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Heads up!! SLS II Mission to the Moon LIVE tonight!!!
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Episode 91 - A Wild NEAF Approaches!
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo excitedly waits ...
Episode 90 - Let's Talk Astro
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down and ca...
Episode 89 - Dark Dragons Astronomy & The Future of Clear Dark Sky
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
 Dark Dragons Astronomy✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Episode OverviewRoo sits down with Rick ...
Episode 88 - Preparing for Dark Skies
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join our Patreon today and get exclusive access to Bortle 1 Skies✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics...
Episode 87 - MLAstro's founder, Minh Nguyen
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join our Patreon today and get exclusive access to Bortle 1 Skies✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics...
Episode 86 - Nate from Astropeak Observatories
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join our Patreon today and get exclusive access to Bortle 1 Skies✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics...
Episode 85 - ZWO Announces the AM7
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsJOIN US on the Patreon to get exclusive access to Astropeak Obs...
Episode 84 - Remote Rigs and How to Run Em
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsHAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY ASTROCAST!Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast!...
Episode 83 - Data Management (Youtube Video!)
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Check out the video here! - you'll wanna watch this weeks episode if ya can!This week on The Astrocast, Roo, Justin, and Parish get together to d...
HEADS UP! YouTube Premiere tomorrow night! CHECK NOTES!
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone, it's Roo! Hope the end of 2025 is treating you well! We will be doing a SPECIAL live premier for Episode 83 of The Astrocast over o...
Episode 82 - Io Saturnalia!
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics That's io, as in, EEE OH! "io, Saturnalia!" -...
I'm Sick! :(
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! Hope you're doing great. Just checking in to let ya know i'm under the weather this week, been pushing myself a little too har...
Episode 80 - Building an Astrophotography Processing Computer
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWELCOME BAAACK to The Astrocast! Roo is back from Thanksgiving ...
The Backyard Naturalists - Interview w/Roo
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! We're still off this week for the holiday break, but worry not - i'm back in the driver seat and working on an awesome episo...
Episode 78 - The Astrocast, After Dark
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWelcome baaaack to Late Night, with The Astrocast! This week, R...
Episode 77 - For Drizzle My Shizzle
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsHEADS UP! There's an awesome sale happening on the ASKAR F...
Episode 76 - Social Media Stardust
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWelcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you thro...
Episode 75 - Legendary Mic Edition
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWelcome baaaack to The Astrocast! We celebrate a large mileston...
Episode 74 - "A dystopian nightmare!"
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**WARNING! Roo gets a bit ANGRY during this one!**Shop trusted astronomy retailers using our affiliate links: ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scie...
Episode 73 - The 7...2600 Club
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shop trusted astronomy retailers using our affiliate links: ✨ Agena Astro | 🔠High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsEver...
Episode 72 - Swan Song
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AC HOODIES AVAILABLE NOW!!! To celebrate the coming of Orion in the Northern Hemisphere, along with colder weather, the Astrocast is releasing it&apos...
Episode 71 - A NEW Challenger Approaches!
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Astrocast has partnered with First Light Optics!!! We now have an affiliate program that all of our European listeners can use to support the show...
Episode 70 - The C8
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SVBONY Filter Drawer w/Extra DrawerWe have a new Amazon Affiliate account! The SVBONY Filter Drawer discussed on todays episode can be purchased throu...
Episode 69 - First Light 2025
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast!THIS WEEK - The biggest, longest Astrocast episode EVER! With no further ado...I give you, FIRST LIGHT 2025! A veee...
Episode 68 - Wisconsin Bound!
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 eve...
Episode 67 - Growing Weary of the Rain
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 66 - Travel Light, or Travel RIGHT?
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 65 (Youtube Ep) - Space Coast: Ghost to Ghost
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, bu...
Episode 64 - Let's Talk Astro (Gear!)
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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&apo...
Episode 63 - The pictures...ARE MOVING! (YouTube Episode)
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HOLDÂ YOUR HORSES! If you haven't listened yet, watch! This is special VIDEO episode of the show, brought to you by our Patreon Supporters!! Wat...
Episode 62 - One Clear Night (pt. 2)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 lis...
Episode 61 - Astro Myths - BUSTED!
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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.....
Episode 60 - San Pedro de Atacama
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast!!! For today's SUPER SIZED 60th EPISODE SPECTACULAR...We're sitting down with an amazing friend of the show...
Episode 59 - Dumbells for Fun Tells
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 G...
Episode 58 - Meet my new Hero, Justin
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down with a fellow astrophotographer for a deep dive discussion in to astrophotography, with so...
Episode 57 - Back and Better Than Ever!
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
Episode 56 - The Great Astro Shortage of 2025
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAACK to The Astrocast!THANK YOU to our newest Patreon Members, CAboutIt, Eric, and Gordon!This week, Roo takes you through some rather dishe...
Episode 55 - AI 4 AP
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 list...
Episode 54 - Better Late than Never!
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! NEW MERCH AVAILABLE NOW! Get your Astrocast gear today! Click the link and show your support while looking AWESOM...
Episode 53 - Piers for Fears
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 52 - Early Mornin' Under the Stars
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 51 - You want HOW MUCH for an AM5?!
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for joining this week, long time no see!! A little bit of interference and Zachary Bird on this week's e...
Episode 50 - HAPPY 50th! / ASIAIR Deep Dive Pt.1
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Thanks for joining us for this special 50th episode of The Astrocast! ....It's special, because it is!This week...
Episode 49 - Embroidery Circle of The STARS!
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note - Sorry for the funky volume up and downs on the intro! Not sure what happened there!Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! On this episode, Roo takes...
Episode 48 - 1 in 32?!
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast!!!This week - Roo catches you up on what he's been up to these last couple weeks while he was gone! We cover a t...
Episode 47 - First Light!
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! Thanks for tuning in this week for a UNIQUE episode as Roo takes you with him to the good old side yard for some fir...
Episode 46 - Nico Carver of Nebula Photos
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week on the show, we sit down with an Astrophotography Extraordinaire - and my personal favorite "AP Influ...
Episode 45 - Galileo Galelei
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAACK to The Astrocast! This week on the show, Roo takes a deep dive into one of his absolute favorite persons in history, the one and only G...
Episode 44 - Let's talk Astro (Shooting Orion in HDR)
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast!This week on the show, Roo takes you through what it takes to shoot an HDR image of an incredibly bright Nebula, like...
Episode 43 - 2024 was a GREAT year for Astrophotography
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaack to The Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you back through some of his fondest moments of 2024, recaps some of the greatest Astronomical m...
Episode 42 - The Answer to the Universe ...is radio astronomy
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! MIDNIGHT RELEASE EDITION!This week, Roo is taking you for a crash course in the usage and history, and BASICS of Rad...
Episode 41 - Barnards Loop, no mods!
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaaack to The Astrocast! This week on the show, Roo will catch you up on what he's been up to during the last couple weeks, including a...
Episode 40 - Let's Talk Astro with Dark Dragons Astronomy!
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Astrocast 40th Episode Spectacular!!!Welcome baaack to The Astrocast!!! This week on the show, Roo sits down with the founders of Dark ...
Episode 39 - BIRDCAST TAKEOVER
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do Corvus, Aquila, and Cygnus all have in common???Find out this week, on The Birdcast.If you would like to support the show and join our private...
Episode 38 - HDR Composites of Orion and the Leonids Meteor Storm of 2001
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAACK to THE ASTROCAST!Thanks for joining us this week! And a special thanks to our newest Patreon member, Alex, for helping support the sho...
Episode 37 - Let's talk Astro (Part 3)
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAAACK TO THE ASTROCAST! Thank you for being patient with me for this episode, me and Jess had a little vacation time for our 10-year annive...
Episode 36 - Auroras and Comets and Clear Skies, oh my!
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaack to THE ASTROCAST! Sorry for the late show this week fam, it's been a BUSY week around here, preparing for a trip! We will be off ...
HEADS UP! Aurora visible TONIGHT, listen!
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This is a heads up, tonight (10/10/24) is predicted to see a KP8/G4 Geomagnetic Storm, which should cause visible Aurora through much of...
Episode 34 - A GREAT COMET APPROACHES.
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! Share this episode, Astrofam! I have made the first half of this episode for absolute beginners who know nothing abo...
Episode 33 - 3 a.m. Trips aren't for Everyone!
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Astrofam - This week I'm asking, as a local North Carolinian for my entire life, if you can help, please consider donating to the relief fun...
Episode 32 - Adjustable Aperture Telescopes?!
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*Note - released a day early because production wrapped faster than expected! I mention this cause i'm not from the future ;)Welcome BAAAAACK to ...
Episode 31 - A Great Comet Approaches...?
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome BAAAACK to THE ASTROCAST!If you would like join our Patreon to Support the Show and become a member of (our suddenly quite busy) Discord, plea...
Episode 30 - Orion Returns!
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Show!Welcome BAAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, we're talking about a whole grab bag of topics, chief among them the RETURN of the...
Episode 29 - When Clear Skies Return/Shoot The Moon
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome BAAAAACK to The Astrocast!Thank you SO MUCH for joining us this week, I'm super excited to be back, and we have an awesome show for you!I...
Episode 28 - One Clear Night
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Astrocast!I hope you all like this weeks episode, it's a little shorter than usual, and the format is definitely different th...
Episode 27 - "Its so bad, it's not even wrong."
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo opines on the terrible situation that has been the North American Milky Way Season of 2024. How has ...
Episode 26 - Astrophotography Jargon Explained
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry for the delay everyone!! Everything that can go wrong, sometimes go wrong! Murphys Law, as they say. You'll have to ignore the part where I...
Episode 25 - A Basic Astrophotography Setup
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAACK to the Astrocast! We're on YOUTUBE this week! If you'd like to check out the episode there, visit:Episode 25 - A Basic Astro...
Episode 24 - All about Calibration Frames
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome BAAAACK to the ASTROCAST! This week Roo is going to tell you all about Calibration frames! We go over what each type of frame is, why you us...
Episode 23 - Light Pollution Sucks
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome BAAAACK to the ASTROCAST! This is a SPECIAL week, as it's our videocast debut!!!If you would prefer to watch the video version of the pod...
Episode 22 - Great Targets for Milky Way Season, and how to find them!
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAACK to the ASTROCAST!This week on the show, we'll be looking in to how to find the rarer nebula that aren't quite as common as m...
Episode 21 - Dark Skies Trip Recap!
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BAAAACK to the Astrocast! I've missed being away and talking with you all, and I hope you've had a great new moon while I was gone! ...
Episode 20 - Tools to make you a better Astrophotographer
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What sort of tools can you find online to make you a better Astrophotographer? Better yet, HOW can you use those tools to become better? What sort of ...
Episode 19 - Milky Way Mosaics, and Polar Alignment
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Astrocast! Thanks for waiting an extra week longer than normal, Roo needed a break as he has been in full CRUNCH mode at his day j...
Episode 18 - Aurora Borealis!!!
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down to talk about the AMAZING experience we all had over the past weekend, getting to experience t...
Episode 17 - Who says we can't go back to normal shows?!
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BACK to the Astrocast! After taking a couple weeks to dive DEEP in to the workings of Pixinsight, we are back to our normal chat! We discuss a...
Episode 16 - Part 2 - The PixInsight Episodes - Processing
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the 2nd episode in the Pixinsight series of The Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you through the processing portion of using Pixinsigh...
Episode 15 - Part 1 - The Pixinsight Episodes
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry the episode is a few minutes late! I may be changing the upload time to 9pm EST on Tuesday, just because it's hard to get the edit out by 8...
Episode 14 - Late Overheating PC Edition!
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Astrocast Patreon - New $1/month tier to help support the show, details below! Welcome back, Astro fam! I apologize for the 2-day delay, but the PC wa...
Episode 13 - Lets Talk Astro (Part 2)
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Roo talks Shop with you. We recap the Great American Solar Eclipse. Talk about a recent trip down the club Observatory, and even go over som...
Episode 12 - Building the Ultimate Widefield Rig
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the ASTROCAST! In this special, EXTRA LONG episode, Roo takes you through the EXACT steps of building the ULTIMATE widefield rig! If y...
Episode 11 - OSC Filters, where to start?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Looks like this went live a little early, enjoy! No clue why it's saying 3/12, but this is indeed for today (3/26/24).Welcome BACK Astro fam! Sor...
Episode 10 - 10th Episode Spectacular!
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Astrocast! We are celebrating our tenth episode this week and are so happy to have you along for the ride!!! This week, we answer ...
Episode 9 - Let's talk Astro
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*Quick note!* There was a few strange artifacts with last nights upload that I noticed - so i'm doing a quick reupload - this should resolve the ...
Episode 8 - Let's Shoot the Milky Way!
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 8 of the Astrocast! This week, Roo will take you through, step by step, EVERYTHING you need to have and know about shooting awesome...
Episode 7 - Interview w/Rick Bassham, Director of Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this weeks Astrocast! We have a VERY special episode this week, our first interview! Joining Roo to discuss Astronomy is Rick Bassham, the ...
Episode 6 - The Seasons of Astronomy
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Astrocast, Roo discusses what it likes to go through the various seasons in Astrophotography, including why many wi...
Episode 5 - Joining an Astronomy Club and your first Star Party
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for tuning in to this weeks Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you through what it's like to join an Astronomy Club, and what to expect when ...
Episode 4 - Buying your first Telescope
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Astrocast! This week, Roo will cover a question that he has consistently seen asked since day one of journey in to learnin...
Episode 3 - All about Processing
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 3 of the ASTROCAST! This week, Roo will take you through all of the popular editing tools for astrophotography, and give you recomm...
Episode 2 - Star Trackers, Constellations, and Bare Bones setups
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to this weeks Astrocast! This week, Roo is discussing star trackers, learning new constellations, and how to go about taking astrophotogr...
Episode 1 - The Beginners Rig for Astrophotography
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Astrocast! In our inaugural episode, Roo takes you through what it means to build a "beginners rig" for Astrophotography, and...