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.
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.
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!.
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 ❤
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.
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.
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.
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 🙌
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
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.
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 ;-)
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
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 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. 👍 😉
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!
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.
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! 😂
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)
Next time you park at the top of a mountain make sure you turn the car round so it is pointing down hill before you turn the engine off! Love the new secondary mirror holder & spider.
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!
Greetings from the dark thuringian Forest/ East Germany. The only thing better than star gazing here at night is watching your Videos. My son is almost four and I hope I can spark his interest in astronomy. We watched the partial moon eclipse with binoculars the other day. He was stunned.
Your uploads bring a smile from cheek to cheek mate!!! Have you ever tried those battery bank/generators? Theyre pretty pricey but they probably last longer than a car battery. Jackery brand comes to mind 🤷♂️ just an inexperienced bit of advice.
Just a hint, always carry a powerbank jump starter in your car, saved me a number of times on flat battery occasions. It's around 100$ for a quality one and IMO it's some of the best spent money ever.
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! 💪⚡
fantastic...amazing work, amazing evolution and project development, and of course amazing results. Still hoping to move to La Palma and one of your prints would look great on the wall....
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 ?
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😅
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?
Ceri is a remarkable engineer. His work is so informed and the quality is crazy. Great video.
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 RUclips.
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.
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.
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 these little backstreet workshops where people still do proper engineering work. Well done, everyone involved.
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 ❤
Love it - never leave the boundary between geniusus and madnessi
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.
Rory you're great, but Kerry is absolutely the backbone of this project!! Hope these videos make him a good deserved advertisement
What a superb adventure mate, your storytelling skills are second to none!! Brilliant! 👍👍
Definitely worth the wait, thanks Rory!
The editing is like an early 2000's British reality TV show and I love it
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
Cant believe its been 3 years, i remember watching the first video like it was yesterday
Glad you are still here.
"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?
Every video is a joy! Appreciate you bringing us on your astronomy journey!
Very much appreciated and sorry for the late response👍😁
Literally the best Astro photography series I've ever seen. Looking forward to the next one!🤞
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!!!
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.
By far, my favorite channel on the YouTubing machine.
Thx mate😁
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 🙌
Just bought a print. Can’t wait to put it up at home. Congratulations on getting the shot!! It’s incredible
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!
Lovely to see someone who is so enthusiastic for what they are doing, great too see and a great watch too
A thriller and astro photography combined. Always fun und interesting to watch! Priceless!
MEN THIS IS KILLER WHAT A SHOW !
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
totally blew my mind, awesome engineering, may you both get horsehead size success for your mercedes telescope. thanks for the video.🎉
I honestly nearly held my breath when you said "nobody breathe" 😂 brilliant video Rory thank you ❤
Kerry is a true engineer, anything tool is a hammer 5:35
Fantastic as usual. Thank you Rori and Rik for the awesome video and bgm
Glad you enjoyed it.
Our pleasure!
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 :)
Keep these videos coming. Absolutely love your content, mate! GOD BLESS.
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.
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.
I think its about time we had a chat about running your astro gear off your cars starting battery......
This was one of your best videos so far! I truly enjoyed it, and I can’t wait to watch part 3!
Holy crap, "Obunni-Wan Kenobunni" killed me! 😂
Loved the tiny earth pan-down in the intro!
Mind blown yet again, thanks Rory, Rik and all involved.
Thank you!
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 ;-)
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
Brilliant video. Worth the stress I’m sure. What a shot.
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
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!
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 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. 👍 😉
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
Really good video. Even better accomplishment. Inspiring on so many levels. This is a thankyoubiscuit 🍪
Ooh thanking you most kindly
Astrobiscuit, you are just the right amount of insane😂
brilliant phrase!
I've really enjoyed this series. There's definitely a market for astro size portable power bank rental in the Canary islands.
Wow! That image is spectacular! Great effort. I really look forward to the next one. Thanks.
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!
You guys are such an awesome team!
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.
Thanks! I wanted to buy the Horsehead, but sorry a little too pricey for me. I have your M82, love it!
Thx so much bud, sorry I missed this earlier
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!
Thats 0.3 of a micron. Love all your work. More please!
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
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)
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!
Well done Rory and Kerry flying the flag for British 🇬🇧 workmanship ps surely Bluetti need to send you a demo battery pack
Very good story telling and narrative, on a subject that is usually presented, much less affectionately!
Mindblowing for sure. Great work AB!
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.
Love the content @Astrobiscuit and can see the quality getting better and better with each new video. Keep em comin
Next time you park at the top of a mountain make sure you turn the car round so it is pointing down hill before you turn the engine off! Love the new secondary mirror holder & spider.
Unreal video Rory, legitimately feels like I’m sitting down to watch an episode of my favourite show😂 cheers!
Bloody brilliant. Just bloody brilliant 😎
I love your videos always well edited and the information is always clear and they generally make me so excited about space
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
Greetings from the dark thuringian Forest/ East Germany. The only thing better than star gazing here at night is watching your Videos. My son is almost four and I hope I can spark his interest in astronomy. We watched the partial moon eclipse with binoculars the other day. He was stunned.
Coool
Wow this is like a new Netflix documentary. Enjoyed it. Especially during the 3D printing from my back end 😁
Obunny-One Kenobunny! That's brilliant!
Always amazing. I wish you had a weekly tv show 🙏🏼
That photo is incredible. Can't wait for the next episode.
Your uploads bring a smile from cheek to cheek mate!!!
Have you ever tried those battery bank/generators? Theyre pretty pricey but they probably last longer than a car battery. Jackery brand comes to mind 🤷♂️ just an inexperienced bit of advice.
Can't wait for the Astrobiscuit telescope! Make one please!
You got such handy friends, so lucky!!! hes the man.
All those years of damaging scopes really create dramatic tension. 10/10, you madman
Awesome progress! Dreaming of buying a production Astrobiscuit Betty in the future. 😊
Just a hint, always carry a powerbank jump starter in your car, saved me a number of times on flat battery occasions. It's around 100$ for a quality one and IMO it's some of the best spent money ever.
Got one now😂 and it's small enough to be taken on planes👍
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 photo is amazing - probably the best I've ever seen
Stayed up till 5am to watch this… your videos got me into astronomy and astrophotography.
Foolish but thx
Kerry is a freakin geniusus!!
Very true!
Good stuff Mr biscuit. You have me fully hooked on this hobby now. RIP my bank account
Yup and your friends 🤣
I have allways wanted to use that very mountain for just such endeavors. I think it must be very famous actually.
I can watch you for hours, you deserve your own Discovery program !!!!
fantastic...amazing work, amazing evolution and project development, and of course amazing results. Still hoping to move to La Palma and one of your prints would look great on the wall....
Great job and super engineering.