Observatory for Schools

Schools and school-related groups anywhere in the world can remotely access a purpose-built observatory and control a wide range of telescopes and imaging equipment via a fully-interactive user interface. There is no charge for this.

To access the Observatory for Schools, please email:

ofs@observatory.org.nz

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Free Astronomy Software:

(Includes telescope control functionality)

　　　
Google Android Linux Apple macOS Microsoft Windows
KStars Lite Cartes du Ciel Cartes du Ciel ASCOM*
HNSky INDI Library* C2A
INDI Library* KStars Cartes du Ciel
KStars Stellarium EQMOD*
Stellarium HNSky
WinStars 3 KStars
XEphem Stellarium
WinStars 2

* Software and utilities required for instrument control.