Frequently asked questions
No. With Managed Imaging you just pick a target and a framing, and our team handles operation, alignment, guiding and acquisition. Remote Control is the advanced option for those who want to drive the rig with N.I.N.A.
No. Everything runs on our professional rig under Bortle 1 skies in Texas: a wide-field William Optics RedCat 91 on a ZWO AM5N mount with a cooled color camera, driven by N.I.N.A. All you need is a web browser. With Managed Imaging we operate it for you, and with Remote Control you drive it yourself over the internet.
Managed Imaging, where our team captures your target for you, runs $65 to $100 per night depending on how dark the sky is. Remote Control, where you drive the rig yourself, is sold by the block at a flat rate: $150 for 3 nights or $300 for a full week of 7 nights. A finished, integrated image is an optional $25 add-on. There is no subscription, you only pay when you book.
No subscription. You only pay when you book. Managed Imaging is priced by how dark the sky is that night, and Remote Control is a flat rate per package of nights (3 nights or a full week).
We monitor conditions up to 48 hours in advance. If your night isn't usable, it's automatically rescheduled at no extra cost. That's our weather guarantee.
The complete set of light frames from your session plus the matching calibration frames (darks and flats), as calibrated 16-bit FITS, delivered to your dashboard within 24 hours. You stack them yourself, or add an integrated image for $25.
For $25 we do the processing for you: we calibrate, stack and finish your data into a ready-to-stretch image, on top of the raw frames you already get. It's optional, only if you'd rather not process the data yourself.
Yes. Browse the seasonal target list or enter any deep-sky object. Our framing tool shows whether it fits the field of view and lets you set the camera rotation.
It's a wide-field setup (≈3° × 2° field of view), ideal for large nebulae and rich star fields rather than small, distant galaxies.
It's at Starfront Observatories in Rockwood, Texas, under Bortle 1 skies, the darkest class on the scale, with around 270 clear nights a year. You book and operate everything online from anywhere in the world.
Go to the Book page, choose Managed Imaging or Remote Control, and pick your night (or your package of nights) from the calendar. For a managed session you also choose and frame a target. There's no subscription, you pay only for what you book.