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June 12, 20260 min
Bortle 1 or BUST
Just a quick check in from the Tennessee rest area!!! If you’re seeing this because you scanned the QR code, welcome to the Astrocast Family!!!clear skies! RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
June 3, 2026Episode 982 hr 54 min
Episode 98 - Let's talk Astro (w/Justin and Parish)
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down with his buddies Justin and Parish to talk Astrophotography! Remote imaging, Rokinon 135's, SSDs, HDDs, and everything in between! This is an EXTRA-LENGTH episode, so get comfy, and hopefully under a dark clear sky!Special thanks to Justin and Parish for spending the evening talking AP with me. Here's a link to the m48 Flange we discuss during the back half of the show, guaranteed to make your Rokinon/Samyang 135 a better rig!First Light Optics M48 to Samyang/Rokinon 135 FlangeThe Bambuu Labs 3d printing debacle!Great USB Cables we were discussingThe prior links are affiliate links that help the show! If you make a purchase through one of them, you get the same great price, but a small cut of the profit goes to support The Astrocast. Thanks for your support!Join our PATREON! Become a member of The Astrocast Family today, and talk with us whenever ya please! You will get access to the AC Discord right away, and you'll love it! I also send a personal video thank you to every single person who joins, I greatly appreciate your support! Quick disclaimer: this is a discussion based on our opinions, interpretations, and publicly available information. Nothing we say should be taken as a legal claim, accusation, or statement of fact about anyone’s guilt, intent, liability, or wrongdoing. We’re here to comment, speculate, and discuss not to litigate. Support the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
May 30, 202630 min
AC Shorts (Trips a comin)
Hey Guys!Happy weekend :)<3 RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
May 27, 2026Episode 971 hr 14 min
Episode 97 - Capturing Exoplanet Transits w/Jorik
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWelcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo recaps some of the preparations he is taking before setting off on a 4,000 mile round trip adventure to the darkest skies he has ever seen. Afterwards, he sits down with a new friend to talk about a VERY fascinating field, capturing exoplanet transits! Roo is extremely excited at the thought of capturing his own transit, and will definitely keep you posted on how his progress goes, as he makes it! If there's enough interest in this, I would consider doing a video episode going through all the steps!Join the Astrocast Family! - Gain access to our members only Patreon, access to Astropeak Remote Observatory in the wide open Bortle 1 skies of Utah, and become friends with some of the best astronomers in the world!Buy me a coffee if you enjoy the show!A big shoutout to our newest 3 members of the Astrocast family, Jesse, Sean, and Dr. Dave! Thank you guys for joining the Patreon and the Discord, you've been a breath of fresh air!Also, a big thank you to everyone who continues to use the affiliate links at the top of the post, if you use them when making any purchase through these vendors, you'll get the same great prices as always, but a small portion of the profits goes to benefit the Astrocast. Thanks so much for your support!LINKS from this week's episode! The Swarthmore Transit Finder - Find a transit happening in a solar system "near" you tonight! How to observe exoplanets (part of the NASA Exoplanet Watch programme) - The how! Read this first, to get a better understanding! Information about EXOTIC (EXOplanet Transit Interpretation Code) - Definitely check this out.The google form for EXOTIC advanced - You'll definitely need this!Joriks Astrobin - WOW!!! I'm glad you did this, Jorik! Amazing images!And here's Roo's Astrobin - though it definitely needs some more photos! That'll be coming this summer, for sure. As a reminder, I'll be ON THE ROAD from June 12-22nd, so episodes will be flakey during this period...but stay tuned, cause it's gonna be worth it when we get back!Cover photo this week - credit to Acererak! Great image!Support the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
May 19, 2026Episode 963 min
Episode 96 - The NEAF Episode
https://youtu.be/b_54zFXexTIThe NEAF Episode premiers on Youtube at 4pm EST 5/19/2026! I hope to see you there! Clear Skies!!!-RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
April 29, 2026Episode 951 hr 1 min
Episode 95 - Craving Dark Skies
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWelcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, join Roo as he takes you on a midnight journey to the middle of nowhere, a place where only Whippoorwills and Darkness dare to tread, a place where sleepy eyes are no match for the Milky Way!As a reminder, if you'd like to join the coolest Astronomy club there is, consider joining The Astrocast Society! Become a member today and get exclusive access to The Astrocast Discord - where you will meet and talk with like minded individuals 24/7. It truly is a GREAT place to be. You can also get exclusive access to Astropeak Observatory, a remote observatory in Utah under Bortle 1 skies! Join the Patreon now and when you reserve your pier Astropeak will pay for your membership! WIN WIN!We'll be off next week to take time for editing a HUGE episode that is coming up soon, but we'll see you in Mid-May! Happy early Milky Way season, get out there and see it! No excuses!If you'd like to see the photo Roo got from this trip, check it out here on the FB Page for The Astrocast. For 1 hour of exposures it came out pretty cool! Move Shoot Move Nomad - Currently sold out - but keep checking back!Support the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
April 23, 2026Episode 942 min
Episode 94 - Link in Description
See the new episode here!Click the link above to goto The Astrocast on Youtube, and see this weeks new episode!Thank you all SO MUCH for your support! Special episodes like this one are only possible because you all show your support by listening to all the others, and supporting the Patreon!Clear Skies!-RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
April 15, 2026Episode 931 hr 51 min
Episode 93 - Talking FILTERS w/James from Leviathan Optical
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWelcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down w/James from Leviathan Optical to discuss the current state of Astrophotography, Filters for OSC Cameras, and of course, the Spectral Pro from Leviathan Optical. James is an incredibly talented and smart astrophotographer based in Dublin, Dr. James Murphy is an endlessly fascinating guy who I could talk to for 8 hours if I didn't have to make dinner with my wife occasionally.I'm going to do my best to link to everything we discussed, but if I missed anything, please let me know! LINKS from this weeks Discussion:Leviathan Optical WebsiteGet your Leviathan Spectral Pro at FLO!Horizon Astronomy (if you're in Germany, check em out!)John Walsh on AstrobinResources on Leviathan Optical (this is where you can find the tools/datasheets we discussed during the show)Gallery showing results from Leviathan Spectral Pro (including my Heart Nebula)Thanks so much for tuning in to the Astrocast, we'll be back with a new episode next week, and until then...as always - CLEAR SKIES!!!!-RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
April 8, 2026Episode 921 hr 35 min
Episode 92 - Astrobloke - A chat w/Glenn!
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWELCOME BACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down w/Glenn AKA Astrobloke to talk about Astronomy and Astrophotography! Please make sure to subscribe to the Astrobloke Youtube Channel and also check out his buddy Simon, on Simons Astro!We have a new shirt! Get yours here! I highly recommend the black, but it comes in 10 colors!Also, welcome Craig to our Discord Family! You can join here!Wish me luck at NEAF this weekend, follow The Astrocast FB Page to keep up with me if you can't make it yourself, and if you ARE going, please say hi if you see me!CLEAR SKIES! <3 RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
April 1, 20265 min
Heads up!! SLS II Mission to the Moon LIVE tonight!!!
Hey friends! Just a heads up that the SLS ii will be launching TONIGHT at 6:24 ET from Kennedy Space Center! This is our first trip back to the moon in DECADES and it's not something any lover of space will want to miss!You watch live from NASA's channel here.You can also join us on Discord to chat as the launch happens by joining the Patreon here! Thanks so much, CLEAR SKIES!-RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
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