Remote Skygems Observatories
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Idome Observatory
astrophotography15 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Tecnosky 100Q 100mm, focal 580mm
- EQ8-R mount
- ZWO 2600MM
- Filters: L,R,G,B,SII,Ha,OII
- FOV: 2° 19' x 1° 33'
- Location: Italy
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.5" FWHM, range: 1.1" to 2.2"
- SQM: Usually from 20.70 to 21.3
- Limiting Altitude: the sky is free excepted west where the limit is 45°
Tecnosky Newton 230
astrophotography14 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Tecnosky Fast 230 F/4 230mm, focal 920mm
- iOptron CEM 70EC mount
- QHY268 CMOS
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha,O3,S2,V,B
- FOV: 1° 28' x 59.2'
- Location: Italy
- MPC: D38
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8" FWHM, range: 1.5" to 2.6"
- SQM: Down to 21
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 25° and 35°
Sigma 135 Namibia
astrophotography8 Pts per hour
- Samyang 135mm 135mm, focal 135mm
- iOptron HEC27 mount
- ASI 2400Pro MC (OSC)
- Filters: OSC,Dark,ALP-T
- FOV: 15° 18' x 10° 11'
- Location: Namibia
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.5" FWHM, range: 1.1" to 2.2"
- SQM: Down to 22 (!)
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 15° and 22°
Omb T2 Meade
astrophotography15 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Meade LX850 12" F8 300mm, focal 2438mm
- Gemini G42 mount
- QHY 16200A + EFW 7X2
- Filters: L,R,G,B,SII,HA,OIII
- FOV: 38.2' x 30.6'
- Location: Italia
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.5" FWHM, range: 1.1" to 2.2"
- SQM: Usually around 21.5
- Limiting Altitude: the sky is free excepted west where the limit is 35°
PSA_SPAIN_1
astrophotography25 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- ZWO FF130 130mm, focal 1000mm
- ZWO AM5N mount
- ZWO 2600MM-DUO +ZWO EFW 7X2 +ZWO CAA ROTATOR
- Filters: L,R,G,B,SII,HA,OIII
- FOV: 1° 20' x 54'
- Location: Spain
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8" FWHM, range: 1.6" to 2.0"
- SQM: Usually around 21.5
- Limiting Altitude: In the south a limit of around 40°
Tecnosky RC12
astrophotography photometry15 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Tecnosky/GSO RC300 300mm, focal 1650mm
- iOptron Cem60 mount
- Player One Artemis 294
- Filters: L,R,G,B,Ha,O3,Fot_V
- FOV: 40' x 27.2'
- Location: Italy
- MPC: D38
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8" FWHM, range: 1.5" to 2.6"
- SQM: Usually around 21 SQM
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 25° and 35°
New: Chopin Obsevatory
astrophotography30 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Stellarvue 80mm Triplet 80mm, focal 480mm
- Ioptron CEM60 mount
- PlayerOne Poseidon-C Pro
- Filters: ** BayerMatrix **
- FOV: 2° 48' x 1° 52'
- Location: U.S. Texas
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually seeing is around 1.5 to 1.9
- SQM: Usually around 22
- Limiting Altitude: 360 degree horizon but not below 20 degrees
Hakos RC360
astrophotography photometry25 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Officina Stellare Pro RC 360 360mm, focal 3040mm
- Astro Physics GTO 1200 mount
- FLI Proline 16803 CCD, Astrodon filters
- Filters: Luminance,R,V,B,Ha,O3,S2,Blue
- FOV: 41.7' x 41.7'
- Location: Namibia
- MPC: L81
- Seeing: Usually around 1.5" FWHM, range: 1.1" to 2.2"
- SQM: Down to 22 (!)
- Limiting Altitude:
Hakos TI450
PRO Observatory astrophotography exoplanets65 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- 18" Telescopi Italiani TI450 f4 450mm, focal 1800mm
- Planewave L-500 mount
- Moravian C5-100A CMOS, Baader and Chroma (narrowband) filters
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha,O3,S2
- FOV: 1° 23' x 1° 2'
- Location: Namibia
- MPC: L81
- Seeing: Usually around 1.5" FWHM, range: 1.1" to 2.2"
- SQM: Down to 22 (!)
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 15° and 22°
Palantir II
astrophotography30 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- GSO 303mm F4 Newtonian 303mm, focal 1382mm
- Paramount MyT mount
- QHY 268M
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha,OIII,SII
- FOV: 57.5' x 38.4'
- Location: Spain
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8" FWHM, range: 1.5" to 2.6"
- SQM: Usually around 21.7
- Limiting Altitude: Around 28 degrees all round
Chile RC16
astrophotography30 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- 16" RCOS Ion Milled optics 400mm, focal 3728mm
- AstroPhysics 1600AE mount
- QHY 600M
- Filters: l,r,g,b,s,h,o
- FOV: 33.2' x 22.2'
- Location: Chile
- MPC:
- Seeing: Average under 1"
- SQM: Usually around 22
- Limiting Altitude: Mostly down to 20 degrees
HCRO_NM_1
astrophotography30 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Doctelescope Newton 12" F3.8 300mm, focal 1180mm
- JTW GTR with absolute encoder mount
- ZWO 2600MM-DUO
- Filters: L,R,G,B,S2,Ha,O3
- FOV: 1° 8' x 45.7'
- Location: New Mexico
- MPC: HCRO1
- Seeing: Usually around 1.4" FWHM, range: 1.2" to 1.7"
- SQM: Down to 22
- Limiting Altitude: down to 25°
FSQ106 Namibia
astrophotography30 Pts per hour
- Takahashi FSQ106 ED 106mm, focal 530mm
- ASA DDM60Pro mount
- Moravian C3-61000, Baader filters + Antlia narrowbands
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,S-II,Ha,O-III,HaBaader
- FOV: 3° 54' x 2° 38'
- Location: Namibia
- MPC: L81
- Seeing: Usually around 1.5" FWHM, range: 1.1" to 2.2"
- SQM: Down to 22 (!)
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 15° and 22°
Astroale 140/837
astrophotography25 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Apo 140 / 837 f5,98 140mm, focal 837mm
- Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount
- Qhy268M
- Filters: L,R,G,B,Ha,S2,O3
- FOV: 1° 36' x 1° 4'
- Location: Italy
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8" FWHM, range: 1.5" to 2.6"
- SQM: Usually around 21
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 25° and 35°
Spain CDK500
PRO Observatory astrophotography photometry exoplanets49 Pts per hour
- Planewave CDK20 500mm, focal 3450mm
- Planewave L-500 mount mounted in a private dome mount
- Moravian C3-61000, Baader and Chroma (narrowband) filters
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha,O3,S2
- FOV: 36' x 24.4'
- Location: Spain
- MPC: Z28
- Seeing: Usually around 1.3" FWHM, range: 0.8" to 1.6"
- SQM: Down to 21.85
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 15° and 20°
Features
Fully automated
The observatories are heavily automated to be able to use the nights as effectively as possible. You simply insert the targets you want to be imaged, and the system will choose the ideal moment to gather your data.
Perfect locations
Our remote telescopes are located in some of the darkest and most pristine locations of the world. Especially in Namibia we enjoy way over 300 clear nights per year with exceptional seeing.
Competitive costs
We are hobby astronomers ourselves and enjoy gathering data, too. We want to share the equipment to help pay for the running costs (like power, hosting costs and maintenance) but not to make profit, so our costs are way lower than other offers on the net.
Latest preview Images
Look here at some real preview images (uncalibrated) made the last days by our internet controlled telescopes.
Price
We do want to give everybody the possibility to use these professional-grade systems.
The rates are per hour of observatory usage, and are calculate down to per-second accuracy. The usage begins when the camera opens the shutter for your frame and ends when it closes. You pay effectively only the exposure time. Nothing for focusing, nothing for slewing :)
| Moon Illumination | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|
| 0% | 35 € |
| 25% | 31.06 € |
| 50% | 27.13 € |
| 75% | 23.19 € |
| 100% | 19.25 € |
We will adapt the rates in the coming months. These are our Default2020 prices, which will stay in effect for who is subscribing with them now. Early adopters and already subscribed users are enjoying lower rates.
These rates apply for our 20" iDK scope in Namibia. Smaller scopes have lower rates. For dynamic scheduled requests. That means that we choose the best time to execute them. For requests starting at a fixed time we charge an additional 30%.