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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

To celebrate what would be the 51st anniversary of Orion Telescope, I converted my tired old XT8 Dobsonian into their luxury edition (as measured by Orion 2015 standards) by adding the classic control knob at the front. It's a $6 upgrade anybody can do. youtu.be/IS3LHNds1kY

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I Added Luxury to an Old Dobsonian Telescope (It's a Knob)

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The #RossFire wiped out the BSA Worth Ranch campgrounds that our troop has used for years. I made this to share some memories of the place. Please donate to their recovery fund. youtu.be/r7J_lAejOrw

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Before the Fire: My Last Night at Worth Ranch

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The ONE Telescope Part You Can't Buy (but I show you how to make it!) This is part of a full telescope restoration series that I did, link below: youtu.be/NzMZ-xWzy6c #telescope #astronomy #machining #DIY

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Solar Eclipse - Will your Eyeballs Survive? ☀️😎🌒 The 10-Second Eclipse Glasses Test 🕶️👇 Think your solar eclipse glasses are safe?This 10-Second test is a great start. Full video shows 3 other checks. youtu.be/Q8aYrD32aAM #solareclipse2026 #uksolareclipse #solareclipse #eclipse2026 #astronomy #spain

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

With the #eclipse coming up, the message has to get out there: Almost every old telescope came with these dangerous solar filters in their box. They crack when the sun heats them up. Practice Smash & Trash! Demonstration: youtu.be/rtyLH5fBaJE

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My Solar Filter Cracked While I Was Recording

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

@hankgreen.bsky.social With the #eclipse coming up, the message has to get out there: Almost every old telescope came with these dangerous solar filters in their box. They crack when the sun heats them up. Practice Smash & Trash! Demonstration: youtu.be/rtyLH5fBaJE

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My Solar Filter Cracked While I Was Recording

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

@hankgreen.bsky.social Hi Hank! I thought you'd appreciate this: most people don't realize solar eclipse glasses can be used year-round to safely view large sunspots.

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🚨 How close CAN you zoom a #telescope in on the Moon? (Cat Surprise at the end!) Be sure to check the safety of your of your solar eclipse glasses before August 12th! Watch --> youtu.be/Q8aYrD32aAM #astronomy #science #stem #moon #cats

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🚨 Solar Eclipse August 12 -- NEVER use regular sunglasses! Here’s how to check if your eclipse glasses are actually safe (ISO 12312-2). Full guide in the video 📷 Save & share! youtu.be/Q8aYrD32aAM #SolarEclipse2026 #EclipseSafety #Astronomy

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Fake Solar Eclipse Glasses? Three Ways To Spot A Dangerous Problem (and save your eyes) #eclipse

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The image from wide field-of-view eyepieces is pretty spectacular. I compared a group of 20mm eyepieces (same magnification) and tried to capture them with my smartphone camera. #moon If you'd like to see the more in-depth review, here is the link: youtu.be/GxNcIblrY3w

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My first official poem, copyright 2026 John Dreese: (nobody will see this): Advice for parents... Pick your kids up every day, until you can't. Hug your kids every day, until you can't. Call them every day, until they can't. Remember them every day... until you can't.

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I have found yet ANOTHER use for the TELRAD. It's the perfect platform for a smartphone running AstroHopper! To watch the AstroHopper tutorial, check out the YT link in the first comment 👇 #astronomy #science #android #astrohopper

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

If anybody out there is listening, I just finished restoring the GROSSEST telescope I've ever seen. It worked out beautifully. #astronomy #science youtu.be/X8C1ZFAqI1I

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I Restored The Grossest Telescope Ever

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I know I'm just screaming into the void here, BUT just in case anybody has ever lost their telescope dust cover, here are all the known options, demonstrated: #astronomy #telescope #hobby youtu.be/MdxmK2jjRE0

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Telescope Dust Cover Replacements (Every Option, Pricey To Cheap)

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Should you EVER clean a #telescope mirror? Check out the longform tutorial about how to clean ANY telescope mirror: youtu.be/wtc53Br_96g

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Tired of juggling which eyepieces to upgrade? 😂 I made cardboard versions so I could safely drop them on camera… and still messed it up. Here’s where the real advice begins: 👇 youtu.be/uV14wJoHvhI What’s your biggest eyepiece struggle right now? #Astronomy #Telescope #Eyepieces

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I finally got a tracking mount for my telescopes. The top right crater is the central peak of the Theophilos crater on the #Moon. #SkyWatcher AZGTi

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

MOON: Zoom & Enhance! #telescope #artemis If you want to find the Moon with a telescope, check out my tutorial: youtu.be/x4CdFChVnVE

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It's not every day you get to look through the Prototype TELRAD for the first time this century... at a full #moon while Artemis II is on their trip. Click the link below to see the 30 minute documentary... youtu.be/VKQiIYTsQnM

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Found & tested what’s likely the very first Telrad ever made - the ORIGINAL prototype. #astronomy Here’s the exact glowing reticle from that historic unit. The finder that’s guided astronomers for nearly 50 years. Full history + test: youtu.be/VKQiIYTsQnM What surprised you most?

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

FOUND: One of the earliest Telrad prototypes in existence. I got to test it on camera — and even the current Telrad makers said they learned new things. Watch the full story: youtu.be/VKQiIYTsQnM #Astronomy #Telrad

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I Found Steve Kufeld’s Original Telrad Prototype

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

If you were a fan of the classic Orion Telescope Dobsonians, I have good news! Two of their best are still available! youtube.com/shorts/26bLg... #astronomy #orion #telescope

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Orion Telescope is only mostly dead #astronomy

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

From zero setup to a real image of the Orion Nebula in under 5 minutes. 🔭 No editing. No shortcuts. Just live stacking and a small telescope. Watch it happen in real time: youtu.be/U72OmaOrz0E #Astrophotography #OrionNebula #SharpCap #Science

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#Astrophotography beat me the first time I tried it. Years later I tried again with the SV305C Pro camera. 🌙 Moon 🪐 Jupiter ✨ Orion Nebula What’s the hardest thing for beginners to learn? youtu.be/DNvT2pcnNKU

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Astrophotography Beat Me the First Time… Can the SV305C Pro Camera Help? (Moon, Jupiter, Orion)

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I tried #astrophotography years ago… and failed. Tried again with the SV305C Pro #camera and finally captured: 🌙 Moon 🪐 Jupiter ✨ Orion Nebula Astrophotographers: what’s the hardest setting for beginners — gain or exposure? youtu.be/DNvT2pcnNKU

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Astrophotography Beat Me the First Time… Can the SV305C Pro Camera Help? (Moon, Jupiter, Orion)

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Reviewing the SVBonyS305c camera tonight. Here's Jupiter! #telescope #astronomy #astrophotography.

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

You can calculate the Sun’s diameter from your backyard with a billiard ball and a mirror. 🤯☀️ Step into DIY astronomy: youtu.be/1Ngxdr3Ywfc #MindBlown #AstronomyFun

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I Measured the Sun From My Driveway (No Telescope!)

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Want to flip used telescopes for profit? Watch me FAIL at it first — and learn how to avoid the same mistake. #astronomy #telescope 🔭 youtu.be/xxRhBpqeuiw

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How I Bought, Restored, and FAILED to Flip a Telescope

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Fully restored Orion XT45 Dobsonian #telescope. Latest project is complete. Waiting for it to sell before publishing the video (it's about how to restore AND sell a telescope). Great for viewing the Moon for those excited about #artemis

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Not sure HOW, but High Point #Astronomy suddenly has my favorite small Dob in stock, the Orion Starblast. And it's cheap! www.highpointscientific.com/orion-starbl...

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Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro Dobsonian Telescope

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

With #Artemis so close, people want to see the #Moon with their telescope. This short video shows you how: 🌝 youtu.be/x4CdFChVnVE

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I Can't Find The Moon With My Telescope! Help!

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Excitement building. I missed the very last Moon landing by a few months. In February, NASA will be returning to the Moon (sortof) for the first time in over half a century. A crew of four will do a Moon flyby to test out NASA's new Moon rocket program Artemis.

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social I showed the Super8mm version of Star Wars to my kids today. It's only 7 minutes long and no Trench Run, but it was still awesome. My kids were amazed at how archaic film projection is, lol.

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Wow! RED HOPE is now #4 in Amazon's SciFi Alien Invasion category. It's still free for TODAY only: www.amazon.com/gp/bestselle... #free #scifi #area51 #aliens

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I was only contacted (out of the blue) by one famous person. Art Bell emailed me in December 2017. "Hi there, I read both of your books and LOVED them. Thank you so much for taking the time to create. By the way they would make into a great Movie! Art Bell" #artbell #scifi

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I waited 39 years to build MacGyver's infamous paper telescope. 👀 Spoiler: It Failed Spectacularly - @hwinkler4real.bsky.social , I think I still need a little Fonzie-level backup. 😅 🎥 youtu.be/XTOqj2kKn9M #ClassicTV #MacGyver #MacGyverism #DIY #astronomy

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Tonight was one of the last times we get to see the moon Titan cast its shadow on Saturn for many years. It'll happen one more time next month. This was captured with a 12 inch Dobsonian #telescope and a smartphone camera: #astronomy #saturn #titan #stem @astrokatie.com

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Measure Sun's diameter from your driveway... 👉 bring the Sun ☀️ up close! 🎥https://youtu.be/UpyqfQEW4Wo #solar #science #astronomy #stem #telescope #sunspots #sun #nasa #space

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

‪Measure Sun's diameter from your garage...... 👉 bring the Sun ☀️ up close! 🎥https://youtu.be/UpyqfQEW4Wo @astrokatie.com #solar #science #astronomy #stem

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Giant hand-made telescope eyepiece... 👉 brought the Moon 🌙 up close. Many thanks to Steve Case! 🎥youtube.com/@AstronomyGarage @astrokatie.com #moon #science #astronomy #stem

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Mars slipped behind the Moon 🌙 back in January. 👉Here is the key moment captured... 🎥youtube.com/@AstronomyGarage @hankgreen.bsky.social #science #astronomy #stem

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Yes, anybody can see sunspots ☀️ 👉 with a Billiard ball and a mirror: 🎥 youtu.be/WwLBqhds2F0 @neildegrassetyson.com #BeginnerAstronomy #stemeducation

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

You’d be surprised how many new telescope owners… 👉 can’t even find the Moon. Here’s the quick fix 🌙🔭 🎥 youtu.be/x4CdFChVnVE @astronomers.bsky.social #BeginnerAstronomy #stemeducation

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Astronomy Garage @astronomygarage.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Helpful Reference for how a #telescope flips the view. Check out my youtube.com/@AstronomyGarage channel on YouTube! #astronomy #reviews #astrophotography #DIY

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