Starfront Construction Update

Starfront Construction Update - November

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Bray Falls

Күн бұрын

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@ChucksAstrophotography Ай бұрын

YAY! I caught a glimpse of my RASA in building four.

@hurriyetpek77 Ай бұрын

send off your first eq mount i c :)

@nadirteymurov1 Ай бұрын

190 scopes in just 5 months ! Good job and many more to come !

@ziggyfrnds Ай бұрын

Great work Bray and team! I remember a few years ago Dylan O donnel did a video about astro-photographer styles and he said to watch Bray falls because the work was technically brilliant. I've been following your work ever since and wow it's been a fantastic journey.

@StarPicturesMiami Ай бұрын

Having a scope at Star Front has been my best experience in this wonderful hobby. I just love when the weather in Miami is cloudy, its usually super clear and dark at Star Front.

@EdElliott57 Ай бұрын

Awesome Bray and Team. Enjoying Building 4 so far. So much easier than at home.

@mjsweeps Ай бұрын

Outstanding Bray! Thank you for all your hard work that out their and on all your video's!!

@robe4314 Ай бұрын

You guys are doing amazing work! I hope you guys build 20 more buildings 😊

@nickambrose8606 Ай бұрын

Insane. Fantastic work

@mark2220 Ай бұрын

I've only been doing AP for about a year and a half now, I still love rigging up a scope (two now actually!) before heading to a dark spot, I really enjoy getting my hands on the gear as part of the whole experience. BUT, as soon as that starts to wear off, I WILL have a scope sent down there, access to so many bortle 1 nights is the dream :D

@damiengalanaud3817 Ай бұрын

Same thing here: going to a dark spot setting up the scope is about half the fun, even after 5 years of astrophotography. For me, the problem is that I live in a city in North Western Europe, and the weather has been so bad recently that we have had about a dozen usable nights in the last year. So I just reserved a pier, and my old AM5 is bound for a trip to sunny Texas, together with a scope setup I am currently building.

@BruceElliott Ай бұрын

I enjoy the process, too, but I think setting up a rig that could be fully operated remotely would also be a lot of fun. My dream set up would be a larger rig at the remote site and a smaller rig that I can still set up at home or transport to sites within a few hours' drive.

@GeorgeSpacesOut Ай бұрын

I enjoy the hands-on experience as well. After 5 years, though, setting up and tearing down started feeling like a chore, especially polar alignment. I looked into remote observatory hosting. Dark Sky New Mexico's just a couple hours from where I live, but $600/month with $1200 due at signing is unreasonable given that my rig's so small (Z61, AM5). StarFront knocked it out of the park by setting their pricing based on your scope's swing diameter. I'm leasing a mini pier at just $149/month. They do the same thing Dark Sky NM does where you initially pay twice the amount--I paid $149 upfront which reserves your pier and covers initial install, then I made my first month's payment after initial installation was done. That's still a steal compared to what other remote observatories are charging. What I'm curious to see is where this budding industry goes from here. I think Bray and the guys set a great precedent with their pricing model, and I wouldn't be surprised if other remote observatories started adopting it or something similar.

@GrothGalleries Ай бұрын

Those scopes in building 5!! 😎🔭

@SBBlacksmith Ай бұрын

Hell yeah, great work.

@benjaminolry5849 Ай бұрын

Great progress on the new buildings! Could you maybe explain how the whole data infrastructure works? I mean with almost 200 customers you must have a beefy connection. CS

@CosmicTweaks Ай бұрын

Thanks for the update. It is an absolutely stunning project. As I was watching it, a couple of idea popped up: 1) with some much equipment, you have a lot of data, it would be cool, to make a platform to organize some projects, where several people could cooperate on a project, or another option to sell their data, or rent their gear to others. 2) would be interesting to collect some statistics about gears, maybe how often do they need to be serviced, repaired, and so on 3) if you have so many gear, and even more to come, maybe it would be interesting to make a marketplace, where people could trade, exchange their gear 4) maybe it would make sense to offer to sell/resell gear, you could maybe get some discount from big resellers if you e.g. buy several stuff together e.g. AM5 mounts. I was just thinking loudly :-)

@GeorgeSpacesOut Ай бұрын

Regarding your first idea, that's already being done on their Discord server. There's a customer-only channel where we choose a target to collectively image and I think Bray handles post.

@GeorgeSpacesOut Ай бұрын

I saw my rig at 2:15! Looking good!

@psuaero100 Ай бұрын

Can you hear much noise on a clear night inside one of those full buildings? 50+ scopes with focusers, focus wheels, mounts, etc. must make some noise! 🙂

@paulsmaglik5063 Ай бұрын

That is so awesome.

@AntonioPena1 Ай бұрын

Looks like your project is growing, great install and many Astro nerds sharing experiences, because is Texas I have just one question about weather, the buildings can support extreme weather? Or what kind of insurance policies are available to avoid loss of the equipment.

@astrofalls 28 күн бұрын

Yes these buildings can take a serious thunderstorm, they have been through several. Customers can also insure their equipment if they like, there is a local person here in texas that provides policies for telescope gear.

@waynewheaton3210 Ай бұрын

Very tempting. If I had a few friends to partner with it would be a done deal.

@AlexZ-r7f Ай бұрын

nice setup and new constructions, wonder how do you do the calibration frames in the observatory, they either need light source or with the lid on

@j.s.3407 Ай бұрын

For those without flat panels: Sky flats and open a support ticket to have a lens cap installed for dark frames. Also open support ticket if you want optics cleaned.

@lmu6airy 9 күн бұрын

how do u power all those setups 😅😅

@dmccallie Ай бұрын

Amazing and beautiful, but aren’t you worried about tornados and other dramatic weather that could wipe out a whole building? How is insurance handled? Does the renter have full responsibility?

@j.s.3407 Ай бұрын

Correct. Each customer insurances their own equipment.

@judd_s5643 Ай бұрын

I’m curious as to what happens to the shipping containers the equipment arrives in. I hope you store it on site.

@j.s.3407 Ай бұрын

You send them a return shipping label for anything you want back after install; otherwise it is discarded.

@seemantadutta 7 күн бұрын

If I want to swap out a scope, what happens to my older scope, I must get it shipped back to me, right?

@wesleydonnelly2141 Ай бұрын

So revenues have easily surpassed $1'000'000 annually I would guess Bray? You're building an empire here Bray, just imagine your revenues in 5-10 years time!? Incredible!

@BruceElliott Ай бұрын

I love how the first couple of buildings are now "the old buildings", even though they haven't even been operational for six months yet! Congratulations, guys! BTW - what was wrong with the sky when you shot this video? Was it broken or something? 😜

@paulsmaglik5063 Ай бұрын

You mentioned people are replacing the AM5 with something like a 770 could you tell me the manufacturer?

@AshA-ww8hc Ай бұрын

He is referring to iOptron CEM70

@Astro_Shed Ай бұрын

Looking good, can I ask it seems a real remote spot, (excuse the pun) so how does insurance work for people overseas, does that come included in the price, or is it up to individuals to sort there own, and how would that work for overseas people..?

@j.s.3407 Ай бұрын

Each customer is responsible for their own insurance policy. There is an insurance broker in the nearest town that writes a lot of those policies.

@aradani3 Ай бұрын

Hi Bray, this is AWSOME!! How many scopes do you have there??? One question, I noticed that many scopes don't have a remote cover on them, isn't that a problem??