Southern hemisphere access
The southern sky contains objects unavailable from northern latitudes: the Magellanic Clouds, the Eta Carinae Nebula, Centaurus A, Omega Centauri, and a wealth of southern Milky Way fields. For northern hemisphere imagers, remote access to a properly equipped Australian site opens up an entire hemisphere of targets.
What is included
The hosting service provides:
- Pre-built, aligned, and calibrated telescope installations
- Dark-sky site with minimal light pollution
- Lunatico CloudWatcher and SOLO weather monitoring with automated safety shutdown
- Remote access via standard ASCOM / Alpaca interfaces compatible with N.I.N.A., SGPro, and other imaging software
- Technical support and maintenance by the site operators
Lunatico weather monitoring is a standard part of the hosting service — the CloudWatcher and SOLO ensure the setup closes automatically on unsafe conditions, giving both the operators and the guests confidence that equipment is protected even when unattended.
Getting started
For pricing, availability, and technical specifications for the Australian remote hosting service, contact the partner directly. Information about the current available slots, instrument specifications, and connectivity options is available on request.
