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Forget about cloudy skies
It took us four years, travelling thousands of kilometers, crossing deserts and mountains, visiting hundreds of locations in both hemispheres in order to find the best homes for our telescopes.
We partnered with the best suppliers to choose and select every single component of our telescopes.
All that in order to build the best network of professional telescopes around the globe and under the best dark skies. A network that is now at your service.
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
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El Sauce
Located in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile, El Sauce provides one of the darkest skies available to amateur astronomers. Used by both NASA and ESA the Rio Hurtado Valley offers in excess of 320 clear nights per year with optimal seeing.
Telescope model
CHI-1, 60cm F6.5 Reflector
CHI-1, 60cm F6.5 Reflector
CHI-1 is a Planewave CDK24, a 24 inch (61 cm) telescope with Corrected Dall Kirkham optical design, situated in the Rio Hurtado valley, Chile. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters as well as Sloan photometry filters and it's therefore an excellent choice for both scientific applications and astrophotography of deep sky objects.
CHI-2, 50 cm F3.6 Reflector
CHI-2, 50 cm F3.6 Reflector
CHI-2 is an ASA 500N, a 19.6 inch (50 cm) is a Newtonian telescope with field corrector, situated in the Rio Hurtado valley, Chile. It is an identical setup to CHI-4. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters filters and thanks to its wide field of view it's an ideal instrument astrophotography of deep sky objects.
CHI-3, 100 cm F6.8 Reflector
CHI-3, 100 cm F6.8 Reflector
CHI-3 is an ASA 1000, a 39 inch (100 cm) telescope with a Ritchey Chretien design, situated in the Rio Hurtado valley, Chile. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters. This large aperture telescope is an excellent choice for both scientific applications and astrophotography of deep sky objects.
CHI-4, 50 cm F3.6 Reflector
CHI-4, 50 cm F3.6 Reflector
CHI-4 is an ASA 500N, a 19.6 inch (50 cm) is a Newtonian telescope with field corrector, situated in the Rio Hurtado valley, Chile. It is an identical setup to CHI-2. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters filters and thanks to its wide field of view it's an ideal instrument astrophotography of deep sky objects.
IC Astronomy
Located 14 kilometres outside of Oria, a desert valley with the lowest rainfall and maximum number of dark nights in Europe. The seeing provided by the 1200m altitude provides excellent quality to images. The region is also home to the largest European observatory, the Calar Alto complex.
Telescope model
SPA-1, 10cm F3.6 Refractor (OFFLINE)
SPA-1, 10cm F3.6 Refractor (OFFLINE)
SPA-1 is a Takahashi FSQ-106ED (106 mm) F3.6 telescope, situated at IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters and it is an excellent choice for wide field of view astrophotography of deep sky objects.
SPA-2, 70cm F8.0 Reflector
SPA-2, 70cm F8.0 Reflector
SPA-2 is an Officina Stellare 70cm (27.5 inches) F8 with RC design reflector telescope, situated in Oria, Spain. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography and Sloan narrowband filters, and it is therefore an excellent choice for astrophotography of deep sky objects and for scientific applications such as photometry.
SPA-3, 10cm F3.6 Refractor
SPA-3, 10cm F3.6 Refractor
SPA-3 is a Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 (106 mm) F3.6 telescope, situated in IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography and it is an excellent choice for wide field of view astrophotography of deep-sky objects.
Heaven's Mirror
Located in the outskirts of Yass in New South Wales, Australia, Heaven's Mirror observatory provides excellent seeing and number of clear nights.
Telescope model
AUS-1, 35cm F10 Reflector (decommissioned)
AUS-1, 35cm F10 Reflector (decommissioned)
AUS-1 was a Meade LX200 (35cm, 14 inches) Reflector telescope, situated in Warrumbungle, Australia.
AUS-2, 10cm F3.6 Refractor
AUS-2, 10cm F3.6 Refractor
AUS-2 is a Takahashi FSQ-106ED (106 mm) F3.6 telescope, situated in Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters and it is an excellent choice for wide field of view astrophotography of deep sky objects.
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