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Online Remote Telescope Services

What's Happening at Insight Observatory...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, imaged and nicely processed by Craig Stocks is a Halley-type periodic comet with a 71.3-year orbital period, first discovered in 1812 by Jean-Louis Pons and later in 1883 by William Robert Brooks.

This new image set that produced this is available for download and processing in our image set repository, Starbase. Processing tutorial video included!

Access Telescopes

Listed below are the remote telescopes that are accessible on Insight Observatory's online ATEO Portal for educational and standard astrophotography and research use...

ATEO-3 with an image of NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy.
ATEO-3 with an image of NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy.

ATEO-3: 12.5" f/9 Quasar Ritchey-Chretien - Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile - Astrophotography

Specifications: Currently Offline for Mount and Camera Upgrades
  • Telescope: 12.5" f/9 Quasar Ritchey Chretien
  • Camera: SBIG STL11000
  • Filters: Astrodon Luminance (Clear)/Red/Green/Blue/H-Alpha 6nm/OIII 3nm)
  • Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME

Basic Image Request Rates:
  • Starting from USD 30.00 per processed image request
Advanced Image Request Rates:
  • Standard: USD 0.82 (cents) per imaging minute
  • Education: USD 0.65 (cents) per imaging minute
Browse image sets acquired from ATEO-3 on Starbase for Discounted Rates!

 ** Please note the cloudy season for this location is from March through the beginning of April.

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AFIL-7 with an image of NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy.
AFIL-7 with an image of Messier 27 - Dumbbell Nebula.

AFIL-7:  20" f/6.8 Planewave CDK500 - Nerpio, Spain - Astrophotography, Photometry, Exoplanets

Specifications:
  • Telescope: 20" f/6.8 Planewave CDK
  • Camera: Moravian C3-61000
  • Filters: Baader and Chroma (narrowband) filters LRGB, Ha, OIII, and SII plus photometric R, EXO, and NearIR
  • Mount: Planewave L-500 Direct Drive

Basic Image Request Rates:
  • Starting from USD 35.00 per processed image request
Advanced Image Request Rates:
  • Standard: USD 1.00 (cents) per imaging minute
  • Education: USD 0.80 (cents) per imaging minute

** Please note the rainy season for this location is from January through the beginning of April.

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AFIL-9 with an image of NGC 6726 - Corona Australis.
AFIL-9 with an image of NGC 6726 - Corona Australis.

AFIL-9: ASA H8 f/2.9 Hyperbolic - Namibia, Southern Africa - Astrophotography

Specifications: Currently Offline for New Mount Installation
  • Telescope: ASA H8 f/2.9 Hyperbolic
  • Camera: Moravian C3-61000
  • Filters: Chroma filters - Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Ha7, OIII, S2
  • Mount: ASA DDM60

Basic Image Request Rates:
  • Starting from USD 35.00 per processed image request
Advanced Image Request Rates:
  • Standard: USD 0.78 (cents) per imaging minute
  • Education: USD 0.63 (cents) per imaging minute
Browse image sets acquired from AFIL-9 on Starbase for Discounted Rates!

 ** Please note the cloudy season for this location is from March through the beginning of April.

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AFIL-9 with an image of NGC 6726 - Corona Australis.
AFIL-23 with an image of IC 1805 - Heart Nebula.

AFIL-23: ASA H10 3.0 Astrograph - Nerpio Spain - Astrophotography

Specifications:
  • Telescope: ASA H10 3.0 Astrograph
  • Camera: ASI 6200
  • Filters: Baader filters - Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Ha7, OIII, S2
  • Mount: ASA DDM60 Pro

Basic Image Request Rates:
  • Starting from USD 35.00 per processed image request
Advanced Image Request Rates:
  • Standard: USD 0.78 (cents) per imaging minute
  • Education: USD 0.63 (cents) per imaging minute
Browse image sets acquired from AFIL-23 on Starbase for Discounted Rates!

 ** Please note the rainy season for this location is from January through the beginning of April.