Remote astrophotography
As technology makes it possible and increasingly accessible, more and more astrophotographers turn to remote hosting facilities to take their craft to the next level. Pristine skies, good probabilility of clear weather, and the convenience of not leaving your home make remote imaging an interesting prospect for many of us.
Explore remote astrophotographs on AstroBin:
These remote hosting facilities support AstroBin
Alnitak offers remote access to the 0.43 m Dall-Kirkham telescope in the observatory at the southern edge of Sierra de Segura mountain range in Spain, at the elevation of 1,650 m. The telescope is dual-optimized for scientific imaging and deep sky astrophotography purposes and offers a full set of Chroma LRGB, narrowband and photometric filters. The 60-Megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor installed features very high quantum efficiency level peaking above 87%.
The telescope is available without monthly subscription fees and is billed for the imaging time only, making it highly suitable for deep sky astrophotography projects of any duration, time-resolved photometry, astrometry, minor planet searches, monitoring, and many other astronomical tasks.
The Alnitak ARTA program provides free telescope access for students, professional researchers and astronomy amateurs for educational and scientific purposes.
AstroCamp is located in an ideal area for astronomical observation, on high peaks in Nerpio, Albatece, Spain. Nerpio is in Southeastern Spain, surrounded by the mountain ranges in Granada and Murcia and the famous Cazorla National Park, largest in Spain and second in Europe.
The site is equipped with everything necessary to host robotic telescopes to be used remotely via Internet.
Our observatory is located in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and hosted at OUCA (Observatoire Universitaire Cadi Ayyad) with which we are in partnership. The site was previously shortlisted by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) for the Very Large Telescope (VLT) project, making it an ideal location for stargazing and astronomical research. The observatory is located in the future biggest dark sky reserve in the world, which is bigger than the Mont-Mégantic reserve. The site benefits from about 250 clear nights per year with a median seeing of 0.84 arcseconds and it is located in a Bortle 1 area. We are also the highest remote observatory in altitude open to amateur in the world (2800 m), and that gives us the best sky in the north hemisphere open to amateur astronomers.
We are located at an about 3-hour flight from major European capitals and 1h 30 from the Marrakech international airport. We have a fiber internet link of about 100 Mbps.
We share our location with professional telescopes like Trappist North, Korea Space Agency and MOSS. We are open to amateur astronomers that would like to be remotely installed in a professional class observatory and who want to be involved in Pro-Am research collaboration. Astrophotographers are of course welcome as well .
We host our own team who include StDr and Apoteam famous for many discoveries including the recent M31 OIII emission arc.
Joining us is not only joining a remote facility, but also (if you want) joining a team focused in science and research.
ChileScope is a project that allows you to travel through distant worlds and to enjoy views of galaxies, constellations and nebulae. With four telescopes, including a 1-meter RC, in an ideal location with sub-arcsecond seeing, no light pollution and 280-300 clear nights a year, ChileScope's phylosphy is “astronomy on demand”, and its goal to provide members of the astronomic community with access to the top-quality equipment.
Dark Matters Astrophotography is a business specializing in the capture of high-quality Astrophotography Data using state-of-the-art high end telescope equipment. We offer a range of products and services including: digital downloads of master data, telescope data subscriptions, custom imaging services, non-emergency support, and much more. Via our highly secure website and services solutions, you can rest assured that your purchases and personal information will never be compromised.
If you are looking for the best data at the best price from the best skies in the world, come see the difference at Dark Matters Astrophotography today!
Deep Sky West (DSW) makes remote telescope imaging and telescope hosting affordable for the “average” backyard astrophotographer.
DSW is a remote astrophotography observatory located on 35 acres on Rowe Mesa in Rowe, New Mexico. We offer remote telescope usage and telescope hosting services at our observatories situated at 7,400 feet with dark, transparent skies measuring >21 SQM.
Your Premium Gateway to Dark, Transparent Skies With World-Class Seeing Conditions.
HCRO is located just west of the Continental divide in Pie Town NM. The location we chose for HCRO had to meet the most rigorous standards for world-class imaging/data collection conditions. The astronomy community that includes HCRO along the dark sky corridor on US Hwy 60 in NM, is in the application process for Dark Sky Reserve status.
HCRO offers a “Premier” remote hosting experience.
Bortle 1 Skies
Transparent Skies at 7650ft elevation
HCRO boasts some of the best seeing conditions in the northern hemisphere providing 1arc-second seeing, and often going sub-arc second.
275 imaging and data-collecting nights per year on average.
24/7 Technical Support
24/7 on site Security.
We can either host your system or provide a subscription service to help get you started.
Complimentary guest accommodations for both potential clients and existing clients.
Insight Observatory’s innovative online remote telescope services platform opens doors to exploration, blending educational outreach and astrophotography seamlessly. Gain access to telescopes stationed in remote observatories worldwide.
Dive into our Starbase repository to download high-quality image sets, meticulously crafted to include raw captures, calibrated masters, and expertly processed masters for each channel. What's more? Enjoy our image sets at exceptionally competitive rates without the necessity of annual subscriptions, monthly fees, or account sign-ups. Access and enjoy the cosmos effortlessly with Insight Observatory!
RoboScopes specialise in remote deep sky astro imaging for amateur astronomers based round a membership system. We would like as many people as possible from all walks of life, to be able to enjoy our wonderful hobby at a reasonable price.
Why not take a look at our website and start your next chapter in remote imaging!
Since founding Sierra Remote Observatories (SRO) in 2007, we have been striving to make it the premiere destination for automated astronomical data collection and imaging, satellite tracking, and space communication.
After an exhaustive search, we chose our site for its unique combination exceptional seeing, darkness, mild weather, and unique accessibility.
At SRO we offer fiber optic internet with 1 Gbps (full duplex), with higher speeds and dedicated fiber available. All critical systems are redundant with Starlink internet backup, on-site industrial generator and dual encrypted/secure VPN.
We have 1 arcsecond seeing, with sub-arcsecond seeing following astronomical twilight. SRO has 290 clear days per year, wind speeds of only 1 mph, very dark skies (>21.80 SQM), no summer monsoons, and rare thunderstorms. Our location in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at 4610 feet keeps us above the central valley inversion zone without being so high as to incur brutal winter conditions. We are accessible all year round, being only one hour by car from the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport.
We have full time 24/7 technical support with an on-site machine shop. Most repairs are performed on-site and we can ship more complicated issues within 24 hours, reassembling your telescope upon their return. Technical support is provided 365 days/year and the owner lives on site.
Remote Skygems is a fully automated, remote imaging solution that maximises the light-collecting capability of its world-class optical and hardware systems by using every minute of available clear sky. With locations in Namibia and Spain, you are able to image objects from both hemispheres. As we are amateur astrophotographers ourselves, we thought it a high priority to offer this service as competitively priced as possible, so that rates start at around 9 Euro per imaging hour during full moons!
Why Image at SkyPi?
Premier!
There is one location in the continental United States that can boast sky that consistently provides the finest, SkyPi Remote Observatory.
Bortle 1 DARK
Sky darkness scales at 22
Regular seeing conditions that average 1.5 arcseconds and often sub-arcsecond.
Elevation 7670 ft
Established in 2012, the observatory is located in the Top of the World gated subdivision, in the direct center of the US 60 Dark Sky Corridor. Quickly becoming the largest astronomy community in the region, the community has adopted Dark Sky International guidelines into their covenants. Top of the World boasts the location of the Annual Enchanted Skies Star Party each October. The site is in the application process for Dark Sky Reserve status.
High speed broadband Internet
Gated community subdivision
24-hour security
Fully accessible cameras; your equipment and the full campus
Full time tech support
Semiprivate, (2 pier), and private observatories
Accommodations
Our clients have achieved awards such as:
Several APOD publications
Published images in Sky and Telescope and Astronomy Magazine
Royal Greenwich Observatory Image of the Year
Extragalactic Supernovae discoveries
Scientific paper publication
Telescope Live is the ultimate companion for passionate astrophotographers across the globe – with a network of state-of-the-art telescopes, located in hand-picked remote locations throughout the northern and southern hemispheres.
Alongside an ever-growing archive of datasets ready to download, you’ll benefit from expert tutorials, covering every area of astrophotography and post-processing – along with a wide range of software programs.
Utah Desert Remote Observatories is located along the southeastern edge of the Great Basin Desert. It's a remote area but only 130 miles northeast of Las Vegas (far enough to avoid its light pollution but near enough to drive). We're blessed with dark Bortle 2 skies, good seeing and weather that supports imaging 60 to 80 percent of the nights. Remote imaging is the best way to get more data and better data; more data since you don't have to be physically present and better data because of the sky conditions.
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