Capturing the Cosmos with Babak Tafreshi & Neil deGrasse Tyson

[@StarTalk]

What's the greatest image you've captured of the night sky?

[@Anakin500]

Full moon

[@TanayBheda]

The Orion Nebula

[@sekaramochi1944]

Beatelguise

[@sekaramochi1944]

Thank you Neil, old telescopes before electronics

[@sekaramochi1944]

Where was the telescope built into a volcano, that sent the message Karl Sagan helped with?

[@MarkMcMurray-lb4pd]

Thanks!

[@l.antone]

Mr. Tyson & Mr. Nice, I'm forever thankful to you for the time & effort you put into bringing knowledge & enlightenment to our daily lives. Moreover, I can't begin to describe how your videos bring me peace during incredibly hard times. I wish for all the politicians in our world to be replaced with scientists/scientific-minded people. Thank you ❤🤗

[@Synathidy]

The politicians are all puppets serving their corporate overlords. They hold no actual power or agency. If you want change, we need to remove the richest individuals who hold all the means of production as well as all media in their control and shape our society to be a money-making system to serve them and only them. Everything which happens, happens because rich people want it to happen. Such has been human civilization up until now. We are incredibly simple. The rich rule. Don't be fooled into thinking "politicians" affect anything. If the politicians are removed, the corporate overlords will simply find new puppets to bribe and feign the representation of the masses. Politicians are also a convenient scapegoat in addition to being loyal puppets for their masters who pay them. They function merely as the public figures who society vents against, fooling all of us into thinking they are to blame when in fact it's rich people lining their pockets that direct their actions. Thus do the rich conceal their control of us all. It's no accident that our Congressmen always reach a consensus that "dark money" should be allowed. They of course love not needing to reveal who lines their wallets, since their masters desire secrecy. Wouldn't want to spoil the illusion of the puppet show, now, right?

[@WildernessGirl21]

That is DOCTOR Tyson and LORD Nice.😊

[@aaronjm94]

Neil & Chuck, thank you both for helping your fans enjoy what is free and abundant and belongs to everyone, our universe.

[@KemetNubian1]

Chuck is so hilarious! I'd like to thank everyone associated with the Star Talk platform, especially Dr Neil for making science fun & interesting on other levels!

[@dougb3699]

Back in 1966 I was a Boy Scout at camp in upstate NY. It was a moonless night. The boys and I were instructed to lay on the ground, with our feet pointed in a certain direction and a gentleman, basically gave us a tour of the sky. Lots of constellations were visible. I'll never forget it. I've been looking up since.

[@thatsassyrepublican]

Upstate New York hands-down best sky ever I’ve spent many summers in the Andes New York absolutely beautiful.

[@bullettube9863]

That sounds like Camp Ditmar! My troop spent a month there and I remember taking a "tour" of the northern sky!

[@Dagger13824]

Neil & Chuck - THANK YOU!!! Those are the only perfect words I can come up with to tell you what and how I feel about you both and what you do. Yet… somehow it just doesn’t seem like enough. The two of you have impacted me, my life, plus so very many others, and the entire world! You are helping to educate everyone! Even if someone doesn’t watch you directly, they (in a step / degree of separation) speak to someone who does/has. Education is the only thing that can improve us, the society we live in, and the world we live on! You both are In-Deed two of the greatest people alive today. Our world is a much better place because of the two of you being in it. Truly - From My Heart: I Thank You -> for all that you have done / are doing / and will do!

[@ArtSurvivesArtist]

I got the last question of the day!! Thanks guys!!

[@StarTalk]

Thank YOU!

[@tahatahereddine]

Tyson and Tafreshi what a combination. Loved every minute!

[@davidnovosardian6848]

The consistency of these videos is insane. I LOVE IT.

[@indysbike3014]

You can do deep sky photography from your backyard these days. You need an equatorial mount to track the stars. The sensor in an astrocam captures a lot more than your eyes can see. After stacking many hours of exposures and some processing the picture comes to life. And from very light polluted skies you can use narrowband filters which cut out a lot of light pollution.

[@dianacanales2526]

Thank-You so much, Neil & Chuck! In addition to the states mentioned with dark sky parks, Michigan offers six dark sky preserves and three internationally designated Dark Sky Parks. Many of those are in the Upper Peninsula where it has very few large cities. Auroras are often seen in the U.P. as well. Maybe Mr. Tafreshi will visit one of these parks one day, if he has not already. The images he's contributed over the years are just spectacular. Wonderful guest!

[@bradheath4200]

Another great video gentlemen. Mr. Tafreshis means of accomplishing goals by leading by example is very refreshing. I so often see people preaching ideas they dont practice. As an amimal gan myself, doing what he has done to help the plight of turtles is very refreshing. Well done!

[@farashay4587]

I remember I used to read the astronomy magazine of Iran when I was a kid, and the pictures by Babak were always an amazing part of it.

[@RyanHess-n9b]

These videos are always an oasis in a world that is falling apart.

[@Roguescienceguy]

I won't say that never have true words been more spoken, but it's hella close❤

[@Wis_Dom]

Every generation thinks the world is falling apart.

[@theduder2617]

Try to rest well. For back in the mid/late 60's, the world was falling apart. In the 70's, the world was falling apart as well. The 80's... the world was certainly falling apart. In the 90's... well, the 90's was a special decade. Less falling apart and more experiencing life itself. Early 2000's, we could have swore that the world was falling apart at any moment. Basically, all of us have been consistently wrong in our presumption/assumption regarding the world. The events of today will too work itself out. It may cost some lives, require intentional effort to improve, and cost who knows how much money. But the human species has come way too far to simply choose to give up and let everything come to an end. It sure appears to be a bleak future on the way. But remember, we thought and felt the same over and over again, only to be proven otherwise with time. When you reach my age, you will begin hearing the new batch of people talking about how the world is falling apart. By then you will have some real life experience under your belt to offer that younger generation. It'll be a bumpy ride, but our metaphorical suspension will hold up in the long run.

[@sisyphuscranerigging7792]

Watch more stuff like this on the internet. There is so much more stuff that is an "oasis" than there is about the world falling apart. It's just that on the internet the sensational gets a bigger lens. And the falling apart stuff gets unduly magnified. Except for the GOP, that's definitely falling apart, lol. JUST kidding, settle down.

[@Wis_Dom]

@@theduder2617 Actually, in the mid to late 90's they thought the END of the world was coming with Y2K approaching around the corner.

[@jirikivaari]

First I wanna say that seeing the whole night sky without any light pollution, with all the starts is an amazing experience. I hiked in Sierra Nevada, CA, and it was a truly touching view. I suggest pretty much everyone to travel away from city lights, and see the beauty of stars at least once. I live in Finland, and have seen aurora borealis, also known as Northern Lights, a few times. Sometimes even near my home, with city lights and all. Additionally there's a Finnish very famous hymn called "Täällä pohjantähden alla" which means under the Pole star. Can be found from youtube with the name in quotes.

[@callmevegito]

Love the vids they always keep me occupied when im bored or laying in bed for the night. Thanks chuck and niel!!💪🏾

[@WildernessGirl21]

Neil😊

[@WildernessGirl21]

I before E except after C. 😊

[@kamranshirzadeh6442]

Babak is amazing, really enjoyed this episode. Dark skies are important. People these days have no realization of our place in th

[@Benobi-]

I was writing this comment before you mentioned Google Pixel phones, and then you mentioned them lol Astrophotography with the Google pixel phones is crazy! I haven't got a professional camera but I have a pixel and they can capture amazing photos of the night sky. They do 4 minutes but split that time into 15 second bursts and stack the images together. Loved this episode, inspiring as always!

[@BradsAdventureVideos]

The Samsung Galaxy S23+, as well as the Ultra version, can take photos with an exposure time up to 10 minutes. I had to download an app as well, but it has helped me take some incredible night sky photos.

[@lsjocto]

I was a little shocked they never mentioned these awesome galaxy phones

[@sekaramochi1944]

Hello the perfect team ❤

[@danielludlow8960]

What a brilliant and beautiful person! No threat. Just thought provoking. And Chuck Nice...,seeing your growth.,.is enlightening!

[@anthony..23]

Alejandro please send more questions to the show, Chuck kills it every time.

[@pragmaticcrystal]

Thank you for your time and effort I appreciate your knowledge

[@TheTboy007]

Yes! New Episode!

[@light-master]

Samsung Galaxy S23 has an Astrophotography mode in the Camera app, under Expert Raw mode. It overlays a star chart and can take photos between 4 and 10 minutes long.

[@primescan]

was this episode released earlier or am i having a déjà vu?

[@darrellpettis5823]

I believe i seen it not long ago as well lol good episode tho

[@swapnifty]

Okay good I’m not the only one I was thinking the same thing lol

[@DsSimpleEdits]

This is regarding the “lightning ball” you were discussing. I have seen this lightning ball about 2 times during 2000-2002. As you mentioned, it moved and most of the time light-red or light pink in colour. Size was a bit bigger than a basket ball. One of those lightning balls formed on the wet floor in our front veranda, entered the house, through the door and rolled over the living room in a straight line for nearly 10 meters until it disappeared under the stand we had a tube CRT-TV. Obviously, it damaged the TV even it wasn’t connected to electricity. All of this happened in like 5-6 seconds which left my family in shock. There was a black burnt mark on the floor where it disappeared (the floor was cement and polished with floor polish. My family and I were safely sitting on a sofa over a big floor rug). The second time it occurred, I was just looking at the heavy rain, standing in the doorway, as the rain was filling the front yard converting it to a small pond when suddenly a lightning struck and a lightning ball formed on the surface of that water ( simultaneously). This time it moved about for few seconds and disappeared. Luckily, it didn’t travel as I was standing very close to the water. I never saw a lightning ball after those two incidents. I’m from Sri Lanka and we get thunderstorms very often, mostly in evenings. So, I can assure you it’s not a myth. I think it’s a rare phenomenon that requires multiple attributes for a lightning ball to form in such a way. Both times it was a bit bigger than a basketball. I think if you ever see one, you will be in such awe, and forget even you have a camera on your hand! It will be too late to realise what you’re seeing to click 📸.

[@estebandevile2706]

La light mové faster.

[@estebandevile2706]

Only time moves faster than light.

[@estebandevile2706]

Lght moves faster in time, only time moves faster than light only a soul May mové faster than a body and than light Maybe deyabuu is something about that difference in speed.

[@wjcorrinne4052]

I’ve experienced ‘ all lightning’ back in the mid 1960s. A storm was coming and I was sent upstairs to check that he windows were closed. As I reached the top step I saw a transparent fuzzy greenish object move horizontally between our house and our neighbors. We had woods behind our houses and while this thing seemed to move much slower than normal lightning, as it entered the woods, I couldn’t see this, a very loud clap of thunder occurred. My sister who was following me up the stairs must have leaped the final top steps and had grasped me around the legs! It happened so quickly that I can’t recall more details that this. The lightning hit one large tree and took off the top half then went about 90 degrees to the right and hit a second tree and split it to the ground then scattered off hitting several trees high up their trunks . It was something to see!

[@blueeyeadonishawke2020]

Is this a rerun? I feel like I've heard this interview before.

[@michaelanderson1439]

Same here. This is why I came to the comments but yours is the only one that talks about it.

[@vicmiramontes4316]

I fall asleep almost every night learning something I didn’t know 😊

[@jonathanvandagriff7515]

I can't wait till someone finally documents and photographs ball lightning! Its amazing how many people have seen it, even from sources I trust, yet still no photos. My own stepdad experienced ball lightning when he was a child. It flew right by their house and hovered there.

[@robynmorris6388]

The best picture I've ever taken of the night sky was of the blood lunar eclipse in May of 2022. I was living in a particularly dark area of the Yucatan Peninsula; almost zero light pollution. I finagled my phone camera over my telescope and got some decent shots. They were actually published in Live Science😁 Light pollution should be brought to the forefront imo. Just wanted to add my thanks to Dr. deGrasse Tyson and his colleagues for the always informative and engaging topics.

[@thatsassyrepublican]

What a fascinating guest he is! Love this!

[@RickSjoerds]

Great to hear him talk, makes me want to go out at night!

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Neil and Chuck for 2024!

[@rainsfall4119]

always love to see a Iranian specialist with neil in startalk ❤️

[@bullettube9863]

One thing that viewers can do locally is advocate for shades to be placed on street lights that reflect light downward and limit flood lights to illuminate smaller areas. Many cities have already installed light shades along highways and streets but compelling commercial sites and home owners to do the same is a bit harder. We need international co-operation to force private companies to remove satellites once their usefulness has expired, or they cease to function. The "star link" system is especially troublesome as they project that they will need a thousand satellites to make the system work well. Already several dozen of the links have failed and they have no way to de-orbit them.

[@mikew8552]

There are other reasons to drop the color temperature of LED lights. The biggest one concerns automobile headlights. The new projector lamps on cars are at a temperature similar to what is being talked about here. Our eyes are designed to use a more Yellow (lower color temp) light. Anyone that has driven at night and been blinded by the new headlamps can tell you they don't work safely for all drivers. I spent a lot of time in the 1960's out in the country where there were no street lights and light pollution. The amount of stars I could see was amazing. Dr. Tyson, thank you for doing these programs. This is how Science should be taught. Interesting, concise explanations that are fun to listen to.

[@cnuon0105]

Great episode

[@skinwalker3953]

Ball Lightening is documented most in swampy wetlands, The Moors tales tend to talk about it... and the black dogs... We are elated to hear this phenomena is still on the radar.

[@phillipclinton7858]

Hey guys, such a huge fan of the channel. My son and I watch you and absolutely love you guys. Just a small suggestion, Joshua Dobbs, NFL quarterback is a Aerospace Engineer. Think it would be great to see him join you two in his football career and his future career in his degree field.

[@stephengillenwaters1950]

Great content!! I live in Florida and yes ppl that own on the east Coast either take out the bulbs or change them so the baby turtles don't get that confused with the moon.

[@BlackenSpawn]

Yes! Northern Lights are magical.

[@babakpersian]

Greetings to world from iran. Happy to see an Iranian/ Persian guest on your show Mr. Tyson and funny how you pronounce his name which BTW is also my name 😐

[@eclchannel3978]

Hello everyone, I enjoyed this eps, because u do photography. The one thing I tried in the past was to photograph the moon. All of those settings talked about during this conversation, we're discovered through trial and error. This made it so much fun to learn photography. I could have the best time working out a night sky viewing and photography with Babak T. 😊

[@agtube2998]

Big fan Dr. Neil and Lord nice

[@sandraalvarez4230]

I am so grateful for this episode cuz now I really understand why we need to fight for dark skies This this is amazing to me

[@AmmisMenu]

Love the explanation of color temperatures:)

[@sgregg5257]

What I have really noticed in the last 20 years is the huge increase in satellites. It is getting very hard to take long exposures using star tracking without getting satellites streaking around. Last year I watched four satellites, at different altitudes, all cross each other at a single point.

[@ricobhi]

Yep, and apart from government and other private satellites, Elon Musk's starlink alone accounts for 5,000 satellites today, with plans to increase to over 40,000! That's like one every half mile around the planet

[@richardlangellotti6208]

​@@ricobhiAnd Starlink still doesn't work!

[@j72ashley]

hey Chuck! I am at school everytime on here, too

[@Sofia-yw2gr]

31 here and never seen the milky way 😢 I’m an Angelino. It’s in the Bucket list for sure 👏🏼

[@Nixoth]

Is this a reupload? I swear ive seen this video already

[@starshipman]

Watching now, let's learn today

[@LEDewey_MD]

Great video! And now I have learned how to use my iPhone to take a long night exposure!! ❤

[@jasonclevenger3848]

I have been fortunate to have grown up in Albuquerque NM, where our population centers are spread far apart, where some dark sky areas are just an hour or so away. I vividly remember camping in the Jemez mountains and witnessing a very dramatic meteor that lasted for about 30 seconds and was a big green fireball (I think now, man made) as it burned up on its way down.

[@DBMS_SURYANSH]

Beautiful and magnificent images ❤❤ love from India ❤❤❤

[@00Skyfox]

That’s true about long exposure moonlit photos. I once took a long exposure photo of my yard during a full moon and the picture looked like a bright overcast day. I’ve also experienced that sudden bright star that disappears phenomenon! A couple times actually. The only explanation I could come up with was that it was a meteor aimed right at me, since a supernova would have lasted far longer and a reflective satellite would have been moving across the sky. Very cool!

[@terryl7874]

Really enjoyable conversation. I learned a ton of new information about the night sky.

[@jfreshh330]

Those photos are so cool!!

[@EG80]

Is this a re upload?

[@DARKINVIDER]

Yes it is.

[@jdonehew]

How do I join one of those photo workshops in Iceland? Those sound like incredible experiences. Excellent episode!

[@thatsassyrepublican]

This must be the most relevant video for me ever! Thank you ❤

[@No_Rice_No_Power]

I'm not sure what baffles me more; space, or the fact that Chuck Nice is a comedian.

[@frogz]

Lord nice, you need to go on tour to a few cities with your comedy set! im asking for chicago but there is other places besides ny/pa that would love your show

[@jackdawadventures182]

I'm about to head to the Arizona desert for the winter and am looking forward to trying my hand at some astro-photography. Thank you.

[@pjg6019]

I've had a Ball Lightening experience back in the early 90's. It came in through my kitchen window during a storm in Brooklyn NY. About the size of a basketball, white with a blue "rim", it floated slowly into the living room and disappeared.

[@CherrysJubileeJoyfully]

I saw the Milky Way for the first time while camping, and I did cry I had a metor coming for me too on Mount Diablo in California

[@brianjones6500]

When Babak referred to 2200k home lighting I seriously paused the video to phone my local hardware store. The lowest K they sell is 2700 and I'm fine with that. Here's one funny review I found from the sale of a 2200k and I quote "SO YELLOW looked like big bird barfed a lemon flavored canary and side of corn and cheddar cheese". On seeing this I'm going to pause a minute before I drop 1k buckaroos on new lighting.

[@Dizma_Music]

Woah! Hahah! I’m guessing the light was a little too yellow then. ;3

[@missh1774]

Yay! I almost chose to issue out the Photography and Cosmos book the other day but I went with the Stars and Planets book because it was alot smaller to lug around.

[@riversidelodgebansang]

I was very fortunate to watch the Milky way in Africa every early in the morning between 2am to 5am

[@cristianzmara2369]

Thank you for all these information! Super!

[@HiddenPalm]

We definitely need more astronomy videos.

[@ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣΚΩΣΤΗΣ-ο6γ]

Why do I have the feeling I've seen this one before?? even though it says yesterday!

[@GMNCD]

Mr. Tyson. Please do an episode about the 13 month, 28 day calendar.

[@ealvar13]

heya does anyone have a link to the google earth overlay that they mention for finding light pollution levels?

[@chandrakumar9405]

ball lightning exist, my dad and my uncle both witness several times. My dad claim it happen middle of night or early morning, and this always happen when they used to walk into dense forest from my village to city. It just fly pass by , exactly like what other claim.

[@SimonsAuntPhyllis]

I just experienced the view moving by with my non-tracking telescope last night for the 1st time, too! I slowly grew a smile as Saturn went from left to right, and I had to keep moving to see it. lol I need... friends.

[@SimonsAuntPhyllis]

Wow! 😂 You're desperate. (I feel cheap, now.)

[@johntamulonis4626]

One easy and cost effective way to decrease globabl warrming is to increase the albedo of the planet simply by putting particles in the air at high altitude. This could be accomplished by commercial aircraft that would release the particle and overtime it would increase the albedo and lowering the temperature. It would take tons of particles but at high eartth orbit they would last for aeons and could be gathered if it gets too cool.

[@anthony..23]

Gracias

[@joresvanwensen922]

I have been to italy and there was a lage green licht at the end of a pier next to a lage lake, It was near a beach and at night the i druw in a lot of musquitos. does that effect the enviroment and does anyone know the purpouce of it?

[@Itsme-ik1fs]

It would be cool if you guys did a virtual tour of the worldwide telescope for us.

[@swapnifty]

Wasn’t this posted before? Is this a reupload or something I’m sure I’ve seen this video before

[@arielatomhc]

Maybe it's a political thing. This dude is from Iran.

[@danielmadar9938]

"Alejandro Renoso" 😂

[@karlgoebeler1500]

It's analog. Pair of telescopes mounted on a "Hot Rod" Site selection is up in the "Air".

[@shiggzitiz6463]

This is a repost, right? I saw this vid roughly a week ago.

[@ilia7206]

Sending ❤ from irn 🙏🏻

[@sgregg5257]

Any modern DSLR or Mirrorless camera with a F1.2, F1.4, F2.8. lens You can capture great wide shots of the sky, provided you can get to a dark area. If you want to shoot the Moon, remember that the moon is a sunlit object. It is sunny all the time on the moon. So shoot the moon with a similar exposure you would shoot any daytime seen on Earth. If you want the stars AND the moon, then take an long exposure to capture the stars and a short exposure to capture the moon and composite in a photo program like Photoshop.

[@Dizma_Music]

I put my iPhone camera up to a telescope and got an insanely great photo of the moon. 🌙 Unforgettable when you’re looking through a telescope! 🔭

[@moniquehamerslag3379]

I had a similar experience when watching for meteors, but this was an iridium flash. Really bright!

[@OSAS726]

Is it possible to see Haley’s comet with an amateur telescope? If so which one should I buy?

[@AdviceMom-1]

The next time you have days off, you should come to see our Bortle Class 1 sky in Westcliffe, Colorado! We could reserve you a Dark Skies BnB compete with an 18" scope and private observatory :)

[@Optimus19]

Was in Mongolia mid September. Beautiful sky and could see the Milky way as there was very little light pollution. Then I saw a steak green of lights moving and thenb they disappeared. It was not UFO, turn out after some research was the satellites launched by Starling a few days ago. Took many pics and a tripod is always useful. If only I knew then about using exposure less than 30 secs

[@emreeren13]

I really don't mind watching this again, but uhmm... This video was already uploaded before, right?

[@joetricomi]

Mr Tyson I witnessed meteor shower, but it was more like a micro meteorburst was in a guard tower in Southeast Asia, Northeast Thailand, extremely dark skies this was in 1974 on guard duty at first they started slowly one every 15 seconds some times you could hear them I counted about 40 in about a minute I quit counting them. It was overwhelming

[@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879]

my phone doesn't have the best camera, it's old and I live in an apartment complex where the light pollution is so bad, you can generally see a few planets and the moon. You have to move in order to see any stars. .....and, from our parking lot while, yes, this one particular picture I took does look like a picture of a white spot, then the same white spot with a black spot on it....but, in reality: it's Jupiter, then Io making an eclipse on Jupiter 👍 Even that low quality was cool to get! Also, I grew up outside the city and was used to seeing the northern lights, tons of stars, constellations and even a comet once. The milky way was always my favorite thing to stare at! ....now, I still can't complain, really. Yeah, I miss the stars...a ton.... but, I do get to see a lot of satellites, which is kinda cool...and, for some reason, I have seen at least a dozen meteors since being in the city! I only saw one my whole life.... then, as an adult and living here: I've seen many and of so many different colors! One was super low and lit up the valley I live in with a surreal green glow, before it went behind the houses in front of me (and in front of thr cliff behind said houses. The cliff is 3 miles from me, to put how close it really was into perspective) and was out of sight. It didn't make the news, didn't last long and was right over the river....so, I'm not sure how many people saw that! That's pretty cool!

[@ChrisBolding-q7n]

My moment was five years ago when I seen four of the moons of Jupiter thru a pair of binoculars.

[@ValterUngerson]

Sony alpha 7 ii Laowa zero distorsion lens in minus 20-30 cold makes clear astro pictures.

[@mickeybrumfield764]

My advice to Neil would be to avoid those shooting stars that are angling for you.

[@frankbarnwell____]

I've pictures of the veil nebula with a Pentax k1000 I made in 93.... 50mm . Riding on a Bausch and lomb criterion scope with a clock drive