SciShow Space - 2019-04-30
When astronomers study the universe, they’re often using telescopes that cost millions or even billions of dollars to build. Luckily for the rest of us, there are still plenty of incredible things to see in the sky with the more affordable models. We make science kits now! Go to http://UniverseUnboxed.com to learn more, order one online, or find them in a store near you. Host: Caitlin Hofmeister SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman. Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.space.com/16659-constellation-orion.html https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/a-pair-of-nice-nebulae/ https://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0349.html https://arxiv.org/abs/0810.4375 https://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0349.html https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic0917/ https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/m13-finest-globular-cluster-in-northern-skies https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-13-the-hercules-cluster http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/mwgc.html https://www.e-education.psu.edu/astro801/content/l7_p5.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/magazine/greetings-et-please-dont-murder-us.html http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/workx/globulars/globulars.html https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-resources/astronomy-questions-answers/why-are-the-large-and-small-magellanic-clouds-not-listed-among-the-caldwell-objects/ https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/beginners-guide-to-the-southern-hemisphere-sky/ http://hubblesite.org/image/790/news_release/1999-12 ------- Images: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20250 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/telescope-flat-design-gm902228846-248882559 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/womans-messy-wardrobe-gm165638429-9522474 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FullMoon2010.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jupiter-14-03-2004.jpeg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saturn-27-03-04.jpeg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/view-of-the-orion-constellation-gm179346712-26643643 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion-Nebula_A_A_Common.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greeat_Nebula_in_Orion_core.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Backyard_photo_of_the_Orion_Nebula.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_Nebula_-_Hubble_2006_mosaic_18000.jpg https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0917ab/ https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic0917/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_Nebula_-_March_15,_2014_(13181340603).jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/srahn/15274904085/ https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1011a/ https://tinyurl.com/y6a8ze2n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M13_from_an_8%22_SCT.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Starry_Combination.jpg https://tinyurl.com/yxr7wmpw https://www.flickr.com/photos/cafuego/43427961210/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tarantula_Nebula_TRAPPIST.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ESO-The_Stellar_Cluster_Hodge_301.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/two-young-astronomers-observing-milky-way-gm610428510-104768847
"Orion's sword" beneath Orion's belt
Hmmm
HMMMMM
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it's a Duck!!
It all makes sense if you look up Latin for "scabbard"
HMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
I saw it
The reason I even know this channel was because I was cleaning my basement 2 years ago and found my sisters telescope she got for Christmas like 10 years ago.
I thought 'We never even used that thing. It looks nice...', dusted it off, and took it out that night. I pointed it at the first "star" I noticed, and had one of the most memorable moments of my life...
Jupiter FILLED the view & its moons, and I just about had an overload of wonder... 2 years later, and now I'm an astronomy nut...
Seeing Jupiter and Saturn with your own eyes is a really amazing experience! My mom got me a telescope for Christmas like 5 years ago. (I'm 36) She always likes to get me things she knows I'd like but wouldn't get for myself.
Been one of the coolest things ever! So fun to bring it out and chill with friends and check out different things. I'm definitely going to check out these next time! :D
Same here. The first time I saw Jupiter and Saturn I was exhilarated. Seeing the detail of the moon is cool too.
I love the skyview app for star gazing gives you an augmented reality overlay you can point up to the sky so show you where everything is
Same here! I enjoyed it so much that I purchased it, & subsequently gifted it to 6 family members.
I got a similar app for free♡
@Jess Butera really ? Was it any good ?which one was it if u don't mind me asking.
Orion's "sword..."
Right...
MAKE SCIENCE GREAT AGAIN!
A decent pair of binoculars can be just as good as some cheap telescopes, and easier to set up.
But shakier than Michael J Fox trying to hold a baby.
@Sebi One Sure. But I've personally known a couple people who bought fairly expensive telescopes then used them once or twice and found up staying up all night a reading star charts wasn't really their thing.
Most people getting into night gazing should probably start off with binoculars and see if they're really into it before committing to something fancier.
True, but binoculars just don't have the magnification to show you the rings of Saturn, unless you get some 20x80 or ones with higher magnification, but at that point they become too heavy and you may as well get a decent dobsonian telescope.
I own a cheap telescope, maybe I'll take it out to my uncle's place and have a look at the night sky.
[he lives in the countryside.] I like astronomy.
The first time I looked at Jupiter I was expecting it to look like the pictures...it did not, however I could see the 3 big moons around it which blew my mind
Do you happen to know what size your aperture is? The aperture on your telescope will be pretty important if you want to see some fainter objects. If you live near a amature astronomy association they will usually have a public stargaze. That would be a good place to go and observe some deep sky objects through bigger scopes. That being said usually even a small telescopes can help you see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.
You're going to have to wait 6-7 months if you want to see the Orion nebula again, right now it's low on the horizon, oh, and you will probably only see a grey smudge.
It's amazing to see it with your own eyes though, it looks pretty.
Also, forget about all the pretty pictures you have seen on the Internet, seeing the real deal while not as amazing, no picture can beat the feeling of seeing those objects for the first time.
In a few more months/weeks I will be able to see Saturn for the first time, right now I can't wake up early enough to see it before the Sun rises lol.
Amazing. And we can even detect an exoplanet with our telescope!
Thanks for considering us in the southern hemisphere, I often feel left out.....and lonely...lol.
nick 0 you guys have some of the best deep sky objects in the entire sky, if anything I’m a little jealous lol
@RΛ!ИDЯΘP ye we do and we get lots of clear sky's, but most of the stuff on the internet is on the north.
Observing Saturn for the first time is a revelation, it was to me and to most people with a basic understanding of what planets are to whom I showed it through the telescope.
But M13 really is mind blowing, if your telescope can show individual stars, you will see it as a great hive of stars and you have the impression of falling into it.
You could also have mentioned the Pleiades, when seen through a small scope, the 7 stars become 50+, quite amazing.
Also just showing to someone a blue star and then a red one through the telescope has its effect. Most people don't know stars have colors
0:36 I am a real life example of this statement.
So let me get this straight: the horizontally aligned stars make up Orion's Belt, and the stars under Orion's belt make Orion's sword.
Nice one astronomers
I've gotten pretty good pictures of the Orion Nebula and M13 with my phone, without a telescope. The Zenfone 3 Deluxe
That must be a damn good phone.
Pictures or it didn't happen with your krappy asuis or whatever the fuq that is
@Parag Sarker just look up Zenfone 3 astrophotography on YouTube. Other people have done it
I live in the southern hemisphere, and i love using my telescope here! There's even some things better seen with binoculars!
Thank you, Sci Show ,for remembering us southerners!
If you're a southerner and new to astronomy, note that Orion stands on its head in the southern hemisphere--Orion's sword goes UP from Orion's belt.
Messiers list of things that are not comets is more accurate
WOO, SPACE!!!!!
I FRICKING LOVE SCIENCE
saw Saturn Jupiter and it's Galilean moons our moon Venus all last year my Telescope was worth it
space cowboy what telescope did you buy if I may ask...
@Christian Mejia I have an Orion astroview 120ST equatorial mount. It can see mu h more than planets but it is definitely best for planetary viewing. I have seen many nebulae and star clusters in it from dark skies. If you are considering buying a telescope make sure you have a local state part or another dark sky area nearby for fainter objects. If you are only interested in planetary viewing then dark skies are not necessary.
I think the science kits along with the videos was an amazing idea! I hope they're a huge success because I enjoy these videos and I'm curious to see what's next!
I love that you did this episode. I love astronomy and learned only just now that the Large Magellanic Cloud is only really visible from the Southern Hemisphere. Living in Australia and having an interest in the sky, I just assumed it was one of those "it's so big everyone can see it" things (I know that's not how things work, but I guess I never questioned it).
I would love to see either SciShow do a little more like this video or even maybe a Crash Course in backyard astronomy.
The thing that amazed me the most the first time I spent an evening with a friend who had a telescope is that one is not needed to see Venus. Seeing Saturn's ring came close second though.
This was an amazing video! Making the space we love accessible.
I really love her as a host uwu
Be careful creating high expectations.. Most pictures you find on internet, are made using cameras and long exposure and then a lot of image processing, but with the naked eye you only see smudge a least. I have a telescope and you need a lot of equipment and a lot of money to take a half decent picture... The point is you could be very disappointed if your expectations are too high.. Reality is a b**
This is amazing ! Can’t believe I just found this channel, subscribed.
Dude, you're enthusiasm enthuses me. Space on
I love your videos first of all. I was messing around with the playback speed just for fun. At ×.5 it sounds like you're drunk af and at ×1.25 it sounds like you're on meth lmfao.
I'm laughing so hard right now 😂🤣😂🤣😂
@TheOriginalTxcharger you tried it out didn't you? Lol
I tried it 😁you are correct !
wow this one of my favorite videos you have done to date
Science kits? INHALES OMG
What a shame that you didn't mention NGC 5139, Omega Centauri, that could be seen even with a small telescope.
RyEhn Hida indeed, but good luck finding it above 20° lat
@Dominic I can see it perfectly fine at 30° latitude. It is not directly on the horizon either although its relatively close to it. What a beautiful globular though!
Many people are disappointed when they look through a telescope because ti's all black & white. They expect beautiful nebulas etc!😄
Our eyes aren't good enough photo buckets to be able to see colour in most cases. A DSLR can easily pick out the colour or a large 12" or bigger telescope can start to get colour to the eye.
I look up at Orion from my bedroom window nearly every night when the weathers not being British
In college, I think I had the most fun in physics labs. Chemistry was second, and I don't really remember much from biology. I hope some of the fun stuff I got to enjoy then could be translated into the new kits you're releasing.
3:00 Messier's catalogue was really, at the time, a catalogue of uninteresting objects. He was interested in comets and basically created a catalogue of things not to be confused with comets. Later, when astronomers started realising what these "Messier Objects" were, they enthusiastically sort out the objects conveniently mapped out by Messier.
If only stars would be seen in my city! Only thing I managed to observe with a telescope was the Moon
2:44 I must resist I must resist I must resist. You know what screw it WINTER IS COMING
I hope you've seen the last episode or you'll be spolied into oblivion.
And lasts about 1.20 minutes.
Winter is...
Spoilers ahead
Over
My mom is gonna buy my me one next week. I'm so happy because this is my first one.
Good job on this video - makes me want to pack up the car and head to dark skies and camp out under the stellar powdered sugar above.
Can you guys make a tutorial video of how to choose what type of a telescope and how to set them up. And how to get started on telescope things?
Other than our planets, there isn't much to look at until you stick a camera on a scope and can take longer exposures.
I hope this helps! https://youtu.be/e3Fx-y5sC4s
There are lots of videos online to help with this, I recommend buying a cheaper scope from one of the major telescope brands, Celestron, Orion, or Meade. My first was a Celestron Astromaster 114, and it was wonderful, and only around $125. But Orion has a slightly smaller reflector called the Firstscope that looks good for $60. Some advice, don't believe claims of crazy magnification, anything over 400x is a lie, and would look awful, reflecting telescopes with the eyepiece on the side tend to be nicer than the ones with a lens on the front, since the colors focus differently and give odd color fringes. Reflectors don't have this problem. If you are on a super low budget, you can get a used bedroom style telescope on a tripod for probably $10-15 on Facebook yard sale groups or a Goodwill. If you have anywhere over $50, buy a name brand reflector telescope. Good luck.
@Justin O'Brien I like binoculars for Galaxy and nebula viewing, since the zoom on most telescopes wreck the brightness, but a cheap reflector will show you the bands of Jupiter and it's moons. And the tripod makes viewing easy.
3:02 Messier's catalog of NOT interesting objects, do you mean? He was only interested in comets. These nebulae just got in the way.
I've studied astronomy since middle school. I went almost every night i could outside with my telescope. I've seen slot of M objects in my time. But it took me almost 2 hours to find m13 lmao
It took me 3 nights to find m104 Haha.
Love the host! What a great show, really cool information.
Just what I thought! Bubbly & cute lol!
Oh, thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU! For not pronouncing the "t" in the word "often." Sadly, most of your colleagues at SciShow have fallen victim to this mispronunciation virus. Now, if only the difference between "less" and "fewer" were the topic of a Brilliant class! Carry on, and again, Thank You!
i'll buy a telescope when we establish a base in the moon, i wana see people upside-down working
The rocket equation is a beautiful thing lol
Seeing Jupiter’s moons is mesmerizing!
Always good exciting material on this channel. Thanks
1:05 Orion's Schlong*
SciShow Space - 2019-04-30
We make science kits now! Go to http://UniverseUnboxed.com to learn more, order one online, or find them in a store near you.
Ava Earles - 2019-05-01
I cannot tell you how excited I am that you guys are doing this. As a mom of three who is trying to introduce her children to science in as many fun and interesting ways as possible. This is incredibly exciting.
Erin Rudisill - 2019-05-02
@Ava Earles
I'm with you. I have one and she Loves experiments she does with her grandpa and me.
Arashi Mokuzai - 2019-05-02
now we just need a scishow water pipe, and scishow sextoys. i wonder how lame it is, probably not something usefull like a water or drug test kit.
Erin Rudisill - 2019-05-02
@Arashi Mokuzai
There is always a troll under the bridge.