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Galilean Nights: Global Rent-A-Scope Free Trial

Take Your Own Pictures of Deep Sky Objects with Global Rent-A-Scope!

Astronomy.FM and Global Rent-a-Scope have teamed up to bring you a free trial account to use on two of their remote-operated observatories. Our special trial account will give you 100 points of free access to GRAS's one-click imaging systems on their remote telescopes, G3 (in New Mexico) and G13 (in Australia). Registration does not require a credit card or any commitment from you. At the end of your trial, you will be able to upgrade to a full-use GRAS account that will let you access all of their telescopes.

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Global Rent A Scope Free Trial

Global Rent-a-Scope registration is obligation free and requires no commitment from you.

1. User name and password to access the Global Rent-a-Scope Network.
2. 100 Minutes of Free Remote Telescope Control Time.
3. Access to "GRAS-003" New Mexico
4. Access to "GRAS-013" Australia.

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GRAS-003
Location: New Mexico
Takahashi TOA-150
APO 1100mm FL @ f/7.33
Mount: Paramount GT
Camera: FLI 8300 One-Shot Color - NABG
FOV Arc mins: 42.2 x 58.7
Resolution (Arc secs/pixels): 1.06
Pixel Array: 3326 x 2504
Megapixels: 8.3
Pixel Size 5.4um
One Shot Color

GRAS-013
Location: Australia
Takahashi Sky 90mm
APO 416mm FL @ f/4.6
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XMC
FOV Arc mins: 139 x 169
Resolution (Arc secs/pixels): 7.9
Megapixels: 1.9
Pixel Size 7.4um
One Shot Color
Mouse over the thumbnails to view the sample images take with GRAS-003 and GRAS-013


View images taken by other members during their GRAS free trial.