Astro Grandad (@astrograndad) is a UK astronomy channel making mostly Shorts on black holes, the Fermi paradox, planets and stargazing tips. It has about 1,900 subscribers and a median of roughly 120 views, with 15 uploads in the past year and none in the last 90 days. Sponsored integrations would run $150 to $250 per video. Descriptions carry telescope gear affiliate links.
Space explainers with a telescope-buying audience and existing affiliate gear links
- Median of 118 views, with Shorts reaching 1,000 to 1,300 views on the stronger clips.
- 65% of recent uploads are Shorts under a minute, built for quick product mentions.
- Descriptions already link astronomy gear, a signal of buyer-minded viewers.
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- vertical Shorts, narrated explainers, longer documentary-style videos
- Tone
- curious, dramatic
- Language
- English
- On camera
- No, voiceover and b-roll
- Production
- Clean, lightly edited
- Typical length
- under 60 seconds
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- Astroshop
- Categories promoted
- telescopes, stargazing gear
- Affiliate links
- Yes
Descriptions on videos such as THIS ASTEROID?! include Recommended gear links to Astroshop with an affiliate_id parameter; no paid sponsorship disclosures were found.
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Science content; titles like This Asteroid Could End Life on Earth use alarmist framing but are not graphic.
We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.
Platforms
| Platform | Followers | Median views | Uploads, 90d |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | 1.9k | 118 | 0 |
Benchmark score: 8 / 100
Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.
Recent videos
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🔭 Welcome to Astro Grandad — where we explore the incredible universe together. What really happens inside a black hole? How are stars born? What are those strange objects we see through a telescope? And what secrets are still hiding in the depths of space? From black holes, neutron stars and distant galaxies to planets, cosmic mysteries and spectacular events in our own night sky, Astro Grandad explores the science and stories behind the universe. You’ll find fascinating astronomy explained in an engaging and easy-to-understand way, along with stargazing tips, telescope advice and discover
About Astro Grandad
Astro Grandad (@astrograndad) is a United Kingdom YouTube channel about astronomy and space science. It posts mostly vertical Shorts on black holes, the Fermi paradox, asteroids, Jupiter and stargazing basics, plus occasional longer explainers. The channel has about 1,900 subscribers and 97 videos, with a median of roughly 118 views. It posted 15 videos in the past year, with the latest 206 days ago.
Audience figures are estimates, not platform data. Viewers likely include beginner stargazers and space-curious general viewers, with interest in telescope advice and UK sky events.
No paid sponsorships were found, but video descriptions carry affiliate links to astronomy retailer Astroshop and a gear recommendations list. At the Starbooked rate rule, the calculation falls below the minimum, so a sponsored video is priced at $150 to $250 versus typical paid ads at $10 to $30 CPM. Best for small telescope, optics and astronomy-education brands.
Written from Astro Grandad's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Astro Grandad can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Astro
How much does Astro Grandad charge for a sponsored video?
The estimated range is $150 to $250 per video. The Shorts-based rate of $4 to $8 per 1,000 median views falls below the floor. Typical paid ads run $10 to $30 CPM.
What does Astro Grandad post about on YouTube?
Mostly astronomy Shorts covering black holes, the Fermi paradox, planets, asteroids and UK stargazing tips, with some longer explainers and telescope advice for beginners.
How do I contact Astro Grandad for a brand deal?
No email is listed on the channel. Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted creators can be booked through Starbooked. Posting has slowed, so confirm availability first.
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