear, Best Practices, Interviews, and everything in between.
Follow along with host Christopher "Roo" Page as he takes you through his experience as a beginner in the hobby through becoming a semi-expert in SOME areas. A large community driven podcast that has a very personal touch to it. We try to make sure you'll learn something new every week. Dark sky trips, Club meetups, listener questions, gear…
Episodes
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 54 - Better Late than Never!
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! NEW MERCH AVAILABLE NOW! Get your Astrocast gear today! Click the link and show your support while looking AWESOME! This…
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Episode 53 - Piers for Fears
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…
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Episode 52 - Early Mornin' Under the Stars
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…
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Episode 51 - You want HOW MUCH for an AM5?!
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…
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Episode 50 - HAPPY 50th! / ASIAIR Deep Dive Pt.1
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…
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Episode 49 - Embroidery Circle of The STARS!
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…
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Episode 48 - 1 in 32?!
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…
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Episode 47 - First Light!
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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 46 - Nico Carver of Nebula Photos
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week on the show, we sit down with an Astrophotography Extraordinaire - and my personal favorite "AP Influencer" on…
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Episode 45 - Galileo Galelei
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…
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Episode 44 - Let's talk Astro (Shooting Orion in HDR)
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…
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Episode 43 - 2024 was a GREAT year for Astrophotography
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…
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Episode 42 - The Answer to the Universe ...is radio astronomy
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…
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Episode 41 - Barnards Loop, no mods!
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…
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Episode 40 - Let's Talk Astro with Dark Dragons Astronomy!
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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 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…
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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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 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…
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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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyHEADS 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…
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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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 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…
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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…
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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…
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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 Setup…
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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…
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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…
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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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 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…
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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…
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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…
The Astrocast: Astronomy & AstrophotographyEpisode 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…
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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…
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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…
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Episode 15 - Part 1 - The Pixinsight Episodes
Sorry the episode is a few minutes late! I may be changing the upload time to 9pm EST on Tuesday, just because it's hard to get the edit out by 8. We'll see!…
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Episode 14 - Late Overheating PC Edition!
Astrocast Patreon - New $1/month tier to help support the show, details below! Welcome back, Astro fam! I apologize for the 2-day delay, but the PC was…
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Episode 13 - Lets Talk Astro (Part 2)
This week Roo talks Shop with you. We recap the Great American Solar Eclipse. Talk about a recent trip down the club Observatory, and even go over something…
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Episode 12 - Building the Ultimate Widefield Rig
Welcome back to the ASTROCAST! In this special, EXTRA LONG episode, Roo takes you through the EXACT steps of building the ULTIMATE widefield rig! If you've…
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Episode 10 - 10th Episode Spectacular!
Welcome back to The Astrocast! We are celebrating our tenth episode this week and are so happy to have you along for the ride!!! This week, we answer a…
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Episode 11 - OSC Filters, where to start?
Looks like this went live a little early, enjoy! No clue why it's saying 3/12, but this is indeed for today (3/26/24). Welcome BACK Astro fam! Sorry I was gone…
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Episode 9 - Let's talk Astro
*Quick note!* There was a few strange artifacts with last nights upload that I noticed - so i'm doing a quick reupload - this should resolve the issue. Thanks!…
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Episode 8 - Let's Shoot the Milky Way!
Welcome to Episode 8 of the Astrocast! This week, Roo will take you through, step by step, EVERYTHING you need to have and know about shooting awesome photos…
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Episode 7 - Interview w/Rick Bassham, Director of Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory
Welcome to this weeks Astrocast! We have a VERY special episode this week, our first interview! Joining Roo to discuss Astronomy is Rick Bassham, the Director…
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Episode 6 - The Seasons of Astronomy
In this week's episode of the Astrocast, Roo discusses what it likes to go through the various seasons in Astrophotography, including why many wide-field…
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Episode 5 - Joining an Astronomy Club and your first Star Party
Thanks for tuning in to this weeks Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you through what it's like to join an Astronomy Club, and what to expect when you head out…
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Episode 4 - Buying your first Telescope
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Astrocast! This week, Roo will cover a question that he has consistently seen asked since day one of journey in to learning…
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Episode 3 - All about Processing
Welcome to Episode 3 of the ASTROCAST! This week, Roo will take you through all of the popular editing tools for astrophotography, and give you recommendations…
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Episode 2 - Star Trackers, Constellations, and Bare Bones setups
Welcome back to this weeks Astrocast! This week, Roo is discussing star trackers, learning new constellations, and how to go about taking astrophotography…
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Episode 1 - The Beginners Rig for Astrophotography
Welcome to the Astrocast! In our inaugural episode, Roo takes you through what it means to build a "beginners rig" for Astrophotography, and goes into deep…