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The Astrocast

Christopher Page

71 episodes

2 days ago

SVBONY Filter Drawer w/Extra Drawer We have a new Amazon Affiliate account! The SVBONY Filter Drawer discussed on todays episode can be purchased through this link for the same normal price, and you'll help the show a little with your purchase! Thanks!!. ZWO Off-Axis Guider You can always use our affiliate links to High Point Scientific and Agena Astro as well! I am working on getting more affiliates setup, such as First Light Optics in Europe - please stay tuned! We DO now have an Amazon Aff...

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SVBONY Filter Drawer w/Extra Drawer We have a new Amazon Affiliate account! The SVBONY Filter Drawer discussed on todays episode can be purchased through this link for the same normal price, and you'll help the show a little with your purchase! Thanks!!. ZWO Off-Axis Guider You can always use our affiliate links to High Point Scientific and Agena Astro as well! I am working on getting more affiliates setup, such as First Light Optics in Europe - please stay tuned! We DO now have an Amazon Aff...

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The Astrocast

Episode 70 - The C8

SVBONY Filter Drawer w/Extra Drawer We have a new Amazon Affiliate account! The SVBONY Filter Drawer discussed on todays episode can be purchased through this link for the same normal price, and you'll help the show a little with your purchase! Thanks!!. ZWO Off-Axis Guider You can always use our affiliate links to High Point Scientific and Agena Astro as well! I am working on getting more affiliates setup, such as First Light Optics in Europe - please stay tuned! We DO now have an Amazon Aff...

2 days ago

59 minutes

The Astrocast

Episode 69 - First Light 2025

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! THIS WEEK - The biggest, longest Astrocast episode EVER! With no further ado...I give you, FIRST LIGHT 2025! A veeery SPECIAL THANKS to Mark and Whitney for hosting, and a very special hello and miss ya to Parish, Eric, Jay, Jesse, Hamza, and Marks Pops for making this happen! If you would like to potentially join us for the next First Light - join us in the Discord! You can join by becoming a member of The Astrocast Society on Patreon. We ar...

1 week ago

2 hours

The Astrocast

Episode 68 - Wisconsin Bound!

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Got your Astrocast shirt yet??? T Minus 2 days until it's wheels up for Dark Skies! Roo is going on his first ever FLIGHT for a dark sky trip, and takes you through many of his thoughts before. We also discuss a new FILM camera (35mm AP, anyone?!) as well as his lovely wife Jess joining him to see the Milky Way for her first time ever!!!! Links from this weeks show: The Astrocast FB Page The Pelican Case (still on sale!) 3D Printed Camera Caps, M4...

3 weeks ago

1 hour

The Astrocast

Episode 67 - Growing Weary of the Rain

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! A HUGE shoutout and welcome to our newest Discord/Patreon members, Jeremy, Vitor, Matt, and Ron!!! I won't lie to you astrofam - it's been a rough few weeks! Between recovering from the nasty bug i caught and the non-stop rain we've had in Charlotte for the past month, I MISS THE STARS!!! Check out this awesome app that listener Graham sent in, thanks again Graham! LeoLabs If you would like to join our members only Discord, and become a member of the As...

4 weeks ago

58 minutes

The Astrocast

Episode 66 - Travel Light, or Travel RIGHT?

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Got your Astrocast shirt yet??? This week Roo sits down and goes over several topics - including an upcoming dark sky trip to the deep woods of Wisconsin! Will he get clear skies every night?! Probably not! Will he have a great time?! ABSOLUTELY! A big thank you to our newest Patreon member Matt D. - he joined right after I finished the edit this week, tune in next week for a special thank you, Matt! If you would like to join our members only Disc...

1 month ago

58 minutes

The Astrocast

Episode 65 (Youtube Ep) - Space Coast: Ghost to Ghost

Go find this episode on Youtube! Lots of great photos/video to go with it! WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast!!! It's been a long few weeks away, but I'm THRILLED to be back! This week Roo recaps his journey to the Space Coast of Florida, along with meeting an amazing listener, visiting Springfield, and finally - seeing the Saturn V in person at the Kennedy Space Center!!! If you would like to support the show, please consider joining our Patreon! You'll get access to our members only disco...

1 month ago

58 minutes

The Astrocast

Episode 64 - Let's Talk Astro (Gear!)

Welcome BAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for joining us this week! Sorry for the late release, but i've been packing for vacation! As such - i'll be gone for the next two weeks, but we'll be back come new moon with another new episode! This week on the show, Roo talks to you about deciding to move away from ASIAIR for his home observatory, considerations for mini-pc's for running said observatory, as well as many new pieces of gear that he like's the look of! We also go over some of the MANY b...

2 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

The Astrocast

Episode 63 - The pictures...ARE MOVING! (YouTube Episode)

HOLD YOUR HORSES! If you haven't listened yet, watch! This is special VIDEO episode of the show, brought to you by our Patreon Supporters!! Watch here: The Astrocast on Youtube Welcome BAAAACK to THE ASTROCAST! This week is VERY special, because we're doing it up VIDEO-STYLE on Youtube! We haven't done a video episode in quite some time, so figured now was right! Join the Patreon and get access to the MEMBERS ONLY Discord at www.patreon.com/TheAstrocast/ for as little as 1 dollar a mo...

2 months ago

1 hour

The Astrocast

Episode 62 - One Clear Night (pt. 2)

Welcome BAAACK to The ASTROCAST! I've MISSED you all so much! Happy to be back with an extra-long, extra SPECIAL episode. A HUGE thank you to listener and Patreon Member Ben for sending in the incredible audio clip at the beginning of this week's episode, thank you Ben!!! If you would like to support the show, please feel free to join our Patreon and also become a member of the Members Only Discord. Also - WHERE ARE YOU ACERERACK?!?! Send us a message! NEW MERCH AVAILABLE NOW! Get your Astroc...

2 months ago

1 hour 9 minutes

The Astrocast

Back next week!

Hey Astrocast Fam! Taking off this week in preparation of a bigger show for next week! Promise me you'll come back next week and listen, and I promise you you'll VERY much enjoy next week's episode! Much Love and Clear Skies! Roo Support the show Email me at "RooAstrocast@gmail.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

2 months ago

1 minute

The Astrocast

Episode 61 - Astro Myths - BUSTED!

Welcome BAAAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for joining us this week! Little SLOW around here lately with all the clouds in our beautiful summer skies...What a SHAME! We still have fun tonight though, and hopefully you'll enjoy this fun episode going over myths of Astrophotography. Don't forget to stop by the shows Facebook page and give us like/follow and leave a comment! I'd GREATLY appreciate it! The Astrocast on FB Link NEW MERCH AVAILABLE NOW! Get your Astrocast gear today! Click the...

3 months ago

1 hour

The Astrocast

Episode 60 - San Pedro de Atacama

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast!!! For today's SUPER SIZED 60th EPISODE SPECTACULAR...We're sitting down with an amazing friend of the show and world traveler to give you some MUCH NEEDED advice if you are EVER planning on making a trip to the BEST SKIES IN THE WORLD! A GIANT thank you to Mark Linley for guest starring on the show this week and sharing his experience with all of us. Thank you, Mark! The image he took of the Carina Nebula is this weeks show art! A SPECIAL shout out to o...

3 months ago

1 hour 25 minutes

The Astrocast

Episode 59 - Dumbells for Fun Tells

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down and catches you up on 2 great nights work, including the 2 images he was able to get form Gayle Riggsbee last week while he was interviewing Justin - as well as an awesome image of M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula that he was able to capture a couple nights later from his pier at home. Be SURE to tune in next week, we're gonna have an AWESOME episode for our 60th birthday! You won't wanna miss it! The episode artwork this week is that ...

3 months ago

42 minutes

The Astrocast

Episode 58 - Meet my new Hero, Justin

WELCOME BAAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down with a fellow astrophotographer for a deep dive discussion in to astrophotography, with someone who DEFINITELY knows their stuff. Meet the incredibly kind and talented human known as Justin. I want to send a GIANT thank you to Justin for being on the show this week and really making me rethink a lot of things about not just AP, but life in general. If we could all be as kind and humble as Justin is, I think this world would be ...

3 months ago

1 hour 13 minutes

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Episode 57 - Back and Better Than Ever!

Welcome BAAAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for not leavin'!! This week, we talk about the ultimate MW Travel Rig for Dark skies near you! We also discuss recent gear shortages, and some other neat stuff! This weeks links: iOverlander (available on both iOS and Android) The Backyard Naturalists, guest starring Roo! Also, remember to make a doctors appointment! <3 Roo Don't forget - if you have questions, please call in to 866-427-5766 and ill be happy to play your question/my answer ...

4 months ago

54 minutes

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Episode 56 - The Great Astro Shortage of 2025

WELCOME BAAACK to The Astrocast! THANK YOU to our newest Patreon Members, CAboutIt, Eric, and Gordon! This week, Roo takes you through some rather disheartening trends for the USA in the Astro market, talks about early Nebula (The Iris!) as well as a hallucination of a new astro product followed by SWEET SWEET VICTORY a few minutes later, when he was vindicated by none other than our AI Overlords! Don't forget - if you have questions, please call in to 866-427-5766 and I'll be happy to ...

4 months ago

56 minutes

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Episode 55 - AI 4 AP

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for tuning this week, NEW MOON is upon us! Make sure you get out and image, but until then, sit back and listen to Roo tell you all about what's going on in Astronomy! This week, we cover a wide range of topics, including some new gear Roo acquired, using AI effectively in AP, and things you can try yourself, as well as protecting the worlds greatest dark skies. Links from this weeks show: DarkSkies.org - Fighting the battle against ruining the w...

4 months ago

57 minutes

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Episode 54 - Better Late than Never!

Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! NEW MERCH AVAILABLE NOW! Get your Astrocast gear today! Click the link and show your support while looking AWESOME! This week, Roo catches you up on life as of late, we answer our FIRST EVER call in question (Dial 1-866-427-5766 or 1-866-4ASKROO) on the show and then get in to imaging the Milky Way using only a simple tripod and camera! MY FAVORITE! If you would like to join our members only Discord, and become a Astrocast Society member, consider...

5 months ago

1 hour 24 minutes

The Astrocast

Episode 53 - Piers for Fears

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for joining us! This week, Roo takes you through the journey of last weekends EPIC pouring of the pier! He tells you all about the experience, gives some tips and tricks to make it an easier experience for you, and also explains WHY you would want to build a pier in the first place! If you'd like to see photos of the finished Pier (minus good cable management, of course!) check out our FB page here! The crucial things you need to build your own p...

5 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Episode 52 - Early Mornin' Under the Stars

Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week is a special episode, and definitely one to listen to under the stars! Let's hang out under the night sky and preview the summer triangle from 4 to 6am while gathering data on the N. American Nebula! We talk about quite a few things while we hang out, including a new contender entering the ring in AP! Also...Do we live in a simulation!? All of Roo's crazy 4am ramblings are on full display, and I hope I didn't embarrass myself too much! If you would ...

5 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes