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Deep-sky Imaging
Nebulae, galaxies and star-forming regions rendered across 50–400 hours of narrowband integration through our 610mm CDK.
- Integration – 50-400 hours, narrowband
- Instrument – 610mm CDK, SHO + LRGB filter sets
- Turnaround – 6-10 weeks from first clear night
- Deliverables – full-resolution masters, web crops, print files
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Planetary Imaging
Lucky-imaging sessions of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn at opposition, capturing cloud bands, storm systems and ring tilts.
- Method – lucky imaging, best 5% of ~100,000 frames per run
- Instrument – 610mm CDK at f/20 with atmospheric dispersion corrector
- Timing – scheduled around oppositions and steady-seeing windows
- Deliverables – derotated stacks, rotation animations, annotated captures
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Lunar Photography
High-resolution crater mosaics and terminator studies down to 80-metre detail — ideal for planetarium displays and fine-art prints.
- Resolution – surface detail down to ~80 metres
- Format – multi-pane mosaics up to 300 megapixels
- Timing – shot along the terminator at first and last quarter
- Deliverables – print-ready masters, 8K planetarium files
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Transit & Occultation
Time-critical photometry of exoplanet transits, lunar occultations and mutual Jovian satellite events — coordinated with global networks.
- Precision – photometry to a few millimagnitudes
- Timing – GPS-synced timestamps, accurate to a fraction of a second
- Coordination – results shared with global observing networks
- Deliverables – calibrated light curves, raw FITS data, event report
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Fine-art Prints
Archival pigment prints up to 60 inches on Hahnemühle Baryta, editioned, signed and delivered worldwide with a certificate of authenticity.
- Media – Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 315 gsm
- Sizes – 40 cm to 150 cm (60 in) on the long edge
- Editions – limited to 25, signed, certificate of authenticity
- Deliverables – insured worldwide shipping, tube or flat-packed
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Guided Workshops
Immersive 3-day astrophotography retreats at our Atacama observatory. Groups of 4–8 participants. Next intake: September 2026.
- Duration – 3 nights, 4 days at the Atacama observatory
- Group size – 4 to 8 participants
- Includes – telescope time, all equipment, full board and transfers
- Next intake – September 2026
Working with Us
From first email to final files.
The same four stages, whatever you commission. You always know where your project stands.
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within 48 hours
Enquiry & quote
Tell us what you have in mind. We reply within two days with a scope, a timeline and a fixed quote.
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Week 01
Scheduling
We book your capture window around moon phase, seeing statistics and, for planetary work, opposition dates.
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During Capture
Progress updates
After every clear night you get a preview frame and a short note on how the integration is building.
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Handover
Review & delivery
One review round is included. Then we hand over the final files, prints or report, and keep an archive copy for five years.
By the nunmbers
The Facility
One telescope on one exceptional site, paired with a 61-megapixel cooled full-frame CMOS. These four numbers explain most of our results.
610 mm
Primary Instrument
2,900 m
Site Altitude
0.8″
Median Seeing
~320
Clear nights a year
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Before you ask
Answers to the things clients ask most before a commission.
Nothing, on your side. Every booking includes margin nights, and if a whole window is lost we reschedule you into the next one at no charge. The Atacama makes this rare, but the sky owes nobody anything.
You do. Commissions are delivered with a full commercial licence for the client. We keep the right to show the work in our portfolio and to submit it to observing networks where the data has scientific value, unless you ask us not to.
Planetary and lunar work: two to four weeks around the right dates. Deep-sky commissions: six to ten weeks from the first clear night, since faint targets need 50 to 400 hours of integration. You get a preview after every clear night, so the wait is never silent.
From 40 cm to 150 cm on the long edge, on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Every print is editioned to 25, signed, and ships worldwide with a certificate of authenticity.
Yes. Either join one of our guided workshops, or add an observatory visit to your commission when we schedule your window. Fair warning: the nights are cold and nobody wants to leave.
Start a commision
Tell us what you want to see.
Send a brief, get a fixed quote within two days, and we’ll find your window in the schedule.