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Preorder pricing was $549 for self-print (if you have a 3D printer) and $899 for all the parts. Going forward it'll be $649 for self-print and $999 for the full kit. In a couple weeks we'll also have the course and individual component kits available separately so people can buy as their budget allows, or buy just the parts they need.

@@AnalogSky Wow thanks very affordable!

@@AnalogSky Actually it’s even more affordable than you posted. The cost to build Magic is a little over $300 if you 3D print the parts to $400 if you outsource the printing, totaling around $500 if you use the recommended tripod. Not bad, considering that you can pay up to a thousand dollars for a high quality pair of astronomical binoculars.

Our focusers are designed for eyepieces and not necessarily camera accessories that require a firmer connection. Analog Sky is all about the visual experience! In terms of image acquisition, assuming the camera could be mounted firmly, it would have all of the problems of two astrophotography rigs so it probably makes a lot more sense to have one larger dedicated photo rig. On the flip side, our binoculars are quick-setup instruments that give astrophotographers something to do while their cameras work (besides stare at the laptop screen!)

@@AnalogSkytrue i figured since its bino i could run 2 cameras and get twice the data. looks like a really neat concept though ill have to look more into it

@@nocturnalmayhem0 Definitely a concept we can look at in the future. Top-tier telescope geniuses built the MMT and it was still very challenging to get good data from that setup; they eventually removed all the mirrors and just installed one big one. Probably a lesson learned!

It's flipped left-to-right and feeds your brain reverse depth information. So things that are faraway look close and things that are close look faraway. In some cases where there's not much depth you hardly notice this, like looking at a distant mountain range, but if you're chasing birds amongst a bunch of trees, it's a little disorienting. We're planning a smaller 45-degree binocular for day/night that uses prisms.

Says someone who has never seen the product first hand. Lets see your design, genius.

How much is a 3D printer?

It's 2" with 1.25" adapters. Minimum IPD is 58mm.

Hi, thanks for your thoughtful comment! This was intended more as an internal video for our existing followers, but it broke containment--we're thrilled 4,000 people have seen it but you're right, it doesn't cover those topics. We have a video about our binoculars vs. standard binoculars: ruclips.net/video/cbbS3XpUDEA/видео.html . We don't have a universal "binoculars vs telescopes" video yet, but it's a lot brighter, sharper, and 1,000,000x more comfortable to look through both eyes than one. One of our Sunny videos goes over the sharpness difference: ruclips.net/video/jzYxXbdf_Hg/видео.html Hope you follow along on our journey from the widest possible views to deep views with 400mm mirrors!

Hi, there are probably 1 or 2 people on Earth who could use dual 31mm Naglers but unless you're one of those, you do always need to look at the eyepiece's outer diameter and make sure it's smaller or equal to your IPD. Tele Vue has that handy chart at the very bottom of their webpage ( www.televue.com/engine/TV3b_page.asp?id=214 ) with every spec for every eyepiece, in inches for some reason. We have a basic guide in each course about recommended eyepieces. We've thought about doing a generic unlocked version on RUclips for prospective binocular builders though.

There are links in the description 👍

This is a Leofoto LM-364C with GC-364C geared column accessory. They just released v2.0 of the legs so you can probably find v1 on closeout somewhere for half-price like we did. The head is a Manfrotto 504X. This setup is pretty premium and overkill (and costs more than Heart.) We will have more cost-effective recommendations in the course. For most of Heart's development we've used a $130 tripod and a $150 video head and we're going through a variety of $50-ish video heads right now as we complete the video course and will recommend our favorites.

Our premium optics kit for Heart uses diagonal mirrors guaranteed 1/4 wave P/V or better with dielectric coatings and lenses with BBAR coating >99.5% transmission. Not familiar with what Kunming puts on SkyRover/APM/etc. models. (Those brands don't specify on their own sites.) We have a design for an aspheric f/5 cemented doublet using fk-61 with a center spot strehl of .85 but they would be fairly expensive to produce. If we did something like that it would be on a group buy model rather than a standard option. In general we're more interested in growing the stargazing/amateur astronomy community than providing premium optics to an incredibly select group of optics enthusiasts, so that's our focus. There are a lot of 72mm f/6 ED lenses floating around out there that could be used. The Tak/Tec/A-P/etc. owners who have looked through Heart were more than satisfied with the low-medium power views at star parties. As always, we welcome comparisons to any commercial binocular offering at any price for the purpose of enjoying a night under the stars.

@@AnalogSky Thanks for coming back to me! If the FK-61 doublet went ahead id let my 70mm binocular telescope go in favour of a Heart kit. Il keep an eye out for updates

Our premium optics kit for Heart uses diagonal mirrors guaranteed 1/4 wave P/V or better with dielectric coatings and lenses with BBAR coating >99.5% transmission. Not familiar with what Kunming puts on SkyRover/APM/etc. models. (Those brands don't specify on their own sites.) We have a design for an aspheric f/5 cemented doublet using fk-61 with a center spot strehl of .85 but they would be fairly expensive to produce. If we did something like that it would be on a group buy model rather than a standard option. In general we're more interested in growing the stargazing/amateur astronomy community than providing premium optics to an incredibly select group of optics enthusiasts, so that's our focus. There are a lot of 72mm f/6 ED lenses floating around out there that could be used. The Tak/Tec/A-P/etc. owners who have looked through Heart were more than satisfied with the low-medium power views at star parties. As always, we welcome comparisons to any commercial binocular offering at any price for the purpose of enjoying a night under the stars.

@@yobb89 This allows us to get the lenses close enough together for human vision and still use mirror diagonals instead of expensive, heavy prisms for 2" eyepieces. (This is one reason why the only non-Analog Sky binocular model compatible with 2" eyepieces costs over $10,000.)

@@MrOshirinoana COVID put an abrupt pause on our crowdfunding campaign in 2020 and a long-term pause on the supply of mirrors so we have been focused on lens-based binoculars. Our 8" mirror model Dream will be released next year. It will be modular f/5 or f/6 and probably support 6" f/8 as well.

@@aleksandrpriymak Hi thanks for taking a look at GSSP! We will be at OSP as well. The eyepieces I used most of the time in Heart are the Baader 36mm Hyperion. We are also working on a course and creating a supply of lenses to make your own pretty good low-cost widefield 35mm eyepieces. We will have recommendations for a basic tripod setup. Still finalizing this based on this final prototype's weight, but hoping to be somewhere in the $150-$200 range for legs and head. The setup at GSSP was overkill but probably close to $1000 for that tripod/head combo.

@@AnalogSky I just preordered. I am quite excited to start the journey

@@mbaddah We want to provide a system of models with significant jumps in focal length and aperture so the next model will be 200mm mirror-based. However we are considering a 100mm H-alpha solar binocular using a type-2 PST mod.

@@AnalogSky wow! 200mm yes please 😍 I'll look forward to the announcement and ready my wallet :D

@@BirdFinder Thanks! We are also thinking about a 45-degree compact birding binocular that uses prisms for correct image and zoom eyepieces so maybe we can help you find birds in the future.

200mm is coming next!

That's a great question, so we made you a video: ruclips.net/video/jKPGw3s3mvI/видео.html Weatherproofing/sealing: We don't stargaze in the rain or toss our stargazing binoculars in the boat so when "astronomy" binoculars are weatherproofed it's because they were terrestrial binoculars before they got a space logo on them. There aren't really weatherproofed telescopes. Sealed eyepieces are great though because we tend to keep our eyepieces in cases that can lock in a ton of humidity and ruin the eyepieces.

You often have to stargaze with heavy dewing conditions, or around wet grass. Almost certainly have to toss gear in the back of a car. No weatherproofing makes sense, and will come at no extra cost since it was already built in. You would need a pretty good reason not to have weatherproofing. Ask anyone not trying to sell you something.

Heart is great for beginners and great for people who have been stargazing their whole lives. We invite everyone to compare features and pricing to literally every 80mm commercial binocular telescope available. This preorder launch is for people who already understand the power of an instrument like this but we'll be releasing more videos to explain the views through Heart to a general audience. What would you like to know?

I don't think it's a beginner's tool. For 80 mm, 900 is fine.

@@AnalogSky You don't actually make the difficult bits though like the lenses or eyepieces or mirrors so these comparisons aren't very relevant. Making a plastic tube isn't advanced engineering.

@@backgammonbacon cool man 👍

@@backgammonbacon So as it turns out, the mirrors, lenses and eyepieces are commodity items and can be purchased many places. The innovation in this project is using COTS parts combined with 3D printing of a very clever and original design is what makes it beautiful.. A little more than a "plastic tube" I'd say. Can we see your designs that are better?

No, it's available right now! analogsky.co/magic/

Glad you enjoyed your build! Here comes the summer Milky Way.

Hi, thanks for checking in. Working on this every day to get it out into the world as soon as possible!

Hi, thanks for checking in. Working on this every day to get it out into the world as soon as possible! Instagram account is fine? instagram.com/analogsky/