Remote imaging

Your target. Our telescope. Your data.

Pick a deep-sky object and plan the filters and exposures. The telescope owner collects the frames for you. You download calibrated frames plus the raw files with flats, darks and darkflats, and the data is yours alone.

  • From $7.90 per hour
  • Minimum order: 30 minutes
  • You pay only after acceptance
IC4604 & IC4603 - Rho Ophiuchi - data by Chris Gaudy
How it works

From target to FITS files in four steps.

Three short form steps. Then the telescope does the work.

  1. Step 01

    Choose your target

    Enter the object name and the RA and Dec of the image centre, then pick the telescope.

  2. Step 02

    Plan filters and exposures

    Choose filters, sub-exposure length, number of frames and how much moonlight is acceptable. The total updates as you type.

  3. Step 03

    The owner reviews it

    The telescope owner accepts or rejects your request. You get a payment link only after it is accepted.

  4. Step 04

    Download your data

    When the acquisition is complete you get a unique download link to your calibrated and raw frames.

The telescope

Book time on Sky‑Watcher Esprit 120mm.

A remote observatory in Europe, Spain, Nerpio. The price per hour depends on how much moonlight you accept.

Telescope specification - Esprit 120 APO Refractor / AstroCamp / Spain Europe, Spain, Nerpio
Telescope
Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm
Camera
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Mount
AM5
Focal length
638mm @ f/5.3
Field of view
2.1° x 1.44°
Pixel scale
1.22"/px @ 1x1 BIN
Camera angle
24.8° (fixed, no rotator)
Filters
LRGB + HSO Antlia 2"
Sub-exposures
30 / 60 / 120 / 300 s
Sky
Bortle 1
Observatory
38°9’56″N 2°19’36″W · Elevation: 1670m

Price per hour

Prices in USD

  • Moonless sky Moon must be below horizon $11.90/ h
  • Some moonlight Moon illumination is less than 25% $9.90/ h
  • Any moon phase Moon illumination is less than or equal 100% $7.90/ h

You choose the moon condition in step 2. The total is calculated while you plan.

What you get

Data you own, ready to process.

Step 1 of 3

Start your imaging request.

Pick the telescope and tell us where to point it. Filters, exposures and moonlight come in the next step.

Telescope
Target

Object name. It becomes the title of your request.

Coordinates of the image centre

Format HH:MM:SS, e.g. 05:35:17

Format ±DD° MM′ SS″, e.g. -05° 23′ 28″

Provide the coordinates RA & DEC for the center of the image. Each frame is collected at least 30 degrees above the horizon.

The minimum order is 30 minutes of telescope time.