Episode 101 - Nico is Back!

**YOUTUBE VERSION HERE!!!*** - you'll wanna see this!

How big does another galaxy look with the naked eye? In Chile’s Atacama Desert, Nico Carver saw the Large Magellanic Cloud hanging in the sky—so large that members of his group initially thought it was an ordinary cloud!

Welcome BACK to The Astrocast! Roo sits down with Nico Carver of Nebula Photos to discuss his Atacama astrophotography workshop, the Southern Milky Way, 3D-printed astro gear, AI, smart scopes, remote observatories, mono versus one-shot color and much more. We also explore Nico’s incredible images of Gamma Velorum, the Vela Supernova Remnant, the LMC, Corona Australis and the Southern Cross-to-Carina region.

Thank you to Nico for being such a wonderful friend of the show!

🔭 NICO CARVER / NEBULA PHOTOS
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🕒 CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome Back, Nico Carver!
4:31 The Rise of 3D-Printed Astro Gear
11:42 Collimation and Continuing to Learn
15:30 AI in Astrophotography
22:20 Nico’s Atacama Adventure
27:23 The Travel Rig and Imaging Plan
35:10 Imaging Under Atacama Skies
41:32 Seeing the LMC Naked-Eye
43:39 Dark Skies vs. Remote Imaging
45:32 Leading Astrophotography Workshops
49:57 Friendship and the Astronomy Community
56:28 Gamma Velorum and the Vela Supernova Remnant
1:03:22 Nico’s Large Magellanic Cloud Image
1:06:39 The Southern Milky Way
1:15:07 Flamingos, Vicuñas and Rainbow Valley
1:17:05 Teaching Image Processing
1:19:24 Listener Questions
1:21:51 Imaging Under Heavy Light Pollution
1:25:57 Gatekeeping and Smart Telescopes
1:29:11 Remote Imaging Lessons
1:33:50 Mono vs. One-Shot Color
1:39:09 Nico’s Future Projects and Giant Prints
1:44:07 Managing YouTube, Patreon and Burnout
1:47:11 Nico’s Astronomy Tattoos
1:48:03 The Astrocast Outro

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