Astrum

Hi I'm Alex McColgan. Astrum makes space
easier to access for the general public, taking things that are complicated and
breaking it down to a way anyone can understand, fuelling their interest in the
subject. 

I have a passion for video making. I have since I was a
child. Often these would be funny short films. When I was a bit older, I got a
job as a video editor for a training company. Making hundreds of videos for
them, this gave me a good feel how to explain something clearly and concisely
in a video. 

I had a phase a few years back where I would go online and
find everything I could about planets and objects in our Solar System. After a
while of doing this, I realised a lot of people wouldn’t know what I was
learning unless they dug deep too. 

I soon realised that I could combine this passion for video
making with my love of space. I already had a good grounding in making informative
videos while working as an editor, and the space agencies out there encourage
educators to use their huge resources. 

An issue YouTube has is a lot of space videos sensationalise
the topic, often claiming to have found alien structures on planets, how the
government is covering space findings up, etc. To me, this completely
speculative stuff detracts from all the incredible information that is out
there. 

Lots of people find space interesting, but have no idea what
they are really seeing when they look at a picture a space agency releases.
Take for example a picture of Saturn. Often what people see is a planet with
rings. What they won’t know is there are also tiny little moons in the picture,
each with their own names. The rings are incredibly thin. You can’t land a
spacecraft on Saturn. 

My goal with this channel is to make videos that are easy to
understand to make space more accessible to most people. I want - where
possible - to only use real images of the things I’m explaining. I also want
the channel to be personable, where people want to come back and learn more
because they trust in my videos. I want to be able to grow big enough to
support myself with this channel, so I can dedicate my resources full time to
it. I want Astrum to become a respected name in the subject of space.

Free

Hey there, Astrumnaut! With this tier, you get to join in on thumbnail polls, where you can help us pick the thumbnail for our upcoming video. Plus, enjoy ad-free episodes and, best of all, roll with a cool asteroid on our Discord server!Rewards:<ul><li>Tier 1 access to Discord server</li><li>Thumbnail Polls</li><li>Ad-free episodes</li></ul>

Asteroid

On top of all the awesome perks from before, joining this tier will snag you a Moon role on our Discord server, and your name will shine bright on our nightsky end-screen at the end of all our videos!Rewards:<ul><li>All rewards from the previous tier(s)</li><li>Tier 2 access to Discord server</li><li>Name at the end of video credit</li></ul>

Moon

Adding to the already awesome perks, hopping on board this tier will land you a Planet role on our Discord server, and most significantly, you provide support to the channel on a planetary scale!Rewards:<ul><li>All rewards from the previous tier(s)</li><li>Planet role on the Astrum Discord server</li></ul>

Planet

Adding to the already awesome perks, hopping on board this tier will land you a Star role on our Discord server, and you'll hitch a ride on the Astrum rocket at the end of each video! Your name and profile picture will be right there for everyone to see.Rewards:<ul><li>All rewards from the previous tier(s)</li><li>Star role on the Astrum Discord server</li><li>Join the Astrum rocket at the end of video credit</li></ul>

Star

Whoa, diving into the Super-Nova role really pumps up the support for the Astrum brand, and we seriously appreciate it! You'll snag all the perks from before, plus your name will get a special shout-out at the end of a video!Rewards:<ul><li>All rewards from the previous tier(s)</li><li>Super-nova role on the Astrum Discord server</li><li>Name shout-out at the end of a video (One-off)</li></ul>

Super-Nova

You're incredible! You're part of the elite Astrum supporters and you help us grow incredibly! With the Supermassive Black Hole role, you'll enjoy all the rewards from previous tiers, plus you'll personally receive a limited edition Astrum product!Rewards:<ul><li>All rewards from the previous tier(s)</li><li>Supermassive Black Hole role on the Astrum Discord server</li><li>Receive a limited edition Astrum product (One-off)</li></ul>

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