Hey Paul. Glad you enjoyed it. Another one of many interesting places that I have yet to explore! Clear skies!

Hey Robin, thank you for the very kind words. It seems that I used to do videos of my astrophotography; but now I seem to be doing astrophotography for my videos! Regardless, it is my intellectual and artistic entertainment. I am happy to share it. A new guidescope showdown comparison is coming on March 1. Clear skies! PAUL

My pleasure Eric. Thank you for watching!

So happy to hear that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Weekend forecast is horrid. Oh well. Best wishes!

Well, no clear skies but therefore beautiful trees all around.@@jpastroguy

Thanks. Yes, going via the local line takes time, but is very reasonable. It is rather interesting and sad in some ways, that Japan went from a vibrant expensive metropolis to quite an inexpensive place to live with stagnant wages and prices for nearly 30 years. Wages here are peanuts, but most living costs are also quite low. On the bright side, it is a fantastically interesting and beautiful and clean and safe country with wonderful people.... Thanks for watching!

God`s Country - Asian style. Thanks for watching....

I like the SV503 a bit better overall for focus and contrast. However, I am very pleased with the MK105 for planetary observations and imaging. Using the SV503 with barlows and other accessories makes the scope too long, cumbersome and unstable. The MK105 solves that issue, with potentially added magnification and resolution due to the wider aperture. It is definitely worth the inexpensive price as a secondary OTA. Thanks for watching!.

It is a good scope for viewing and imaging the planets, double stars, globular clusters and for very high power daytime viewing. This is a supplemental specialty scope and not a general purpose scope. Of course, it is not good for deep sky object imaging due to its high F-ratio. Overall, for the price, it is an excellent deal.

Well, Mr. SKYSTORY (love your channel!), dark is somewhat relative. Seven of my previous episodes were filmed at what I would call dark sky areas. All were Bortle Class 4 and one was Bortle Class 3. The Class 4 areas (episodes 1,4,14,16,19,20) were various seaside coastal regions and the Class 3 area (episode 23) was on a mountain top in Fukushima. There are darker places deep in the mountains, but accessibility through public transportation is nearly non-existent. And I don`t own a car and don't particularly like to drive here. The only place I visited that might compare to your real dark sky is imaging from the shores of Chiba prefecture. It might be only Bortle Class 4, but looking East or South over the Pacific Ocean, where there are no lights for thousands of miles, is amazing....pure blackness. I got a beautiful image of Omega Centauri cluster at 5 to 7 -degrees altitude there, among others. Thanks for visiting my channel! My apologies for not knowing your name. Clear skies! PAUL (jpastroguy)

@@jpastroguy A pleasure to hear from you. The name's Cliff. I've never lived in areas of high population. The Alaskan bush and the the Canadian backwoods have been my home most of my life except university days. Been to some larger places like Dublin and London but not with astrophotography in mind. It's good to know there are places you can go in Japan and find lower Bortles. The food, culture and music of Japan is so lovely.

Thanks Cliff. I agree. That is why I try to blend context and culture into my videos. Not for everyone, but that is OK. Clear skies!