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ATEO-3

ATEO-3: 12.5" f/9 Quasar Ritchey Chretien and images of Doradus 30, The Tarantula Nebula and NGC 253, The Sculptor Galaxy imaged on ATEO-3. Image sets for these deep-sky objects are available in Insight Observatory's Starbase image set repository.
ATEO-3: 12.5" f/9 Quasar Ritchey Chretien and images of Doradus 30, The Tarantula Nebula, and NGC 253, The Sculptor Galaxy imaged on ATEO-3. Image sets for these deep-sky objects are available in Insight Observatory's Starbase image set repository.

Insight Observatory's affiliate remote telescope designated the Astronomical Telescope for Educational Outreach (ATEO-3) is a 12.5" f/9 (2860mm focal length) Quasar Optics Ritchey Chretien owned and operated by Franck Jobard. This remote telescope is located at an elevation of over 5990 ft at Deep Sky Chile remote telescope hosted in the dark skies of the Rio Hurtado Valley in Chile. The telescope is accessible remotely via the internet for conducting astronomical research projects for science education, the general public or accessing image sets from Starbase for image processing.

With the addition of ATEO-3 to Insight Observatory's network of remote telescopes, we now have the ability to capture many deep-sky gems of the southern hemisphere offering to both educational programs and astronomical image processors.

This affiliate remote imaging system is a vital component of delivering high-quality data to Insight Observatory's education and image processing collaborations. Insight Observatory also offers access to its own remote telescope, ATEO-1, a 16" f/3.7 Dream Aerospace Systems astrograph reflector.


What equipment is used to capture the images?

Specifications of the ATEO-3" Ritchey Chretien Imaging System: 

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

Captured images have the following specifications:
  • Image size (pixels): 4008 x 2672
  • Pixel size: 9 x 9 microns
  • Chip Size: 37.25mm (H) x 25.70mm (V)
  • Detector: Kodak KAI-11000M CCD

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ATEO-3 Advanced Image Request Rates:
  • Standard: $70.80 USD per imaging hour
  • Education: $55.80 USD per imaging hour

ATEO-3 Image Request Forms:
  • Personal (PIR)$30.00 USD per processed LRGB image of 20 minutes integration time (Unlimited images)
  • Education (EIR)$20.00 USD per processed LRGB image of 20 minutes integration time (Unlimited images)

ATEO-3 Starbase Image Set Subscriptions Starting at:
  • Standard: $0.02 cents per minute of image set exposure time
  • Education: $0.01 cents per minute of image set exposure time



If you have any questions regarding the Astronomical Telescope for Educational Outreach ATEO-3, please Contact Us and we will be more than happy to assist you.