Thank you for this video. My 3rd cousin from ethiopia passed away recently, and he had a passion for astronomy. I remember, everyday he would go outside with his telescope and just sit there, watching the stars. this video gave me memories of him.

The clarity of the planet when he zoomed in was incredible

I will never forget the day I saw the rings of Saturn for the first time. It was a moving and life changing event for me. The telescope was a 6" reflector but my step father had a 4" refractor with a 3x barlow. So I used the barlow in my reflector and don't recall what lens I used but it was amazing. It was a cold, cold night but the moment I focused on the rings it just changed my world. "Its real." That was the thought that went thru my mind. (about a dozen times.) There really is something very special about seeing something yourself that you only saw in pictures. Thank you for your video. That camera is $1k now. :-(

You live the best life. My son as an amateur astro-tog, hes only 13 and he is going to LOVE this! Thanks Damon ✌🏻

I'd like to see camera doing longer exposures :)

It would have been MUCH more representative and impressive to have put the camera on a tripod instead of hand-holding it. That having been said, telescopes are purpose designed optics made to focus at a single distance (infinity) and can almost always give you better quality images than images taken with camera lenses. Had you been able to take some images using the P1000 on a tracker, you would likely see some aberrations of the stars in the corners that would not be as prevalent as what any of the 3 telescopes might yield, although to be fair both the Newtonian and the SCT would have some issues at the edges as well without some corrective optics thrown in. IN any case, a fun video to introduce what can be done with very simple equipment under the night sky.

David. first time I've watched you. Bravo on your presenting skills! Amazing confidence and clear communication skills! you should be on TV !

I'd much rather get the refractor because of its versatility. The camera can always be upgraded down the line, and the lens is pretty much always more important than the camera.

Wow! I have been trying to get a telescope but since I live in Qatar there are none even amazon is expensive!

Great video but I am sure that if you would've been able to adjust the exposure of the camera in filming mode and stacked the video afterwards, the telescope would've won by a huge margin. A "small" lens like this simply does not have the aperature to match the power of a 8 inch newton.

i know the nikon camera is marmite but you got to be impressed by the fact that a fairly cheap camera can enable you to see jupiter and its moons and saturn and its rings

I own the P1000 and it is my fun-camera. I love the images you can take with it. And with stacking you can get extraordinary pictures. I am not a star-gazer, but I used it to look up the Jupiter and Saturn and was amazed. The stabilization is extraordinary and you can take handheld pictures with 3000 mm after some practice. I always have it with me.

I’d say ANY camera, on a proper tripod, would produce a superior image to a handheld one.

so glad hes uploaded again!!

An 8inch Dob for me every time, the swiss arm knife of Telescopes . just my opinion, Great video man!! always loved an wanted a P1000

When it comes to planetary imaging, you really need focal length. The small refractor has no chance here. Still a cool camera!

for astro imaging the telescope is secondary to the mount. decent scope can get you by... a good mount is a must

sheesh, you definitely deserve more followers

Just casually travelling to Italy for a video haha

An interesting excuse for a holiday to Italy. That was fun.

Combine Nikon camera and the telescope

If you paired a 6" f/8 Newtonian with a small astro camera that shoots video, you'd get better results, I think. Total cost could be around 600.

use a tripod for the camera as well

I bought a used 10” dobsonian for $600 that just kills everything you’ve shown, even with the stock eyepieces. Aperture and focal length rule.

I started visual observing with an 8 inch newt on a DOB mount, but now do almost all my observing with a small refractor and a OSC camera for live imaging. The viewing experience through the latter blows the DOB /eyepiece combo away, and avoids the hassle or continually adjusting the mount to keep objects centred.

I guess you ask the impossible question: Which is the best MULTIPURPOSE setup - because there is none 🤣! Why do you own a 8'' Dobsonion AND a 400mm refractor? Because it's nice to have both! I recently bought an older model of a used astromodified canon with a stock 70-300 lens for my star tracker. The screen isn't very good, it's difficult to do the framing, the sensor is limited, the stars are blunted, I have lot's of issues with lens - but I'm having so much fun pointing at California, Heart and Soul, Horsehead etc. in a clear sky!! Would I use it for galaxies with my 6''-SC-telescope? Nope, no fun 😉! Am I now thinking of screening the internet for this 24-unbelievable-3000-camera for planets? OF COURSE I DO! On this note: Thanks for the video - although you should have mounted the camera on a tripod 🤣 ...

thanks to you, ive found the camera i want :D

The Nikon appears perfect for star gazing on the move as opposed to the other one looks a perfect set up in your garden.

I've also captured Jupiter, its bands and moons and Saturn and its rings on a Panasonic FZ82 bridge camera - about £200 2nd hand.

One advantage of a DSLR over a dedicated astro camera that I have never seen mentioned. Is the ability to connect a computer monitor directly to the DSLR via it's HDMI output. This allows anyone who is with you to share in the views without always having to wait for their turn at the eyepiece. Because the monitor is connected directly to the DSLR there is no computer or software required. Just a cheap computer monitor and an appropriate HDMI cable. If you are in a remote location away from power then you can get 12 volt monitors that would allow you to run the monitor from the same 12 volt battery that powers the rest of your setup. Makes the whole thing much more of a group activity.

May I ask where did you buy the Nikon Coolpix P1000 camera from? The cheapest revealed from Google is well over £700. Thanks.

this is amazing!

600 dollars? That would have been fucking cheap here, i paid about 800 dollars here in Europe for a used one...but still worth every cent. And also the cam is also very good for taking landscape images. Only other thing you need is a very good tripod.

So yeah, your arms are just as steady as a tripod 🙃. How about a part two and stack the pics. Oh and hey I have only been interested in the hobby for a month. I love the info. Mate it's awesome.

Properly collimated with a webcam and 5x barlow you should be able to capture heaps of detail on the gas giants with the Newtonian. (Polar align the EQ mount and track the target with RA motor or even by hand while recording a minute or two of video. Stack frames with free software e.g. Registax.)

I don't think this is a very fair comparison since you have the telescopes on steady tracking mounts while you're holding the P1000 in your hands, likely requiring you to use a very high shutter speed and ISO, reducing the overall quality of the image. Also I would've loved to see a properly stacked and processed image from each piece of gear because that would really show the absolute limits of their capability.

how do u get this with $600.. in VietNam, it nearly 1k for secondhand

was it 550 with or without the goto mount?

Be interesting to see the results with nikon camera on a tripod, and/ or after stacking the frames from the video. Have you tried this?

0:16 this is the hobby where only 500$ scopes and 500$ mounts are recommended for beginners. I feel like you might be the only astronomy KZfaqr to say that price point is state of the art.

Great video. Cameras are underated in planetary Astrophotography. Nice job.

I say just create your own telescope! I have created and assisted in creating several and the results are completely jaw dropping. Esp in Montana. Big open sky's, next to no light pollution at all and high elevation. Its the perfect place for star gazers.

Because of this video i've bought the camera i did research and other things on it and used it myself, it is amazing on the stuff it can do.

difficult to photograph with all that light pollution. well done, mate!

How is this man not a bigger youtuber this video is so good

A 200$ telescope can outmatch this camera optically.

Wow! So, you could take and stack frames and, if I understand correctly (brand new to this), clean up the images for a better, clearer photo, correct? Still, that’s pretty amazing! The rings on Saturn were apparent even while you were still zooming in on it. Maybe I ought to skip the telescope for now and go for a higher-end camera/lens setup. 😃🤷‍♂️ Nah, just have to do both now! Ha! Enjoyed your video, sub’d! 👍

Would have been great to see the planetary images with the camera mounted on the telescope's mount rather than hand held. Either that or see the images from the telescope while it was being hand held. 😁

I would like to see a video with the new S23 Ultra

can you strap the p1000 to the telescope?

what about putting the camera on a tripod and doing a longer exposure instead of having it in video mode?

But the telescope has a dslr and T ring adapter in it, which prevents it from using the right lenses needed for planetary observation. A 6mm lens and a 2x barlow in the telescope would blow the nikon away, no question.

Lucky Imaging and video frame stacking with the P1000 would be a great video :)

Dang I want that camera so bad

hi, as i am starting astrophotography i would like to find a good telescope which will be mainly for observing planets, i would also like to buy a camera for good quality photos, a canon camera would be useful but i don't know what model, i would like a telsscope and the camera was not used and the telescope cost around $400 and the camera around $400 max, I would be very grateful for your help

Well, pairing the correct matching parts and knowing how to use stuff will easily beat the P1000. A proper collimated telescope that is made for planetary / lunar imaging and a cheap planetary can be cheaper or the same investment but results are much better.

Is it completely optical zoom or optical + digital

Deserves more subs and views

No one talks about how planets look like stars, and the stars when you zoom into them look really funky, but no, that’s just a stigmatism lmao xD

i enjoyed that

6:56 "...4K... four times the resolution... 1080p..." Linear resolution of '4K' is basically twice 1080p. Of course the pixel count is a square function, but I think resolution should be compared on a linear scale.

Im getting the exact telescope you upgraded with in a couple hours. Can’t wait!

Hi Damon I was wondering if I could use a Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro GoTo Equatorial Mount on my Sky watcher dobsonian 200d? I would really appreciate it if you answered. Thank you

Watch out for them bird jones style telescopes that celestron makes. I have a celestron 5SE that i use for moon planets and small galaxies with a cooled astro cam.

I have the p950 and it’s amazing

Where tf is that camera $600?!?!??

Can i ask you what is the best one for picturing nebulas and galaxies?

This was the best views of the leaning tower i've ever seen. That's wild how almost fake and cartoony it looks =o

This is a faulty comparison. A 50mm refractor can see the great red spot on Jupiter and banding. A 60mm refractor can see Saturn's Cassini division. When Mars is closure you can see shading. Comparing focal lengths isn't the best way to compare anything, while you mentioned a barlow, for quick and dirty magnification, a Celestron or Baader zoom with the DSLR or a real astro cam attached would give far superior images to every object and more than the P1000 camera can see. Then sensor in the P1000 is tiny which gives the illusion of more magnification, that's how they trick people into thinking they are getting 3000mm focal length, the truth native is 539mm, far tinier than a APS-C sensor, use a smaller sensor on the telescope and you'll gain more illusionary magnification and sharper clearer images. The 3 Astro cams i own are SvBony 305 and 705C (same as ASI 505C) and a CCTV 4K IMX415 camera with a 1.25 adapter, i also own a 1300D Canon camera, on the same telescope, the CCTV camera gives more illusionary magnification, with a barlow, the 705C wipes the floor with them all for video and photo, the Canon works remarkably well for photo but video is only HD and requires either my Baader VIP barlow with extensions or a 3X or 5X Explore Scientific focal extender. The CCTV camera works with my android phone and allows me to do things on my phone my phone camera with the Celestron NEXYZ can only dream of, tiny pixels, great for planets, too tiny to fit the whole moon unless focal length is 300mm to 330mm and only cost me £36 on AliExpress. Not saying there is anything wrong with the P1000 but it is possible to achieve better results for less money, the P1000 has only one advantage, mechanical zoom, would love this feature on a DSLR camera or a telescope, the only way round it would be make barlows parfocal with a zoom eyepiece.

The picture from the Hubble is an artist rendering, though, or in other words cgi. Therefore, the camera is better than the Hubble.

What a load of crap. I have a planetry camera and SCT 9.25" at f20. I get amazing images of the planets. It boils down to bigger aperture, higher and greater resovling power. With planets, the bigger the aperture the better as you gather greater detail, due to light gathering and resolving power as a bigger aperture allows you to see finer detail.

i kept wondering "WHEN'S HE GONNA PUT THE NIKON ON THE TELESCOPE WHEN'S HE GONNA PUT THE NIKON ON THE TELESCOPE" the end of the video came and i thought to myself "god fucking damnit"

Why didn't you mount the P1000 on an equitorial mount like the refractor which you mounted on the Skywatcher Star Adventurer 🤔 I was expecting a side by side comparison which would have made more sense. I'd go for an astronomical telescope any day but I don't get why you did the comparison they way you did 🤷‍♀️and not forgetting the light pollution at your chosen Italian location...!?

How did you get this camera for $600? Do you have a link?

Sorry but a telescope is always better then a camera using digital zoom. Also the glass of the lens is important

this is very nice thank you.

That camera is the crown jewel of flat earthers. Point at stars leave it out of focus and present stars as patches of moving unfocused bubbles

Is it only me or did the video seemed zoomed in the start

Held by shaking hands in a light-polluted city, I'm surprised the camera did as well as it did. A stable mount with tracking would have been a much fairer comparison, but then that would have doubled the price tag.

actually, that camera has a 4.3-539mm lens, not 3000mm. a sony a6400 with a good telephoto lens would be comparable in price, but has better quality sensor etc. pus, you have the luxury of exchanging lenses for other types, or even hooking it up directly to a telescope.

WHY OH WHY! I was screaming to screen, WHY didn't you use tripod for nikon !!!

would a tri-pod have helped the camera ?

Damon hi , may I ask you a question please. If you were just staring out in Astrophotography, Knowing what you know now and you had around £600 to buy a Telescope capable of taking photos of the Galaxies And Nebula and planets. What would you go for. I dont mined going for a good secondhand. I already been looking at different ones. Most of the ones I been looking at is the Skywatcher series 130pds, 150pds even 2000. But it's a bit of a Rabbit hole out there. I don't really want to buy one now only to find ,I need to buy another one at a later date. Hope you can help in some way. Regards Roy from Cardiff.

W video

why dont you compare the nikon p1000 with a telescope made for planetary imaging. (like a maksutov telescope)

did you have to use the digital zoom on that? or was it the 125x?

FYI, in Europe we don’t use Dollars, you won’t goto a hotel and pay for your room in dollars. Dollars are NOT normally accepted as payment. Also your comparison is ludicrous.

imagine having the tracker with the th p1000

The Z66 has an aperture of 66mm and focal length of 1400mm. You payed 600$ for that?! Most telescopes over 400$ outperform that P1000 with ease!

0:02 why are you zooming in so aggressively 😂

I just want an 15 inch celestro :) Btw can you tell me how can we take exposures with a telescope or is it with the camera used to capture telescope shots

4:30 wtf a camera is better than my telescope 😂

I thought you were comparing it to a bigger dobsonian telescope i think that camera literally has a bigger aperture diameter than the telescope, no wonder it performed better

A 5$ tripod would have made the camera a lot more steady 😅 should have used the telescope hand held too 😂

I have a real nice Dobson 12-in telescope 🔭 It's badass!! but I just ordered this Nikon p1000 camera 👍🏻 I would also like to ask the question how do I go about getting adapter and want size? Would I need for this type of camera? My telescope uses a 2-in eyepiece?

Why has the BBC not signed this young chap up for a series or two of his own? Its a mystery to me....

Ah, the camera of choice for flat earthers. They should watch this video so they know how to focus.

This is not a fair comparison. I don't understand why you didn't use a tripod

My hs530 canon power shot does the same at 50x

You've got to be careful. It's the flat earthers camera of choice.