Video Astronomy Live
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Hello and welcome to Video Astronomy Live!
What is Video Astronomy?
For us, it’s the bridge between visual astronomy and astrophotography. You will see considerably more detail than you ever could with an eyepiece using the same telescope and what’s more, you will see it in colour! For those who do not know, the human eye is simply not sensitive enough to see colour in low light conditions. When looking through a telescope the image is almost always in monochrome. On the other hand, the image produced from VA (also known as EAA or Electronically Assisted Astronomy) will not be as pretty as those seen in glossy magazines, produced by skilled patient astrophotographers or indeed the Hubble itself, but nor will they take months to produce. Video astronomy gives you instant gratification in a matter of seconds!
This site has been created as a platform for amateur astronomers globally to broadcast live and share with you the views they see of our Universe. Using a variety of specially adapted CCD cameras and sophisticated software they will showcase live views of Lunar, Solar, Planets or near live views Deep Space Objects. You will be able to chat with Broadcasters in real time and ask questions or even make requests for a specific object you would like to see. Where possible, we have no doubt any of the Broadcaster’s would be happy to oblige!
VAL Forum
If you have any questions about the site, channels or VA/EAA in general, then please use the VAL forum above or simply send us a message via the contact page. Likewise, if you would like to broadcast and have your own channel then please do get in touch.
Many thanks,
The Team - Video Astronomy Live!
What to expect?
At any given time of day any one of the channels could go live. This could be as mentioned, a view on our Moon, the Sun, Saturn’s rings or a Nebular such as M57 or a galaxy like M51 - you just never know. Alternatively, a broadcaster may be doing a live tutorial or simply having a chat, but whatever it is you can be sure, when they go live – it will be interesting!
Multi-Platform
All Channels can be viewed across all platforms:
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PC
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iPad iPhone
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Android Phones
Social Media
Watch out for updates and live broadcast notifiications on our Facebook/Twitter pages
Gil Miles observing the Moon from his backyard at Croydon, Sydney in about 1961. Picture courtesy of John Flavin and the Astronomical Society of NSW