ok I have to ask why do you have two are you planing on getting stereoscopic images because that's not going to work 3D is highly over rated, for a human eye it works only up to a few m at the most.
I am just saying why have one telescope when you could have two otherwise that's a sweet set up.
This is so amazing! Great job with the Binoscope. It's so admirable to see people with so much passion. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope that there are more people like us who appreciate how difficult and involving this must have been!
thats a brilliant idea!!! I wish you would take some photos through it. ps I made my own 10" Dobsonian as a child (I made the mirror too)...took ages :)
O.K. I support the man with his 2 400mm Binocular Telescopes, but I will say this, it is a MAJOR , heavy laboured TASK & Very "EXPENSIVE to make". I estimate to build a Double Bincocular Telescope of twin Parabolic Newtonian 16" 400mm. double Telescope, Wood Work and varnish-finishig, and Binocular Professional Assembly to Cost a wopping! $25,000 Dollars when labour and parts & assembly are all included, the price of a New Car medium luxury!!!!
@crusheroftheist Don't forget with Newtonian Reflectors before inserting your Celestron Binoviewer, you need to insert your 2x Barlow to reach "Focus" with your Reflectors' short drawtube then insert the Binoviewer after the 2x Barlow insertion. Happy StarGazing!!!!
@crusheroftheist Sorry Friend, but with your 400mm. Binocular all you need is to have a 400mm. Aperture Telescope, say a Parabolic Newtonian, then Use a "BINOVIEWER by Celestron" its a LOT CHEAPER and is Stereo Bincocular Binoviewer. Why go through the Time consumption and Money Waste buiding a 2nd 400mm. Parabolic Mirror. Real Crazy People who blow money making 2 400mm. Telescopes when you only need 1 Telescope with a BINOVIEWER with 2 25mm. Plossl Eyepieces for Binocular Stereo Vision!!!!
@Jules7892 Jules,binoviewers are crap for deep sky and if you dont understand the concept of a binoscope you are in the wrong hobby.If everybody would dream of having a TS Gigant 152 binocular refractor for ex and few can undertand a newt binoscope concept,you are the one who got a problem.Newt bino is nothing from mars,thousands of people have them so now you know "Jules".Look at yourself before talking of others
@ahlberto Mr. Alberto, I too, I am Jules Vieira Accomplished Astro-Photographer of ASTRONOMY Magazine December 1982. It is obvious that you have NOT ever looked through high Quality Celestron or Deinemeiker Binoviewers on any Commercially produced Telescope. Your statement about Binoviewers not suitable for Deep Sky,is Incorrect, since it appears you have NEVER owned or used Binoviewers, they are just like Binocular Multi-Coated Prism heads on StereoScopes and Lab Microscopes Professional!!!!
@Jules7892 Uau,they published a photto of yours on astronomy magazine on 82?You must be proud!!what an acomplishment...You must be well known since your work dont appear anywere..Ive had all that crap f binos.Ive had and sold a denk S2 powerswitch with denk binos too on my C8 and ive done allot of observing trough a 18" dob .Binos were a waste of money and only served for brigth objects like planets. Calling crazy a ma-and binoscope folks- who has tecnical skills wich you dont have is rude
@ahlberto Mr. Alberto, Carlos, Binoviewers are NOT Binoculars, they are similar to Bincoculars only that they both have 4 Prisms but are NOT Porro Binoculers, they are Prisms like Binoculars but "without" the Objectives or Eyepieces, you provide or get your own double eyepieces of Equal Focal Length and insert them into "Binoviewers and insert them with say 2 20 or 25mm. Focal Length Plossls or Wide Angled Eyepieces, Binoviewers have a 1.25" or 2" nose 1.25" is more common & flexible, Try them!
@ahlberto Carlos, Alberto they are called "DENKMEIER Binoviewers for $523.00 base price without eyepieces". But the Celestron Binoviewers at $279.00 have your Ocular diopter settings just like Binoculars and come with 2 Equal 20mm. Plossl Eyepieces , READY for Usage on ALL your Telescopes , Refractors, Schmidt-Cassegrains,Makutov-Cassegrains, and Reflectors with 1st 2x Barlow insertion then the Binoviewer insertion due to Parabolic Newtonians short drawtube travel,needs a1.6x or 2x Barlowinsert!
Oh and: ! wow, you're such brilliant and patient creator to have built this complex contraption (even the servo motors for the eyepieces!) put some rising & joyful-uplifting music on such a video :):):) this music you use is so pretty but fits better to something declining, departing, lost, leaving...
These two fuckers better be aligned to eachother cuz there's only one finder scope, and when i see the size of the finder scope it looks like it may make a use of a small finder scope itself--hahaha :D Can't wait to go home to my scope as well!
when I look down the tube of my scope, my image is of course distorted, but when you turn the camera down the tubes in this video, it looks completely flat.
First I collimate eatch tube then I decollimate few eatch tube to merge the images from the tubes. This laser, this is not difficult. But to minimize the second step (co-collimation) it is hard do to because first it is not easy to understand the mistake and correct it and second it is not easy to apply the mirror's correction due to big difficulties to move a little bit the secondaries and tertiairies mirrors. But the co-collimation error is very small and the quality's degradation is minime
Great scope. Don't pay attention to the haters -- or more specifically, to people who don't understand your passion. A lot of people like to complain about things they have never witnessed first-hand. For example, some people say it's not worth getting a large telescope if you live in a place with bad seeing. Most of these people have never looked through a large aperture, quality instrument.
impressive but what does stereo really get you? just to be able to see with both eyes? because even watching aircraft you don't get a 3d effect with that. and obviously not stellar bodies.
if you wanted to view with both eyes then why not partial mirror and two eye pieces? or digital viewing
This optical design give a pseudo 3D effect, not with partial mirror and 2 eyepieces.
With the pseudo 3D effect I can see a star not in the same plan than the cluster just in front of as M11. Eatch optical channel has no common part with the other.
The confort of observation is full with this design. Search one and look in it!
Les chemins optiques de l'objet observé aux yeux étant différents, le cerveau interprète les 2 informations et en déduit le pseudo relief et une meilleure résolution car il emmagazine les détails dans le temps. Dans le cas d'un mono objectif avec une tête binoculaire telle un microscope, il n'y a qu'un seul chemin de l'objet observé aux yeux, ce qui élimine ces 2 effets.
@burns300 in general you can just use google translate to guide your english. good way to learn too. that way you can write it in french.
I know that looking through binocular is 'clearer' than a mono but that's because you use both eyes and get double the light. not because there are different light paths although there might be a minor gain if the atmospheric shimmer is different between the two but would be highly local if any. must be better to use a single larger telescope.
@burns300 why would it not be possible to use a particular eye piece? it should simply be a matter of the right place to put the splitting mirror.
and beyond that I believe it is much better to have a digital imager and watch it in comfort on a good high resolution monitor. like the proffesionals do.
maybe a newer relativetly cheap canon DSLR can operate remotely
@place910 basically just what he said in english too. that he thinks there is a pseudo 3D effect. there can't be though. even if the two tubes were placed on either side of the planet would you get any 3d depth on the sky. although you would see the moon in 3D.
there is benefit to getting the input to both eyes. and probably a bit advantage that the shimmer is slightly different in each eye. I don't think there is good reason to have binocular star scopes. awesome for terrestrial though :)
What are the specs on these? and how much have you invested in them? I am absolutely amazed. You have go to do yourself a favor and build a observatory so you don't have to lug it around like that.
this is like star gazing with a big screen tv attached to a telescope. Goodluck to you and again you really should build yourself an observatory so you don't have to lug it in and out.
Excellent work sir. I particularly admire your set-up for inter-ocular spacing and focus. I built a very similar 10" instrument in 1989 that works extremely well but, you have taken the details to a much higher level than I did. I see that you ground your mirrors as well. Very impressive!!!
This scope is great , I would love to see what you can see through it . It wouldn't be a bad idea to buy an old handycam and attach it with it so you can record and even capture the images . Good Work!
Not bad at all. But the OTA extends way above the secondary spider so he'd have to jam his head between that thing. Probably should just cut off the useless extension.
..That´s some wicked specs on a kickass contraption, - Hat´s off to the effort, ingenuity, and obvious dedication to detail. The balance-exchange on the pivotal jackup is a beauty of functional elegance and marvelous simplicity.
Do you need a permit to build a peeker like that -
And if not, -same stupid question as everybody else;
This design is completely dedicated to visual observation only. It is not designed for photography. A photographic astronomical system is a different animal all together.
I want this letter to serve as an oasis of sanity in Burns300's desert of foolishness. So, without further ado, I present you with this all-important piece of information: In my observations upon neocolonialism, I have expressed no opinion thus far of the mode of its extinguishment or melioration. I will note, however, though I still have nothing to propose, that Burns300's wisecracks are more often out of sync with democratic values than aligned with them.
I would like to do the same thing you have done here wow ... What a lot of work but for the only optics you will need for a life time . Just WOW man wow. i promise one day i will do what you have done here. Thank you for showing me and all the rest what can be done. Any idea what it would cost to buy somthing like that pre manufactured ? Compared to the price of parts to build time is of no consern to me i would happily give up 5 -6 years of free time for this device thanks for makin it
This is a great instrument you have made. I know it is not set up for astro photography and that is a huge disapointment for the rest of us who can not see what you see.
However, would you mind showing us any picture or video so that we can see the power of your 'binoscope'?
I don't know if it's a rule or what, but those who go and build a telescope by their own, never ever consider posting a picture or video where people can see the performance of the device they've just built. They only seem to be interested in showning their work finished. Why?
@burns300 Well it's not like it's impossible to put a camera on it. Even though you can't track I am fairly certain that you will get an alright result photographing the moon and other planets. Or even M42, M31 with high iso and short shutter.
@Arlekean You know I used to think the same before I got into this. There are many reasons for it. First of all imaging requires a lot of other fancy and expensive equipment. Not just a camera, but precise and accurate tracking etc. You cant just put a cam there and snap a picture, it doesnt come out. Secondly, what you see through your eye and what you see in a picture can be TOTALLY different depending on a large number of factors such as eyepieces etc. So you just have to see through one :).
@grimtango5280 Hey, it happened that I finally got my own telescope. It's a sky watcher 8". I now know what you're talking about. Thanx for the comment!
you really need to build its own building. moving it around like that is asking for the mirros to mess up or worse yet fall over and smash. i like youre scope a lot. are you going to encase it in black matte finish?.
that is the size and amplification level known commonly as "stupid powerful" but that term is only bad if it's used on a department store shit-scope. GREAT WORK! this is like the big bertha of scopes.
excelent! awesome.. i have one but the primaries mirror diam. are 114mm and the focales 900mm... where are you from?... I'm from argentina.. my english is very bad jaja!
The Scope looks great ! But do you have balancing problems? Can you change out the eyepieces without the scope "unbalancing"? Great Design! Have fun with the scope!
Nice looking scope, but... video would be greater if you had voice explaing the scope as you show it & set it up. Also, you show much on the scope but never show us the results! How does it look? Can you show us what you see through the lenses?
MY GOD, this is the best telescope video i have seen. Congratulations Burns, you should sell the method you used, or the blueprints, it would sell very well.
Ooh, it's a cool binoscope there. We had this observatory near where i am and then it was blown down by this great storm. The autumn night was real bad, electricity was cut off too.
RESPECT !
fireblade881 1 week ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Nice project! Hope you will finish it!
MrUberSofT 3 weeks ago
This man has achieved god-like status. Wow. Just wow.
xXDEICIDE216Xx 1 month ago
seriously i want one of those! maybe in the future i will build one of these..... enjoy it!
GeorgeChar95 1 month ago
very very very nice brother
ninocps 1 month ago
wow you should post video's of looking through it
TheCHUCKY1992 1 month ago
imagine how much this thing is worth... O_o
KidGamerJoePWNS 2 months ago
Can I come around one day and have a look, maybe you can show me how to make one myself?
tonyzwlu 3 months ago
Really a good telescope. Nice work. I salute you for such a great effort !
rameshjitkar 3 months ago
If we were friends, I would dolly that thing up a mountain if you'd let me gaze through it. Amazing work.
ACraneFamily 3 months ago
Is this homemade telescope better then Meade 20 inch Cassegrain in visual mode.
I understand u only use this beast in visual mode.
Me new to astronomi and will get a telescope soon
tompa666 3 months ago
@tompa666 they serve different purposes
ehandkz 1 month ago
1. it is much more comfortable to observe the sky with both eyes
2. we see a pseudo relief
3. we see more details in the observed objects
burns300 4 months ago
ok I have to ask why do you have two are you planing on getting stereoscopic images because that's not going to work 3D is highly over rated, for a human eye it works only up to a few m at the most.
I am just saying why have one telescope when you could have two otherwise that's a sweet set up.
WatchmenDrManhattan 4 months ago
@crusheroftheist I think it would be ehh
TheCHUCKY1992 4 months ago
Galileo needed this! :P
SleepyFox79 4 months ago
NOICE
abuhuj 4 months ago
wow really nice i love to build a scope like that wow!!
wtf4688 5 months ago
Chuck norris glasses
Henriquest18 6 months ago 2
it's a beautiful telescolpe...
jeschlott 6 months ago
Wow! someday I hope to own a telescope large enough that moving it requires a back support. I have a mojor case of aperture envy
ScottStorm1 7 months ago
Wow! I bet you enjoy some great nights under the stars with that monster! Great job!
dudewithtelescope 7 months ago
Nice job man...... Nasa should be jealous!!!! lol
alliswell149 8 months ago
Superb. A lot of viewers here would really like to see some images from this,myself included.
Very nice.
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This is so amazing! Great job with the Binoscope. It's so admirable to see people with so much passion. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope that there are more people like us who appreciate how difficult and involving this must have been!
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Exitthisrow 8 months ago
Nice Job There man
ToxicNight65 10 months ago
thats the nices homemade telescope i ever seen. great job
the14u36 10 months ago 9
thats a brilliant idea!!! I wish you would take some photos through it. ps I made my own 10" Dobsonian as a child (I made the mirror too)...took ages :)
MrSouzy 10 months ago
haha Nager deuce deuce.
but in all seriousness this thing looks badass, i wish i had one.
futbolfever90 10 months ago
я хочу в него посмотреть...вот это вещица!!!
inferno1708 11 months ago
Wow! I thought I had Aperture Fever! I would recommend a small pick-up truck or horse to pull that thing around with. Nice toy you go there.
atlasdaddy 11 months ago
Wow! I thought I had Aperture Fever! I would recommend a small pick-up truck or horse to pull that thing around with. Nice toy you go there.
atlasdaddy 11 months ago
Wow, that is very impressive. Great build!
JesusFknChrist666 11 months ago
O.K. I support the man with his 2 400mm Binocular Telescopes, but I will say this, it is a MAJOR , heavy laboured TASK & Very "EXPENSIVE to make". I estimate to build a Double Bincocular Telescope of twin Parabolic Newtonian 16" 400mm. double Telescope, Wood Work and varnish-finishig, and Binocular Professional Assembly to Cost a wopping! $25,000 Dollars when labour and parts & assembly are all included, the price of a New Car medium luxury!!!!
Jules7892 11 months ago
3 years of making huh ... It would be hilarious if it would turn over and break while you moving it .
resistance0311 11 months ago
@crusheroftheist Don't forget with Newtonian Reflectors before inserting your Celestron Binoviewer, you need to insert your 2x Barlow to reach "Focus" with your Reflectors' short drawtube then insert the Binoviewer after the 2x Barlow insertion. Happy StarGazing!!!!
Jules7892 11 months ago
@crusheroftheist Sorry Friend, but with your 400mm. Binocular all you need is to have a 400mm. Aperture Telescope, say a Parabolic Newtonian, then Use a "BINOVIEWER by Celestron" its a LOT CHEAPER and is Stereo Bincocular Binoviewer. Why go through the Time consumption and Money Waste buiding a 2nd 400mm. Parabolic Mirror. Real Crazy People who blow money making 2 400mm. Telescopes when you only need 1 Telescope with a BINOVIEWER with 2 25mm. Plossl Eyepieces for Binocular Stereo Vision!!!!
Jules7892 11 months ago
@Jules7892 Jules,binoviewers are crap for deep sky and if you dont understand the concept of a binoscope you are in the wrong hobby.If everybody would dream of having a TS Gigant 152 binocular refractor for ex and few can undertand a newt binoscope concept,you are the one who got a problem.Newt bino is nothing from mars,thousands of people have them so now you know "Jules".Look at yourself before talking of others
ahlberto 11 months ago
@ahlberto Mr. Alberto, I too, I am Jules Vieira Accomplished Astro-Photographer of ASTRONOMY Magazine December 1982. It is obvious that you have NOT ever looked through high Quality Celestron or Deinemeiker Binoviewers on any Commercially produced Telescope. Your statement about Binoviewers not suitable for Deep Sky,is Incorrect, since it appears you have NEVER owned or used Binoviewers, they are just like Binocular Multi-Coated Prism heads on StereoScopes and Lab Microscopes Professional!!!!
Jules7892 11 months ago
@Jules7892 Uau,they published a photto of yours on astronomy magazine on 82?You must be proud!!what an acomplishment...You must be well known since your work dont appear anywere..Ive had all that crap f binos.Ive had and sold a denk S2 powerswitch with denk binos too on my C8 and ive done allot of observing trough a 18" dob .Binos were a waste of money and only served for brigth objects like planets. Calling crazy a ma-and binoscope folks- who has tecnical skills wich you dont have is rude
ahlberto 11 months ago
@ahlberto Mr. Alberto, Carlos, Binoviewers are NOT Binoculars, they are similar to Bincoculars only that they both have 4 Prisms but are NOT Porro Binoculers, they are Prisms like Binoculars but "without" the Objectives or Eyepieces, you provide or get your own double eyepieces of Equal Focal Length and insert them into "Binoviewers and insert them with say 2 20 or 25mm. Focal Length Plossls or Wide Angled Eyepieces, Binoviewers have a 1.25" or 2" nose 1.25" is more common & flexible, Try them!
Jules7892 11 months ago
@ahlberto Carlos, Alberto they are called "DENKMEIER Binoviewers for $523.00 base price without eyepieces". But the Celestron Binoviewers at $279.00 have your Ocular diopter settings just like Binoculars and come with 2 Equal 20mm. Plossl Eyepieces , READY for Usage on ALL your Telescopes , Refractors, Schmidt-Cassegrains,Makutov-Cassegrains, and Reflectors with 1st 2x Barlow insertion then the Binoviewer insertion due to Parabolic Newtonians short drawtube travel,needs a1.6x or 2x Barlowinsert!
Jules7892 11 months ago
I'm so jealous! ^_^
jasonguyperson 11 months ago
Oh and: ! wow, you're such brilliant and patient creator to have built this complex contraption (even the servo motors for the eyepieces!) put some rising & joyful-uplifting music on such a video :):):) this music you use is so pretty but fits better to something declining, departing, lost, leaving...
Best of luck with finishing it :D!!
hallobaaaby 1 year ago
These two fuckers better be aligned to eachother cuz there's only one finder scope, and when i see the size of the finder scope it looks like it may make a use of a small finder scope itself--hahaha :D Can't wait to go home to my scope as well!
cheers!
hallobaaaby 1 year ago
WOW Does it Fly..?? Those After Burners Are Kick Ass
15011972 1 year ago
WOW Does it Fly..??
15011972 1 year ago
when I look down the tube of my scope, my image is of course distorted, but when you turn the camera down the tubes in this video, it looks completely flat.
calebp9503 1 year ago
Мужик просто монстр ... такое создал
Vartanian1976 1 year ago
nice work!!!
clear skies for you!!!!
giorgiogobb 1 year ago
First I collimate eatch tube then I decollimate few eatch tube to merge the images from the tubes. This laser, this is not difficult. But to minimize the second step (co-collimation) it is hard do to because first it is not easy to understand the mistake and correct it and second it is not easy to apply the mirror's correction due to big difficulties to move a little bit the secondaries and tertiairies mirrors. But the co-collimation error is very small and the quality's degradation is minime
burns300 1 year ago
@crusheroftheist Sorry! I dont understand your question!
burns300 1 year ago
@stealthmummy
Sorry I just use this bino in visual mode
burns300 1 year ago
Fantastic!
RG00999 1 year ago
this is genius
yoda6677 1 year ago
Great scope. Don't pay attention to the haters -- or more specifically, to people who don't understand your passion. A lot of people like to complain about things they have never witnessed first-hand. For example, some people say it's not worth getting a large telescope if you live in a place with bad seeing. Most of these people have never looked through a large aperture, quality instrument.
postcolonial1 1 year ago 23
@postcolonial1
You're right!
Thank you very much!
burns300 1 year ago
@burns300 Are you mister bean?? :P
Esteban7214 3 weeks ago
LOOKS PRETTY DARN GOOD TO ME
frescavena2004 1 year ago
would have been nice to seen something through that, it looks interesting
jlg5778 1 year ago
impressive but what does stereo really get you? just to be able to see with both eyes? because even watching aircraft you don't get a 3d effect with that. and obviously not stellar bodies.
if you wanted to view with both eyes then why not partial mirror and two eye pieces? or digital viewing
DanFrederiksen 1 year ago
@DanFrederiksen
This optical design give a pseudo 3D effect, not with partial mirror and 2 eyepieces.
With the pseudo 3D effect I can see a star not in the same plan than the cluster just in front of as M11. Eatch optical channel has no common part with the other.
The confort of observation is full with this design. Search one and look in it!
burns300 1 year ago
@burns300 pseudo 3d? how so? because of slightly different heat shimmer?
otherwise I assure you there is exactly zero difference in the view of the stars because they are of course so phenomenally far away.
I don't think there is any rational reason for two tubes other than sophisticated interferometry
DanFrederiksen 1 year ago
@DanFrederiksen OK Dan, my English is too poor to explain correctly this phenomen.
You must search on the wed the explanation.
Best Regards
burns
burns300 1 year ago
@burns300 en francais, s'il vous plait : )
DanFrederiksen 1 year ago
Les chemins optiques de l'objet observé aux yeux étant différents, le cerveau interprète les 2 informations et en déduit le pseudo relief et une meilleure résolution car il emmagazine les détails dans le temps. Dans le cas d'un mono objectif avec une tête binoculaire telle un microscope, il n'y a qu'un seul chemin de l'objet observé aux yeux, ce qui élimine ces 2 effets.
burns300 1 year ago
@burns300 in general you can just use google translate to guide your english. good way to learn too. that way you can write it in french.
I know that looking through binocular is 'clearer' than a mono but that's because you use both eyes and get double the light. not because there are different light paths although there might be a minor gain if the atmospheric shimmer is different between the two but would be highly local if any. must be better to use a single larger telescope.
DanFrederiksen 1 year ago
En plus, il est impossible avec une tête binoculaire d'utiliser des Nagler ayant 82° de champ de vision.
Look at Cloudy Nights Telescope Review
burns
burns300 1 year ago
@burns300 why would it not be possible to use a particular eye piece? it should simply be a matter of the right place to put the splitting mirror.
and beyond that I believe it is much better to have a digital imager and watch it in comfort on a good high resolution monitor. like the proffesionals do.
maybe a newer relativetly cheap canon DSLR can operate remotely
DanFrederiksen 1 year ago
@burns300 hey dude turns out im studying french...but only like 1 month so far.....so all i know is the basics
chickenpoper 1 year ago
@DanFrederiksen Could you translate please? I'm interested in the answer. Thanks.
place910 1 year ago
@place910 basically just what he said in english too. that he thinks there is a pseudo 3D effect. there can't be though. even if the two tubes were placed on either side of the planet would you get any 3d depth on the sky. although you would see the moon in 3D.
there is benefit to getting the input to both eyes. and probably a bit advantage that the shimmer is slightly different in each eye. I don't think there is good reason to have binocular star scopes. awesome for terrestrial though :)
DanFrederiksen 1 year ago
What are the specs on these? and how much have you invested in them? I am absolutely amazed. You have go to do yourself a favor and build a observatory so you don't have to lug it around like that.
Aaotrom 1 year ago
@Aaotrom
Focal lenght = 1900mm
Diameter of primary mirror = 400mm
Magnification = from 100x (50') to 400x (12.5')
investisment = 12000€
burns300 1 year ago
truly truly impressive. Bravo
this is like star gazing with a big screen tv attached to a telescope. Goodluck to you and again you really should build yourself an observatory so you don't have to lug it in and out.
Aaotrom 1 year ago
I am absolutely amazed by this. You did a hell of a job. You gotta do yourself a favor and build an observatory so you don't have to carry it around
Aaotrom 1 year ago
Lol My entire telescope 60X700 is just a tad bigger than the optical finder. Awesome job sir!
WHATyouCANTbe 1 year ago
Excellent work sir. I particularly admire your set-up for inter-ocular spacing and focus. I built a very similar 10" instrument in 1989 that works extremely well but, you have taken the details to a much higher level than I did. I see that you ground your mirrors as well. Very impressive!!!
1958fm 1 year ago
@1958fm
thank you!
burns300 1 year ago
This scope is great , I would love to see what you can see through it . It wouldn't be a bad idea to buy an old handycam and attach it with it so you can record and even capture the images . Good Work!
armghanb 1 year ago
Anyone know where the piano score is from?
grimtango5280 1 year ago
@grimtango5280
Moonlight sonata first mvt by Beethoven
burns300 1 year ago
Not bad at all. But the OTA extends way above the secondary spider so he'd have to jam his head between that thing. Probably should just cut off the useless extension.
grimtango5280 1 year ago
@burns300
-So, -are there any settlements on Mars? ;)
..That´s some wicked specs on a kickass contraption, - Hat´s off to the effort, ingenuity, and obvious dedication to detail. The balance-exchange on the pivotal jackup is a beauty of functional elegance and marvelous simplicity.
Do you need a permit to build a peeker like that -
And if not, -same stupid question as everybody else;
-Photograps or video-
Why the h*ck not, old timer, -
?:)
RePetes1 1 year ago
@RePetes1
This bino is only designed for visual use
Sorry, no pix..
burns300 1 year ago
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Impressionnant ! Bravo pour la patience et pour le travail ! Ca donne envie de jeter un oeil dedans :-)
FabriceOud 1 year ago
Impressionnant ! Bravo pour la patience et pour le travail ! Ca donne envie de jeter un oeil dedans :-)
FabriceOud 1 year ago
Man, old people have soooo much knowledge.
carveriscool 1 year ago
yeah i bet it doesn't take good pics anyway. If it did then this guy would brag about it and post pics on the net. Hell I would.
dannyoif 1 year ago
This design is completely dedicated to visual observation only. It is not designed for photography. A photographic astronomical system is a different animal all together.
1958fm 1 year ago
need some help with that monster??
fallfly1 1 year ago
Amazing project !!
meinotherside1 1 year ago
OUTSTANDING !!!
IIXCygnusXII 1 year ago
amazing work! did u built of off scratch?
ahmednadeem91 1 year ago
Amazing work! It's one thing to be interested in astronomy, but to take it this far... Respect to you, my friend.
I only have an Astromaster 114EQ (5" aperture, 1000mm FL), but am upgrading to an XT8 in a few months.
Goalatio 1 year ago
one star for the background music
daxweb 1 year ago
why did you steel king kongs binocualrs give it back :) lol
vwlover94 1 year ago
wow thats one huge ass binocuars great job nice work and man upload some pics of space thanks!
vwlover94 1 year ago
Absolutely marvellous! Fantastic job and well done. One of the best, if not the best binoscopes I have seen :) How envious I am :(
mbaddah 1 year ago
I want this letter to serve as an oasis of sanity in Burns300's desert of foolishness. So, without further ado, I present you with this all-important piece of information: In my observations upon neocolonialism, I have expressed no opinion thus far of the mode of its extinguishment or melioration. I will note, however, though I still have nothing to propose, that Burns300's wisecracks are more often out of sync with democratic values than aligned with them.
lynnakramer 1 year ago
as I can see you have to much free time :) GREAT GREAT JOB!!! Very nice!
IndependentIV 1 year ago
I would like to do the same thing you have done here wow ... What a lot of work but for the only optics you will need for a life time . Just WOW man wow. i promise one day i will do what you have done here. Thank you for showing me and all the rest what can be done. Any idea what it would cost to buy somthing like that pre manufactured ? Compared to the price of parts to build time is of no consern to me i would happily give up 5 -6 years of free time for this device thanks for makin it
judgementIV 1 year ago
This is a great instrument you have made. I know it is not set up for astro photography and that is a huge disapointment for the rest of us who can not see what you see.
minoxman1 1 year ago
You Sir are a genius.....stunning piece of work!
TheSkyScanner 1 year ago
Well that's new and it looks nice.....I flaged your video on accident sorry and one more thing....what's the name of the song
animedrawer84 1 year ago
man that is 1 piece of work
sliew72 1 year ago
you are a total Genius, WOW
never seen anything like this before.
kaleyne 1 year ago
Man! That's a beautiful thing!
Really really liked it!
carlosrootss 1 year ago
for gods sakes make me one lol
corcoranstateprison 1 year ago
this is very nice
t0p0l1eve4 1 year ago
Wow!
Clapping and congratulations!
:)
UFOGEORGE 1 year ago
Outstanding work! Congrats!
However, would you mind showing us any picture or video so that we can see the power of your 'binoscope'?
I don't know if it's a rule or what, but those who go and build a telescope by their own, never ever consider posting a picture or video where people can see the performance of the device they've just built. They only seem to be interested in showning their work finished. Why?
Arlekean 1 year ago
@Arlekean
Thank you for interet
My bino is only for visual use and not for picture capture. Sorry
burns300 1 year ago
@burns300 Well it's not like it's impossible to put a camera on it. Even though you can't track I am fairly certain that you will get an alright result photographing the moon and other planets. Or even M42, M31 with high iso and short shutter.
Kallenator1988 1 year ago
@burns300 there are many webcam to telescope conversions for a webcam out there, maybe look into making one for ur binoscope :D
arky3000 1 year ago
@Arlekean You know I used to think the same before I got into this. There are many reasons for it. First of all imaging requires a lot of other fancy and expensive equipment. Not just a camera, but precise and accurate tracking etc. You cant just put a cam there and snap a picture, it doesnt come out. Secondly, what you see through your eye and what you see in a picture can be TOTALLY different depending on a large number of factors such as eyepieces etc. So you just have to see through one :).
grimtango5280 1 year ago
@grimtango5280 Hey, it happened that I finally got my own telescope. It's a sky watcher 8". I now know what you're talking about. Thanx for the comment!
Arlekean 1 year ago
You need to secure it from falling, it sure dont look safe. Better safe than sorry ;)
ThermalHD 1 year ago
Can I use instead of Flat mirror a prism for Secondary mirror?
darkdyaz2 1 year ago
LOL at the trolley
Leongives 1 year ago
That's incredible! I want one!!!
hh1n 1 year ago
YOU ARE MY HERO!
I cannot imagine the secrets that binoscope might reveal!
Obama4Prezz 1 year ago
A marvellous device.. Congratulations :)
Guah0s 1 year ago
man i thought that was gonna fall off the trolley 0.0, but nice vid
toshikoga 1 year ago
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How about the primary mirror? Is it possible to use polished metal or something? I mean for a big telescope.
ParaglidingManiac 1 year ago
very nice sir....
its nicer if you can share with us the building process..:-)
rinjingan 2 years ago
aslo how much cost yo build it?
gedask98k 2 years ago
12000€
burns300 2 years ago
can you take some astro pictures?
gedask98k 2 years ago
sorry, only visual use...
burns300 2 years ago
Perfekt technical processing :-)
Thejirka64 2 years ago
Congratulations friend, that binoscope is absolutely fantastic, and the music too :) ...one hug from Brasil.
ramgu2005 2 years ago
whats the name of the song please?
rbdgirl12 2 years ago
Moonlight sonata adagio op27 by Beethoven
burns300 2 years ago
good look
rgnazar 2 years ago
The third Earl of Rosse will be proud!:D
wigglychickenable 2 years ago
muy lindo el video, pero despues de tanto trabajo ya no te debe quedar ganas de ver nada!!! pero muy bueno.....
gustavor12007 2 years ago
You MUST make a better base/roller for it! It will tip someday!
joeyisfunny 2 years ago
Really inspiring work! And what part could be better then moonlight sonata :) greetings from sweden.
threepointfourteen 2 years ago
burns300
love your work,,You are a master mechanic.I bet the views are fantastic.
hionthemountain 2 years ago
such a sad song for such a HUGE binocular
Arghira 2 years ago
exelente , you are more crazy than me , i'm optician , from argentina , congratulation
enriquemaioli 2 years ago
i want to be able to use this binoscope it is a must seen threw the sky
alonsoeldemx 2 years ago
lol you are sick man rofl
zaonpt 2 years ago
all i can think is... man that sun is going to hit right down the tube and burn that thing up, put a cover over your tubes!
Jas0nphilly 2 years ago
So how difficult is it for you to gaze at things approaching 90degrees?
themiamatrix 2 years ago
Is this a clock drive? I truly love star gazing with my binoculars just as much as with my telescope. The fullness of view must be amazing!
themiamatrix 2 years ago
wow excelente
sethami 2 years ago
Its looking like a rocket launcher...
oopsydaisybunny 2 years ago
You should try looking at the sun through it. =]
aaabronco 2 years ago 2
had you maken it ? it is a big jog. i like very much
rrhtv 2 years ago
this is a monster [2]
scorsonif 2 years ago
That is a monster! I cant image the awesomeness produced by this binoscope, it must be truly breathtaking.
Jas0nphilly 2 years ago
Cool.. I love the idea of building telescopes!!
jamieball 2 years ago 2
help a oldman
macava64 2 years ago
Beautiful, simply beautiful.
OutOfaBlueSky 2 years ago
you are a very talanted man with such dedication great job!!
jason2634 2 years ago
Congratulations! Great idea. It is a great encouragement to know that there are people like you producing science. São Luís - Maranhão - Brazil
jalisson2009 2 years ago
do you have lens covers for it?
lukeslandspeeder 2 years ago 2
you really need to build its own building. moving it around like that is asking for the mirros to mess up or worse yet fall over and smash. i like youre scope a lot. are you going to encase it in black matte finish?.
lukeslandspeeder 2 years ago
AMAZING !!!
quiteobserver 2 years ago
you've ever seen any UFO?
maybe you can take a photograph
Criptografo 2 years ago
Song is called Moonlight Sonata
Ishariot91 2 years ago
the great binoscope..giant
helcio2009 2 years ago
that is the size and amplification level known commonly as "stupid powerful" but that term is only bad if it's used on a department store shit-scope. GREAT WORK! this is like the big bertha of scopes.
ishouldplayzelda 2 years ago
OMG. I have one exactly the same.
Ryanbazza 2 years ago
Great work ! Congratulations !!
almorassi 2 years ago
¡¡Increible! J'aime l'astronomie et de l'établissement m'a laissé surprendre. J'aime et je voudrais que, comme un télescope.
Je voudrais voir une image d'un objet vu à ce Binoscopio s'il vous plaît.
Greetings from Peru
grafeiner 2 years ago
excelent! awesome.. i have one but the primaries mirror diam. are 114mm and the focales 900mm... where are you from?... I'm from argentina.. my english is very bad jaja!
marbacig 2 years ago
The Scope looks great ! But do you have balancing problems? Can you change out the eyepieces without the scope "unbalancing"? Great Design! Have fun with the scope!
ksastro 2 years ago
Hi ksastro!
I have no problem with balancing during eyepieces change because I block the elevation's axis to do that and all eyepieces have the same weight.
Thank you for comment.
burns
burns300 2 years ago
are the mirrors store bought or home made?
DachsundDude 2 years ago
Nice looking scope, but... video would be greater if you had voice explaing the scope as you show it & set it up. Also, you show much on the scope but never show us the results! How does it look? Can you show us what you see through the lenses?
DachsundDude 2 years ago
thank you!
Because I don't speek english very well, I say nothing in this video.
I show no result because the bino is only visual use.
Sorry.
Thank you for cpmment.
burns
burns300 2 years ago
MY GOD, this is the best telescope video i have seen. Congratulations Burns, you should sell the method you used, or the blueprints, it would sell very well.
aaronciviris 2 years ago
can u catch some ufo with this?
Criptografo 2 years ago
Awesome
javier2765 2 years ago
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Great job.
Ooh, it's a cool binoscope there. We had this observatory near where i am and then it was blown down by this great storm. The autumn night was real bad, electricity was cut off too.
calypsocoffee 2 years ago
sorprendente, un vero genio.
quanto vorrei conoscerlo per imparare da lui!!!
3mmultiservizi 2 years ago
¡¡¡quiero