Subscription Partnership with Dark Matters Astrophotography

HCRO has partnered with Dark Matters Astrophotography to provide telescope data subscription services to our customers. Dark Matters is a premier online service for raw astro data, imaging requests, and telescope data subscriptions. You can learn more about the subscription plans and offerings below.

Dark Matters Telescope Subscription Offerings

The following telescopes are available for HCRO customers to subscribe to on the Dark Matters Astrophotography site.

Planewave CDK14 - HCRO NM

System Information:

Scope: Planewave CDK14
Mount: AP1100AE
Cam: Moravian C5A-100M
Filters: Chroma LRGB/SHO
Loc: HCRO New Mexico
Skies: B1 : ~1.5″ FWHM
Cost: $1500/yr

Planewave DR500 - HCRO NM

System Information:

Scope: Planewave DR500
Mount: Planewave L500
Cam: Moravian C5A-100M
Filters: Chroma LRGB/SHO
Loc: HCRO New Mexico
Skies: B1 : ~1.5″ FWH
Cost: $2500/yr

Planewave CDK700 - HCRO NM

System Information:

Scope: Planewave CDK700
Mount: Planewave Gimbal
Cam: Moravian C5A-100M
Filters: Chroma LRGB/SHO
Loc: HCRO New Mexico
Skies: B1 : ~1.5″ FWH
Cost: $3500/yr

Planewave CDK20 - Obstech Chile

System Information:

Scope: Planewave CDK20 
Mount: Planewave L500
Cam: QHY600M
Filters: Chroma LRGB/SHO
Loc: Obstech Chile
Skies: B1 : ~1.5″ FWH
Cost: $2500/yr

Additional Subscriber Benefits