LCROSS Lunar Impact in 3 days 19 hours and 54 minutes (and a few seconds). I have begun imaging the targeted impact area, Cabeus Crater, with the .61m telescope (see first image attached). Hopefully we'll be able to capture some of the action, which will happen around 5:30am local time (4:30 PDT). The Moon will be perfectly placed - almost directly overhead. LB-0001 is now offline f...

Why just have your telescope hosted when you can put it to work making money for you too? Today we are announcing a unique new hosting program, one that only LightBuckets can offer, called LightBuckets Hosting Plus. It gives you the opportunity to have your imaging system professionally hosted at our remote facility in the southwestern desert of New Mexico while also providing you with the possibi...

The LightBuckets store has officially gone live at http://store.lightbuckets.com! There have been so many requests for LightBuckets logo'd stuff that we figured it was time to break down and build a place for you to shop. We've tried to put together items that we thought you'd be interested in as well as a few that may be ...

LightBuckets today announced a new addition to the LightBuckets Telescope Network. The new imaging platform features an RC Optical Systems .4m Ritchey-Chrétien carbon truss telescope with ion-milled optics, an Apogee Alta U9000 camera, on a Software Bisque Paramount ME. This new instrument, designated LB-0005, adds another choice in focal length and field of view for LightBuckets customers. It ...

Wouldn't you like to have your imaging system where we have ours? Well, now is your opportunity. We are in the process of procuring a new structure to house at least two new LightBuckets telescopes at our Rodeo, NM site. We are planning to build out additional capacity in order to lease pier space to those who would like to place their imaging system at a managed, pristine sky site (21.9-22.0 mag...

LightBuckets customer, Andy Macica, has once again been honored by having one of his images selected by the editors of Astronomy Magazine for publication. His latest image is of the nebula IC 2948, located in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Andy used the LightBuckets 14.5RC (LB-0004) to take LRGB exposures of 105, 20, 20, and 20 minutes respectively. The image also shows off Andy's con...