United Kingdom
Damon Scotting is a United Kingdom-based astrophysicist, qualified physics teacher, and award-winning astrophotographer who has built a substantial…
Total Followers +0.1%
776K
Across Instagram, YouTube, TikTok
Primary Platform
338K followers · 44% of audience
Engagement
3.2%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mid
Est. $5.1K–$12K / IG post
A self-published stargazing guide covering 42 deep-sky targets — from nebulae to galaxies — with colour astrophotography throughout. Available on Amazon and via a UK collector's bundle on his own site.
A new long-form YouTube series comparing how famous objects (Orion Nebula, black holes) look through telescopes ranging from $500 to $1M. Trailer posted October 2025; at least two episodes published by late October.
Scotting launched thetelescopeman.com as a standalone platform for independent, field-tested telescope reviews — distinct from his main astronomy content hub.
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| Last 30 days | -1591 -0.5% | +2K +0.7% | +0 +0.0% | +410 |
| Last 90 days | -4569 -1.4% | +8K +2.8% | +0 +0.0% | +4K |
| Last 365 days | -4569 -1.4% | +8K +2.8% | +0 +0.0% | +4K |
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Damon Scotting is a United Kingdom-based astrophysicist, qualified physics teacher, and award-winning astrophotographer who has built a substantial cross-platform following under the brand 'This Is Astronomical'. His content sits at the intersection of rigorous scientific grounding and accessible public education — a combination that sets him apart from more generalist science communicators. His output spans real-time sky guides (telling viewers what they can observe on a given night), telescope footage of objects like the Orion Nebula and planetary nebulae, and commentary on wider space science news, such as coverage tied to the Project Hail Mary adaptation. He has extended his reach beyond social media into published authorship, with a book aimed at amateur astronomers available through his own storefront alongside retail channels, signalling a creator operating with deliberate long-form brand infrastructure.
Scotting's audience skews strongly male and clusters in the 25–34 age bracket, with a core following in the UK and a significant secondary audience in the United States — a profile consistent with science-enthusiast communities that span hobbyist stargazers and STEM-adjacent professionals. His engagement rate meaningfully exceeds the category median across platforms, suggesting a genuinely invested community rather than passive viewership. YouTube shows his strongest proportional engagement and steady subscriber growth, making it likely his primary platform for in-depth tutorials and long-form content. His positioning as a credentialed educator and hands-on astrophotographer — rather than a purely theoretical commentator — makes him a coherent fit for optics brands, telescope manufacturers, astronomy subscription services, and STEM education platforms. As appetite for science communication continues to grow among younger English-speaking audiences, his dual authority as both practitioner and teacher gives him durable differentiation in the space niche.
Damon Scotting sits firmly in the science-education vertical, with astrophotography and cosmology content that creates natural alignment for optics and telescope hardware brands (Celestron, Sky-Watcher), STEM-education platforms such as Brilliant.org or CuriosityStream, and space-adjacent technology companies. His audience is concentrated in the UK and US, delivering strong transatlantic reach across two premium English-language advertising markets, with a heavily male, young-adult skew consistent with hobbyist enthusiasts likely to act on high-consideration purchases. Engagement runs well above the category median on Instagram and is notably elevated on YouTube, suggesting an invested community rather than passive reach. Upload cadence is moderate, favouring deep-integration formats. No explicit third-party deals are visible in the data, but his published book and creator shop signal existing commerce infrastructure that would appeal to science publishing, planetarium software, or premium optics sponsors.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Damon Scotting's tier (Mid, 776K combined followers, United Kingdom). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Damon Scotting wrote a book called The 42 Wonders, available to buy on Amazon for UK readers. He also sells a special Collector's Bundle through his own website at damonscotting.com/shop, making it a go-to pick for astronomy enthusiasts who want to go deeper than his social media content.
Yes — Damon Scotting is a fully qualified physics teacher specialising in astrophysics and cosmology, as well as a published science writer. He also describes himself as an award-winning astrophotographer, so his credentials span both the academic and practical creative sides of astronomy.
Damon Scotting has filmed content using an 11-inch telescope to capture targets like the Orion Nebula and other deep-sky objects. His YouTube channel goes into step-by-step detail on equipment choices suited to different experience levels, not just showcasing his own setup.
This is Astronomical is Damon Scotting's science media brand, used as his handle (@thisisastronomical) across Instagram and other platforms. It brings together his astrophotography, stargazing guides, science writing, and his book all under one identity.
Damon Scotting describes himself as an award-winning astrophotographer in his official YouTube biography. Alongside recognition as a physics teacher and published science writer, those awards reflect how seriously he is regarded within the UK astronomy and science communication community.
Damon Scotting shared the full trailer for the Project Hail Mary film adaptation, describing it as one he was 'buzzing for.' As an astrophysicist who covers space science daily, the movie — based on Andy Weir's hard-science novel about a lone astronaut solving a stellar extinction crisis — sits squarely in his area of expertise and audience interest.
The hashtag #juice features among Damon Scotting's top recurring tags, pointing to content about ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission. Covering major active space agency missions like JUICE is a natural fit for a science communicator whose work centres on astrophysics and cosmology.
Damon Scotting's YouTube channel is built around honest, step-by-step tutorials on capturing galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, and planets. His approach sits between education and inspiration, making it accessible for total beginners while staying interesting enough for more experienced stargazers.
Damon Scotting is based in the United Kingdom, and the UK makes up the largest share of his audience, followed by a significant following in the United States. His book is currently sold on Amazon UK, with a Collector's Bundle available through his own website.
Damon Scotting is most active on Instagram, where he has built his largest following, but he also runs a YouTube channel — at youtube.com/DamonScotting — focused on longer astrophotography tutorials, and a TikTok account dedicated to stargazing content.
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