Best Amateur Telescope - and how to use it

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Award winning planetary observer Martin Lewis www.skyinspector.co.uk shows us how he built his planetary newtonian, observing ladder and all sky camera.
Amateur Telescope Making (ATM)
Planetary Imaging
Astronomy Imaging
Deep Sky Observing
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@billducas 7 ай бұрын

Never thought about having only 2 collimation screws. That's a great idea. Makes total sense.

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

Yeah - such an elegantly simple idea too.

@Redpill99 6 ай бұрын

I know very little about telescopes and so I find this video fascinating.

@damienk2372 7 ай бұрын

Martin is a wealth of information and extremely generous handing it out as well 👍

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more, Damien - and his projects are amazing. I learn so much just from listening to him!

@damienk2372 7 ай бұрын

@@RefreshingViews I am lucky enough to chat with him a bit over the last few years. It's one of the reasons I also share my help so freely because we all benefit in the long run 👍

@TheStevecas9860 6 ай бұрын

I love the humility of this man! Mark it must have been a joy to talk with him and see that telescope he built he is an incredible astronomer and innovator

@kendemers8821 7 ай бұрын

Well done, beautiful reflector!

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

Thank you - I will pass your feedback to Martin.

@terrizittritsch745 7 ай бұрын

Great interview with details on his builds and how he solved some issues.

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Terri - hope you are well over there!

@g3cwi_Radio_Adventures 7 ай бұрын

Nice to see Kelling again. You have got me trying EAA now! Cheers Richard.

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

Hi Richard - hope this finds you well. So glad you are trying EAA - although you have to blame Lawrence as he got me into it! Best eyepiece I ever bought!

@TheStevecas9860 6 ай бұрын

I made a 60mm finderscope right-angled 40mm Bresser eyepiece with a helical focuser it is far better than a 50mm finder. Can be used as a guide scope also!

@dumpydalekobservatory 7 ай бұрын

Ah Kelling started off warm & dry then wind & rain but Friday night was the best night we had as it were clear all night if I recall, at 16mins 19 seconds I can see our stonewall wind break I think myself & my better half walked by you both when you were recording this.

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

Ah lovely - I am looking forward to catching up when our paths cross again. Yes that Friday was amazing wasn't it? My friend from our local AS brought his 100mm binos and I can remember just getting lost in all the dark nebulae in Cygnus. Great fun!

@garthmacleod 6 ай бұрын

Amazing.

@RefreshingViews 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, Garth. It's a great set up isn't it?

@ziggyfrnds 7 ай бұрын

Thats a great interview....thanks for sharing! That step ladder reminds of the one in one of your previous videos "want a big telescope?" The american guy had a ladder with big steps that was american made but he got it from europe because it wasn't available in america

@RefreshingViews 6 ай бұрын

That was funny wasn’t it? I’m a big fan of systems engineering thinking (and remembering that the User is part of the system) so a comfortable experience is paramount.

@palmereldrich 6 ай бұрын

5:04 Beautiful❤❤❤just lovely. A really great figure !!

@woody5109 7 ай бұрын

X is the best platform out there, never change.

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

Hi Terri - do you sharpen your videos a smidge more after WinJupos? I find if I have say stacked ~5 of my best from the night, I can give the derotated image a quick unsharp mask (not tried gentle wavelets in Registax) in photoshop and another level of detail appears (and this is the key bit) without revealing the noise. I'm just doing a more detailed cut of the processing and will add this in. Oh and have your booked WSP yet?

@NGC7000 7 ай бұрын

You really have to be a hardcore fan of stargazing, and astro imaging when living in the UK. How many clear nights do you have in a year in this country?

@woody5109 7 ай бұрын

@NGC7000 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂When I think that I loose my mind after two weeks of a cloudy sky. I'm very impressed with your courage, and patience.

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

What I find frustrating is not the total absence of clear skies (certainly for the last few months anyway) is that they coincide with family commitments, work trips, when I am busy etc. And if you miss it you miss it!

@palmereldrich 6 ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of mirrors BUT if I did That 18"er a good placebo.🎉❤

@woody5109 7 ай бұрын

Hard core astronomers, I mean “tents”…..wow.

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

They make them tough don't they!!

@chrisroberts1440 7 ай бұрын

Not sure if I was hearing it incorrectly, 110nm is UV not IR?

@pascalnelson9034 7 ай бұрын

Same question from me. 110nm is not only UV, but far UV. But, he said IR several times. I'd like to know what wavelength he is using.

@ceejay0137 7 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure he meant 1010 nm. That's where Venus' atmosphere is fairly transparent, but the cameras are not very sensitive, unfortunately.

@chrisroberts1440 7 ай бұрын

@@ceejay0137that makes sense, thanks.

@damienk2372 7 ай бұрын

@@ceejay0137correct mate he just made 2 new ones. One for himself and another for a mate.👍

@RefreshingViews 7 ай бұрын

You're right - looks like he missed a zero when describing the filter! On his website Martin's Venus images have 1010nm in the caption. Thanks for the clarification.