A telescope to yourself
$89 a month, founding rate
- Seestar S30, S30 Pro or S50 Pro
- Runs your plan every clear night
- Nobody else uses it
Animas, New Mexico · Opening 2027
A Seestar under a dark New Mexico sky, run for you
Pick targets in your browser. Wake up to stacked images.
- 1,360 melevation
- 73%clear nights, Oct–May*
- 64 of 64founding places left
Lagoon Nebula (M8). Photo: ESO/VPHAS+ team, CC BY 4.0, cropped and resized.
What a Seestar captures
Real Seestar results by Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0. Tap one for the photographer's notes.
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Great Orion Nebula (M42)
36 min · Seestar S30
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
3 h 4 min · Seestar S30 Pro
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Eagle Nebula (M16)
2 h 55 min · Seestar S30 Pro
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Horsehead Nebula (B33)
1 h 24 min · Seestar S30
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Crab Nebula (M1)
26 min · Seestar S30
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IC1805
1 h 28 min · Seestar S30
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M101
1 h 30 min · Seestar S30 Pro
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Cave Nebula (C9)
2 h 26 min · Seestar S30 Pro
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Pelican Nebula (IC5070)
4 h · Seestar S30 Pro
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Hercules Globular Cluster (M13)
1 h · Seestar S30
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Checkmark Nebula (M17)
2 h 57 min · Seestar S30 Pro
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Lagoon Nebula (M8)
3 h 8 min · Seestar S30 Pro
Two ways to observe
Time-share sessions
$25 a session, coming soon
- Half a clear night
- No subscription
- Clouded out? The next one is free
How a night works
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Reserve
Free. Your rate locks today.
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Plan
Pick targets on tonight's chart.
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Observe
The roof opens when the sky is clear.
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Download
Stacked images by morning.
Tonight at the site
Clear all night, from 19:53 to 06:06.
Moon 98% lit, rises 18:43 and sets 09:15.
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Astronomical dawn06:06in 4 h 2 min
Imaging ends.
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Sunrise07:28in 5 h 24 min
Night over.
Founding rate from $89 a month
The first 64 people to reserve. Locked 24 months.
Questions
When does it open?
The site near Animas is being built. Opening target: 2027. Reserving is free now.
What does reserving cost?
Nothing. No card. The first 64 people to reserve get the founding rate.
Do I need my own telescope?
No. Every telescope at the site is ours. You rent time on one from home.
Can I drive the telescope myself?
Yes, with Live control ($99 a month), in the Seestar app through your ZWO account.
Who owns the images?
You do. They stay private unless you share them.
* Forecast climatology, 2005–2026, not observations. About 35% clear in July and August (monsoon).
Photo credits
- Lagoon Nebula, M8: ESO/VPHAS+ team, CC BY 4.0, cropped and resized
- Great Orion Nebula (M42): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Andromeda Galaxy (M31): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Eagle Nebula (M16): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Horsehead Nebula (B33): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Crab Nebula (M1): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- IC1805: Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- M101: Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Cave Nebula (C9): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Pelican Nebula (IC5070): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Hercules Globular Cluster (M13): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Checkmark Nebula (M17): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized
- Lagoon Nebula (M8): Robert J. Vanderbei, CC BY 4.0, resized