Ad Kooiman
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The Belgian challenge.
This video is about my last visit to Belgium, where people do move extraordinary strange.
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Відео

Timber Frame construction
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Construction of our house in three days. Day one: wall elements ground floor. Day two: ceiling and wall elements first floor. Day three: attic, roof and dormer windows.
Our House
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An artist's impression and virtual round-trip of our new house. Created with Google Sketchup. Video edited with iMovie, music created with Garage Band.
Observatory construction
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After a thorough research for a permanent observatory, I decided to construct one myself. I used a Pulsar dome, which is located on the flat roof of my garage. Special thanks goes to my wife Trudy (it was her idea to go for the flat-roof option), and my brother Aart (very experienced in construction) for their excellent support, and to Gary from Pulsar Observatories for delivering the required ...
Aldebaran occultation December 23, 2015
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Video capture of the Aldebaran Lunar occultation and reappearance as per December 23, 2015. Nikon D800 in prime focus of a Celestron C11 Edge HD. Location: 52° 13' 9.7716'' N - 5° 27' 26.6760'' E This video runs 30 times faster than real time. Cloudy during reappearance. The recorded sound at 0:24 is from a plane flying 30 times faster ;-).
Aldebaran Lunar occultation - December 23, 2015
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Occultation of Aldebaran, prediction as per December 23, 2015. View from Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 19:00h. Speed: 300x real time. Included is the Field of View as seen when using a Nikon D800 connected in the prime focus of a Celestron C11 EdgeHD. Simulation made with Starry Night Pro 7.
Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) from space.
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Comet Catalina as seen from a fixed point in space. Computer animation, period: December 12, 2015 till Januari 14, 2016. Software: Starry Night Pro 7.
Timelapse vijver aanleggen.
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Van idee naar uitvoering: het aanleggen van een vijver.
Lunar Eclipse, September 28, 2015
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Lunar Eclipse on September 28, 2015. Viewing location: Nijkerk, The Netherlands. Timelapse: 02:00 - 07:45 Animation time speed: 300x Animation created with Starry Night Pro Plus 7.
Solar Eclipse, March 20, 2015 - animation
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Partial Solar Eclipse as per March 20, 2015. Animation created with Starry Night Pro 6. Viewing location: Nijkerk, The Nethelands. First contact: 09:29:58 Maximum eclipse: 10:37:14.6 Last contact: 11:48:00.4
Blokhut timelapse
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Ons 25 jarig huwelijksjubileum
Time-lapse of a star party.
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Last week we had a nice view on comet Panstarrs (C/2011 L4).
2012 DA 14
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Asteroid 2012 DA14 appearance in February 15, 2013. Location: Nijkerk, The Netherlands Software: Starry Night Pro Plus 6.0
PANSTARRS C/2011 L4
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Computer animation of comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4. Software: Starry Night Pro Plus 6. Period: February 15, 2013 til March 15, 2013
Venus transit june 2012, Netherlands
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Venus transit june 2012, Netherlands

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Michaelkolb-hs6sl
    @Michaelkolb-hs6sl 4 місяці тому

    You go dude, wow!!

  • @Arcteek
    @Arcteek 10 місяців тому

    That was badass

  • @Racing_with_Vince
    @Racing_with_Vince Рік тому

    De Koepel is gewoon een kant een klare Kit die je kan kopen begrijp ik?

    • @adkooiman
      @adkooiman Рік тому

      Ja dat klopt, het is een Pulsar. Deze heb ik in UK besteld, maar in Nederland zitten ook leveranciers dit type kunnen leveren.

  • @whenpigsflyobservatory
    @whenpigsflyobservatory 2 роки тому

    Great obs! Enjoyed watch the build.

  • @aprendendo.astronomia
    @aprendendo.astronomia 2 роки тому

    Friend. Congratulations for the project. This is exactly what I was thinking of doing some day. I still have to setup all my equipments every time I want to see the stars. But here in my country I would still need to find a way to make the dome. If you can share the blueprints I would be very grateful. Clear skies.

  • @johnparr5879
    @johnparr5879 2 роки тому

    How did you manage to seal the joint, between existing roof and new observatory dome?

  • @PetterAstrom
    @PetterAstrom 3 роки тому

    Awesome blueprint at the end! :-D. Good thing you included the measurement of the plateau!

  • @easthorsleyobservatory3866
    @easthorsleyobservatory3866 4 роки тому

    Thats some great work. Did you need planning, or do you have amenable neighbors?

    • @adkooiman
      @adkooiman 4 роки тому

      Thanks. No need for planning, wonderfull neighbors :-).

  • @成非-l6c
    @成非-l6c 4 роки тому

    You are so versatile! In the final drawing, gave me the construction plan! Thank you! 👍

  • @Liofa73
    @Liofa73 5 років тому

    Better with the sound off, far too loud...

    • @SonoranAstro
      @SonoranAstro 4 роки тому

      Hello thanks for the contact. If you consult the owner's manual of the device you are using to view this video, you will find that the vast majority of devices come with volume controls. toggle these up and down until you get to your preferred volume level. Thanks, the management.

  • @666THEMARK666
    @666THEMARK666 5 років тому

    Hope that mount can take all the weight from that telescope....

    • @adkooiman
      @adkooiman 5 років тому

      Sure, solid as rock.

  • @DannyBroerse
    @DannyBroerse 5 років тому

    Prachtig gedaan Ad.

  • @troym856
    @troym856 5 років тому

    Awesome work! What's the song btw?

    • @adkooiman
      @adkooiman 5 років тому

      Thanks ! The music is called solfeggietto from C.P.E. Bach ;-)

  • @jacquesvanrooijen1726
    @jacquesvanrooijen1726 5 років тому

    Ik begrijp niet hoe je de zwarte rubber vijverfolie vast maakt, want de natuurstenen rand heb je eerst vastgezet. Kun je dat vertellen?

    • @marinusch
      @marinusch 2 роки тому

      Omdat dit een van de weinige filmpjes met een vijverrand van stapelblokken is, en het verder heel informatief is; de folie is zeer waarschijnlijk met een latje tegen de zijkant geschroefd, uit het zicht onder de overstekende rand.

  • @goibhniu13
    @goibhniu13 5 років тому

    Dear Al: Thanks for sharing your observatory experiences in your UA-cam channel. Back in 2015 I wrote a book Building a Small Observatory: Lessons From Builders to be published by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, with all proceeds from the book going to RASC programs. The RASC subsequently published my book in 2016 (secure.rasc.ca/ItemDetail?iProductCode=506). I am now in the process of updating this book for a second edition, so I’m contacting small observatory owners to talk to them about their projects. The idea is to share all your triumphs and problems so that people contemplating building their own small observatory can avoid the mistakes we made and take advantage of our creativity. Clear Skies, Charles Ennis 2nd Vice President, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada email: cuhulain at telus dot net

  • @warwickmark
    @warwickmark 5 років тому

    ARG!!! Well done

  • @turbokakker
    @turbokakker 5 років тому

    daar had wel een muziekje bij gemogen :D

  • @retiche
    @retiche 5 років тому

    Yay, that's one hell of a project :) Looking forward to build one myself!

  • @henkmensen1500
    @henkmensen1500 5 років тому

    Perhaps a very nice video if he had run at normal speed! Unfortunately, not the case ... !!!

    • @adkooiman
      @adkooiman 5 років тому

      Keep in mind that this is a time lapse. This video is not meant as an instruction video.

  • @juandavidbarrada
    @juandavidbarrada 5 років тому

    Congrats!!! Great video and great job!

  • @samk2630
    @samk2630 6 років тому

    Wow and I thought I over engineered my mount. Fantastic job! Must be a blast to use!!

  • @andyanderson4604
    @andyanderson4604 6 років тому

    All that and the city lights still limit your viewing

    • @adkooiman
      @adkooiman 6 років тому

      The observatory is not used for viewing at all, it's used for remote-controlled narrowband astrophotography. The results are really stunning. Besides that, it saves hours of time since one can start imaging without the need to setup all equipment for each and every session. And finally, I'm having a lot of fun with the project. Enjoy life, Andy.

    • @klab3929
      @klab3929 4 роки тому

      @@adkooiman I think he means all the light pollution. It will greatly affect your quality. Probaly alot of atmospheric interference in cities aswell

    • @adkooiman
      @adkooiman 4 роки тому

      @@klab3929 Yes, light pollution is exactly what I tried to explain and how to deal with it. You can eliminate light pollution perfectly fine when using the correct filters for astrophotography. In addition, using image processing software like PixInsight, you can eliminate any remaining gradients and artifacts. For astrophotography, light pollution is history nowadays.

  • @latouselatrec
    @latouselatrec 6 років тому

    wow looks like A LOT of work

    • @adkooiman
      @adkooiman 6 років тому

      Yes it is, but very nice to do !

  • @GreyGhost-r4z
    @GreyGhost-r4z 6 років тому

    that's awesome

  • @nevillemadden5210
    @nevillemadden5210 6 років тому

    Love It !!!

  • @davejacobsen3014
    @davejacobsen3014 7 років тому

    Here in Tucson, AZ we have several home with built in Domes. Now I see how they could use second floor as main part of Observatory. This is somewhat like how they built large outreach dome on Kitt Peak NOAO next visitor center, only ours was two stories High with full large dome on top with 24” RC scope.

  • @juanmelgar152
    @juanmelgar152 7 років тому

    Great work. Beautiful time-lapse

  • @GaryMCurran
    @GaryMCurran 7 років тому

    Okay, I have some questions. 1. How big is the dome? 2. How high is the dome off of the floor, in the center? 3. How high is the pier, both from the top of the concrete and from the floor above it? What I'm looking for here is an idea of how far up you need to put the mount into the dome for it to have a full view of the sky, including down low to near the horizon. Any other information you can give on the actual build and operation of the dome and telescope would be really appreciated. Looks like a nice job.

  • @Tricyklist
    @Tricyklist 7 років тому

    Congratulations! Absolutely brilliant video and sound track! :-))

  • @maikel3913
    @maikel3913 8 років тому

    Dat is echt gaaf!

  • @Ramon-mf5gt
    @Ramon-mf5gt 8 років тому

    Muziekje eronder was fijn geweest, goede video verder!