Where is Starfront?

Starfront observatories is based deep in the heart of Texas, far from any major city lights. Located under world-class Bortle 1 skies, Starfront Observatories offers a premier remote telescope hosting experience for astronomers, astrophotographers, and space enthusiasts of all telescope sizes and types.

Despite being far from any major city, our site has amazingly fast and reliable internet, giving us plenty of room to grow and accommodate new individuals and institutional customers.

Key Features of Starfront Observatories

Observing Conditions

Starfront Observatories is an excellent astronomical location. Our customers regularly record SQM measurements ranging from 21-22 mag/arcsec^2 at our site, making us a true dark sky location. Our site averages 220-250 clear nights per year, allowing you to do more astronomy than ever.

Tech Support

Starfront is made possible by our extremely experienced site and remote teams who are dedicated to supporting your telescope needs. From smart telescopes, to large pro-observatory class telescopes, we have seen and supported them all.

Community

Our 900+ customer base (the largest in the world) anchors our Discord community, which is the largest and most active remote imaging community in the astronomy world. Every night at Starfront is a virtual star party, and everyone is welcome!

Collaboration

At Starfront, collaboration is our focus. Imagers at our observatory regularly work together to accomplish results that would be impossible alone. Anyone at Starfront can join in on these collaborations, and every month the observatory hosts collective imaging projects.

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Why Choose Us?

Starfront Observatories offers the best remote telescope imaging experience in the world.

Our on-site staff have installed and operated the entire spectrum of commercially available telescope equipment all over the world so your gear is in exceptionally good hands.

Our customer community, already the largest in the world, offer something truly unique and exceptional--a very active and welcoming community that is supportive of everyone of all skill levels and backgrounds in pursuing their astro journey!
We’re here to help you explore the universe.
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