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The SRO Virtual Astrophotographer Program
Where you suggest the target, SRO does the imaging, and you receive the data!

Sierra Remote Observatories (SRO) now offers the SRO Virtual Astrophotographer Program.  At SRO, deep sky objects chosen by SRO Virtual Astrophotographer Program members, and then are imaged on site at SRO.  The data is made available after several nights of imaging, exclusively for our SRO Virtual Astrophotographer Program members.  You can watch the imaging live as it happens (see below) and members receive the image files for their own use.  This option is ideal by those who do not have their own telescope at SRO or for those that are new to astrophotography and would like to learn how images are acquired and improve their image processing skills.  Images are obtained with a 16" Ion Milled RCOS Ritchey-Chretien telescope on a Paramount ME mount using a high quantum efficiency full frame ZWO ASI 6200MM CMOS back-illuminated camera and the Starlight Xpress AO (USB version).  A Starlight Xpress 9 position FW houses Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB and NB filters.  Focusing and rotation via Optec Gemini Focusing Rotator.  The computer is a Custom PrimaLuceLab Eagle4 Pro (modified with 62 GB RAM and a 4 TB internal SSD).  If you are interested in the SRO Virtual Astrophotographer Program, contact us at: Info@SroService.com.  
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RCOS Ion Milled f/9 Truss on a Paramount ME
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Full frame ZWO ASI-6200MM backlit CMOS camera with Starlight Xpress AO and UltraStar Guider. Large Starlight Xpress Maxi 9 position FW with Astrodon filters
Live Streaming Display

In order to watch the imaging computer screen press the play button below.  During the day there is no or little activity.  On nights with good imaging conditions you will see the the telescope control and imaging system at work at SRO.
                                                  

If the time in the link is lagging, just refresh and restart the link.

Picture of the Month from the SRO Virtual Astrophotographer Program
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NGC 7008 by Bray Falls and Keith Quattrocchi: Ha/SII/OIII + RGB with a total image time of 40 hours. August 25, 2023


For a larger listing of Images from SRO please visit:  
https://www.sierra-remote.com/images.html
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Sierra Remote Observatories
42120 Bald Mountain Road
Auberry, CA 93602 USA


Observatory Site: Auberry, California
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Contact Information:
Email: Info@SROservice.com
Website: www.sierra-remote.com
Corporate Office: 559-855-2473 (PST)
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Observatory Phone: 559-855-5590 (PST)
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Keith Quattrocchi: President and Founder
Email: Keith@SroService.com
​ Phone: 530-401-0643 (PST)
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Banner images by Keith Quattrocchi, Bray Falls, Eric Coles and Mel Helm

  • Home
  • ABOUT US
  • News
  • THE SITE
    • SITE CONDITIONS
    • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • GALLERY - Videos and General
    • GALLERY - SPECIAL
    • SRO: Views From Above
    • New Construction: Buildings 11 & 12
    • New Construction: Buildings 13 & 14
    • New Construction: Building 15
  • Services
    • SRO Services
    • NEW CLIENT OPTIONS
    • SRO Virtual Astrophotographer
    • Consultant Services
  • Partners
  • Images
  • Telemetry
    • WEATHER
    • TELEMETRY QUICK VIEW
    • SRO Building 1-9 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 10 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 11 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 12 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 13 and 14 LIVE CAMS
    • SEEING DATA & DARKNESS
    • ALL SKY CAMERAS
  • Contact