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Originally Posted by rustigsmed
So ... You can set up your own private scope at iTelescope?
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Yes Russell. They offer a hosting service where you set up your own gear in the observatory and run it remotely. They can order gear for you if you need it and will install and maintain it too. You then operate it directly via Teamviewer or a VNC service or you can use their control system.
They also operate an affiliate program where you can effectively offer time on your scope for sale as part of their system.
There is a cost to all this of course. But the other option for me was to buy or rent a property, build an observatory and run it remotely - as a Sydneysider it would not be economical to run a dark site only when I was there. This way I have an observatory with a roll off roof, weather controls and someone on site to untangle cables etc at a fraction of that cost.
Pete