thanks you for taking us again on one of your beautiful trips and the clear explanation of the geological phenomena and beautiful landscape images.
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
Hey Paul. Glad you enjoyed it. Another one of many interesting places that I have yet to explore! Clear skies!
@robinvankuijk68006 ай бұрын
you make fantastic and beautiful videos with clear explanations. I obviously hope to receive many more. 😀
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
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
@ericlestienne66636 ай бұрын
Merci beaucoup... Many thanks.
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
My pleasure Eric. Thank you for watching!
@mariospenard51255 ай бұрын
Thx for this wonderful review and trip.
@jpastroguy5 ай бұрын
So happy to hear that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@matthiasharbers25336 ай бұрын
Great video and great place to visit! Yes, long distance shots with a long focal length are getting blurred because of the atmosphere. Hope you will have a nice weekend and some clear skies.
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
Weekend forecast is horrid. Oh well. Best wishes!
@matthiasharbers25336 ай бұрын
Well, no clear skies but therefore beautiful trees all around.@@jpastroguy
@psuaero1006 ай бұрын
What a great adventure and amazing views. The train pass was relatively cheap for such a long journey if I converted from Yen to USD correctly.
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
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!
@AmatureAstronomer6 ай бұрын
Neat.
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
God`s Country - Asian style. Thanks for watching....
@relaxerization6 ай бұрын
Nice scope! What do you think about the contrast of the image in comparison with the SV503 model?
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
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!.
@loybots46243 ай бұрын
This scope good or bad?
@jpastroguy3 ай бұрын
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.
@SKYST0RY6 ай бұрын
Can you find any good low Bortle areas in Japan apart from maybe a mountain top?
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
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)
@SKYST0RY6 ай бұрын
@@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.
@jpastroguy6 ай бұрын
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!