Online telescopes?

[Manok101]

The weather here has been abysmal for viewing lately and I'm aware of a few online telescope places where you can rent time and take a few shots. My question is is it worth it, and what's the best option out there?

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[reddoss]

I have never used remotely operated telescopes myself but my friend does and enjoys it.

He uses this website http://www.itelescope.net/

[kalasinman]

Up to a dollar a minute for imgaing? EEEEK!

[laser_jock99]

Up to a dollar a minute for imgaing? EEEEK!

....vs £5000 for you own kit and no imaging time at all- due to cloud/short summer nights etc. When it is clear here we are often only imaging in marginal, light polluted conditions.

Then again I have the greatest admiration for some of the work done here in the UK (since I know how difficult it is).

[PeterCPC]

I signed up for the Bradford University telescopes on Tenerife. It's only around £3 per month and you can ask for targets to be imaged but you can't specify when they happen. You can look through their image gallery and there is a basic editing function that you can use for your images. http://www.telescope.org/

Peter

[Uranium235]

Then again I have the greatest admiration for some of the work done here in the UK (since I know how difficult it is).

Same here, UK imagers deserve a flamin medal for what they have to put up with! Its a miracle we ever get anything!

[philj]

I am seriously considering trying this again in the near future for dso imaging. Weather and health issues have knocked that on the head for me the past 8 months have stopped all but lunar and planetary imaging. I tried a couple of images a few years ago so am going to give it another go. Whether to sell my dso imaging rig and go remote tinternet scope may be a question I face later

[callump]

On iTelescope Spain and New Mexico telescopes have been down this week due to bad weather - so not immune.

SSO has been operational if you want to look at southern stuff, though...

/callump

[kev]

Am on holiday in skiathos. Sky clear, dark. Would make a nice remote site if someone decided to set one up.

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[nightfisher]

I am seriously considering trying this again in the near future for dso imaging. Weather and health issues have knocked that on the head for me the past 8 months have stopped all but lunar and planetary imaging. I tried a couple of images a few years ago so am going to give it another go. Whether to sell my dso imaging rig and go remote tinternet scope may be a question I face later

I think this is a good way forward when health issues and of course weather get in the way of enjoying this hobby, and yes you should get more into Lunar imaging, your good at it and its less demanding

[philj]

Cheers Jules. I logged onto Itelescope and bought some more points and guess what..... its cloudy in Siding Springs.... arggggg :-)