The Astrocast

Christopher Page

A podcast about Astrophotography and Astronomy. Deep dive discussions into all things Astro. Gear, Best Practices, Interviews, and everything in between. 

  1. Episode 82 - Io Saturnalia!

    24/12/2025

    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 some ancient Roman traditions that celebrate the winter solstice and the holidays! We also discuss the "flavor of the week", Veralux Hypermetric Stretch (That's a moutful!) along with many other topics, including an announcement about a change to the shows format starting in 2026!!! I know it sounds scary, but believe me, this is for the best, and will mean BETTER QUALITY episodes, full stop!  A huge congrats to John Walsh for winning this weeks #socialmediastardust challenge! You can check out his photo here! It's also this weeks cover art, I hope you don't mind John! i did watermark it for ya ;)  Links from this weeks episode: Sky Quality Meter (SQM) - https://bit.ly/3MJaDse Leviathan Optic Spectral Pro - https://shop.leviathanoptical.com/products/leviathan-spectral-pro Windy (iOS and Android) - https://www.windy.com Meteor Shower Calendar! - https://www.imo.net/resources/calendar/ Rain Sensor (2 pack) - https://amzn.to/4awuJzQ Dark Dragon Astronomy - https://darkdragonsastro.com/ If you haven't yet, please consider donating to the show's Patreon and (more importantly) becoming a member of our private, members-only Discord!!! Shout out to our newest member, Jason!  If you just wanna be awesome, you can also show your love by buying me a coffee! This show is 100% ad free because of listeners like you, and supporters like Dark Dragons Astronomy!  The Astrocast may make a small commission from any affiliate links used in the show notes, thanks for your support!  Visit The Astrocast on Facebook! Thanks for listening, clear skies! Support the show Email me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

    1h 20m
  2. Episode 80 - Building an Astrophotography Processing Computer

    09/12/2025

    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 building an ideal comptuer for AP processing. It goes without saying - these are just my OPINIONS! You may completely disagree with me on much of this, and that's okay! Building a PC is great because you can make it a thousand different ways, and none are truly "wrong"!   Also - congrats to Ben for winning this weeks #socialmediastardust challenge! Finally - we end the episode with an AWESOME song! Welcome back, indeed! Remember - you can always support the show by using any of the above links to make your purchases for AP, it helps a lot!  Have you gotten your Astrocast Merch yet??? There's still time for Christmas!  Links from this week's show:  PCPartPicker.com ASI4400 MC Pro DragonLight Mobile (Flat Panel App for iPad) And a link to our always great sponsor and friends of the show, Dark Dragons Astronomy! If you haven't yet, please consider donating to the show's Patreon and (more importantly) becoming a member of our private, members-only Discord!!! Shout out to our newest member, Jason!  If you just wanna be awesome, you can also show your love by buying me a coffee! This show is 100% ad free because of listeners like you, and supporters like Dark Dragons Astronomy!  The Astrocast may make a small commission from any affiliate links used in the show notes, thanks for your support!  Visit The Astrocast on Facebook! Thanks for listening, clear skies! Support the show Email me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

    1h 23m
  3. 14/11/2025

    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 on an adventure through the history of DRIZZLING! The why, how, and where! THE WHO! ALL THE W'S!!! We also crown a week 2 winner of #socialmediastardust and talk about light pollution, you know, the usual! Shout out to Jon and James, new member of the Patreon/Discord Fam! Welcome to the group my friends!  Links from this weeks show:  DragonLight Mobile (Flat Panel App for iPad) Astronomy Tools Under/Oversampled Calculator!  Congrats to Matthew Sunkin! This week's #SocialMediaStardust winner! Check out his photo here! If you haven't yet, please consider donating to the show's Patreon and (more importantly) becoming a member of our private, members-only Discord!!! Shout out to our newest member, Jason!  If you just wanna be awesome, you can also show your love by buying me a coffee! This show is 100% ad free because of listeners like you, and supporters like Dark Dragons Astronomy!  The Astrocast may make a small commission from any affiliate links used in the show notes, thanks for your support!  Visit The Astrocast on Facebook! Thanks for listening, clear skies! Support the show Email me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening! Support the show Email me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

    1h 1m

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A podcast about Astrophotography and Astronomy. Deep dive discussions into all things Astro. Gear, Best Practices, Interviews, and everything in between. 

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