SRO has been in operation since 2007, currently hosting more than 125 telescope systems and growing. We are honored to host a roster of clients, which include astronomers from universities and science institutes, space industry professionals, and astrophotographers. Our site has:  

• 1 arcsecond summer seeing

• sub-arcsecond seeing after astronomical twilight

• 290 clear nights each year

• 1 very dark at >21.80 mag/sq arcsecond

• average wind speed of 1 mph

• rare thunderstorms

• no summer monsoons

• fiber optic internet (1 Gbps)

• systems redundancy

• 24/7 technical support

We have fiber optic internet with 1 Gbps (full duplex) with dedicated fiber and Gigabit speeds available.  Access to the site is easy, being only one hour by car from the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport.  We have full time 24/7 technical support with local and an on-site machine shop.  Most repairs are performed on-site and we can ship more complicated issues within 24 hours.  We will then reassemble your telescope and make it ready for your use.  Our technicians are on site 365 days/year and the owner lives on site.