Telescope Live Reviews 93

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had a very bad experience with telescope live. They kept cancelling my image run multiple times. Then it failed. I requested a refund and they said they would only refund 2 months and even then didn't... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Astrophotography has two main aspects to it. The first is obtaining the data, which has its own charm but can be frustrating, cold, and tiring at the same time. The second is processing the data.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In tropical Australia, storm season often means months of cloudy conditions. Telescope.Live allows me to stay active with my hobby by continuing mission planning, data collection and processing (even... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As an astrophotographer imaging in the UK can be an issue due to light pollution and poor weather. Telescope Live gives me the opportunity to image from different sites in foreign countries... See more

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Telescope Live is the new online platform for amateur and professional astronomers alike, offering access to a global network of robotic telescopes located under the best skies across the world. With a growing community of passionate astrophotographers, professional astronomers, and those just starting out, Telescope Live is the most innovative platform for astrophotography and remote imaging.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All things in life are fluid

All things in life are fluid, also on the telescope live platform. I didn't have a reservation, but I was interested in how it worked. I didn't have any problems with familiarization and I think the idea of the bundles is very good. A suggestion that may be feasible: is it possible to place the bundles if, for example, three observations are available and later add more until six or more are reached. The costs can be adjusted accordingly. I very much hope that the new platform will bring more and easier access to good astrophotos. The future will show.

November 9, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best website for astrophotography lovers !!!

Best website for astrophotography lovers without so much time and resources !!! You can plan and execute with the help of professionals any kind of acquisition (DSO and planetary) on their telescopes network on the globe, a plus are the ones in Chile, the best sky of the world !!! Furthermore a database of thousands of acquisitions already available to download and elaborate (with a lot of tutorials to help in this step). Highly recommended !!!

November 9, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am new to Telescope Live

I am new to Telescope Live. I have enjoyed astronomy as a hobby for many years. I now have a telescope with a ccd camera and enjoy taking a processing images.

Telescope Live is helping me to be a better image processor. It also helps me get images when all I can see locally is the underside of clouds.

Being in the Southern Hemisphere there are lots of things I cannot image.

Having access to multiple telescopes in the Northern Hemisphere is a real bonus.

The people at Telescope Live have a great deal of experience that they willing share to help me be a better astronomer.

The One Click product has helped me to refine my image processing skills and benefit from the larger telescopes that I otherwise could not afford.

I am very pleased with my Telescope Live subscription.

Great value!

September 6, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing and cheap

I would highly recommend telescope live.

Their services are cheap and high quality and with many different telescopes around the world practically everything is photographable.

If you want to get into astrophotography and don't have the equipment this is a great start to learning how it all works.

July 21, 2021
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My opinion on telescope live.

I like the idea of having access to data from multiple telescopes for variations in field of view, light gathering capacity, image resolution, etc. Quality looks good, but it would be nice to have more images in the one click category so that data could be calibrated more effectively in software like pixinsight. Minimum number of images for some processes in pixinsight is 3. My opinion would be more exposures on a single target rather so many short duration exposures. I think that the telescope live team is doing a pretty good job, and the equipment being used is stellar ( no pun intended l.o.l.). I like the idea of pro tutorials on pixinsight since there can be great complexity and different approaches when processing astrophotos. It must have taken a considerable amount of time and effort to set up a system such as this. I wish I had more time to process all the images produced, but time is a factor for me. I’m still evaluating telescope live at the present time so my viewpoint may change over time.

Thanks for listening to my ramblings,
Ray.

April 18, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you for the good service

Thank you for the good service all the time.
I am pleased to experience the opportunity to use the latest technology at a affordable price.
And there are also places to learn about astron photography and space, and it feels very beneficial.
It’s also worthwhile to raise motivation and make the skills worthwhile, including contests and prizes that take place every month.
The cumatic photos made with this service are high quality, and I’m glad to receive a lot of evaluations from my fellow Astrophotics.

Great service at the moment, but if you can add one more download speedup,
telescope credit costs down, extension
One clicks long for a month for data storage period.
I want you to receive a one click astro request everyone

Finally, I would like to thank everyone involved in this service. Thank you very much.

April 18, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great way to practice astrophotography when the weather is not so good.

After trying the 1 month free trial I decided that there was more than enough value to justify the price a couple of times over. It allowed me to very quickly request images from a number of scopes, and then be able to access the data behind them and practice my post processing skills, in addition there is a lot of tutorials which I have already learnt a lot from. Highly recommended.

April 6, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have fun with maximum technology

My passion is Astronomy. I observe the Sun daily but at night I have very poor quality of sky. Since I belong to Telescope Live I enjoy observations every day/week with a better and maximum quality telescope. Also being able to process images already captured in previous captures is a lot of fun. The important thing is divertise and with Telescope Live the fun is daily!

March 26, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

great service

I subbed for the free month planning to resub I don't regret it at all good for experience and getting access to that high level of data and being able to customize it is just incredible
customer service is really cooperative 10/10 would recommend

March 25, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A real recommendation for astrophotographers

I have signed up after using another provider of online telescope services. The quality of the images provided is really outstanding if you process them on your own. It is possible to use the scopes exclusively - the pricing model is fair, although generally exclusive imaging is rather expensive with all providers. In case of problems you get a very fast response. Altogether a phantastic opportunity for doing astrophotography.

March 15, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience using Telescope Live

I have been using Telescope Live for about 6 weeks now and I really pleased with the experience. There is a large amount of data available for processing including many objects that do not appear in the UK skies. There are useful tutorials available also for those getting into image processing with a few different pieces of software. Also the level of customer service has been very high, I have had a few queries that have been quickly and helpfully answered. I have recommended TL to others that I know who are interested in Astrophotography. Having access to absolutely top end equipment located in dark sky areas that have many more cloudless nights than most places (especially the UK) is wonderful.

March 11, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unrivaled service

Telescope Live beats any other hands down! Be it the accessibility of the website/app, the incredible amount of information, but also the many, very well done tutorials that are available and last but not least the really great team that is available to help you with questions or problems!

The prices may seem a bit daunting at first glance, but when you see the equipment that is available and that you can actually "play" with, you realize that you get a lot for a fair price!

All in all, a great service that can only be recommended!

February 16, 2021
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Dark sky data is incredible.

Having spent a bit of time trying to understand things, I appreciate the data that you can get from TL. There is a problem with data from one of the cameras, but the data, coming from dark sky sites, is unparalleled.

February 15, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have really enjoyed telescopelive

I have really enjoyed telescopelive. The concept is amazing, I’m aware there are plenty of other leasing services out there, but this one makes it easy and straight forward. It’s nice being able to image in other parts of the world. And get to view objects that in my location, just are not possible. When my weather is bad at home, I’m still able to grow my hobby and work on my editing skills. Another great perk is the fact that they have telescopes and equipment, that I will never be able to afford, so it gives me versatility and helps break the barrier of the max that my current equipment can do. Unfortunately weather has been bad lately all over, so several observations have taken quite some time to complete, but that is no fault of their own. I will say that recently I have put in for 3 different one click observations, all on different dates, but all of the same target, and the image sets they give “appear” to be the same data because each image data set, has the same space artifact (like a shooting star or satellite) in all 3 in the same location. It may just be coincidence, but if not, I do understand why they would do this, because imaging lately has been rough for everyone. But I could be completely wrong. Regardless I will still continue to use the service, and look forward to better weather and new targets coming up soon.

February 15, 2021
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