SRO
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
  • THE SITE
    • SITE CONDITIONS
    • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • GALLERY - GENERAL
    • GALLERY - SPECIAL
    • SRO: Views From Above
    • NEW CONSTRUCTION
  • Services
    • NEW CLIENT OPTIONS
    • SRO Virtual Astrophotographer
  • Clients
  • Telemetry
    • WEATHER
    • TELEMETRY QUICK VIEW
    • SRO Building 1-9 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 10 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 11 & 12 LIVE CAMS
    • SEEING DATA & DARKNESS
    • ALL SKY CAMERAS
​Sierra Remote Observatories:
Telescope Hosting for Remote Astronomical Imaging and Data Acquisition, ​Satellite Tracking and Communications

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Site Updates:
SRO Virtual Astrophotographer

​Introductory Video of SRO
Completion of the New Observatories

SRO as Seen From Above
 
Seeing Conditions:
1 Arcsecond Seeing
22 Mag/sq Arcsec Darkness
290 Clear Nights/year
No Summer Monsoons
​Ave Wind Speed of 1 mph

 Infrastructure:
​ 24/7 Technical Support
 Easy Access
 Fiber Optic Internet 
(Gigabit speeds available)
​  Machine Shop Services 


Our Clients include Astronomers from Universities and Institutes, Space Industry Professionals and  Astrophotographers.

Remote Astronomical Data Acquisition from the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sierra Remote Observatories (SRO) provides hosting services for remotely operated telescopes at an exceptional site in the Sierra Nevada mountains. SRO has been in operation since 2007, currently hosting more than 50 telescope systems and growing. We are honored to host a roster of clients, which include astronomers from universities and science institutes,  space industry professionals, and astrophotographers. Our site has: 

     • 1 arcsecond summer seeing
     
• 22 mag/sq arcsec darkness
     
• 290 clear nights each year
     
• avg wind speed of 1 mph
     
• rare thunderstorms
     
• no summer monsoons
     
• fiber optic internet 
     
• 24/7 technical support
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We have fiber optic internet with 200 mbps download and upload speeds (full duplex). In addition, dedicated fiber optic cable with up to gigabit speeds available.  Access to the site is easy, being only one hour by car from the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport.  We have full time 24/7 technical support with local and on-site machine shop and computer services available.  Most repairs are performed on-site and we can ship more complicated issues within 24 hours.  We will then reassemble your telescope and make it ready for your use.          


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Site Conditions
A significant number of clear nights (290/year), calm weather, and year-round accessibility are just a few factors that contribute to our excellent site conditions.

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Services & Support
Full-time, experienced support staff, along with on-site machine shop services. Standard free support (two hours each month) and more extensive monthly hosting support packages are also available.

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​Hosting Services
SRO offers telescope hosting in multi-telescope shared observatories, private observatories and custom observatories. You place your telescope and imaging system at SRO and we provide the excellent site conditions and infrastructure. Hosting service packages include: pier, power, fiber optic internet, network services, telemetry services, and on-site support. We handle the infrastructure and provide a site with excellent seeing so you can focus on data acquisition and imaging.

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Sierra Remote Observatories Corporate Office: 1865 East Alluvial Avenue, Ste 102, Fresno, CA, 93720, USA

Observatory Site: Auberry, California

Email: Info@SROservice.com
Website: www.sierra-remote.com
530-401-0643
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Sierra Remote Observatories. Copyright © 2006. All Rights Reserved.
Banner images by Keith Quattrocchi, Eric Coles and Mel Helm
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
  • THE SITE
    • SITE CONDITIONS
    • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • GALLERY - GENERAL
    • GALLERY - SPECIAL
    • SRO: Views From Above
    • NEW CONSTRUCTION
  • Services
    • NEW CLIENT OPTIONS
    • SRO Virtual Astrophotographer
  • Clients
  • Telemetry
    • WEATHER
    • TELEMETRY QUICK VIEW
    • SRO Building 1-9 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 10 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 11 & 12 LIVE CAMS
    • SEEING DATA & DARKNESS
    • ALL SKY CAMERAS