Deep Space Blog
Remote Imaging Blog: Tips & Updates from Bortle 1 Skies
Updates from DSP Remote and tips for dark-sky imaging.
Is Remote Telescope Hosting Worth It? The Clear-Night Math
Yes, if your rig runs unattended and your skies limit you. Here's the cost per clear night, the data you gain, and when hosting isn't worth it.
What Is a Bortle 1 Sky? What It Means for Imaging
The darkest sky on the Bortle scale, in numbers: SQM 21.76 to 22.0, and roughly 28 times less sky glow than a Bortle 7 backyard.
Remote Observatory for Universities: What to Plan For
What a university needs to know about hosting a telescope remotely: what DSP Remote handles, how to budget it in a grant, and the site data.
Why 10Micron Mounts Suit a Remote Observatory
Absolute encoders that survive a power cut and a pointing model that tracks without guiding. Why 10Micron mounts fit remote hosting.
A New Large Observatory Is Rising at DSP Remote: Reserve Your Pier Under Bortle 1 Skies
DSP Remote is building Observatory 21, a second large multi-telescope observatory near Animas, New Mexico. See the progress and reserve a pier.
Chris Fellows Earns APOD for LDN 1622 (Orion)
DSP Remote imager Chris Fellows was featured on NASA APOD for LDN 1622 in Orion—proof of what Bortle 1 skies can do.
Battery Backup for Remote Telescope Hosting Under Bortle 1 Skies
DSP Remote equips each observatory with EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 battery backup systems, delivering uninterrupted power and smarter reliability for remote hosting under Bortle 1 skies.
A New Jewel Under the Stars: DSPR Opens On‑Site 30″ Obsession Telescope at Astronomer’s Paradise
When most people think of remote observatories, they imagine cameras, motors, and data pipelines. But there’s something unbelievably magical about looking through the eyepiece — seeing the sky with your own eyes. Today we’re thrilled to announce that DSP Remote (DSPR), in partnership with Astronomer
Why Bortle 1 Skies Transform Your Astrophotography: A Side-by-Side Look at M101
If you’ve ever struggled to bring out the faint spiral arms of M101, you’re not alone. Even the best equipment can feel powerless under light-polluted skies. To prove just how much dark skies matter, I shot M101 from my backyard in Bortle 9 conditions and then captured the same galaxy from DSP Remot