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100 Hours of Remote Astronomy

Free access to remote telescopes around the world!

Telescope time given by: Bareket Observatory, Bellatrix Observatory, Cherry Mountain Observatory, GRAS, LightBuckets, MicroObservatory, MyTelescope.com

Organized by: 100 Hours and Gianluca Masi (of the Virtual Telescope)

Date: 2-5 April (runs over the entire 100 Hours of astronomy)

100 Hours of Remote Astronomy (or 100HRA) is an opportunity for you to control remote telescopes around the world, and take pictures with them.  Several observatories are very kindly giving free time on their telescopes during 100 Hours of Astronomy!  You don't need any experience or astronomical background, just an appreciation for the beauty of the night sky. And it will not cost you anything!

How to take part in 100HRA:

• You'll need a computer with an internet connection (broadband is recommended)
• You have the choice of controllng a telescope yourself (live, in real time), or asking for images to be taken for you
• Next choose your telescope. This choice will depend on what you want to observe (for example, you need a solar telescope to look at the Sun). For this, check the list of Participating Observatories below, and find which telescope is right for you. We suggest checking the observatory location and time zone, to see what time you should connect if you want to observe live (i.e. when will it be dark at that observatory?) . Some observatories will have people standing by to provide assistance.  You can also look at this table, which gives a summary of the relevant information for all the facilities.

• Once you have chosen your Observatory, click on the Observatory Name to be taken to their website. They will provide you with the information you need to observe. Most facilities will require you to register, but there will be no cost involved. When you have registered, then you will be able to start observing! Each user will get typically 30-60 minutes of observing time.
  

Participating Observatories:

We welcome other remote telescope facilities to join us! Please email Terry Bridges ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

• Click on the Observatory Name to go to their website
• This table has a more complete summary of the information for each Observatory