Creating the World's Sharpest Little Telescope │Betty's Story Ep 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- My nerdy dream is to own a small telescope that is as sharp as a multi-million dollar observatory. And thanks to my supporters who donated £1400 I have enough cash to test out a neat trick which I hope will make my dream come true... Heads up there are a few bumps along the way😱
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I don't know how you don't have millions of subscribers already. Hands down the best edited and presented astrophotography channel on TH-cam.
Yes, and more interesting than say, Astrobackyard. This guy is a professional video editor I believe.
@@alpsalish yeh I'm a good video editor and I cut out all my crap presenting!
@@Astrobiscuit which definitely does not apply to many youtubers :D
:)
@@alpsalish he's a documentary director, and/or producer, AFAIR
Man, Ceri is a saint! The next time I need something manufactured, I’ll call him... what a stand up geezer! Kudos to you sir!
Who's kerry
"hey bud..."
A saint and an absolute legend! It would bug the living arse out of me.
"I don't do flipping out. I just fix it, that's all" What a gem of human being.
That’s my dad!
Such a gem of a guy
@@Pritchzrdwho jerry
Yeah, the wires were never going to work anyway. They were way too thin and flexible. Every vibration would cause them to shake. I was actually wondering if he broke them on purpose to get that problem out of the way.😢 edit: I was about to say the guitar strings might not be much better. Then I got to the part where they broke
@@Pritchzrd What's his company? I'm a design engineer and engineers like your Dad are rocking horse shit. I'll gladly try to put work his way if I can.
Is this the most anticipated sequel in history?!
Ofc yes!
Definitely
Probably
Absolutely
@@Riktenstein with the exception of your 2nd album of course. Some epic tracks on there Sir Rik of the Stein
Not only this channel is the best astrophotography channel
But I truly think that it’s revolutionary and extraordinary
Because, not only you made a nerd out of me, you also brought a light in my life. New communities and stuff
New hobby!
Thank you so much for all of your work 😊
gosh that's good to hear
@Astrobiscuit I'd have the communities too but I dislike ppl so I stay in my yard by myself doing telescopes I also love your videos you and astrobackyard got me into telescope and proud to say my wallet has been burnt but every penny spent has been worth it especially showing my family and hearing the wows never gets old
Could not agree more got me hooked on this for a year now and my kids love it it’s life changing getting into everything universe related changes your prospective on life it really does I showed my daughter Venus her teachers thought she was lying until I told them 🤯
This deserves to be on a telly box it's amazing..... but poor Kerry 😅
I really don't want this channel to die out. It's quite fun to watch these videos.
Half an hour felt like 5 minutes. Absolute perfection. I don't even care that much about the end result, I'd just watch further episodes of you doing your thing :) Also, your videos motivate on many levels: to do astrophoto, to do something interesting and creative, to experiment in general, and to enjoy life with all the mistakes I make. Thank you, Rory.
wow i didn't even realise the clip was that long!
Oh my! Oh my! OH NO!
This roller-coaster of emotions is too much for me! 😅 Also the secondhand embarrassment is real. I died a little inside 🥲
I'm looking forward to the next one. Just don't drop it . . . _please!_
Good luck with that
i can't possibly do it again.... can i?
@@AstrobiscuitAre roses red :)?
No please drop it. So much fun :) This cannot be possible... Even worse than me. But pain was real.
@@Astrobiscuitthe feeling you get when you spill juice but don't want to tell your parents
Rory I have been following you for a few years and only now have I just looked you up on LinkedIn and now your videography and editing skills all make sense. I have never understood how you made it all look so professional, and now I understand, you are a professional. Awesome work, and btw I love your presenting, I think you make a great presenter. Thanks for getting me into astrophotography.
as someone from New Zealand i travel to Dunedin to watch the Aurora Australis for a week every year and its mind blowing every single time but seeing the aurora borealis is breath taking i honestly wish i could come over to wales to be able to the aurora borealis in person
Don't give up on the channel. You are on the path to greatness! The format of your videos is spot on. Do not change for anyone 👍
Hurricane astro wrecking chaos. Love it so much.
It's been too long, bro. Too long. Glad to see you back! 😁
My daughter missed Bunny! Its been a while since we watched your vids. Good to see you again!
P.S - music edits are awesome!!
Good old bunny
Your content is amazing all around. I wish you could release more often. Fantastic channel!
It is the duration that makes these much better.
@@Riktenstein I freaking love your music and sound engineering on this channel Riktenstein
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Wow, kudos to Kerry. What a legend.
Rory you really are one of the most genuine people on this or any other platform. I cannot imagine even just putting myself out there on camera, let alone showing everything from triumphs to tears. The angle grinder clamped in the workbench was sheer genius/lunacy!
I thought the “and I drop it” must be click bait… but no you really did drop it, and break it again up the mountain! Excellent video :-) Thank you!
Gravity is a harsh mistress. Everyone will be double checking their tube's holdy-thingies more thanks to this cautionary vid. However, as reality shows have proven: drama makes these vids twice as good.
Gravity doesn't exist, only the Space-Time does...
or does it? ;)
@@A0111. Then I correct myself, “Space-Time is a harsh mistress”
So is the moon. thanks Heinlein
How he just mentioned “ it’s called diffraction “ brilliant
I have literally NEVER looked thru a telescope but i LOVE your channel. You seem so genuine in your passion and the photos are amazing
You should :D. The experience once you finally find the targets you are looking for and just relax and look for them isnt comparable to anything. Even the cheapest scope can be the best!
@@sotiristriantoulis209 Google Image Search is faster .
I had thought you had stopped producing videos, however it is good to see you back. Thank you for what you do and showing it warts and all.
Holy guacamole, THAT MIRROR HOLDER IS REVOLUTIONARY
This video makes some of my astro bobbles and wobbles seem a bit more normal. I love you Rory but I'll never let you handle one of my scopes lol
Wise man
good idea
You're the reason why I got into astronomy and astrophotography in 2021. Truly nerdy and remarkable moment
yay a new video. right i my exam period, it gives me motivation. thank you.
I literally cussed at you for dropping it AGAIN 😂. This is too much for me!
Man i almoat lost my goal from astronomy but this guy finally got me the exitement i got earlier god i love the old days
I was also a bit discouraged but when I found this channel, it gave me a new goal.
Can you both elaborate on what you mean? What goals and what brought you back?
I love Astro biscuit and I don't even own a telescope.
It is amazing to hear the awesome soundtrack that matches the drama in this video. There are so many different moods, soundscapes, build-ups and eerie pauses when needed and it's just a really beautiful overall experience. THANK YOU RIKTENSTEIN! You, Bunny and Rory make the perfect entertainment trio!
shhh or riktenstein will want a pay rise😂 thankyou😁
@@Astrobiscuit Great to see you got the fundraiser worked out too. It just jumped from 1,800 to 2,223... You must be doing something right! 🙂
Thanks and yes Rory, about that pay rise. Or even those beers you still owe me.
"I don't do flipping out. I just fix it"
How the F did you manage to drop it twice? 😅
Because he is Rory
its a talent
Such a fantastic TH-cam channel! I love the humour, the editting, the music and the scientific content. I'm inspired by Rory and Astrobiscuit to start on the journey of astrophotography with my son! Thanks Rory and keep it up! I can't wait for the next installment!
(Please take what I've written below as helpful commentary, I loved the video and am cheering all the way).
I'm watching this hoping wildly that the three armed spider with fine wire doesn't result in 12 very long diffraction spikes. The reason for four arms is that each arm creates a diffraction spike across the star - and with four arms, properly aligned (they weren't in your first, blurry image) the diffraction spikes overlap, so you wind up with four spikes instead of 8. With arms 120° out, you'll get 6 spikes. Additionally, thicker arms generally yield less diffraction, so the spikes are sharp, bright, and short. Thinner arms yield longer, more diffuse spikes (just like small holes make more diffusion, small obstructions do the same). So just going by how things ought to work out, I'm expecting 6 crazy long diffraction spikes (minimum - if the upper and lower wires aren't perfectly aligned, each will create its own pair of spikes - but Kerry seems like a bit of a wizard, so I'm guessing it's going to be 6) from the thin, thin wire that was initially tried and 6 moderate ones from the much thicker guitar strings.
EDIT: Well poo. 6 prominent diffraction spikes with at least two pairs of wires slightly misaligned (so 10-12 long spikes). They're all close, but at that thickness getting them to overlap perfectly is going to be very, very difficult. You've also got some other obstruction in there that is 60° off of the spider wires. Not sure what that is, but it's generating another set of minor spikes, and then the fuzziness around the star is some additional obstruction - likely (at least in part) the tube of your coma corrector getting into the light path because it's so long and the focuser had to be racked all the way in. Kerry's mirror cell holder, with the disk around the edge, that's brilliant. Amazing idea. Normally you'd need to mask the clips to avoid yet another set of mangy diffraction fuzz.
This channel is so great! Thank you to all who donated and helped him out! Honestly, to know that people are helping out with things like this, has me believing in humanity again. So much has gone wrong in this world and we all could use a gr8 distraction of knowledge like the ones this channel gives us. Gr8 info and gr8 entertainment….
But time n time again people keep surprising me with their loving contributions to others!
You guys are gr8
here here😁amazing
4:31 "They might've stopped using them, but that doesn't mean I have to stop using them" ayyyy what a based old man!
Why I love this channel - i recognise my own plight when watching🤣
This is by far the best space/telescope channel on TH-cam. The amount of effort that goes into these is amazing. And what’s even better is that it gives amateur astronomers looks at things they’d never see unless they tried it out on their own. Keep it up man.
Kerry is not just a player, he is the MVP...
well on this game im the lvp... but more rounds to come. 😂
@@Astrobiscuit True true 😂😂So pumped for the sequels dude!
I love the fact you keep all the mistakes and drama included. This is what most people go through, a kick of a tripod, freezing feet. One of the best things about the channel is we go on your journey and thankfully it’s an adventure.
❤ great update... Kerry is like a lot of unsung heroes helping out we poor sots who bungle one thing or another!
I haven't watched Astrobiscuit in a while but i think the content improved a lot!
He hasn't uploaded for a while either 😂
dude, guitar tuners for secondary mirror adjustments... that is just brilliant!
I have a headache after watching that video 😂 Who could have thought astronomy could be so dramatic? Seriously impressive piece of telescope engineering. Hat off to your effort and Kerri's.
this is one of the most amazing channels i've seen on youtube; top notch editing and such wonderful music, it was worth the wait 😁 really looking forward to the next one!
Thanks
Another rollercoaster of an astro-docu-drama, Rory, brilliantly done. The secondary cell looks fantastic on the front of the scope, but I think guitar-stringing will have to become part of your repertoire. 😉
like a short film of this guy building himself a telescope?! Asrobiscuit you put so much work into your videos it's unbelievable and let me tell WE ALL appreciate!! best content ever
10:45 shoutout to the owner, what a lad!!
Kerry (assuming that's his name from the subtitles) is such a saint, look at his face the third time you went back @22.38 - that is the face an engineer pulls when they mean: Seriously? But ok - don't push me 😂😂😂😂
Brother i want to thank you for all the efforts you put in this video. It amaze me how determined you are. I enjoyed every single second of your video
Lots of blunders. Absolutely representational of any astro endeavor. Truly a joy to watch your storytelling unfold.
Please dont take 1 year to post the next video about this telescope. This channel is too good to have to wait so much.
ok. tbh if i don't post more regularly im doomed anyways👍
This channel consistently raises the bar. Thank you Astrobiscuit.
And the Heart level.
Consistently drops the bar . Forgets to tighten the bar . Drops the bar some more because the Brit is not known for its grip strength , but it more than makes up for that with it's humiliation fetish .
You could build five hundred of those telescopes and leave them to expose for twenty four months straight and you still wouldn't have captured enough stars to match the stellar burning hatred that I have for you , British Internet man .
Now if you'll excuse me I am going to go buy cartons upon cartons of tea so that I can flush it down my dirtiest toilet while cackling -- unhinged and lost delirious in my ragegasms .
Kerry is an absolute legend
aye
So all the crappy weather for months was due to the building of this scope ?!
Hope it'll work as expected and can't wait to see the next vid
the weather was terrible as i was building it so i think the real reason was that i hired a c14... my bad
Of course...a C14 haha. Well I'm very happy your YT channel is still alive ! Your videos have such good storytelling...you keep suspens and we just can't wait to see the next...
Damn Kerry is bloody good at what he's doing! And I somehow I have the impression that people should hand you fragile things.
Love your content, commitment, style and passion. Thank you Rory. Funding secured, well worth the 30 earth pounds.
How awesome is to see such dedication
For your secondary mirror, try using piano wire, that stuff is super strong and is a lot more difficult to break
How you manage to exist without leaving a trail of devistation behind you all the time will always stay a mystery lol.
Haha. He does. Last time he came to my house he almost ran out of petrol.😂
I laughted a lot!! You're the BEST Rory!! Can't wait to see the next video of your "ultra-powerfull portable/travel scope" !! 😁😁😁😁
Welcome back…
Top bloke for all that help
Top video
Brilliant more soon
And to think they called Alfred Hitchcock the master of suspense lol.
Top comment
My favorite discount Richard Hammond strikes again, thanks for excellent content. I hope you reach your target to get you to the Canary Islands. Good luck.
As others have said, this is literally Top Gear, but with telescopes. Keep it up Rory!
thx mate 👍
17:17 "I want to get has high as I possibly can" -- Me too, man... Me too.
But seriously, this is great content. You're doing far more than I have in years.
🤣oh those days are so over... and thx
You need to do this more often, seriously the editing and story is excellent looking forward to the next (soon please) instalment
Wow the wait was so worth it. Dare i say empire strikes back? We could be looking at something revolutionary here. Cant wait for the next episode cos you really knocked it out of the park on this one.
The story telling and editing of your content is amazing for a relatively smaller channel, you deserve far more attention. Keep it up mate! Greetings from another astrophotography fan in California!
Man i love ur content ,
I would recommend you to use Schmidt Cassegrain telescope it is compact
Might be on a expensive side but its perfect
Even better then these newtonians
maybe... slower of course... also i chose newt as if it gets a bump whilst travelling its easy to recollimate.
You don't upload very often but when you do... Bloody hell is the video good. Keep it up, mate!
Ahaaa…Top Gear w/ telescopes has returned!
Rory is an absolute legend in my opinion, lots of other content on TH-cam, "which don't get me wrong" is very education and has helped me a lot throughout the years, but Rory although a little bonkers 🤣 reminds me of so many of my astro buddies who don't conform to the conventional, keep up the good work you are a legend ....
What a wonderful discovery to have found your channel. I absolutely love these telescope challenges.
I own a celestron 8. But it is stowed away in my attic. Your enthousiasm makes me to dig it up tomorrow.
I will have to learn all over again how to set it up. I remember why my initial enthousiasm died before getting my first real views.
I live in the most light polluted areas in Holland. But i guess if I start tomorrow maybe this winter there'll be some viewing opportunities.
Thank for lighting this flame again. I have subscribed to your channel and hope for more content .
Cheers Martin.
You make me feel a lot better about myself as im super clumbsy lol, my cat knocked my little refractor off my cabinet the other week and it had everything attached to it, cameras, guide scope, eaf etc, a bit scared somethings not right now and ive not even had it that long. luckily it landed on soft carpeted floor. would have cried if it was solid ground 😱
brother👍
@@Astrobiscuit 😂😂💀
"I recon we should call HR now" 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
That secondary mirror holder is absolutely brilliant!!! I can't wait to see what this scope can really do.
I can’t believe you dropped it twice or should I wait and watch the rest 🫣
Your channel is the best I have seen on TH-cam, that makes astrophotography accessible to the most people. The way that you take simple equipment, cobble it together, and make something fantastic is the best part. I was also wondering if the Astrobiscuit is going to get new gear? My Astrobiscuit t-shirt is getting thread bare. The real fans of your channel will be patient. I simply tide myself over by rewatching your older material, and I sometimes pick up new things. Your channel has a solid fan base.
Now, don’t leave this one out in the rain again this time Biscuit!!!
ok.
Laughed my ass off. Well done!
So did I
I am so glad you are back i have searching for you on here for new videos and have been rewatching some of my old favourites to keep me going and putting it out to the cosmos that i hope you come back and yay the cosmos answered the request :) glad your back buddy and looking forward to this much more than the second part of Star Trek The Next Generation best of both worlds part 2 to see what happens to Picard, this sequel i've been anticipating more than that Borg sequel :) oh keep an eye out for the Borg up there let us know if you spot them 🤣
Thanks
omg mate you are so nice. And tis very much needed at the moment so thank you. ❤️
Thank you for your fantastic videos! You inspire me to love astrophotography. The amount is very small but at the moment I am unemployed. Keep up your quality work!
ahh mate not a small amount, thank you👍
Is this the most anticipated sequel in history?!. This channel consistently raises the bar. Thank you Astrobiscuit..
great. i do worry that as i get older i will not be able to maje such good videos so your feedback is most welcome.
Brilliant episode, and keep going with the channel it is excellent
This is why I never give open-ended offers of help to people. I don't want to end up like poor Kerry.
I’m waiting for the finale! I’m perfectly fine waiting, and if you’re concerned about your channel dying I’m sure we would watch smaller production videos that don’t take as much time.
Boxing Day release
Kerry (sp) is an absolute Legend. Great video.
good luck with this projects! Maybe you should think about the "transport-case" of the final Version. --> airplane cargo and the baggage handling and loading. Maybe you want to invent some type of "transport tube" or something like this to protect your gear from the cargo handlers at the airport :-)
yeh actually part of the fundraising money is going towards the case. thx
Oh wow rhe fundraiser is alrady at 5000quid 😮
Excellent stuff!
I think the strings are breaking because when you adjust it on one string, you need to loosen the opposite strings too and just meet in the middle.
They shouldn't be breaking that easily, unless they are FAR too tight.
Basically I think they are fighting against each other in a tug of war, when they all just need to be in a nice balance that is stable enough for vibrations to not interfere with the image.
Guitar strings do indeed stretch, that's how they work, but these are way too tight.
If electric guitar strings don't fix the problem, there are Cobalt e guitar strings that might be worth a try.
But if that doesn't fix it, why not just use those Carbon Fiber strands in the shop that he had you try to pull apart? I would think those carbon fiber strands would be the best material for this job!
Love your channel but you are one clumsy @!@#@ haha. Keep up the good work,a great upload.
Not only am i impressed by your luck to see the Aurora after all the bad luck, i think you have also captured some STEVE's (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) at the same time at 22:25 (about in the middle of the still images)! You should check your raw data for them!
You continue to be one of the most entertaining and enlightening channels in the history of TH-cam. Both times you broke the scope I had flash backs of ALL the near disasters with our own scopes, my father and I. Including the nightmare inducing horrific time our magnificent home built 22inch’s top hat SOMEHOW wasn’t secured properly in the back of the pickup and went hurtling into the middle of the I-5 in Southern California. And not just any part of the I-5 but The Grapevine! By the time my father and I got over to the shoulder and stopped, the top hat was a quarter mile behind us in moderate to heavy traffic. We thought FOR SURE any second an 18-wheeler or similar large vehicle was going to turn our beloved telescope part into splinters before our eyes. FORTUNATELY every driver that passed was alert enough to avoid it and between Dad’s adrenaline fueled sprint and my maniacal backing of the truck we rescued it safe and sound with only minor scratches on the woodwork to show for the misadventure. We have since started using cargo netting and packing blankets, as well as straps when securing such precious items. Cheers and keep up the amazing work!
ha what a story😂thanks kindred spirit
ASTRO BISCUIT PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO WITH A SMARTPHONE AND A BUDGET TELESCOPE AND CAPTURE ANYTHING YOU CAN CAPTURE I THINK? TAKE IT AS A CHALLENGE🔭😀
yes i do plan on doing something like that
Ahhhhhh the wait 😢😂👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦 quality over quantity
More content please!! Ben from Australia
So, in essence, you just need some titanium guitar strings that cannot break and you're sorted. Or, based on your on-video demonstration, maybe some carbon fiber filament/string.