The Astrocast
A podcast about Astrophotography and Astronomy. Deep dive discussions into all things Astro. Gear, Best Practices, Interviews, and everything in between.
Episodes
✨ 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 for the Milky Way!
As a reminder, if you'd like to join the coolest Astronomy club there is, consider joining The Astrocast Society! Be...
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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!
Clear Skies!
-Roo
Email me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
✨ 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. James is an incredibly talented and smart astrophotographer based in Dublin, Dr. James Murphy is an endlessly fascinating guy who I coul...
✨ 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 Simon, on Simons Astro!
We have a new shirt! Get yours here! I highly recommend the black, but it comes in 10 colors!
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 chat as the launch happens by joining the Patreon here! Thanks so much, CLEAR SKIES!
-Roo
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✨ 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 targets (in the Northern Hemisphere) as well as all the crazy aspects one has to consider for running a scope a thousand miles away.
✨ 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 Tony! If you'd like to join the Astrocast family, visit our Patreon and you'll get a link to our private, members only Discord! It&a...
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 involving the historic Clear Dark Sky website.
Also - The Astrocast is proud to Dedicate this episode to the late, great Attilla Dank...
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✨ 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 all of the successes and struggles he's had along the way so far.
Also - we take the last part of the show to highlight 3 very special w...
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✨ 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 phenomenal job so far, and is looking to challenge the big guys in this field with his awesome equipment. You can check out Minh's work at...
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✨ 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 in to opening a remote observatory! We get in to the challenges, the rewards, and how to pick the best spot, and a WHOLE lot more! Spe...
✨ 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 through the crazy winter weather we've experienced in Charlotte over the last weekend, the less than stellar Aurora Show in N. A...
✨ 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 widefield imaging rig, and there are a LOT of choices that need to be considered to make that happen! We also discuss some of the hardware ch...
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 you would like to support the show, consider joining our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheAstrocast
On today's episode, you&a...
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 and 9pm EST on 12/31.
The Astrocast Live Premiere on Youtube
Look forward to seeing you soon, clear skies!
-Roo
✨ 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 some ancient Roman traditions that celebrate the winter solstice and the holidays! We also discuss the "flavor of th...
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 back with you guys in no time. Enjoy those stars for me while i'm away, and clear skies to you all!
-Roo
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✨ 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 building an ideal comptuer for AP processing. It goes without saying - these are just my OPINIONS! You may completely disagree with ...
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, feel free to check out Lori and Debbie here: The Backyard Naturalists
We'll be back next week with an all new episode...it&apo...
✨ 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 USA, but we'll be back the week of 11/30 with an ALL NEW episode! Don't go anywhere!
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