Why do Astrophotographers connect "stuff" to the Telescope Tube? As an ordinary numpty it would seem more logical to have a "Platform" with all the Cameras and "Stuff" fixed to one side and the "Tube" on rubber isolating mounts attached to the other side. This would isolate the bit that holds the mirrors from all that other heavy stuff like View Finder Scope, Camera, Cooling Fans, PSUs etc and provide a fixing platform for other covers to protect Cables. It's just a thought but simply looking at a Telescope Tube dripping with bolted on stuff and loose cables looks like a nightmare 🤔
concidering this project is about precision and trying to reduce stray photons: would something like: Black 3,0 (one of the world's blackest paints whitch reflects back so little light it looks like a dark void) make any difference here ? . . like reduce scattering from the secondary mirror mount even more ?
Hey astrobiscuit, i just wanted to say whatever you do dont listen to all the comments complaining about the wait. i LOVE your content so please never give in to them all, what you do takes alot of time and effort, cant wait for the next video!
Yea I 100% agreed. I don’t see any of them putting in this immense effort to do what you’ve done and put such excellent content on YT to be enjoyed for free. Not of course discounting the massive behind the curtain work of all your supporters. Superb content as always. Keep up the epic work.
Shout out for the amazing engineering! The fact that you can now produce these upgrades commercialy is amazing! Good luck, and what an amazing journey you have all been on!
thx bud, yeh fingers crossed they sell as it would be a game changer for the channel. Making these vids is not really a successful YT model. I already know this one won't get a huge number of views just bc of the subject matter.
@@Astrobiscuit While pehaps not as successful from a YT/financial sustainability perspective, these videos are a massive artistic success :) . You've made something very niche and nerdy into a super entertaining and engaging series, I hope you find a path to continue forever!
I was expecting those parts to be seriously expensive, but all things considered they're actually a pretty good deal. Just under 500 quid for custom machined aluminium parts for such a niche hobby is really not bad.
@@patrickl9930 The entire run of prints will bring in 47.5k gross. After he pays for the prints themselves, shipping, his expenses towards this series, that should hopefully leave him with a nice profit. Which is a good thing. He's earnt it. And he'll then probably use it to make more videos like this. Win-win, if you ask me.
Bloody amazing job on Betty!. Thanks for pointing out the scale of our universe against the Horsehead Nebula, The enormity of space has now finally sunk in!.
I will craft a secondary mirror spider myself, because I'm a precision mechanic with the necessary machinery and materials and therefore take the chance to not spend any money on it, but I gladly pre-ordered the secondary mirror holder, because it is a brilliant design and a great chance to support this wonderful channel and all the work that went into designing and crafting the parts. Inspired by your "Betty" I'm currently upgrading the classic Skywatcher P150/750 newtonian as a long tewrm project which will hopefully see first light next year. Thanks to your work and Kerrys skill in designing machining parts my scope will be even better. Greetings from Germany and clear skies.
I love this channel but dip in every few months to catch up on the nerdiness and awesome astrophotography. I can wait 63 or longer days, there is so much else that is equally rewarding viewing out there. Thanks for Betty Ep 3 biscuit, :) great fun.
I’m just a beginner in astronomy let alone astrophotography. But have to say, I’m finding your tutorials (for which I’ve now become a Patreon member) and you Betty series fascinating. Really loving it. So a big thank you to you and all those that support you.
The fact that i stumbled across this channel by accident 2 years ago when i was an astronerd brings back alot of memories and thank you for showing most of us what we may never see ❤
Glad to see you are back!!! I wish you could make a living from this channel alone, but make no mistake, for most of us, life has been better, much better thanks to you. Congratulations!!!
I was literally thinking the same thing 🤣 the production quality and just everything in general just made me think of this hah, I absolutely love this channel.
Thank you for all you are doing for the community, Breaker! It is always great to see other crazies like yourself from around the world united by one thing: those glorious, soul-enriching nights under the stars.
i love how betty has become and what a beautiful pic too this was well worth watching love looking at the stars thank you astrobiscuit im learning about our solar system
You deserve the world Rory! Thanks for sharing this experience with us and getting me into this hobby! I’ll wait as long as you want, just keep em coming at your own pace. Much respect 🫡 Betty should be the new Henry of telescopes. Mass produce these 🙌
🎶🎸 There's a maaaaaaaaan, stuck up a mountain, yeah! Pushin' his caaaaaaaaar, turned out to be a 'mare! All because of a bloody 'scope, he's stuck up there without a hope. A last ditch effort was his phone, to get him on his way back home... But...there's...still...a.....maaaaaaaan, stuck up a mountain, yeah.....😂
Oh, I think I shall have to go there... It's easier than finding and getting to a dark place in the UK I think. This sort of view has literally been a dream of mine for the last 60 years. I stand a chance now and you have shown me it is possible. Thanks.
Just found your channel 2 days ago ! loving it ! found a Explorer 8" older (manual) sorry new ? at goodwill for $50 heading out in the Utah desert tomorrow to close to a dark zone cant wait ! p.s. my 3 kiddos are loving your channel
I love what you do man. I love watching you upgrade the telescope and the shots you get are beautiful. I enjoy that the videos put emphasis on the process and the adventure. I look forward to next episode!
Greetings from Germany, Great Videos, i like your way how do you do them. Fantastic. I love the inperfection , its like Mr Bean doing Astrophotografy. It is interesting to design and build one yourself instead of buying a good ready to start Newtonion. With all the problems that can arise at the beginning. Betty is on the right track. That makes everything more exciting. Keep it up, I'm looking forward to more videos from you and your colleagues. 👍 😉
Loving the videos. You inspired me and last week I went outside with my camera and telescope and I actually saw Andromeda for the first time!! Thank you so much super exciting
That Soundtrack!! Great work! And Im fine with having to wait since Im not a patreon. I'm thankful to get this awesome content for free at some point. But: when I saw the first video there was a drone shot from top where I could see running cables to the car motor... and I immediately knew: this will be a problem. 😂 But yes, anker Power Cores are heavy, I get it. And usually you do let rhe car run.... 😊
God this series is great! Just rewatched the other episodes, and finally got to this one, and after all that happened to you, its brilliant to see things finally paying off. It's so cool to see you and Kerry reinventing the design of the telescope. Looking forward to episode 5! (p.s, love the editing and Ricktensteins soundtrack to it all)
Thanks for doing the print run and of course sharing the experience in the video. Fun, entertaining and looking forward to the next episode. That the newt's front end and 2nd mirror holder is available too is great news .... I am sorely tempted.
What about shipping to Australia? Yeah I know, we're in the end of the world, so no free shipping! Great video as usual, had a good laugh when bunny Jedi showed up!. The ultimate adventure, and very nice Horsehead pic!
Dear Friend...just discovered this wonderfully entertaining channel.. your enthusiasm is just brilliant ... Ive loved Astronomy all my life....when my appendix burst when i was 13 my dear Dad got me a 3in Refractor...( he already got me a 2and half Refractor).. spent many many happy years mapping Jupiter's moons... I actually used to set my alarm to watch Orion rise majestically above the rooftops!!! I wish you all the best ....and all your future endeavours.... God bless you and very best wishes from Bob in Bristol uk
LOVE FROM THE USA! I went to a Bortle Class 1 zone last month and saw the milky way and got shown more stars than I can count. A telescope is needed next time!
Another fab video, loved it. Very relieved to see the wire secondary holder ditched, I never liked it, and it’s caused so much wasted time. The new one looks fab though. Looking forward to the next Astrobiscuit production - a story of ambition, enthusiasm and mild incompetence! 😂
What an image!!! And no cliffhanger. So.... I assume you did let the car run while powering the telescope up the mountain, no drained battery, no collimation problem and KITT peak destroyed!? Wow cant wait. So happy you got yourself to a travel telescope that is just blimmin crushing everything in its path! 💪⚡
The secondary spider is amazing as well! When machining the secondary from a single piece of aluminium, you can make them either curved or incorporate directly the diffraction-suppression features shown by Cuiv the lazy geek ;-)
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Thx for the warm feedback folks. BTW if anyone spots a link that isn't working please message me sales@astrobiscuit.com thanking you most kindly
Keep it a bit less sinister, please! They can't perceive beauty anyway.
+love you sir💓
Why do Astrophotographers connect "stuff" to the Telescope Tube?
As an ordinary numpty it would seem more logical to have a "Platform" with all the Cameras and "Stuff" fixed to one side and the "Tube" on rubber isolating mounts attached to the other side.
This would isolate the bit that holds the mirrors from all that other heavy stuff like View Finder Scope, Camera, Cooling Fans, PSUs etc and provide a fixing platform for other covers to protect Cables.
It's just a thought but simply looking at a Telescope Tube dripping with bolted on stuff and loose cables looks like a nightmare 🤔
❤❤❤❤ positive energy to you sire
concidering this project is about precision and trying to reduce stray photons:
would something like: Black 3,0 (one of the world's blackest paints whitch reflects back so little light it looks like a dark void) make any difference here ? . . like reduce scattering from the secondary mirror mount even more ?
I can't believe how much help Kerry has given you, jesus. What a legend.
He is!
Kerry's always looking at Rory with this expression of "oh goddammit, give it a rest already"
lol
@@BigTylt too true.
@@BigTylt He's like: OMG, what now?
Hey astrobiscuit, i just wanted to say whatever you do dont listen to all the comments complaining about the wait. i LOVE your content so please never give in to them all, what you do takes alot of time and effort, cant wait for the next video!
can't agree more!
Yea I 100% agreed. I don’t see any of them putting in this immense effort to do what you’ve done and put such excellent content on YT to be enjoyed for free. Not of course discounting the massive behind the curtain work of all your supporters.
Superb content as always. Keep up the epic work.
This is the way
Yes!!! Love the long form content, need more Astrobiscuit in my life tho haha
The long wait make the happiness just bigger😅
You do know how to tell a story. This was the ultimate Astrobiscuit episode!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Yeh it's one of my faves too
It amaze me how he manages to have a better production than most high budget TV shows. this is criminally underrated channels on TH-cam.
Ceri is a remarkable engineer. His work is so informed and the quality is crazy. Great video.
Shout out for the amazing engineering! The fact that you can now produce these upgrades commercialy is amazing! Good luck, and what an amazing journey you have all been on!
thx bud, yeh fingers crossed they sell as it would be a game changer for the channel. Making these vids is not really a successful YT model. I already know this one won't get a huge number of views just bc of the subject matter.
@@Astrobiscuit Try apodizing the spider vanes to see how you can control the diffraction pattern.
@@Astrobiscuit While pehaps not as successful from a YT/financial sustainability perspective, these videos are a massive artistic success :) . You've made something very niche and nerdy into a super entertaining and engaging series, I hope you find a path to continue forever!
I was expecting those parts to be seriously expensive, but all things considered they're actually a pretty good deal. Just under 500 quid for custom machined aluminium parts for such a niche hobby is really not bad.
@@patrickl9930 The entire run of prints will bring in 47.5k gross. After he pays for the prints themselves, shipping, his expenses towards this series, that should hopefully leave him with a nice profit. Which is a good thing. He's earnt it. And he'll then probably use it to make more videos like this. Win-win, if you ask me.
These are just getting better and better; the drama, the knowledge, the madness, the genuineness and the music.
Bloody amazing job on Betty!. Thanks for pointing out the scale of our universe against the Horsehead Nebula, The enormity of space has now finally sunk in!.
Love it - never leave the boundary between geniusus and madnessi
Definitely worth the wait, thanks Rory!
Love these little backstreet workshops where people still do proper engineering work. Well done, everyone involved.
Rory you're great, but Kerry is absolutely the backbone of this project!! Hope these videos make him a good deserved advertisement
I will craft a secondary mirror spider myself, because I'm a precision mechanic with the necessary machinery and materials and therefore take the chance to not spend any money on it, but I gladly pre-ordered the secondary mirror holder, because it is a brilliant design and a great chance to support this wonderful channel and all the work that went into designing and crafting the parts. Inspired by your "Betty" I'm currently upgrading the classic Skywatcher P150/750 newtonian as a long tewrm project which will hopefully see first light next year. Thanks to your work and Kerrys skill in designing machining parts my scope will be even better.
Greetings from Germany and clear skies.
The editing is like an early 2000's British reality TV show and I love it
What a superb adventure mate, your storytelling skills are second to none!! Brilliant! 👍👍
By far, my favorite channel on the YouTubing machine.
Thx mate😁
I love this channel but dip in every few months to catch up on the nerdiness and awesome astrophotography. I can wait 63 or longer days, there is so much else that is equally rewarding viewing out there. Thanks for Betty Ep 3 biscuit, :) great fun.
Ah thx for the support
I’m just a beginner in astronomy let alone astrophotography. But have to say, I’m finding your tutorials (for which I’ve now become a Patreon member) and you Betty series fascinating. Really loving it. So a big thank you to you and all those that support you.
Literally the best Astro photography series I've ever seen. Looking forward to the next one!🤞
MEN THIS IS KILLER WHAT A SHOW !
Cant believe its been 3 years, i remember watching the first video like it was yesterday
Glad you are still here.
The fact that i stumbled across this channel by accident 2 years ago when i was an astronerd brings back alot of memories and thank you for showing most of us what we may never see ❤
Glad to see you are back!!! I wish you could make a living from this channel alone, but make no mistake, for most of us, life has been better, much better thanks to you. Congratulations!!!
A thriller and astro photography combined. Always fun und interesting to watch! Priceless!
Mind blown yet again, thanks Rory, Rik and all involved.
Thank you!
I honestly nearly held my breath when you said "nobody breathe" 😂 brilliant video Rory thank you ❤
That Horsehead Flame image is the dog’s 🙌🙌🙌
I got so excited when I saw this was released!! I've been binging older Astrobiscut videos,in anticipation for this - Amazing as always!
thx for binging!
Just bought a print. Can’t wait to put it up at home. Congratulations on getting the shot!! It’s incredible
The Top Gear of Astronomy !
Grand Tour
I was literally thinking the same thing 🤣 the production quality and just everything in general just made me think of this hah, I absolutely love this channel.
Thank you for all you are doing for the community, Breaker! It is always great to see other crazies like yourself from around the world united by one thing: those glorious, soul-enriching nights under the stars.
Holy crap, "Obunni-Wan Kenobunni" killed me! 😂
i love how betty has become and what a beautiful pic too this was well worth watching love looking at the stars thank you astrobiscuit im learning about our solar system
Lovely to see someone who is so enthusiastic for what they are doing, great too see and a great watch too
"A secondary that wobbles less than the wavelength of light." Can you grasp how impossible that precision was for any civilian even 10 years ago?
I think its about time we had a chat about running your astro gear off your cars starting battery......
Fantastic as usual. Thank you Rori and Rik for the awesome video and bgm
Glad you enjoyed it.
Our pleasure!
This was one of your best videos so far! I truly enjoyed it, and I can’t wait to watch part 3!
totally blew my mind, awesome engineering, may you both get horsehead size success for your mercedes telescope. thanks for the video.🎉
You deserve the world Rory! Thanks for sharing this experience with us and getting me into this hobby! I’ll wait as long as you want, just keep em coming at your own pace.
Much respect 🫡
Betty should be the new Henry of telescopes. Mass produce these 🙌
Astrobiscuit, you are just the right amount of insane😂
brilliant phrase!
Keep these videos coming. Absolutely love your content, mate! GOD BLESS.
I have never owned a telescope and probably never will but I enjoy your videos so much, can't wait for the next, Thank You.
🎶🎸
There's a maaaaaaaaan,
stuck up a mountain, yeah!
Pushin' his caaaaaaaaar,
turned out to be a 'mare!
All because of a bloody 'scope,
he's stuck up there without a hope.
A last ditch effort was his phone,
to get him on his way back home...
But...there's...still...a.....maaaaaaaan, stuck up a mountain, yeah.....😂
😂
That has been stuck in my head for weeks!! Even my kids are singing it
I can watch you for hours, you deserve your own Discovery program !!!!
Brilliant video. Worth the stress I’m sure. What a shot.
Loved the tiny earth pan-down in the intro!
Every video is a joy! Appreciate you bringing us on your astronomy journey!
Very much appreciated and sorry for the late response👍😁
Appreciate the videos!, you're a big part of what got me interested in astronomy for about 3 years now, Thank you Rory for the amazing content :)
Oh, I think I shall have to go there... It's easier than finding and getting to a dark place in the UK I think. This sort of view has literally been a dream of mine for the last 60 years. I stand a chance now and you have shown me it is possible.
Thanks.
Wow! That image is spectacular! Great effort. I really look forward to the next one. Thanks.
I have allways wanted to use that very mountain for just such endeavors. I think it must be very famous actually.
Good stuff Mr biscuit. You have me fully hooked on this hobby now. RIP my bank account
Yup and your friends 🤣
Just found your channel 2 days ago ! loving it ! found a Explorer 8" older (manual) sorry new ? at goodwill for $50 heading out in the Utah desert tomorrow to close to a dark zone cant wait ! p.s. my 3 kiddos are loving your channel
You guys are such an awesome team!
I love what you do man. I love watching you upgrade the telescope and the shots you get are beautiful. I enjoy that the videos put emphasis on the process and the adventure. I look forward to next episode!
Love the content @Astrobiscuit and can see the quality getting better and better with each new video. Keep em comin
Greetings from Germany, Great Videos, i like your way how do you do them. Fantastic. I love the inperfection , its like Mr Bean doing Astrophotografy. It is interesting to design and build one yourself instead of buying a good ready to start Newtonion. With all the problems that can arise at the beginning. Betty is on the right track. That makes everything more exciting. Keep it up, I'm looking forward to more videos from you and your colleagues. 👍 😉
That photo is incredible. Can't wait for the next episode.
Loving the videos. You inspired me and last week I went outside with my camera and telescope and I actually saw Andromeda for the first time!! Thank you so much super exciting
That Soundtrack!! Great work! And Im fine with having to wait since Im not a patreon. I'm thankful to get this awesome content for free at some point.
But: when I saw the first video there was a drone shot from top where I could see running cables to the car motor... and I immediately knew: this will be a problem. 😂 But yes, anker Power Cores are heavy, I get it. And usually you do let rhe car run.... 😊
I love your videos always well edited and the information is always clear and they generally make me so excited about space
Mindblowing for sure. Great work AB!
Very good story telling and narrative, on a subject that is usually presented, much less affectionately!
Thats 0.3 of a micron. Love all your work. More please!
God this series is great! Just rewatched the other episodes, and finally got to this one, and after all that happened to you, its brilliant to see things finally paying off. It's so cool to see you and Kerry reinventing the design of the telescope. Looking forward to episode 5! (p.s, love the editing and Ricktensteins soundtrack to it all)
Unreal video Rory, legitimately feels like I’m sitting down to watch an episode of my favourite show😂 cheers!
Always amazing. I wish you had a weekly tv show 🙏🏼
epic shot! well done. your videos are so much fun.
This is a fun vid, Rory. Your tribulations are so familiar! This is why I've gone off astrophotography. Your horsehead etc photo is stunning!
The whole project has been exciting to watch. Best video I've watched on amateur astronomy. You basically have a bunch in my top 5. Bravo sir!
Thanks Rory, with your banging soundtrack and nice video, I want to retire in the UK now
Thanks!
You the man. Love your videos. They have me at the edge of my seat. LoL.
All those years of damaging scopes really create dramatic tension. 10/10, you madman
Well done Rory and Kerry flying the flag for British 🇬🇧 workmanship ps surely Bluetti need to send you a demo battery pack
Bloody brilliant. Just bloody brilliant 😎
Thanks for doing the print run and of course sharing the experience in the video. Fun, entertaining and looking forward to the next episode. That the newt's front end and 2nd mirror holder is available too is great news .... I am sorely tempted.
Can't wait for the Astrobiscuit telescope! Make one please!
What about shipping to Australia? Yeah I know, we're in the end of the world, so no free shipping! Great video as usual, had a good laugh when bunny Jedi showed up!. The ultimate adventure, and very nice Horsehead pic!
I've set it up so that it will ship to Oz but it costs more... Hopefully I set it up right
Bro you need your own show your quality of video making is incredible. i can really tell you love this hobby.
That photo is amazing - probably the best I've ever seen
Dear Friend...just discovered this wonderfully entertaining channel..
your enthusiasm is just brilliant ...
Ive loved Astronomy all my life....when my appendix burst when i was 13 my dear Dad got me a 3in Refractor...( he already got me a 2and half Refractor)..
spent many many happy years mapping Jupiter's moons...
I actually used to set my alarm to watch Orion rise majestically above the rooftops!!!
I wish you all the best ....and all your future endeavours....
God bless you and very best wishes from
Bob in Bristol uk
Wow this is like a new Netflix documentary. Enjoyed it. Especially during the 3D printing from my back end 😁
Hey man. I think you should make more of these Bettyscopes, I already want one. The carbon fiber tubing looks gorgeous btw! It's pure geniousnessness!
This should be on netflix and you should be rich . Well done sir and thank you
LOVE FROM THE USA! I went to a Bortle Class 1 zone last month and saw the milky way and got shown more stars than I can count. A telescope is needed next time!
Bro your so underrated it kills me! You need a BBC show asap
I've really enjoyed this series. There's definitely a market for astro size portable power bank rental in the Canary islands.
Another fab video, loved it. Very relieved to see the wire secondary holder ditched, I never liked it, and it’s caused so much wasted time. The new one looks fab though. Looking forward to the next Astrobiscuit production - a story of ambition, enthusiasm and mild incompetence! 😂
Haha
So true
Wow, wow, wow! Well worth the wait Mr AstroBiscuit ❤
What an image!!! And no cliffhanger. So.... I assume you did let the car run while powering the telescope up the mountain, no drained battery, no collimation problem and KITT peak destroyed!? Wow cant wait. So happy you got yourself to a travel telescope that is just blimmin crushing everything in its path! 💪⚡
That piece of machined aluminium is absolutely beautiful 👌🏼
Kerry is a true engineer, anything tool is a hammer 5:35
You got such handy friends, so lucky!!! hes the man.
Great job and super engineering.
The secondary spider is amazing as well! When machining the secondary from a single piece of aluminium, you can make them either curved or incorporate directly the diffraction-suppression features shown by Cuiv the lazy geek ;-)
Well done Astro. You have an interesting product on your hands if you want to go that way. A modular scope like this is very desirable for many of us.
Great video!
As always, amazing storytelling!
This is a masterpiece production. Well done!
AHH thx I appreciate that
Astrobiscuit content is extremely high production value. Tge amount of effort to put these together must be intense.