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Syndicates - What's it all about?

Pick your Syndicate

Choose which one of our existing syndicates you wish to join
Discuss with other syndicate members what objects you want to image and create a target list
Become an active part of the syndicate dedicated forum area and talk "Astro Imaging" with like minded people, above all else you are joining a club so enjoy :)
We have syndicate specific tools to help you keep track of pier submissions and queue list. This way you can keep track of how your data is being gathered and what percentage is finished on each data set

Receive your Data

Download your data - it will be in your "My Dashboard" area
Data remains on our servers for 2-4 weeks.
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Pier 1 - Syndicate Membership

€900 EUR p/year

Equipment Type	Equipment Description
Telescope	AD250 10" F/6.8 Dall Kirkham
Mount	10 Micron GM1000
Imager	ZWO ASI-1600MM Pro Mono CMOS
Filter Wheel	8 Position
Filters	Astrodon LRGB Ha-5nm o3-5nm s2-5nm + DRK
Guide Camera	ZWO ASI-174 2x2 Binned
Guide Scope	Intergrated OAG
Focuser	FLI Atlas
Power Control	Mount Hub Pro v4

Purchase Pier 1 Syndicate Membership

Pier 2 - Syndicate Membership

€1050 EUR p/year

Equipment Type	Equipment Description
Telescope	AD300 12" F/6.8 Dall Kirkham
Mount	Paramount ME
Imager	Moravian G4 16803 Mono Sensor
Filter Wheel	8 Position
Filters	Astrodon 50mm LRGB Ha5nm o3-3nm s2-5nm
Guide Camera	ZWO ASI-174 2x2 Binned
Guide Scope	Intergrated OAG
Focuser	FLI Atlas
Power Control	Mount Hub Pro v4

Purchase Pier 2 Syndicate Membership

Pier 3 - Syndicate Membership

€1050 EUR p/Year

Equipment Type	Equipment Description
Telescope	ASA 12N F/3.6 Wynne Corrected Newtonian
Mount	Paramount ME
Imager	ZWO ASI-2600MM Pro Mono CMOS 2x2 Binned
Filter Wheel	7 Position
Filters	Baader LRGB Ha7nm o3-8.5nm s2-8.5nm
Guide Camera	ZWO ASI-174 2x2 Binned
Guide Scope	Intergrated OAG
Focuser	ASA OKI-3
Power Control	Mount Hub Pro v4

Purchase Pier 3 Syndicate Membership

Pier 5 - Syndicate Membership

€850 EUR p/Year

Equipment Type	Equipment Description
Telescope	Takahashi Epsilon E180 F/2.8 Astrograph
Mount	Paramount MX
Imager	ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro CMOS OSC 1x1 Binned
Guide Camera	N/A
Focuser	Moonlite Electronic Focuser
Power Control	Mount Hub Pro v4

Purchase Pier 5 Syndicate Membership

Pier 14 - Syndicate Membership

€900 EUR p/Year

Equipment Type	Equipment Description
Mount	Paramount MX
Imager	ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro CMOS 1x1 Binned
Telescope	Takahashi FSQ106-ED F/3.6 astrograph
Filter Wheel	ZWO 50mm 7 Position
Filters	Baader 50mm LRGB Ha - o3 - s2
Guide Camera	n/a
Guide Scope	n/a
Focuser	ZWO EAF
Power Control	Mount Hub Pro v4

Purchase Pier 14 Syndicate Membership

Pier's 1 & 14 - Joint Syndicate Membership

€1550 EUR p/Year

Equipment Type	Equipment Description
Telescope	Pier 1: AD250 10" F/6.8 Dall Kirkham Pier 14: Takahashi FSQ106
Mount	Pier 1: 10 Micron GM1000 Pier 14: Paramount MX
Imager	Pier1: ZWO ASI-1600MM Pro Mono CMOS Pier 14: ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro CMOS
Filter Wheel	Pier 1: 8 Position Pier 14: ZWO 50mm 7 Position
Filters	Pier 1: ZWO LRGB Ha7nm o3-7nm s2-7nm + DRK Pier 14: Baader 50mm LRGB Ha o3 s2
Guide Camera	Pier 1: ZWO ASI-174 2x2 Binned Pier 14: Unguided
Guide Scope	Pier 1: Intergrated OAG Pier 14: Unguided
Focuser	Pier 1: FLI Atlas Pier 14: ZWO EAF
Power Control	Pier 1 & 14: Mount Hub Pro v4

Purchase Pier 1 and 14 Joint Syndicate Membership

Pier's 1 & 5 - Joint Syndicate Membership

€1500 EUR p/Year

Equipment Type	Equipment Description
Telescope	Pier 1: AD250 10" F/6.8 Dall Kirkham Pier 5: Takahashi E180
Mount	Pier 1: 10 Micron GM1000 Pier 5: Paramount MX
Imager	Pier1: ZWO ASI-1600MM Pro Mono CMOS Pier 5: ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro CMOS
Filter Wheel	Pier 1: 8 Position Pier 5: OSC N/A
Filters	Pier 1: ZWO LRGB Ha7nm o3-7nm s2-7nm + DRK Pier 5: N/A
Guide Camera	Pier 1: ZWO ASI-174 2x2 Binned Pier 5: Unguided
Guide Scope	Pier 1: Intergrated OAG Pier 5: Unguided
Focuser	Pier 1: FLI Atlas Pier 5: Moonlite
Power Control	Pier 1 & 14: Mount Hub Pro v4

Purchase Pier 1 and 5 Joint Syndicate Membership

Pier's 2 & 14 - Joint Syndicate Membership

€1750 EUR p/Year

Equipment Type	Equipment Description
Telescope	Pier 2: AD300 10" F/6.8 Dall Kirkham Pier 14: Takahashi FSQ106
Mount	Pier 2: 1Paramount ME Pier 14: Paramount MX
Imager	Pier 2: Moravian G4 16803 Mono Pier 14: ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro CMOS
Filter Wheel	Pier 2: 7 Position Pier 14: ZWO 50mm 7 Position
Filters	Pier 2: Astrodon LRGB Ha-5nm o3-5nm s2-5nm Pier 14: Baader 50mm LRGB Ha o3 s2
Guide Camera	Pier 2: ZWO ASI-174 2x2 Binned Pier 14: Unguided
Guide Scope	Pier 2: Intergrated OAG Pier 14: Unguided
Focuser	Pier 2: FLI Atlas Pier 14: ZWO EAF
Power Control	Pier 2 & 14: Mount Hub Pro v4

Purchase Pier 2 and 14 Joint Syndicate Membership

The Nuts & bolts

Our location:

Latitude: 38° 13' 10.89" North
Longitude: 6° 37' 54.32" West
Altitude: 560 metres
Timezone: Western Europe

We recommend joining/using Telescopius as a wonderful free resource for choosing objects when remote deep sky imaging, if you join this site you will be able to add our location in favourites as well as your home location. At a glance you will see what deep sky objects are available, visual representations, what times they rise, set & how high they get. This website also has even more powerful tools like adding telescopes, Cameras and FOV’s which will help plan your imaging goals with Roboscopes :)

After you have become a syndicate member you simply make suggestion for subjects to image etc and we will add the most popular ones to the telescope database. Our system automatically prioritises data based on an algorithm that takes into account lots of factors like;

Horizon Limits
Meridian
Moon below horizon
Rising & Setting times
Moon avoidance in relation to chosen filters

Broadband filters orders generally take longer to complete than narrowband orders as the moon has less of an impact with narrowband imaging which allows you to gather more narrowband data throughout the month. Hydrogen Alpha for instance is very forgiving even with a full moon.

Depending upon some of the above as well as weather and sky conditions it may take anything from 7-28 days to deliver your data so when booking please use foresight and don’t book an object setting on the west not long after astronomical dark or one that only rises to 30degree above the horizon for 90 minutes. In essence be smart about it 😀

Please choose objects that are rising or on the east side or closer to the meridian. If on the west side make sure they are placed high in the sky as it will give us the ability to complete your order in a timely manner.

Each member has access to all data sets taken for his/her chosen syndicate telescope
You as the synicate member choose what the elscope images
Roboscopes are also able to make image suggestions using CCD navigator as it shows FOV per subject, max transit height and sky position on a month by month basis
All data sets are available for 14 days in your "My dashboard" area
Each pier has a a full set of calibration files
1. Darks
2. Flats
3. Bias
The amount of data sets you will receive for your chosen syndicate is determined by all syndicate users.

EG if all syndicate users want 20 hours of integration time per data set you will receive less image sets per year than if your required average integration time is 10 hours
We have two seasonal wet seasons in Spain, a shorter late autumn one as well as a longer 4-8 week or so unsettled period mid spring.
Acts of god, severe weather systems (global warming) etc are out of our control
If syndicate members fail to add subjects to image then Roboscopes will add subjects on your behalf to the database to keep your chosen telescope imaging on a nightly basis. we cannot be held responsible for the subjects chosen if you do not like them.

Choose your own if thats the case :)
See terms and conditions for more details

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802 Kingsbury Road
Birmingham
B24 9PS
United Kingdom