 Hey, Nico Carver here, nebulaphotos.com. I have a number of updates for you all concerning the YouTube channel and Patreon, both of which are doing super well, and I can't thank all of you enough for the continued support. The first big update is that this is going to be the last five minute Friday for 2021, meaning I'm not going to be releasing any more videos on Fridays at 10.30, like I have been. I still have tons of ideas for shorter videos, but after releasing a five minute Friday video every week for six months now, I just need to shake up my routine and I want to work on finishing some bigger projects that are in the works, like the video where I'm going to critique 250 of your astrophotos that you've already sent in. And so expect some of those longer videos to round out 2021. And for the rest of the year, I'll just be releasing them when they're done. So keep an eye out. I might do a few as the premiere style where you get to sort of comment along the first time it's played. And then my other updates are all about Patreon. And for anyone that hasn't heard of Patreon, it's a system, a website for supporting YouTube channels and podcasts and things like that. So you can support my Patreon by contributing anywhere from one to $7 per month. But in turn, for your contribution over on Patreon, you actually get access to a number of perks, many of which I'll explain in this video. But before I do, I want to thank everyone who already supports me on Patreon. I just hit a milestone over there, which was 500 patrons. It's hard to believe. And I, but I'd long set up this goal system in Patreon where it said if I hit 500 patrons, I'll make a Patreon exclusive video and the topic would be chosen by my patrons. So that process is underway, but let me now go through some of the other perks of being on my Patreon. We do a monthly Zoom call on Sundays. The next one is going to be on Sunday, December 5th. And this is a chance for me or sometimes patrons to give short presentations. And then we have a discussion, a Q&A session on everything as to photography. It's usually a nice lively discussion and a great chance to catch up with people and meet new people. In addition to meeting people through the Zoom calls, we also have a Discord server, which is like a messaging app. You could also do it on your computer. And we have a number of channels on the Discord that are only open to Patreon members, including our monthly imaging challenges, which I've made a previous video on, but to recap every month, there's a new object to photograph. And each month we pick a winner of the community pick. And then there's also Niko's pick, which is my favorite image. And I share those winning images on Astroban and Instagram. And the winners also get a license for Astro Photography Tool, which is a cool piece of software for image acquisition if you're using a Windows computer. To wrap up these updates, I wanna also promote a new feature we're organizing over on Discord for patrons only, which is a quarterly group project. And the first group project we're gonna do is gonna be a multifocal length effort on the Northern Orion region, centered on the beautiful reflection nebula, Messier 78. And this project is literally just getting underway. So if you're interested in a grand collaboration that is also really a bit of an experiment, now is the perfect time to join in, contribute your data, your ideas, or your processing skills. We're open to anyone who wants to participate in some way. Well, that's what it, if you're in the USA, I hope you're having a nice holiday weekend. And till next time, this has been Niko Carver, nebulaphotos.com. Clear skies.