The Astrocast

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 you would like to support the show, consider joining our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheAstrocast On today's episode, you'll learn all about: Justin's method for dealing with MASSIVE amounts of data Parish's method for dealing with a more "normal"/human amount of data Some awesome tips and tricks for Pixinsight NAS Storage for AP Event Scheduler for NINA ..and a whole lot more! If you like the video, please subscribe! You can also find The Astrocast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen! Links from this weeks show:Follow the Deepsky Collective on Instagram Jellyfin (Open source media server): https://jellyfin.org/ NINA: https://nighttime-imaging.eu/ A very special thank you and shout out to Parish and Justin for joining me this week. A huge heartfelt hug going out to @DylanODonnell hoping he recovers quickly, the community needs you, and you're just too great of a guy for this to hapen to. Godspeed Dylan.Support the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

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 and 9pm EST on 12/31. The Astrocast Live Premiere on YoutubeLook forward to seeing you soon, clear skies! -RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

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/3MJaDseLeviathan Optic Spectral Pro - https://shop.leviathanoptical.com/products/leviathan-spectral-proWindy (iOS and Android) - https://www.windy.comMeteor Shower Calendar! - https://www.imo.net/resources/calendar/Rain Sensor (2 pack) - https://amzn.to/4awuJzQDark 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 showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

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 back with you guys in no time. Enjoy those stars for me while i'm away, and clear skies to you all!-RooSupport the showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

Episode 80 - Building an Astrophotography Processing Computer

 ✨ Agena Astro | 🔭 High Point Scientific | 📦 Amazon | 🌌 First Light OpticsWELCOME 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.comASI4400 MC ProDragonLight 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 showEmail me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!