The Astrocast: Astronomy & Astrophotography
by Christopher "Roo" Page
A podcast about Astrophotography and Astronomy. Deep dive discussions into all things Astro. Gear, Best Practices, Interviews, and everything in between. Follow along with host Christopher "Roo" Page as he takes you through his experience as a beginner in the hobby through becoming a semi-expert in SOME areas. A large community driven podcast that has a very personal touch to it. We try to make sure you'll learn something new every week. Dark sky trips, Club meetups, listener questions, gear reviews occasionally, best practices, NINA, ASIAIR, automating workflows, processing images in PixInsight and other software as well. Best Apps for Astro. We talk a little bit about everything. You'll love The Astrocast!
Episodes
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Episode 109 - Collimation Participation
EPISODE 109 - Collimation Participation! Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! Roo's been deep in the world of Schmidt-Cassegrains. This week he walks through exactly how he finally got his Celestron C8 collimated...mostly. Using a combination of SharpCap, a bright star, the "donut method", and a...
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Episode 108 - He found a Green Star!
If you'd like to watch the video version of this interview, check it out here. EPISODE 108: GREEN STARS & SUPERNOVA SURVIVORS WITH DR. MARK HOLLANDS What color would a white dwarf look if you could see it up close? That simple question led Dr. Mark Hollands to some surprising answers, including a...
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Episode 107 - Let's talk Astro
WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo catches up on remote imaging adventures, new gear, and getting back under the backyard skies. A late-night rotator alert at AstroPeak turns into a reminder of why reliable on-site support matters when your telescope is hundreds of miles away. With...
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Episode 106 - Link in notes!
Episode 106 is here! Please join us on the Youtube Channel this week for Part 2 of the Mono Procesing in Pixinsight Series, where Roo sits down w/Justin and Parish to learn how to work with Narrowband Data in Pixinsight! Whether you are a Seestar owner, a Planewave guy, or just a "refractor with...
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Episode 105 - Seuls Ensemble (Alone, Together)
JOIN THE FAMILY: The Astrocast | Weekly Astronomy/Astrophotography Podcast | Patreon WELCOME BAAAACK to The EUROCAST! In this weeks episode, guest host Mark Lindley takes The Astrocast to Europe for a trip through Switzerland, the French Alps, and the Vosges Mountains, where online friendships...
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NEW LINK: Episode 104
Sorry to bother your feeds! I had to reupload this weeks video, here ya go! https://youtu.be/vl6zu6NJoH0 Clear skies! -Roo Support the show Email me at "[email protected]" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
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Episode 104 - See link!!!
UPDATE : Link updated, video back up! Sorry about that! Hey Astrocast family! This week we have a VERY special episode for you, where me, Justin, and Parish sit down to discuss mono-processing in Pixinsight! There's no point in uploading an audio only version of this, so I thought i'd share the...
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Episode 103 - Meteor Showers, meet Networking Powers!
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics | 🪐 365 Astronomy Please note!! When using affiliate links, PLEASE check and make sure you don't have an active ad-blocker/incognito mode on, as it will prevent the link from working. We also would like to welcome...
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Episode 102 - Reflect Deez Orbitals
WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! Roo sits down this week for a quick catch up with you guys to discuss his next project, and the ongoing NONSENSE that is Reflect Orbital. This one gets a little spicy, fair warning!!! Read the FCC Petition from AAS here. CALL OR WRITE YOUR LOCAL POLITICIANS! MAKE...
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Episode 101 - Nico is Back!
**YOUTUBE VERSION HERE!!!*** - you'll wanna see this! How big does another galaxy look with the naked eye? In Chile’s Atacama Desert, Nico Carver saw the Large Magellanic Cloud hanging in the sky—so large that members of his group initially thought it was an ordinary cloud! Welcome BACK to The...
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EPISODE 100 - BORTLE 1 OR BUST (part 2)
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics **Please note!! When using affiliate links, PLEASE check and make sure you don't have an ad blocker, incognito mode, or blocked cookies... thank you for your support!!!** WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! WATCH this…
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Episode 99 - Bortle 1 or Bust (Part 1 of 2)
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! We have a FULL video component with this weeks episode, which you can find here! There's some truly beautiful scenery while me and Parish make our way to the middle of nowhere! We drove...
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Bortle 1 or BUST
Just a quick check in from the Tennessee rest area!!! If you’re seeing this because you scanned the QR code, welcome to the Astrocast Family!!! clear skies! Roo Support the show Email me at "[email protected]" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
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Episode 98 - Let's talk Astro (w/Justin and Parish)
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down with his buddies Justin and Parish to talk Astrophotography! Remote imaging, Rokinon 135's, SSDs, HDDs, and everything in between! This is an EXTRA-LENGTH…
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AC Shorts (Trips a comin)
Hey Guys! Happy weekend :) <3 Roo Support the show Email me at "[email protected]" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
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Episode 97 - Capturing Exoplanet Transits w/Jorik
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics 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...
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Episode 96 - The NEAF Episode
https://youtu.be/b_54zFXexTI The NEAF Episode premiers on Youtube at 4pm EST 5/19/2026! I hope to see you there! Clear Skies!!! -Roo Support the show Email me at "[email protected]" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
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Episode 95 - Craving Dark Skies
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics 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…
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Episode 94 - Link in Description
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!...
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Episode 93 - Talking FILTERS w/James from Leviathan Optical
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics 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....
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Episode 92 - Astrobloke - A chat w/Glenn!
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics 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...
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Heads up!! SLS II Mission to the Moon LIVE tonight!!!
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...
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Episode 91 - A Wild NEAF Approaches!
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics 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...
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Episode 90 - Let's Talk Astro
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics 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...
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Episode 89 - Dark Dragons Astronomy & The Future of Clear Dark Sky
Dark Dragons Astronomy✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Episode Overview Roo sits down with Rick and Jeff, founders of Dark Dragons Astronomy, to discuss new hardware and software developments, large-aperture lunar observing, and a major announcement...
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Episode 88 - Preparing for Dark Skies
Join our Patreon today and get exclusive access to Bortle 1 Skies ✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Welcome BAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo catches you up on his preparations for running his first remote rig at Astropeak Observatory in Utah, and...
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Episode 87 - MLAstro's founder, Minh Nguyen
Join our Patreon today and get exclusive access to Bortle 1 Skies ✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Welcome BAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down with the founder of MLAstro, Minh Nguyen! Minh started his company in Vietnam and has done a...
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Episode 86 - Nate from Astropeak Observatories
Join our Patreon today and get exclusive access to Bortle 1 Skies ✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Welcome BAAACK to The Astrocast! This week, Roo sits down with Nathan from Astropeak Observatories, to talk about what it's like to actually take the dive...
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Episode 85 - ZWO Announces the AM7
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics JOIN US on the Patreon to get exclusive access to Astropeak Observatories! Only 9 spots remain as of 1/27/26! Bortle 1 skies from 7000 ft, you heard that right! Welcome baaaaack to The Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you...
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Episode 84 - Remote Rigs and How to Run Em
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY ASTROCAST! Welcome BAAAACK to The Astrocast! This week on the show, Roo takes you through SWITCHING TO NINA! He's finally decided to pull the trigger and move away from the ASIAIR for his main…
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Episode 83 - Data Management (Youtube Video!)
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 discuss Astrophotography data management, Pixinsight, Network Attached Storage, NINA, and a whole lot more, on this weeks episode of The Astrocast. If…
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HEADS UP! YouTube Premiere tomorrow night! CHECK NOTES!
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 on Youtube, and I hope to see you all there! I'll be live in the chat with you, so if you want to stop by and say hi, it should be happening between 7…
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Episode 82 - Io Saturnalia!
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics That's io, as in, EEE OH! "io, Saturnalia!" - shout it from the rooftops! WELCOME BAAACK to The Astrocast! Roo is back from having a nasty cold last week, and thrilled to be with you! This week on the show, we talk about...
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I'm Sick! :(
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 hard lately and it seems my body has finally caught up with my mind. I'll be taking the week off to get some rest and hopefully recover quickly, and will be…
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Episode 80 - Building an Astrophotography Processing Computer
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics WELCOME BAAACK to The Astrocast! Roo is back from Thanksgiving break, and ready to talk about Astrophotography processing PC's! This week on the show, we go deep on what matters and what may not matter quite as much when...
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The Backyard Naturalists - Interview w/Roo
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 episode for next week! While you wait, I thought you might enjoy listening to an interview I did on another podcast about Light Pollution! If you like the show…
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Episode 78 - The Astrocast, After Dark
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Welcome baaaack to Late Night, with The Astrocast! This week, Roo quietly takes you on a journey through...well, you'll just have to listen for yourself and find out. The Astrocast will be off for Thanksgiving in the…
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Episode 77 - For Drizzle My Shizzle
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics HEADS UP! There's an awesome sale happening on the ASKAR FRA300! It's got a HUGE discount on it, but it won't last long! Get yours here, and help the show a bit! Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you...
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Episode 76 - Social Media Stardust
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! This week, Roo takes you through a bunch of awesome new plugins he recently discovered (check out the links below!) and announces a new weekly segment for the show!!! Congrats to Christy...
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Episode 75 - Legendary Mic Edition
✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Welcome baaaack to The Astrocast! We celebrate a large milestone this week with our third, and FINAL (hopefully) microphone! Please welcome, all the way from broadcast Nirvana, the Shure SM7B! If the Astrocast was Goku,...
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Episode 74 - "A dystopian nightmare!"
**WARNING! Roo gets a bit ANGRY during this one!** Shop trusted astronomy retailers using our affiliate links: ✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Every purchase helps keep The Astrocast ad-free and delivering the top-notch content you deserve! A special...
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Episode 73 - The 7...2600 Club
Shop trusted astronomy retailers using our affiliate links: ✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light Optics Every purchase helps keep The Astrocast ad-free and delivering the top-notch content you deserve! Join the Patreon community for access to our members only...
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Episode 72 - Swan Song
AC HOODIES AVAILABLE NOW!!! To celebrate the coming of Orion in the Northern Hemisphere, along with colder weather, the Astrocast is releasing it's first HOODIE! I've got one, and I promise you, it's GREAT! Very comfy, very stylish, AND it fights Light Pollution wherever you go! Grab one today…
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Episode 71 - A NEW Challenger Approaches!
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. Thanks so much as always, make sure to use this link to support the show and get the same great prices and service as always from FLO! A small...
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Episode 70 - The C8
SVBONY Filter Drawer w/Extra Drawer We have a new Amazon Affiliate account! The SVBONY Filter Drawer discussed on todays episode can be purchased through this link for the same normal price, and you'll help the show a little with your purchase! Thanks!!. ZWO Off-Axis Guider You can always use our...
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Episode 69 - First Light 2025
WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast! THIS WEEK - The biggest, longest Astrocast episode EVER! With no further ado...I give you, FIRST LIGHT 2025! A veeery SPECIAL THANKS to Mark and Whitney for hosting, and a very special hello and miss ya to Parish, Eric, Jay, Jesse, Hamza, and Marks Pops for…
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Episode 68 - Wisconsin Bound!
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 ever FLIGHT for a dark sky trip, and takes you through many of his thoughts before. We also discuss a new FILM camera (35mm AP, anyone?!) as well as his...
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Episode 67 - Growing Weary of the Rain
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 to you astrofam - it's been a rough few weeks! Between recovering from the nasty bug i caught and the non-stop rain we've had in Charlotte for the past...
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Episode 66 - Travel Light, or Travel RIGHT?
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 trip to the deep woods of Wisconsin! Will he get clear skies every night?! Probably not! Will he have a great time?! ABSOLUTELY! A big thank you…
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Episode 65 (Youtube Ep) - Space Coast: Ghost to Ghost
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, but I'm THRILLED to be back! This week Roo recaps his journey to the Space Coast of Florida, along with meeting an amazing listener, visiting…
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About this show
A podcast about Astrophotography and Astronomy. Deep dive discussions into all things Astro. Gear, Best Practices, Interviews, and everything in between.
Follow along with host Christopher "Roo" Page as he takes you through his experience as a beginner in the hobby through becoming a semi-expert in SOME areas. A large community driven podcast that has a very personal touch to it. We try to make sure you'll learn something new every week. Dark sky trips, Club meetups, listener questions, gear reviews occasionally, best practices, NINA, ASIAIR, automating workflows, processing images in PixInsight and other software as well. Best Apps for Astro. We talk a little bit about everything.
You'll love The Astrocast!
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