Live Internet Access - Make Astrophotographs while Controlling an FPL-53 165mm ED APO using the PMC-Eight via Remote Telescope Operation

This listing is a scheduled, one-on-one remote observing session at the Mark Slade Remote Observatory (MSRO), not a physical product, giving you live control of Explore Scientific's PMC-Eight telescope system over the internet. It's built for both beginner and experienced astronomers who want to actually operate the telescope and camera themselves rather than simply requesting an image.

• Live, One-on-One Telescope Control: You personally operate the PMC-Eight system on a Losmandy G11 Equatorial Mount with an MSRO astronomer guiding the session, rather than requesting a pre-made image.
• Choice of Two Imaging Setups: A QHY163C color camera with filter wheel on the ES 165 FPL-53, or a QHY-174M camera on the ES 102 FCD100 for high-speed planetary work.
• Telescope Drive Master (TDM) Tracking: Supports exposures up to 300 seconds with FWHM star images around 3-4 arc-seconds in good seeing, reaching magnitude 17 with careful calibration.
• ~1.5-Hour Session: Includes 30 minutes of orientation plus 1 hour of hands-on telescope control and imaging time.
• Requires TightVNC and a High-Speed Internet Connection: A free download, plus optional Skype for real-time communication with your MSRO astronomer.
• Weather-Flexible Scheduling: Cloudy skies simply mean rescheduling to a new date rather than losing your session.
• Operated by MSRO Science, Inc.: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit observatory (IAU code W54) in Wilderness, Virginia, involved in NASA TESS exoplanet follow-up observations.