A Little About AAO

Amateur Research Platforms, Friendly staff (of Armadillos)

Diego (armadillo) helps supervise a wide range of prototype tools aimed at miniaturized observatory platforms. Despite good cost:benefit ratio few small observatories are able to operate because they are not able to choose high quality site locations or invest in high end control equipment.

This is not a real business, it’s just a hobby setup from someone that builds prototypes for a living extending that out to astronomy. And an armadillo that likes to visit a telescope platform.

I hope my random projects come in handy for others who are trying to see the stars from a challenging environment.

About the Observatory:

  • Environment
    • Bortle 6.5 / Red Zone / 19.xx mpsas
    • No clear view to north/polaris
    • Dew point typically 1.5-3c below ambient
  • Imaging Equipment
    • AT80-EDT, WO FLAT6A reducer/corrector
    • ASI 1600mm-pro
    • Various mounts