THE ALNITAK A1 TELESCOPE

We offer access to a 0.43 m robotic Corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope that is fully controlled via Internet and can be used for a variety of tasks, including astrophotography and scientific research. The telescope can image in broadband color in NIR/UV-blocked Luminance and RGB channels, and in 5 nm narrowband modes using the best-in-class 60 Megapixel Sony back-illuminated CMOS sensor with over 87% quantum efficiency. The telescope design is coma free, has no off-axis astigmatism, and has a flat field offering pin-point stars across the whole field of view. The system is well-suited for astrophotograpgy of all deep sky targets - stars, clusters, galaxies and nebulae, at high resolutio

Our telescope provides the full set of Johnson/Bessel photometric UBVRI filters made by Andover Corporation, making it an ideal platform for variable star research, as well as executing sky patrol and search programs to find and monitor exoplanets, asteroids, comets and other targets. Our location in Spain averages at 274 clear nights per year, with 1-2" typical FWHM at 21.5 mag/sq. arcsec sky brightness level. The H-alpha, [O III] and S II filters provide > 97% transmittance, offering highly efficient narrowband imaging mode. The Alnitak is ready to support your astronomy projects of any complexity, duration and cadence.

Our organization supports official research programs and collaborates in initiatives involving amateurs and professional astronomers. The data obtained on our telescope has been used in research published in peer-reviewed publications that are highly regarded in our field, such as the Journal of the British Astronomical Association and the Astronomische Nachrichten. We also provide free telescope time on a proposal basis to amateurs, students and researchers as part of our ARTA program to promote astronomy worldwide.