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Old 06-03-2017, 03:24 PM
Rob_K
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It's a normal thing in comet & variable star observing, nova hunting etc because it allows people to access sky areas that may not be available to them locally. It's common for instance to see images of southern comets taken by people in, say, northern Europe. They'll contribute astrometry, m2 and other comet measurements and these extra measures on top of what used to be available are extremely valuable. Japanese nova hunters will often use Australian-based telescopes where it might get them earlier, better or locally-unavailable fields. And by using scopes set up in optimal areas (clear dark skies, high altitude) you can often get much better data than from home. It is also customary to identify the scope & camera used so you'll see iTelescope, Slooh etc plus other details either on the image or in submitted text. But no-one bothers to say "hey, here's a pic I took with Slooh!" anymore, far too run-of-the-mill LOL.

I've never used remote telescopes myself, simply because it costs money and I have other priorities!

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