A WHOLE NEW WAY TO OBSERVE THE NIGHT SKY
IF YOU ARE AN EXPERT astrophotographer OR JUST STARTING OUT AND YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE MOST AFFORDABLE WAY TO OBSERVE THE NIGHT SKY – AT ANY GIVEN TIME – AND FOR THE MOST COMPLETE OFFERING ON THE MARKET, KEEP READING THIS PAGE BECAUSE WE HAVE INCREDIBLE NEWS FOR YOU!
What we believe in
We believe that astrophotography should be more accessible to everyone and that all the wonders hidden in the night sky should be easier to observe.
For these reasons, we decided to break down the main barriers to astrophotography:
We cut the incredibly high costs that you have to bear to practice this passion.
We open the gates to an endless stream of observations and make them available to everyone.
We declare war on the steep learning curve that you have to go through when approaching this hobby.
We are doing so by giving astrophotographers the possibility of working with data taken from professional and top-notch quality telescopes located in both hemispheres and under the best night-skies.
We offer the most affordable way ever to access observations of every night-sky object continuously obtained with such telescopes.
We provide a tailored onboarding that makes it as easy as ever to start to practice astrophotography.
And we have taken the best instructors out there to teach you all the tricks and tips that will bring your knowledge and abilities to the next level.
Be part of the Astrophotography revolution! Join Telescope Live today.
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY COMMON ENEMIES
Bad Weather
Light Pollution
Southern or Northern hemisphere?
Lack of Time
Moon Interference
OPEN DATA ARCHIVE + REMOTE IMAGING
If you want to focus on the post-processing phase (i.e. you want to work on data already acquired), an open data archive of pre-calibrated images is what will let you jump straight into the action.
In other words, this means that you can immediately start working on the raw files and convert them into stunning images.
A remote imaging service allows you to use professional telescopes located in different sites all around the world, through a website/platform.
- Select the site of the observatory, in either hemisphere.
- The telescope you want to use.
- All the settings for your observation, such as filters, exposures, scheduling, etc...
- And then wait for the automated system for gathering all the data.
After a few hours or days, you will receive the raw data, and you will be able to post-process them with the end result of a stunning picture!
The Solution To All Astrophotography Problems
This means that you will have immediate access to all the data obtained to date since the beginning of Telescope Live.
At the moment we wrote this page, our archive consists of 122 thousand images, corresponding to more than 7,000 hours of observations – basically an entire nonstop year of observing time.
But the best thing is that we will continue to collect new observations, which will be made available as soon as they are acquired. In such a way, our database will be populated more and more over time!
But we also have lots of material specifically thought for those just starting, and that will guide you through every aspect of creating your first astrophotography pictures. Thanks to our tutorials, you will literally go "From zero to astrophotography hero" in no time!
Our automated scheduling allows you to set up observations that can run even for tens of hours without the need to think about how to schedule them. Our automated scheduler routinely takes care of planning your observations in the best possible way, allowing very long requests to be fulfilled optimally.
Testimonials
Telescope Live is the easiest and highest quality remote astrophotography platform I have ever used.
I’ve struggled before with unavailability of systems, poor frames, and expensive time.
Telescope Live allows even the novice to enjoy great quality frames with One Click and Pro Data Sets.
The delivered files are already calibrated and ready to import into your favorite processing software.
No waiting for good weather!
The Advanced Requests allow me more control, and with a simple q&a format that allows me to cite the object and list my exposures. The result is a clear and reliable estimate of the cost. Something I had to always guess at before.
The scheduling system is intuitive and uncluttered. I don’t have to calculate the observing window or moon phase beforehand.
Wait! There’s more.
The tutorials a concise and spot on. The tutors are friendly, helpful, and available for questions and have my best interest in mind with techniques that are within the realm of my expertise.
I really can go on and on.
Telescope Live is now my go to astrophotography platform.
I have processed and published multiple targets in just one day.
Keep it up!
I can’t wait until I can move to a Gold subscription.
Thank you for bringing the stars down to earth.
Quality, Price, Ease of Use, Flexibility, Results!! - Support
I have used most of the remote telescopes platforms and nothing compares to Telescope Live
It's great to be able to use great scopes with great skies. I have my own advanced setup in Wisconsin. While I can get some good results with my setup the skies are almost never clear and have lots of atmospheric disturbance. I have been able to finally start to hone my processing skills by using telescope live as I can get lots of high-quality images to practice on!
START YOUR 1-WEEK FREE TRIAL NOW
*no credit card required
We want to offer you the possibility to try our Silver Plan for one week. This is the perfect solution for both intermediate and advanced astrophotographers. After the first free week, you can decide to subscribe for only $19/month.
3 ways to observe the night sky
ONE-CLICK OBSERVATIONS
- The One-Click Observations are the easiest and most convenient way to obtain processed images and raw data from our telescopes.
- Since no previous knowledge is required (you literally need just one click to obtain the images), this kind of observation is crazily easy to use, and it’s also the most affordable way available on the market to gather data!
- Since each One-Click Observation is curated by our team of expert astronomers and astrophotographers, you will leave the complexities of setting up the observations to our expert observers and you will effortlessly download fully calibrated images ready to be post-processed.
- You can chose from our catalogue of deep-sky objects observations acquired over several years with thousands of images at your disposal.
- When you will download a One-Click Observations, you will get both the original raw data sets and a high quality coloured picture ready to be shared.
- You will get immediate access to the data grabbed without having to wait for days to obtain your images delivered and without waiting for clear skies.
- All the One-Click Observations are regularly obtained from our network of telescopes, offering you a wide choice of raw images that is constantly increasing over time.
Advanced Requests
- Observe deep sky objects or minor solar system bodies, specifying their name and coordinates.
- Exclusive access to any of the 10 telescopes located in Chile, Spain or Australia, from small wide-field refractors to large 1-m reflectors.
- Select the filters and exposures you wish to use. We have top-quality cameras across the entire network and complete sets of Astrodon astrophotography filters.
- Perform photometric observations using any of our larger telescopes, and using Sloan photometric filters.
- Use our Automated Scheduling mode, to automatically schedule your observations, or use Custom Scheduling to choose exactly when to take your observations.
WHAT YOU WILL GET WITH THE FREE TRIAL
We want to offer you the possibility to try our Silver Plan for one week. This is the perfect solution for both intermediate and advanced astrophotographers. After the first free week, you can decide to subscribe for only $19/month.
With the free trial, you will receive 20 Telescope Live Credits that you can use to download both One-Click Observations and Observation Bundles (i.e. collections of One-Click Observations ever obtained for a given object from the same telescope and filters).
Moreover, you will access all our learning resources: the Standard and Premium video tutorials. The Standard ones will guide you through the basics of astrophotography, while the Premium ones are super detailed and advanced videos curated by world-renowned astrophotographers that will enormously increase your observing and processing skills!
testimonials
Top-Notch Quality Professional Telescopes At Your Service
TELESCOPES
El Sauce
Telescope model
CHI-1, 60cm F6.5 Reflector
CHI-2, 50 cm F3.6 Reflector
CHI-3, 100 cm F6.8 Reflector
CHI-4, 50 cm F3.6 Reflector
IC Astronomy
Telescope model
SPA-1, 10cm F3.6 Refractor (OFFLINE)
SPA-2, 70cm F8.0 Reflector
SPA-3, 10cm F3.6 Refractor
Heaven's Mirror
Telescope model
AUS-1, 35cm F10 Reflector (decommissioned)
AUS-2, 10cm F3.6 Refractor
Learn from the best
With the 1-week free trial of the Silver Plan, you’ll have access to all the video tutorials available on our platform, including the Premium ones.
These videos will greatly increase your processing skills, and are published regularly.
All our tutorials are curated by our team of experts but also by some famous astrophotographers that decided to patronage Telescope Live.
Some names that you might have heard of and that collaborates with us in the creation of such tutorials are Nik Szymanek, Adam Block, Peter Jenkins, and many others.
Moreover, thanks to our growing community (counting thousands of members), you will be able to connect with other astrophotographers, APOD winners, insiders and leading experts. Learn from them, share your work and get inspired by the world's most talented observers.
Community and Contests
Even if it may sound counterintuitive (since astrophotography is, for most people, a solo kind of hobby), we know that astrophotographers always try to connect with other people that share the same passion.
This is one of the reasons why we have created a huge community of passionate astrophotographers and space enthusiasts that constantly share their knowledge, tricks and tips.
By becoming a member of Telescope Live, you too can be part of this great community, getting to know new people that have in common your same passion and by whom you can learn many new techniques and best practices.
Moreover, to “spice things up” a little bit, we have different contests with great prizes up for grabs each month.
If you participate in these contests, you will have a new way to test your abilities and have your work evaluated by some of the best astrophotographers out there.
Forget About POOR Image Quality – We Got You Covered With Our Guarantee
The most important thing for us is to offer you the possibility to observe the night skies from both hemispheres in the best possible conditions.
This is the reason why our telescopes and equipment are all scientific-grade and regularly maintained.
But this isn’t enough because, as we know, many issues can still arise during an observation.
Since we know how painful it can be to get your picture “ruined”, we can reassure you that all the images taken go through a quality control carried out by automated algorithms and then are verified by our expert staff before we deliver them to you.
If for any reason, the picture taken is compromised, we schedule a new observation until the right photo (or data) comes out like you are expecting it.
In such a way, we can be sure that your observation will be exactly the one you paid for. That’s our guarantee!
The only thing left to do now is to start your 1-week free trial and observe the night sky as you never did before
START YOUR 1-WEEK FREE TRIAL NOW
*no credit card required
We want to offer you the possibility to try our Silver Plan for one week. This is the perfect solution for both intermediate and advanced astrophotographers. After the first free week, you can decide to subscribe for only $19/month.