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iTelescope.Net is the world’s premier network of Internet connected telescopes, allowing members to take astronomical images of the night sky for the purposes of education, scientific research and astrophotography. (more)

iTelescope.Net is a self-funding, not for profit membership organisation; we exist to benefit our members and the astronomy community. Financial proceeds fund the expansion and growth of the network. iTelescope.Net is run by astronomers for astronomers.

The network is open to the public; anyone can join and become a member including students, amateurs and even professional astronomers.

With 13 telescopes, and observatories located in New Mexico, Australia and Spain, observers are able to follow the night sky around the globe 24x7.

iTelescope.Net puts professional telescopes within the reach of all, with systems ranging from single shot colour telescopes to half metre (20”) research grade telescopes.

Astronomy Research

Having access to professional telescopes means that doing real science has never been easier – great value for schools, educators, universities, amateur and professional astronomers. (more)

Exo-planets, comets, supernova, quasars, asteroids, binary stars, minor planets, near earth objects and variable stars can all be studied. iTelescope.Net can also send your data directly to AAVSO VPhot server for real-time online photometric analysis.

iTelescope.Net allows you to respond quickly to real-time astronomical phenomena such as supernova and outbursts events, gaining a competitive edge for discoveries. With more than 240 asteroid discoveries iTelescope.Net is ranked within the top 50 observatories in the world by the Minor Planet Center.

Get involved: members have used the network to provide supportive data for go/no-go decisions on Hubble space telescope missions.

Education and Astronomy Schools

With science and numeracy at the forefront of the education revolution, iTelescope.Net provides the tools, along with research and education grants, to support the development of astronomy or science based curriculums in schools. Contact iTelescope.Net about a grant for your school or research project. (more)

Professional observatories use iTelescope.Net to supplement current research projects. The network provides alternate observatory sites in both southern and northern hemispheres and is a good way to continue research when seasonal poor weather hits your observatory.

Astrophotography

Take stunning images of the night sky, galaxies, comets and nebula. Have access to the best equipment from the comfort of your computer and without the huge financial and time commitments. (more)

The network has everything from beginner telescopes with single shot colour CCDs to large format CCDs with Ha, SII and OII and LRGB filter sets. Check out the member image gallery – the results speak for themselves.

Depending on your own image processing skills, you can even land yourself a NASA APOD.

How?

All you need is a web browser and an Internet connection; iTelescope.Net takes care of the rest. Our web-based launchpad application provides the real-time status of each telescope on the network as well as a host of other information such as a day-night map, observatory all-sky cameras and weather details. (more)

From the launchpad you can login to any available telescope, and once connected, you’re in command. Watch in real time as the telescope slews, focuses and images your target.

The image files (in FITS format) are then transmitted to a high-speed server ready for your download. All image data taken is your data – iTelescope.Net doesn’t hold any intellectual property rights.

Reserve and schedule observing plans in advance, even have them run while you are away from iTelescope.Net and have the image data waiting for you ready for download.

New and Starting Out?

A number of telescopes are fitted with colour cameras; these systems have been designed for ease of use. It’s as simple as selecting an astronomical target from the menu, watching the telescope image your target, and have the resulting image sent to your email address as a jpeg attachment. (more)

The image file is also sent to our high-speed server and can be downloaded in its raw image format, for post image processing if you want more of a challenge.

Already a Pro?

iTelescope.Net offers a large range of telescopes, fields of view and image scales, and NABG and ABG CCD camera combinations. Select from a large range of filters including narrowband, LRGB and UBVRI, as well as control pointing, filter selection, focusing, exposure times, image counts, repeat loops etc. All data is offered in its raw FITS format calibrated and non-calibrated.

Support and Service

With remote astronomy observing plans can be interrupted from time to time, by clouds, wind gusts and even a rare equipment failure.

iTelescope.Net has you fully covered with our satisfaction guarantee; we will return your points if you are unsatisfied with your results. Help is just a click away. (more)

A dedicated team of professionals are working around the clock to keep the network operating. This includes local ground crews at each observatory, sophisticated monitoring systems and remote observatory administrators monitoring the quality of data coming off the network.

Our dedicated support website allows members to seek answers to frequently asked questions. Formal support can be requested by lodging a support ticket, which can be viewed, tracked and managed through to completion. Go to http://support.itelescope.net or simply email support@itelescope.net.

Our contact details are also available. You can phone or Skype us if you want to speak to a person directly; you can also contact us via Skype instant message, email and fax.

How much does this cost?

Rates vary based on your membership plan and the phase of the moon. Rates start as low as 17 to 100+ points per imaging hour, which is billed per minute of imaging time used; typically one point equals $1. Make sure you are subscribed to our newsletter for special offers. Please visit our pricing page for more information on telescope operating rates. (more)

Each telescope has its imaging hourly rate displayed in real time in the launchpad before you login. At the end of each session you are also sent a detailed usage receipt which includes the costs, weather data, preview jpeg images and your observing session log file.

Membership Plans

We have a range of plans catering for everyone from the amateur to the professional astronomer. Each plan provides unrestricted access to each telescope and includes the plan’s dollar value in points, which is credited to your account each time the membership renews. (more)

Membership plans set the usage rates for each telescope on the network, expressed in points per operating hour. The entry level plans provide maximum flexibility on our single shot colour systems, and the heavy usage plans focus more on the large research grade systems. Memberships start from $19.95 and range to $999.95 per 28 day period.

Additional points can be purchased at any time to supplement your account balance.

Hosting and Affiliates

iTelescope.Net offers a range of telescope hosting solutions to members with special projects, allowing you to host your own telescope at any one of our three observatory locations. Conditions and approvals apply. Contact us for more information.(more)

Affiliate membership allows you to connect your own telescope to iTelescope.Net with reasonable rates of return. Limited availability exists and is subject to telescope network balance.

Please contact us for more information.

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Saturday
May112013

Stars beyond the Cloud

DateSaturday, May 11, 2013 at 10:05AM | AuthorPete - Admin

iTelescope.Net now offers Cloud delivery of your Data files via the following service providers directly to your computer Desktop. Its simply the ultimate in Rapid and Reliable transfer of your valuable data.

Google Drive  - https://drive.google.com comes with your Gmail account. Includes 5 GB of storage.
DropBox - https://www.dropbox.com/ comes with 5 GB of free storage.
AmazonS3 - http://aws.amazon.com/s3/ comes with 5GB of free storage, this service is more complex but provides the most features. 
Direct FTP - You can run your own FTP server and we will automatically upload your image files to it.

Typically you install client software on your computer, which will directly deliver your files in real time to your computer.

This service is free to all members on Plan-290 and above, which includes education accounts. All other accounts will be charged a 100 point once off connection fee, as it is a time consuming process on our end to link your iTelescope.Net account to your cloud storage account. If you need support in setting up your account or remote configuration of your computer we can provided limited IT support at 100 points per hour.

Please send an email to support@itelescope.net to make your request. Please include the following details.

1) Connection required, e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.
2) Your registered email address so we can share your files to your account. 

If Amazon S3, we recommend opening up a new account for dedicated iTelescope.Net use. Please provide us with your Access Key and Secret Access Key.

If Direct FTP, please provide us with your IP/Host, username and password.

Connections may take 2-3 working days to complete Australian time.

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Friday
May102013

The Year of the Comet - Nicole's Universe

DateFriday, May 10, 2013 at 10:48AM | AuthorPete - Admin

If there were such thing as an Astronomical Calendar, last year would have been the “Year of the Sun” following the total solar eclipse, the annular eclipse and the Transit of Venus. And this year it would be the “Year of the Comet.”

Comet C/2011 L4 (or just Comet Pan-STARRS), was discovered by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Haleakala, Hawaii, and first made an appearance in the southern hemisphere in 2012. People were treated to a spectacular show as the comet neared an estimated brightness of around +1. People in the northern hemisphere enjoyed Pan-STARRS in March 2013...

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Tuesday
Mar262013

Those Cloudy Nights - Nicole's Universe

DateTuesday, March 26, 2013 at 2:12PM | AuthorPete - Admin

So you’ve joined iTelescope, and now you are ready to take images of some amazing, mind-blowing target. You log on and...it’s cloudy...at all three sites! 

As the past few weeks have shown us, it happens. After all, it’s spring (fall in Down Under) and clouds are just part of the changing seasons.

Is it a waste of time? No! This is perfect! This is the prime time to lay out all your targets.

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