Astronomy Consultation
One-hour specialist discussion
£95 AST / 04 Urquhart / capability
Astronomy systems
Precision systems for observing, imaging and remote operation.
Astronomy is a specialist engineering capability: optical equipment, motion, weather, power, computing and safety integrated as one dependable system.
A system, not a collection of equipment
Remote operation depends on safe coordination.
The useful question is not whether each component can be controlled. It is whether the complete observatory can make sound decisions, recover from faults and protect the equipment when conditions change.
Safe unattended operation
Observatory engineering
An automated observatory is a coordinated safety system. Weather sensing, motion, power, communications and software must work together—and fail into a safe state.
- Dome and roof control
- Cloud, rain and wind monitoring
- Weather systems
- Safety interlocks
- Automatic shutdown
- Remote power management
- Equipment monitoring
- Remote observatory operation
Integrated optical platforms
Telescope systems
Mounts, cameras, guiding, focus, filters, rotation and control computing are specified and integrated as a complete imaging or observational system.
- Telescope and mount integration
- Imaging cameras
- Guiding systems
- Focusers and filter wheels
- Rotators and adaptive optics
- Control computers
- Remote systems
- Power and network architecture
Optics to data
Astrophotography system design
Component choices are evaluated as a system: target, field of view, sampling, guiding, optical spacing, acquisition reliability and the data workflow all influence the design.
- Telescope selection
- Camera matching
- Image scale and sampling
- Field of view
- Guiding architecture
- Filter strategy
- Optical spacing
- Remote imaging and data
Beyond the catalogue
Custom astronomy engineering
Specialist projects can combine precision mechanisms, sensors, environmental control, electronics and software where an off-the-shelf component is not sufficient.
- Custom controllers
- Observatory electronics
- Precision mechanisms
- Environmental and dew control
- Sensor systems
- Telescope automation
- Remote power
- Specialised instrumentation
Imaging architecture
From photons to useful data.
Optical selection and automation are connected to acquisition, storage, processing and remote access from the beginning.
- 01 Target
- 02 Optics
- 03 Sampling
- 04 Acquisition
- 05 Guiding
- 06 Storage
- 07 Processing
Clear commercial starting points
Architecture before expensive equipment decisions.
Remote advice can cover a single imaging problem or the complete observatory architecture.
Imaging-System Architecture
Optics, sampling, guiding and filters
£395Remote Observatory Architecture
Complete technical specification
From £1,500Astronomy project enquiry
From one specialised controller to a complete remote observatory.
Describe the site, equipment, imaging objective and level of autonomy required. We will assess the complete optical, mechanical, electrical and digital system.
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