The Night Sky - Touring Taurus with Binoculars

Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Science explores the constellation of Taurus on this episode of The Night Sky. You'll learn how to spot the celestial bull, as well as how to select and use binoculars for stargazing.
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[@suhassridhar6838]

best thing ever to watch...its night sky... could watch many things.... they looks more beautiful than my girlfriend....loved the way your channel is helping people

[@inspiredalan]

Well color me amazed! I can't believe all these years, staring up with my naked eyes at Orion, in wonder, and the Pleiades, I had no idea Taurus was in between. And now that I've bought a set of 25x70 binoculars, this video is tremendously helpful! I can't wait to go searching for the cluster and Theta 1 & Theta 2!

[@deathrager2404]

2minutes into this video and already a whole lot clearer than what most try to explain in fancy words.

[@xdavidx1015]

mine is a 8 x 20 x 53, i just stargazed for a good 10 mins and my life has changed.

[@darrellheath9776]

Thank you David for the feedback. We here at The Night Sky are thrilled to hear that you have had such a great experience with your stargazing. We hope to get back into production soon and we will try and make more episodes like this one.

[@nathannugent6038]

What y mind given me the make an model Of The binoculars u bought please

[@anonymos7236]

What is x20 and x53?

[@hetekaslan]

@@anonymos7236 means that you can adjust the magnification power between 8 to 20 and 53 is the aperture size in mm.

[@davekelley4076]

There is no such a thing as an 8x20x53

[@edanderson4263]

I have shared this with soooo many people and have watched it myself at least 20 times. Great work.

[@slapastronomy8646]

Good video Darrell. I took my family members on this exact tour about 3 weeks ago and they were amazed what a pair of small binoculars showed them in their backyard.

[@mangeshntayade3021]

very well done video in both contents, presentation and relevance, quite simple and effective language. Thanks a Ton

[@darrellheath9776]

Thank you, Mangesh, we appreciate the feedback!

[@dulat]

Very well made, clearly explained, indispensable guide for amateur explorers.

[@mthirugnana]

Thanks for this very nice and informative video, Prof!

[@vahidfrzh9379]

this channel is a gold mine!

[@bipinbabu1814]

Loved it!!! Thanks a lot

[@LastDaysADDaniel]

wow, wonderfully articulated.

[@hamiltonpaul73]

Excellent and informative!

[@crisromero6564]

This was awesome information. Thank you! 😃

[@MrNiceKnife]

Literally was just looking at Taurus with my son on some 10x42’s. Then KZbin sends me this the next day. Creepy big brother at it again.

[@Ajayjohnson264]

Best video out there!!!

[@blinkybill2997]

Excellent explanation!

[@chrisevertlee6615]

Astronomy and mythology in one. I can't stop watching episode after episode. a thousand thumbs up! hoping for more videos =) ps: its hard to stargaze here in the Philippines, its always cloudy at night and we have a longer period of rain than summer. and sometimes even if its summer, it's still cloudy. But just the same, I'm getting myself a binocular and try to look up with AWE AND WONDER!

[@darrellheath9776]

Brusa, thanks for the great feedback, it's much appreciated. And don't give up! Get those binoculars and take advantage of those few and far between clear nights, you won't regret it. And be patient, it takes time to learn the sky, but once you do, you just might find yourself becoming an amateur astronomer. Or, who know, maybe even a professional one. Best of luck- Darrell Heath

[@chrisevertlee6615]

@@darrellheath9776 thanks sir, i was over the moon seeing this notification. LAst Friday i took my son to our national planetarium and had gotten to know Dr.Reinabelle Reyes, a young and Filipino Astrophysicist... am greatly inspired so really I'm gifting myself a binocular ASAP.Thanks Sir!

[@kevingumfory]

I've been to Philippines ... that you want to stargaze is pretty incredible.

[@muzikhed]

Very helpful informative video. Many thanks.

[@citic101]

VERY INTERESTING ...... THANKS

[@erichall9907]

Thank you Darrell, I love your lesions in astronomy, wish I had you as a professor, but these as almost as good. One more characteristic when choosing binoculars is the eye relief. This is important for people that wear glasses, and don't want to take them off to use the binoculars. I have found that 20 mm ER allows me to leave my glasses on when using the binoculars. Unfortunately this (generally speaking) increases the price for a given series of binoculars. you also dont need to spend a fortune. Most of the added cost of $1,000+ binoculars is due to water proof and durability construction, rather than optical quality per se. This is usually more important to hunters and boaters, than to astronomers. $200 will get you a really nice pair to get started. also know that the weight of the binoculars increases quickly with the objective diameter, so keep that in mind if you are carrying them around your neck- an extra pound of weight its very noticeable after a few hours hiking.

[@darrellheath9776]

All good points, Eric

[@bluestarfractal5434]

Please quit flashing background sky images of astronomical objects taken with cameras through telescopes! Newbies will only get disappointed when they take their new binoculars out for the first time!

[@cbrusharmy]

Do you have content to put up?

[@Masterfighterx]

cbrusharmy, what does that have to do with it? He's right..

[@lmaoroflcopter]

@@cbrusharmy do you have content to put up?

[@paulkazjack]

@@lmaoroflcopter I have.

[@lmaoroflcopter]

@@paulkazjack great.

[@Snowflake3006]

Thank you

[@ShanesTech]

Awesome! Thank you. :)

[@birdwing98]

3:35 Seems the beam of light changes directions FIVE times in the prisms. How does he count four?

[@fredrickrari9338]

Can a telescope be used to view terestrial objects ?

[@paulmartin5791]

I have a roof prism 12x50 Tesco binoc . . I find it to be the best! for astronomy viewing but it has a extra zoom feature on the right ocular lens only! . . why is that?

[@andrewthebladethrower8371]

thank you very much sir. Very informative video, even for those who is not new to looking at night sky through binoculars

[@tomspeed2005]

I did it tonight, its really hard to hold the binocular on the hand for long time, after 15 minute you get really tired

[@tykingcrystal864]

That is exactly why telescopes are really help for good imagery

[@James-gv8dr]

amazing video. thanks.

[@rudekenj]

I just got a 12x70 yesterday and im excited to try it and view the pleiades. However at this time of the year that portion of the sky is blocked by buildings and lots of light pollution. I might just have to wait until winter when these are higher up in the sky at night. I got to see jupiter and its galilean moons last night and it was great for first light.

[@sam3kperv]

i find this video to be very helpful and informative, more please!!

[@Burtronic]

I’ve just got myself a pair of celestron skymaster pro 15x70, I hope they are worth it as the price for the spec seems pretty good for setting out.

[@shatterpointgames]

@Live Action Sonic You're going to want to get a tripod for those puppies, I have celestron skymaster 15x80 and they are fantastic.

[@Burtronic]

Live Action Sonic they are great, as mentioned above a tripod is a great idea, I’ve been looking at Jupiter and it’s moons, also helped with the Neowise too!

[@TheFairway8]

Picked up a pair of image stabilising 15x50 almost as expensive as some of my scopes but the image stabilising is truly wonderful negates need for a tripod far more stable than my roof prism 10x50that are half the size

[@MrWesleymoon]

I have the oberwerk 10.5x70 ultra and so glad I made the right decision they are wonderful. Sure they were 400.00 but worth every bit being I can use them hand held or on a tripod and have super wide field of view and oh so clear. I have since sold my 25x100 binos, 8in and 10in telescopes because these oberwerk 10.5x70 can do it all.

[@Exposing21]

Wesley Mooney 10.5 isn’t strong enough. Get a 15 My 25x70 are awesome but is shaky without a tripod, so I’m getting the 15x70

[@dedskinprodcerdj4273]

How did they take those pictures, i have a basic Point and Shoot Canon Camera , and a Binoculars , its 7 x 50 that i broke , but one is working , one is enough for Camera anyways but sky's are cloudy all weak , nothing , are they telling me i can use this as good as cheap Scope would do . Is this possible .

[@theenergeticturtle9489]

I'm sure it'll work just have to try it out make sure you're camera is set to HDR to get the best images good luck

[@indreksiilak8463]

Hi. Im gathering information about my first binoculars overall for stargazing. I thought i have read enough to put my gold on Trailseekers 8x42 ED but what occurred now while listening you is that Trailseekers have Schmidt Pechan Roof Prisms (not porro prism as you advise) and ALL other whistles exept IS. So my question is that how bad are they? What is the essence between folding light 4 or 3 times?? Trailseekers exit pupil is 5.25mm and pretty much in the top with that. What is the essence? Thank You!

[@darrellheath9776]

The ED feature is a special kind of glass that adds better contrast and helps reduce color fringing around bright objects and while the ED glass delivers visibly brighter, sharper images, it's perhaps better used for daytime activities such as birdwatching. My advice, if you are interested in doing both daytime and astronomical observing, is to stick with a quality porro prism pair of binoculars such as a 7x50 or 10x50 pair, which would be an ideal weight for holding steady and carrying around and should offer enough aperture to see things like bright galaxies and nebulae.

[@johnwriterpoet1783]

ED glass brings the price up considerably. Better to put that money into more aperture.

[@Darkness-gx8fd]

I'm glad watched this video before buying one.

[@Teky.Airsoft]

i saw great Orion nebula with 7x25 binoculars!

[@evanellender7587]

I didn't know that about Subaru. That's awesome!

[@TopperRico]

Brilliant, thanks.

[@johngeddes4161]

I bought 20x80 visionary binos brilliant

[@syedzaffar2518]

How much does it cost? I need to purchase one?

[@alexstevensen4292]

The function of the prism is to make the picture upside-up again. There are also very old bins with a negative secondary lens that don't need that but they have a really small field of view.

[@rajwvilla]

So forgive my ignorance but a Celestron Skymaster 25x70 is better for astronomy than say Olmypus 10x50?

[@fusion-music]

If you can hold it, yes, it is better. Its better because of the aperature being 70mm. But you really need a tripod for it & maybe even the 10 x 50mm. Tripods make for better experience. Same tripod as for Camera.

[@arshadrahman5916]

I want to buy 10×50 porro prism so kindly help me i am living in india

[@raghvendrasingh9984]

I love the job you're doing. Encouraging towards astronomy

[@karimgabol6940]

Hi Darrel. Thank you for your insightful lectures. You have actually saved me from buying a telescope until I do some more reading, a bit of research and experimentation with my simple pair of binoculars. Just one question, the binoculars I own have "12x40 139m/100m 7.5" written on them. Does it mean it can show the objects 7.5 times bigger? And, what are my 'options' in terms of looking for celestial objects in an urban area with tremendous amount of artificial light in the night sky? Meaning, which objects can be easily seen with this pair of binoculars? By the way, I am a new, would be amateur star gazer who is about to take a start and knows absolutely nothing about stars/planets etc.

[@TimHarrell]

12x - magnification. 7.5 is the field of view in degrees (angular). The middle figure should probably be 139/1000 (not 100), which tells you what field of view you have at 1000m. Your binoculars are good for broad sweeps of the sky as the FOV is large. Heavy light pollution means you will find it very hard to see nebulae. If you can’t access dark skies then there’s no point in spending too many $$$ on binocs or scopes.

[@coldeb8911]

I have recently bought a pair of binoculars, mainly for Bird and nature watching, so I got really interested when I saw this, only, my Binoculars are ‘Roof Prism’.....Doh !!!...wish I’d seen this video before I bought them 😖

[@KeepingItReal92]

Which binoculer is best for star gauging???tell me with name of company

[@redjeeboy6555]

I had in mind the same question as you. I think the company has no importance. It is the numbers that counts. I now have 7 X 35 that I had for 40 years or so and they are not powerfull at all. I wiil go with what Tony Clifton said earlier: 15 X 70. for star GASING.

[@uomunumerous2350]

size up a bit more --->> 20x80 and a tripod

[@Exposing21]

ƨuoɿɘmuИ Numerous I have the 25x70 but you neeed a tripod, too shaky with hands

[@slap_my_hand]

I have a pair of russain binoculars from the cold war era. They are a bit heavy because they are made out of metal, but they work really good.

[@evertonporter7887]

StarTrek123456 I have a pair of vintage Russian 12x40 glasses which are sharp, built like a tank and are just so good for astronomical use.

[@pedrocerron2466]

Porfavor subtítulos en español!

[@MisS_Anabiya]

Binocular name ??

[@tharnaturalhistoryfossilmu5920]

Wow sir

[@Treviscoe]

Didn't know that about Subaru 10:20!

[@enriquejaramillo4244]

The nikon 18 70 mm or fujinon 16x 70 mm binoculars is better if you want both terrestrial and planets viewing comment please. Or anybody out there. Thanks.

[@ninotocka]

4:3... I miss that aspect ratio.

[@xxwendyx]

thanks helped alot

[@roughwaves9964]

Thank you vary much sir for yr guidence.

[@alphaphotoandvideo]

I own 7x50 & 15x70 which see more action than my meade 70/350 telescope 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗

[@chrisstrobel3439]

How do they know those stars are twelve billion years old? Is that theoretical or impiracle?

[@crazycxr]

Science bih, and it is exact not empirical neither it is theoretical, is a fact smh... to lazy to explain how they got to tell the age of the universe greetings

[@CoastalBachelor2009]

www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2011-15

[@mightlybeloved6763]

Orion and Pleiades are mentioned in Job and Amos books of the Bible. job 9:9, Amos 5:8.

[@Larpy1933]

That’s generally an excellent video. It’s possible you are doing your viewers a disservice by not recommending roof prism binoculars. 40+ years ago, the only quality roof prism binos were very, very expensive. And, yes, those were superb for astronomy. And still are. Now there are hundreds of quality roof-prism binoculars on the market. They have greatly displaced porro prism models. Spending US$150 and up almost guarantees a roof prism binocular will be excellent quality and will last most of a lifetime with careful use. Roof prism binoculars are possibly more rugged, often waterproof, are more compact, and (too many people) a sleeker and more appealing industrial design. It is my opinion that an expensive porro prism binocular is (still) superb for astronomy. At the moderate end of the price scale, I suspect a purchaser would be more likely to be satisfied with a roof prism model. The very inexpensive porro prism examples are, to be blunt, often junk. Again: good work. And thanks. From the comments I see that you have inspired many people.

[@daphnerodriguez9980]

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[@DJRonnieG]

Aldebaran is where this evil Taurans attacked our colony ship. That's why I got drafted into UNEF.

[@TimHarrell]

The Forever War. I doubt most people would have read it

[@bamcr1218]

That's what makes a Pleiades a Pleiades

[@Littlefish1239]

I have a f30070 telescope 🔭

[@davekelley4076]

The pictures of objects such as nebula and galaxies do not in any way represent what can be seen in binoculars or even in a huge telescope for that matter. A bit misleading.

[@vish4544]

what ??whatever he is speaking is ...seems like i have read the exact same sentences somewhere

[@Jestice4all]

Thank you so much for educating me on my new found hobby- Star gazing and admiring the wonders of God's massive creation - The Universe

[@sepase8026]

You don't need tripod for binoculars like 12x50 Sure its bit more difficult to hold them steady but 10x50 is certainly not maximum you can hand hold

[@gerardpowney8318]

It is for me,

[@robertsonsid]

Showing 2 circle patterns is not how you see with binoculars. This fake view is used in movies and TV but your eyes merge both views into one.

[@johnwriterpoet1783]

Tripods are not a good idea because you can't put your body in a position to look through them!

[@juliekulmer]

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[@umairusman]

The fact that they have 5000 subscribers is a travesty. I'm from Pakistan and don't really have the funds or expertise for a telescope. I'll probbaly get a set of binoculars! Thanks!

[@cosicave5179]

Quite good - but would be much better without the silly, distracting background music!

[@Burps___]

The Binocular 101 finally ends at 4:30 👈🏻Click here to skip the unwanted BS and to get to the title of the video and why we are all here. You’re welcome.

[@nonamecieso9506]

With my 20×80 binoculars I could see only moon creator and small dots of stars. Can't see any real planet

[@pe1etr]

You can see Jupiter as a very bright star-like object and its four brightest moons as shiny dots. Even with binoculars not as good as yours .Galileo discovered these moons with his 1" telescope he designed himself.

[@nonamecieso9506]

@@pe1etr thank you very much..appreciated for your valuable time and energy.

[@Burtronic]

I’ve just got myself a pair of celestron skymaster pro 15x70, I hope they are worth it as the price for the spec seems pretty good for setting out.

[@Bradal4ck]

How'd they turn out?

[@Burtronic]

Bradalack they are great, although a tripod is highly recommended

[@Burtronic]

Bradalack fantastic!

[@sidnum]

Thanks for your help. Much appreciated