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Hakos iDK 20"
astrophotography exoplanets35 Pts per hour
- 20" AG Optical iDK 500mm, focal 3403mm
- Planewave L-500 mount
- FLI Proline 16803 CCD
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha7,O3,S2
- FOV: 37.2' x 37.2'
- 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°
Hakos H8 2.8
astrophotography25 Pts per hour
- ASA H8 f2.9 Hyperbolic 200mm, focal 590mm
- ASA DDM60Pro mount
- Moravian C3-61000
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha7,O3,S2
- FOV: 3° 29' x 2° 19'
- 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°
Spain CDK500
astrophotography photometry exoplanets39 Pts per hour
- Planewave CDK20 500mm, focal 3450mm
- Planewave L-500 mount mounted in a private dome mount
- FLI Proline 16803 CCD
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha,O3,S2
- FOV: 36' x 24.4'
- Location: Spain
- MPC: Z28
- Seeing: Usually around 1.3" FWHM, range: 1.0" to 2.2"
- SQM: Down to 21.85
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 8° and 12°
Spain H10 3.6
astrophotography25 Pts per hour
- ASA H10 3.6 Astrograph 200mm, focal 900mm
- ASA DDM60Pro mount
- ASI 6200
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,H-alpha
- FOV: 2° 17' x 1° 33'
- Location: Spain
- MPC: Z28
- Seeing: Usually around 1.3" FWHM, range: 1.0" to 2.2"
- SQM: Down to 21.85
- Limiting Altitude: Around 33°
Hakos RC360
astrophotography photometry25 Pts per hour
- Officina Stellare Pro RC 360 360mm, focal 3040mm
- Astro Physics GTO 1200 mount
- FLI Proline 16803 CCD
- Filters: Blank,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:
FSQ106 Namibia
astrophotography21 Pts per hour
- Takahashi FSQ106 ED 106mm, focal 530mm
- ASA DDM60Pro mount
- Moravian C3-61000
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha,S-II,O-III
- 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°
Dream Astrograph UT
astrophotography45 Pts per hour
- Dream Telescopes 16" f3.7 400mm, focal 1500mm
- Bisque Paramount mount
- FLI Proline 16803 CCD
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha
- FOV: 1° 24' x 1° 24'
- Location: Utah
- MPC: V22
- Seeing: Usually around 1.5" FWHM, range: 1.1" to 2.2"
- SQM: Down to 22 (!)
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 25° and 35°
Tecnosky RC8
astrophotography14 Pts per hour
- GSO Tecnosky RC 200mm 200mm, focal 1634mm
- iOptron CEM 60 mount
- QHY294MM BSI CMOS
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha,O3,S2
- FOV: 40.6' x 27.2'
- Location: Italy
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8" FWHM, range: 1.5" to 2.6"
- SQM: Down to 21
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 25° and 35°
Skygems RC16
astrophotography exoplanets45 Pts per hour
- LOMO 16" corrected RC 400mm, focal 2645mm
- JTW P75 mount
- Moravian C3-61000
- Filters: Luminance,Red,Green,Blue,Ha,O3,S2
- FOV: 46.9' x 31.8'
- Location: Chile
- MPC: X06
- Seeing: Usually around 1.3" FWHM, range: 1.0" to 2.2"
- SQM: Down to 22 (!)
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 15° and 22°
Test Voyager OSG
30 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Simulator 100mm, focal 2000mm
- Simulator mount
- Simulator
- Filters: L,R,G,B,HA
- FOV: 26.1' x 26.1'
- Location: Italy - Turin
- MPC:
- Seeing: Wonderful
- SQM: Usually around xx
- Limiting Altitude: Mostly down to 20° except to the north, where the limit is around 30°
TEC140 Forino
15 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Tec140 140mm, focal 980mm
- 10Micron GM2000HPS mount
- QSI6120
- Filters: Red,Green,Blue,H-Alpha,OIII
- FOV: 46.2' x 30.9'
- Location: Italy
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 2.5"
- SQM: Usually between 18.00 and 19.00 mag SQM
- Limiting Altitude: Mostly down to 20°
Tecnosky RC12
photometry21 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Tecnosky/GSO RC300 300mm, focal 1650mm
- iOptron Cem60 mount
- Sbig STT3200ME NABG
- Filters: L,R,G,B,Ha,Fot_B,Fot_V,Fot_R
- FOV: 30.9' x 20.9'
- Location: Italy
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8" FWHM, range: 1.5" to 2.6"
- SQM: Usually around 21 SQM
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 25° and 35°
RC10 2BSObservatory
15 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- CFF RC 250mm (10’’) 250mm, focal 2000mm
- iOptron CEM120EC mount
- Moravian G2-4000 CCD
- Filters: L,R,G,B,Ha
- FOV: 26.2' x 26.2'
- Location: Italy
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8" FWHM, range: 1.5" to 2.6”
- SQM: Down to 21
- Limiting Altitude: Mostly down to 35°
New: Astroale 110/580
astrophotography10 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Astrografo Quadrupletto Apo 100/580mm F5,8 100mm, focal 580mm
- Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount
- Qhy268C
- Filters: BayerMatrix
- FOV: 2° 19' x 1° 33'
- Location: Italy-Felizzano
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 2.5"
- SQM: Usually around 21
- Limiting Altitude: Variable between 25° and 35°
New: Deep Elite Observatory
astrophotography photometry25 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- Skywatcher 14" RC 355mm, focal 2843mm
- Mesu 200 mount
- Moravian G3-11000
- Filters: Lum,Red,Green,Blue,HA,B,V,R,Clear
- FOV: 43.9' x 29.3'
- Location: Australia
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually between 2" and 3"
- SQM: Mean reading over 12 months of 21.60
- Limiting Altitude: around 30 degrees to the north and east, 20 degrees to teh west and south.
New: GSV Area 39
astrophotography30 Pts per hour OpenSkygems
- FSQ106 106mm, focal 530mm
- Paramount ME mount
- ASI 533
- Filters: Light,Red,Blue,Green,H2 6mm,OIII 7mm,SII 7mm,Bessel V
- FOV: 1° 13' x 1° 13'
- Location: USA
- MPC:
- Seeing: Usually around 1.8"
- SQM: Usually around 21.5
- Limiting Altitude: Down to 5 degree
New: 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
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%.