I Took a Photo of the Sun and DAMN...

[@FosterFarmsOk]

Our star is like a wife who cant get any attention from her hubby because he is always out late looking at other stars.

[@Bartimus224]

not to mention shes constantly trying to kill us

[@kishascape]

Only most people don’t know how to give make their wife have a coronal mass ejection. 😜

[@rgs559]

Best High Point Scientific promo ever...."scuse me while I kiss the sky".

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe phew

[@johnnycanosoda]

Getting baked, a cold one, Astrophotography, and gettin laid under stars... just like Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and Chevrolet!

[@LogansChristmasLights]

On the plus side, at least the warts you’re seeing on the sun are happening 8 minutes ago and not 5 mill light years ago.

[@UNSCPILOT]

Or watch the moon about a second ago

[@AstroExploring]

I love the idea of a bunch of baked astronomers now spamming HPS with astrophotography questions 😂 great video mate!

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe

[@ChuckingRocks]

It is a lot of fun to image the sun! I am new to astrophotography, I ordered solar sheets off amazon and made my own filter cap for my telescope. With this i can practice polar alignment and imaging basics more often. In the winter the weather here is -30c at night and a much nicer -10c during the day. Less cloud too. I have been having a blast!

[@DylanODonnell]

Damn that’s cold !

[@ChucksAstrophotography]

Looking good, Dylan! I'm usually on hold for the sun during December and January because it's too cold and the sun is too low.

[@ChrisTardif_]

I've had one clear night since December 2nd and I was drunk.

[@davepastern]

blurry drunk eyes syndrome (BDES)?

[@HelenasAstrophotography]

Now those were some equally sick beats :D

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe thx Helena 😆

[@lawrenceharris1819]

I became an amateur solar astronomer in ..... 1963 by projecting an image from my 1.25" refractor .... Now I also have one of these scopes. I was amazed to see you easily slide off the Cx telescope. I can hardly budge it!! I also have a PST.

[@DylanODonnell]

I figure as I get old I'll just choose a big scope and leave it there.

[@TexasTimelapse]

First time I've watched and laughed at a paid promotion... TWICE!

[@DylanODonnell]

😆

[@qswat7268]

Dylan has fallen to the dark (or should I say light?) side.

[@TheUrbanAstronomer]

Are you sure the mount can handle the PST 😆😆😆

[@TexasTimelapse]

It looked like a bodybuilder thats jacked from the waist down with skinny arms.

[@charlielemley8319]

Only one counterweight, too. Dude lives on the edge.

[@vnarayan18]

oh hi!!!! remember me??!

[@avt_astro206]

Its A Small Telescope.. Perhaps The Computer in Mount Wont Notice The Payload😄😄😄

[@johnnycanosoda]

*POS

[@simonwalsh6804]

Dude. So many of us slaying our night time hobby on the altar of solar imaging while getting baked. I’ve had 1 clear night in 40 days and I’ve just bought a new mount. Keep em coming.

[@DaveGIS123]

@1:29 "So join me in my back yard under the deathly Australian hot summer Sun..." Sounds great Dylan. Today in Byron Bay I see it's 28C and 21C tonight, while here in Winnipeg it's -24C, tonight it will be-29C, and tomorrow will be -32C. Plus it's cloudy.

[@jerrymccaleb4452]

Great video. Well scripted blending satirical humor and delivering an acceptable product at the conclusion while keeping the folks HPS happy.

[@kajouman]

why didnt you just put the pst on the celestron ? its just so small.

[@DylanODonnell]

I normally do.. but I’m breaking it all down so 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@saffarty390]

Using a PST requires patience and as it has a sweet spot, sometimes requiring averted viewing. the longer you LOOK THROUGH THE EYEPIECE the more detail you will see. I see filaments, plages, active areas as well as prominence detail. Some of my best "astro-photos" have been taken as single shots (no processing) with a basic holiday style digital camera at full zoom to avoid vignetting.

[@anthonyhitchings1051]

Back in the 1970s I used a Pentax H3 35mm to take a b/w photo of the sun and the Transit of Mercury on a 6" F8 Newtonian scope - no solar filter. The primary mirror was not silvered, so only 4% of the Sun's light made it back to the diagonal mirror and on to the film and the primary focal plane of the telescope..

[@MarkRosengarten]

High Point, NJ. Home of High Point Scientific and High Point State Park. It's a ridge along the Shawangunk range with a memorial tower and great views of NY, NJ and PA. Nothing to do with "getting high." :D

[@rcraigmacrae]

OMG you’re so right. You DO have the best comment section on KZbin. Lol. Great Vid Dylan!!!

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe it’s true

[@michael.a.covington]

Sounds like you've gone star-craving mad!

[@DylanODonnell]

Groan 😆

[@danml550]

As far as puns go, that was stellar

[@Wheeljack678]

Kind of glad you made a video about solar-photography. Been enviously watching Trevor and some others posting their amazing videos, and here I am, suffering from AP-withdrawals having had a single clear night since December 1st.

[@mihayat4421]

Thats gotta be the best sideways to a sponsor Ive ever seen

[@paulruemmele]

I find it best to spark the bowl after SGP is up and running. Back focal distance on an OAG is impossible otherwise.

[@DylanODonnell]

Lol

[@paulbubeer911]

Another great video, I actually LOL' ed a few times. Im on the Sunny Coast and have had nothing but cloudy nights since November.

[@DylanODonnell]

Crazy right?

[@newbee1016]

I have just stumbled on this video, I have the Coronado PST40 as well, this video came along at the right time as I am trying to get my scope to focus with no success. I have tried with different eyepieces in camera adapters, 2x barlow, even tried the barlow lens on a camera adaptor with no luck. I have the IMX174 camera which has very simular specs to the ZWO174 I cant get it to focus either. Tried DSLR cannon1300d no luck with that either. I know this video was put up a few years ago but can you recall how long the adaptor and barlow that you used is? did you use an eyepiece in the adaptor? I have tried all sorts of adaptors, eyepieces, 2x barlows configurations and nothing has worked, I have also noticed that the scope wont focus with a camera connected using the focuser knob. You made it look too easy, just connect the camera and plug in the comp' and away you go, as if it was that easy for me I would not have bother you. What am I missing? Cheers Robert Vict'

[@DylanODonnell]

Try the 2.5x Barlow/powermate .. that was the only thing k needed from memory!

[@newbee1016]

@@DylanODonnell Thanks for getting back, much appreciated. I was fortunate enough to get an other reply through Ice In Space, where they shortened the eyepiece holder, as it is in two parts, and still maintained focus for visual and for camera work. I have yet to try it out because of cloudy weather. Cheers Robert

[@stuparker776]

Hey Dylan I have the cooled 174mm and 2x power mate but what is the connecting fitting to the camera I cannot get a good view of it.I have a shit of a time focusing the 174 on the PST,cheers

[@DylanODonnell]

Just the standard drop in end of the powemate.. eyepiece style.

[@akcalder92]

I haven’t watched your videos in a few months. I forgot how much I like them.

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks :)

[@kishascape]

Hello. Can I do digiscoping of the sun with Coronado PST and iPhone plz?

[@uptown3636]

4:43 That's f*cking hilarious. On the plus side, your mount looks sturdy enough 😉

[@dominickzaucha]

High Point Scientific is located right next a state park called High Point, which does serve as a dark sky site for some club i can't remember. Sadly only got drunk there.

[@karllewis735]

High Point Scientific is located near High Point, N.J. It's a town in New Jersey.

[@markc7899]

Dylan, seriously.. the intro is getting louder every video!! I love it. Personally I'm fighting with ordering a solar telescope. I currently have a non-Ha filter and the sun seems rather boring. I think what'll push me over the edge is the increased solar activity in a few years! But as always, really, really great video. From ~1000 to ~30,000 subscribers so quickly.

[@DylanODonnell]

You keep turning it up ;)

[@noahshrktr]

Great video! (Also did you buy a new lens or anything because it looks great)

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks :) no I just fluke the right settings sometimes 😆

[@dustinross306]

Dude I love your videos thank you so much for continuing to post!

[@elmikol2443]

Nice first light with the Coronado!

[@randywicker4530]

Enjoy your sense of humor... For me it's "Remember, its all about free entertainment"

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks Randy :)

[@ikbenvoetbal]

That beginning was pretty strange. I've never seen Dylan snap like that before. I hope hes ok.

[@ross1972]

Back in the day (35 or so years ago) I used to project the sun on to a piece cardboard with my dinky 2.5 inch refractor it showed sun spots really well but thats about it. you could set fire to things to depending on where you projected the sun haha. Solar filters are definitly much more impressive though.

[@eihcsttam8041]

As a solar photographer, and one who has a PST for quick peeks, I'd say this is a fantastic first attempt, Dylan. Nice job.

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks!

[@hymanmj]

Keep on blowing the smoke Dylan! Cheers. x

[@Dottar2765]

Can't wait to see if that new scope arrives, the coranado seems a little too zoomed out for any useful detail alas.

[@DylanODonnell]

Can’t wait !

[@Astrolavista]

This was so well crafted I watched it twice then rolled a Camberwell Carrot!

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehehe

[@ohwell2790]

Winter snow in Kingman AZ and is wrecking my beer budget.

[@BrianH1313]

Oh Dylan, there is nothing special about being high on a mountain. Except to say you where "High" on the mountain. Woah, how did you know I have a pizza right now? Be careful Dylan, if you stare at The Sun to long; you will see Sun Spots everywhere.

[@DylanODonnell]

Don’t worry .. I’m smarter than the last president!

[@kevanhubbard9673]

Lundt seems to be a quality established company so you'll be ok! another solar telescope 🔭 company is Solarscope which are made on the Isle of Man a rather obscure quasi independent island in the Irish Sea roughly halfway between England and Ireland.

[@tichwykes]

You should try for an ISS pass of the Sun I managed it from my observatory using a Coronado scope using a Point grey grasshopper camera on the iMAC, unfortunately the MAC is nearly dead so I've been unable to try it again although I did manage it using a DMK41 & laptop but it dropped a few frames a higer speed camera would be better I guess.

[@DylanODonnell]

I’ve done it once :)

[@tichwykes]

Cool stuff mate I've gotta say that picture of the Lunt looks very similar to the Lunt35 I have, well when I say I have my other half has it on permanent loan lol

[@metalsoft26]

Solar astrophotography could be a kind of rehab for alcoholic astronomers... Or the end of the line if you dare to open a beer at 10 am! Great work as always Dylan!

[@brendonstockdale4437]

Baked astronomy mountaineering . Could well be an Olympic sport one day !

[@DylanODonnell]

I’m in

[@avt_astro206]

When Skies Are Cloudy at Night I Love Solar Observing and Some Bird Watching🔭👍🐦🐦

[@BSm2919]

"Best comment section on KZbin" Most definitely!

[@flanerpete2040]

Glad to see the mount handled that scope. 😉

[@DylanODonnell]

It was touch and go

[@astrozeugs]

The Coronado is a cool device. I have ground down my eyepiece sleeve to achieve focus directly. Regards Andreas

[@sjgonline]

Same here in Brazil, about 8 weeks with no night stars... Be well, Dylan

[@garbageman9145]

does anyone know if this or the Lunt is a better scope

[@DylanODonnell]

The Lunt. No question.

[@garbageman9145]

@DylanODonnell thanks Dylan! I really wanted the 40 but ended up getting a used Lunt 50

[@stevendrexler6138]

Dylan, what exactly is broken? The scope?

[@DylanODonnell]

RA in the mount

[@stevendrexler6138]

@@DylanODonnell Bummer😥

[@ericvanhorn7986]

This was hilarious. I watched it twice and had literal tears 🤣

[@Wolfie6020]

Nice work with tbe PST Dylan. I love my Coronado Ha scope. Look forward to your opinion on the Lunt as I am considering the same scope for travels on the little ioptron mount. The PST looks too cute on the CGX. If you need a solar tracking program let me know. I use LuSol guide which is ascom compliant and dedicated to tracking the sun and moon. It is no longer available for download as he appears to have shut down the site but the last version is solid.

[@DylanODonnell]

Interesting, thanks! Yeh I’ll let you know if the mystery scope arrives. Seems to have a whole bunch of sweet lunt stacked upgrades and stuff you could never get with the PST too. I’m hoping it doesn’t have the banding either.

[@caleb8239]

Wow, I'm impressed with the PST. I've had a Coronado 70 since the 2012 Venus transit and this motivates me to give solar imaging a try. (but not today because its snowing, and I mean the type of snow that makes you cold, not high)

[@astrodad656]

I think you need a bigger mount.

[@derekderek2570]

"This is a video about solar astrophotography... how can this trigger me?" 0:30 HEY I'M DATING AN UGLY STEPSISTER! HOW DARE YOU

[@ericemanuelson5128]

Never thought I'd see you use an eyepiece especially a fancy one like that. Lol I do feel your pain I haven't had telescope out since November.

[@DylanODonnell]

It was very underwhelming.

[@RaquelNuno]

The most fun astrophotography videos on KZbin 😂

[@orionm4268]

"Support my alcoholism by buying star stuff" Man you keep pouring humor Haha!

[@MarcelBlattner]

Hey Dylon. Nice intro to high point... what? How do you clean your OPT? Just with a eyeglass cleaning cloth?

[@DylanODonnell]

Anti static cloth and my breath. You want to avoid chemicals that can damage any coatings.

[@RandallKayfes]

Would you consider doing a review/examination of CPWI or even a vid of why not?

[@DylanODonnell]

As far as I can tell there is no way to handover from CPWI to ASCOM but I haven’t delved very deeply. Other than that it looks amazing especially as a thorough replacement for the old virtual hand controller thing they used to use.

[@RandallKayfes]

@@DylanODonnell They now allow you to use the cpwi ascom to hand off tophd2, etc.

[@DylanODonnell]

@@RandallKayfes Really! I've been waiting for that for so long! Good to know.

[@RandallKayfes]

@@DylanODonnell Other improvements are just as impressive. Looks like a game changer for us who move our mounts occasionally. I can now combine CPWI with remoting into the controlling laptop for my CGEM DX etc. So many possibilities now!

[@Aerospacedu]

One could aptly name the PST as a Pretty Sad Telescope.....but with that said I have always enjoyed using it....☀️

[@jamesdougan8789]

g`day dylan i am surprised you don't have a quark filter they seem to work well .. all i have is the baader solar film for my 8" edge to go on the front of the scope and a small 50 mm one for the finder (to get lined up and tracking)... with the Coronado scope can you pick up the prominences if you over expose the disc... maybe you can explain the differences in the different type of scopes and filters for solar work in another video in the future ...great video as always dylan .. hope this helps the algorithm for ya and helps ya get a new flash mount what mount are you thinking of getting or are you just going to get a new CGX or get the CGX-L to run the 11" better cheers james D

[@DylanODonnell]

Tempting for a quark! More will be revealed soon :)

[@RaysAstrophotography]

Not sure why I kept laughing all the way through the video! Maybe I read your tweet this morning and now I am seeing the image. Anyway, you got me some good ideas about the "Del Coronado"! Awesome as always!

[@WayneMetcalf]

I'm doing solar imaging ATM, hence why I watched your video! Awesome btw. 👌 But, erm, guess what I was doing while sorting out my filters and watching your video! 🍁😆

[@williamgorham7339]

Dylan I love the titles of your videos and sense of humor 😅

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks Will! 🍻

[@williamgorham7339]

@@DylanODonnell thank you for the great content and motivation to push myself to collect better sets of data and learn to process them into scientific works of art. Although I want to deep dive into this addictive hobby I know nothing with this should be so frustrating that you can’t simply have a beer 🍻 and enjoy the clear skies 🌌. Edit: I just was gifted a celestron nextstar 130 SLT and saw the rings of Saturn with my own eyeballs 👀 for the first time at the age of 29. I know I need an equatorial mount for long exposure photography but that doesn’t mean I can’t mount my phone to the eyepiece and get some awesome photos of Orion.

[@seanmolony-redstickastro238]

Really cool. Never tried it. I'd probably blow out my retina trying to do it, being half baked here in S Louisiana!

[@seanmolony-redstickastro238]

I got ripped once thinking it would be fun to shoot but..... I couldn't remember how to use auto focus etc and so I went in and made a big plate of omelette, biscuits and hash browns to kill it and the went to image. Never again!!! But! After getting on target it was great!! Ha ja

[@StargazerFS128]

Dylan, you shouldn't stress your mount like that! i had a PST, worked great then got a Lunt 60, i have an image of a flare taken with the PST and my smartphone that rivals dudes with expensive cameras. Having lots of time to play with the PST, i was able to really get every drop out of it.

[@DylanODonnell]

Wow, excellent !

[@matthew944]

Great image of our nearest star ✨ I'm new to astronomy and was interested in doing some solar observing but I only own a Dobsonian. Is it even worth getting a solar filter, or is the aperture (10") too large?

[@DylanODonnell]

White light filters are pretty boring right now but it will get better closer to maximum. Combined with a solar continuum filter on the camera end you can get great results.

[@matthew944]

@@DylanODonnell Ok awesome, thanks for the information! 🔭

[@hondaxl250k0]

Cheep solar filter for any telescope? 2 ply of Mylar space blanket over the end and your in business.. works on any scope. O and ps. I’m soooo jealous of your mount and setup. For me.. that’s a dream setup

[@sodakastronut]

"Mom...he's scratching his astronomy itch again!" Cheers, CS and GB from -17C South Dakota!

[@potterywheel2503]

You need a better mount for that scope, the mount is the most important piece of astrophotography

[@fidelpacheco8249]

You mentioned 8 weeks without seeing the stars! It's not so bad here in the northern Illinois I have seen the stars once in the past 3.5 months!!

[@astrosheepy3906]

Hey Dylan is it really impossible to see good detail with this visually? Maybe with the largest possible magnification

[@sticktoit5746]

what a birthday gift

[@LearnToStargaze]

That image is insane!!!!!! I’ve been trying to get a good image with a pst for years, and never got anything close to that. But, you’ve convinced me to try again (if I can get my EQ6-R pro out from the garage that is blocked by a snowbank (thanks Canada)). In the past I tried with a dslr, but I’ll try the ZWO294MCpro this time. Worth a shot. Just need the sun to rise more than 20 degrees above the horizon (Canada!!!!)....

[@DylanODonnell]

It’s not the best .. but some some heavy handed post processing it can work!

[@Jay-kc2pm]

High Point Scientific is based in Montague, New Jersey by the High Point State Park (which has the highest mountain in NJ). It just so happens that the Governor of NJ passed a bill which legalized Marijuana, which is even better! Now you can get high at High Point while doing astronomy with High Point Scientific equipment.

[@ronstewtsaw]

1803 feet! Well, if you want to call that high, who am I to argue?

[@DylanODonnell]

Yessss

[@OpticsCentralAustralia]

I feel your pain. My mount is doing major excursions in RA and I can't take decent images either. Time for a professional hypertune - but in the meantime I've been using my PST as well. (Oh, and did you just call one of your major sponsors a Ponzi scheme? LOL)

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehehe good luck with your mount !

[@richarddickerson8305]

That's so funny, I watched it a second time just for the promo. And yes, I am a HighPoint customer in the US. Hmm.

[@tomwolf9420]

The size mismatch between mount and scope is ridiculous 😀

[@GHP15300]

Nice photos man

[@John_Hudson_922]

have you gotten a solar ISS transit yet? Its a pretty fun way to do solar photography while also adding that extra challenge. I know you've done the lunar but hadn't seen a solar ISS transit yet.

[@DylanODonnell]

I have !

[@astroagashi2541]

Hi Dylan! I am Hriman from India and I am 14 I aam also thinking of starting a youtube channel on doing astrophotography and I really need your opinion that is Celestron Nexstar 6SE good for astrophotography with Nikon D5300? Plss Dylan I hope u reply!

[@DylanODonnell]

Optics are good but an equatorial mount would be better.

[@astroagashi2541]

@@DylanODonnell Can you suggest me best Equitorial mount under 700USD which can support Nexstar 6SE plss

[@clive1539]

Colour coordinated bookshelf...... References to mood enhancers.... Tiny scope on big mount..... Looking into the sun..... Get well soon And enjoy the NIGHT sky

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

[@TheTiredPhotographer]

You’ve now inspired me to try and capture the sun again. I’ve had a loan of a Lunt Solar Scope now for a while, but have struggled in capturing anything “good”. But I’m now keen to give it another crack. 👍🏼

[@prnzssLuna]

Solar imaging is kinda cool too, nice video

[@brankooffice]

Came for Astrophotography, stayed for the jokes.

[@jaimeechegaray2251]

My name is Dylan O´Donnell and I need Prozac. (weather driven madness). Great Pic

[@markbrown8048]

Great video! I love Solar. I live in Tucson, Arizona 15 minutes away from Lunt. They are great. If needed I can stop & show you they do exist. I can probably have Faye from Lunt show me your scope in the assembly area. I hope. Or maybe she’s in Hawaii with your money😝

[@DylanODonnell]

Haha I have hope !

[@TokinAg08]

Thanks, I had wondered what the High in HighPoint Scientific meant!! All cleared up now! Where's my wallet, so I can support this wonderful business?!

[@PafMedic]

Thats Who Ive Used From The Start😂😂😂They Are Great

[@CE4JDM]

I see you are in Australia. I'm in Chile. Can you help me with a focus problem? I have a new, but cheap, SVBONY SV205 camera. I cannot get it to focus on the Moon. Is my telescope too big for this camera? I have 1650mm focal length Orion XX14g. Thanks!

[@DylanODonnell]

Check your back focal distance .. you need correct spacing in between the telescope and the camera chip. It can be quite long in some cases.

[@CE4JDM]

@@DylanODonnell Ok, thanks. I'll try more distance to the camera. I love your videos!

[@robertstuck3214]

Nice shots of the Sun. I actually laughed out loud when I saw your scope setup in the observatory. The size comparison of the scope to the mount in the observatory is absurd.

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe

[@Taletad]

AS IF I HAD NOT ENOUGH TELESCOPES ON MY WHISHLIST, NOW I NEED A SOLAR ONE TOO... Anyway, great video as usual !

[@KnowledgePerformance7]

That intro killed me

[@meadmaker4525]

Now, just for fun, throw a solar filter on your SCT setup and do a comparison.

[@DylanODonnell]

Tube is way too big .. the heat is a really problem! Had some great results with the smaller SCTs and white light though.

[@patricklinehan6095]

@@DylanODonnell I had the same request.