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Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo recaps some of the preparations he is taking before setting off on a 4,000 mile round trip adventure to the darkest skies he has ever seen. Afterwards, he sits down with a new friend to talk about a VERY fascinating field, capturing exoplanet transits! Roo is extremely excited at the thought of capturing his own transit, and will definitely keep you posted on how his progress goes, as he makes it! If there's enough interest in this, I would consider doing a video episode going through all the steps!

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LINKS from this week's episode! 

The Swarthmore Transit Finder - Find a transit happening in a solar system "near" you tonight! 

How to observe exoplanets (part of the NASA Exoplanet Watch programme) - The how! Read this first, to get a better understanding! 

Information about EXOTIC (EXOplanet Transit Interpretation Code) - Definitely check this out.

The google form for EXOTIC advanced - You'll definitely need this!

Joriks Astrobin - WOW!!! I'm glad you did this, Jorik! Amazing images!

And here's Roo's Astrobin - though it definitely needs some more photos! That'll be coming this summer, for sure. 

As a reminder, I'll be ON THE ROAD from June 12-22nd, so episodes will be flakey during this period...but stay tuned, cause it's gonna be worth it when we get back!

Cover photo this week - credit to Acererak! Great image!

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The NEAF Episode premiers on Youtube at 4pm EST 5/19/2026! I hope to see you there! 

Clear Skies!!!

-Roo

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Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, join Roo as he takes you on a midnight journey to the middle of nowhere, a place where only Whippoorwills and Darkness dare to tread, a place where sleepy eyes are no match for the Milky Way!

As a reminder, if you'd like to join the coolest Astronomy club there is, consider joining The Astrocast Society! Become a member today and get exclusive access to The Astrocast Discord - where you will meet and talk with like minded individuals 24/7. It truly is a GREAT place to be.  You can also get exclusive access to Astropeak Observatory, a remote observatory in Utah under Bortle 1 skies! Join the Patreon now and when you reserve your pier Astropeak will pay for your membership! WIN WIN!

We'll be off next week to take time for editing a HUGE episode that is coming up soon, but we'll see you in Mid-May! Happy early Milky Way season, get out there and see it! No excuses!

If you'd like to see the photo Roo got from this trip, check it out here on the FB Page for The Astrocast. For 1 hour of exposures it came out pretty cool! 

Move Shoot Move Nomad - Currently sold out - but keep checking back!

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See the new episode here!

Click the link above to goto The Astrocast on Youtube, and see this weeks new episode!

Thank you all SO MUCH for your support! Special episodes like this one are only possible because you all show your support by listening to all the others, and supporting the Patreon!

Clear Skies!

-Roo

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Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down w/James from Leviathan Optical to discuss the current state of Astrophotography, Filters for OSC Cameras, and of course, the Spectral Pro from Leviathan Optical. James is an incredibly talented and smart astrophotographer based in Dublin, Dr. James Murphy is an endlessly fascinating guy who I could talk to for 8 hours if I didn't have to make dinner with my wife occasionally.

I'm going to do my best to link to everything we discussed, but if I missed anything, please let me know! 

LINKS from this weeks Discussion:

Leviathan Optical Website

Get your Leviathan Spectral Pro at FLO!

Horizon Astronomy (if you're in Germany, check em out!)

John Walsh on Astrobin

Resources on Leviathan Optical (this is where you can find the tools/datasheets we discussed during the show)

Gallery showing results from Leviathan Spectral Pro (including my Heart Nebula)

Thanks so much for tuning in to the Astrocast, we'll be back with a new episode next week, and until then...as always - CLEAR SKIES!!!!

-Roo

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WELCOME BACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down w/Glenn AKA Astrobloke to talk about Astronomy and Astrophotography! 

Please make sure to subscribe to the Astrobloke Youtube Channel and also check out his buddy Simon, on Simons Astro!

We have a new shirt! Get yours here! I highly recommend the black, but it comes in 10 colors!

Also, welcome Craig to our Discord Family! You can join here!

Wish me luck at NEAF this weekend, follow The Astrocast FB Page to keep up with me if you can't make it yourself, and if you ARE going, please say hi if you see me!

CLEAR SKIES! 

<3 Roo

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Hey friends! Just a heads up that the SLS ii will be launching TONIGHT at 6:24 ET from Kennedy Space Center! This is our first trip back to the moon in DECADES and it's not something any lover of space will want to miss!

You watch live from NASA's channel here.

You can also join us on Discord to chat as the launch happens by joining the Patreon here! Thanks so much, CLEAR SKIES!

-Roo

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WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo excitedly waits for NEAF to arrive, talks about all the fun things he plans to do and hopefully all the awesome people he plans to interview! Also - we discuss Spring targets (in the Northern Hemisphere) as well as all the crazy aspects one has to consider for running a scope a thousand miles away. 

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Links from this weeks show:

Deep Sky Dad 

Clear Dark Sky Light Pollution Map

Are you going to NEAF??? The Astrocast is!!! I hope to see you there, make sure to come up and say HI! I'll have TRINKETS!

Sign the petition to STOP Reflect Orbital from ruining our night skies.

Read the Petition that the American Astronomical Society has filed with the FCC to stop this madness. Read the story about what’s happening here.

As always, thank you to our sponsors, Dark Dragons Astronomy!! Want to get your own DragonLAIR WiFi Controller? Check em out! Wanna take care of your flats in the observatory? They can handle that too! Finally, if you need a rain sensor, check this out! 

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WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down and catches you up on the last couple weeks, the good, the bad, and the UGLY (Reflect Orbital)!

A BIG shoutout to our newest Patreon Family Members, Eddie and Tony! If you'd like to join the Astrocast family, visit our Patreon and you'll get a link to our private, members only Discord! It's THE best club there is!

We talk remote rigs, filter wheels, the beauty of dark sky trips....AND WHY YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM MANDOLINS....and i'm not talkin' fiddles!

This weeks #socialmediastardust winner is Benoit de Mulder! Congrats Benoit! You'll be entered in to the contest to win a cash prize and a Seestar S50 from our partners at Astropeak Observatory! See this weeks cover image!

Links from this weeks show:

Check out Patriot Astro’s incredible NINA prebuilt sequences! Here’s a photo if you want to get the idea of it, and here’s a link to his youtube channel!

Are you going to NEAF??? The Astrocast is!!! I hope to see you there, make sure to come up and say HI!

Sign the petition to STOP Reflect Orbital from ruining our night skies.

Read the Petition that the American Astronomical Society has filed with the FCC to stop this madness. Read the story about what’s happening here.

Check out Deflock, a map that shows you were Flocks insane ALPRs are!

As always, thank you to our sponsors, Dark Dragons Astronomy!! Want to get your own DragonLAIR WiFi Controller? Check em out! Wanna take care of your flats in the observatory? They can handle that too! Finally, if you need a rain sensor, check this out! 

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