Stargazing Basics 1: Learn how get oriented in the night sky for stargazing

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1. Just wondering if this information is suitable for Australia (southern hemisphere)?
2. This is really good, so easy to understand. But my brain cannot contend with the east west flip. I have turned my compass upside down and sure enough it flips but still my brain will not accept that the sun comes up over the other side where it normally goes down. I'm going to listen to the video again - obviously missing something.
3. any recommendations on a good book to start with astronomy?
4. oh
5. I'm new to this and know nothen but it now I'm 50 years old and I got  a celestron powerseeker 114EQ and has I was putting it together my 12 yr old with the R A seetings I think if I'm right when I went to the book said R A factory set and should not have to miss with it ... well it got miss with ... can anyone tell me the settings the book I got with it does not ... don't even know if I have  a good telescope... lol
6. Awesome videos...Highly appreciate your efforts in making these...
7. Hi all I am new to this hobby , and I don know anything about it at all , still searching around and try to get more info about this hobby , and the first thing is I need to know how to get the polar star , and how do I know how many degree of latitude of where I live in ?I live in miri Sarawak Malaysia , and I did search the map for my living place , but then show there is like this pls teach me how to set it up thank you .Miri is located in Malaysia country, in Southeast Asia continent (or region). DMS latitude longitude coordinates for Miri are: 4°24'53.28"N, 114°0'32.04"E.
    • Latitude position: Equator ⇐ 491km (305mi) ⇐ Miri ⇒ 9516km (5913mi) ⇒ North pole.
    • Longitude position: Prime meridian ⇒ 12619km (7841mi) ⇒ Miri. GMT: +8h. This is what I get after I search it .Thanks again
8. loving the series
9. Looked like the stars rotated around us and the center of this rotation was Polaris.
10. Thanks. This explains whole lot for me. As in Contact . Jodie Foster was talking about right ascension and declination :) I had no ide what she was talking about :) Ty
11. Looking for information about how to prepare to stargaze at night. I know about red lights. It would be interesting to see what people do with the lights from their cars and that sort of thing.
12. You are a Very Good Teacher!!!
    I appreciate your taking the time to make these instructional videos and realize the effort put in is of great value...
    SUBBED
13. I love your videos. So well at explaining things precisely and clearly. Thanks :)
14. The ecliptic has confused me David. You say lower in the summer and higher in the winter. Yet the sun is higher in the summer which follows the ecliptic - I can't work out my error.
    Great videos btw - they are of great interest and help
15. Excellent!
    I know what I'm doing tonight :D
16. Thanks for educating and getting me really started on star gazing...this is very nice n clear explanation. u deserve full marks. you can load more videos on this topic & astronomy in general
17. the software called Stellarium is awesome!!! he uses it in the video, guys download it its great fun to get to know the sky!
18. santa claus lives at the north pole
19. Thank you for making this video
20. Great video but a bit hard to understand as a foreigner :)