Review and reference of iTelescope.net remote telescopes
Laurence
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The user holds 2,638 iTelescope points. Adds a budgeting section built on the published standard-plan rate shape (affordable scopes ~$19-54/hr, premium ~$54-118/hr, ranges reflecting moon-phase and plan discounts; exact per-scope rates live in the login portal planner). Estimates points per finished target (150-350 narrowband on fast scopes, 300-500 dark-of-moon LRGB galaxies, 200-350 for the T8 Magellanic shot), concluding ~2,600 points covers 8-12 showpiece targets. Stretch tactics: free full-moon weeks for clusters, the daily free 30 minutes for framing tests, and booking narrowband at bright moon when rates bottom out. |
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Reference and review of the iTelescope.net remote telescope network: every telescope, its specs, what it is good at, and which one to book for a given target.
- TELESCOPES.md: the full review, grouped by observatory, with a "choosing a telescope" guide at the end.
- TARGETS.md: southern-sky targets invisible from the UK, matched to scopes and to the time of year to book them.
- data/itelescope-telescopes.csv: snapshot of the network's maintained specs sheet (source of truth for the numbers).
- state/: project state under the Default Workflow.
Sources: the iTelescope support article (telescope summary) and the network's maintained Google Sheet. The launchpad at go.itelescope.net is login-only.