Archive · 27 Oct 2025
Starfront Observatories: Remote Astronomy for Amateurs
Starfront Observatories lets people explore space without going outside.
It's like renting a parking spot for a telescope in a very dark place.
People send their telescopes to Texas, where technicians set them up in special buildings.
The telescopes take pictures of space objects, which can then be viewed on a computer.
It is a more accessible and often more efficient way for amateur astronomers to view the universe.
This allows them to see things often missed by professional observatories.
Customers can also help each other out via a community set up on Discord.
Starfront Observatories houses over 550 telescopes, the most of any such facility.
The remote observatory allows people to use telescopes in a dark sky environment.
Customers send their telescopes to Texas to be mounted and used remotely.
The cost starts at $99 per month for the smallest telescope.
A community platform on Discord helps customers collaborate and troubleshoot.
- Who
- Dustin Gibson, Bray Falls, Nathan Hanks, Josh Kim founded Starfront Observatories.
- What
- Starfront Observatories is a remote observatory service for amateur astronomers.
- When
- Opened for business a little over a year ago.
- Where
- Located in Rockwood, Texas.
- Why
- To make space exploration more accessible to everyone.
- Location
- Rockwood, Texas
- Business Type
- Remote Observatory
- Founders
- Dustin Gibson, Bray Falls, Nathan Hanks, Josh Kim
- Number of Telescopes
- Over 550
- Cost
- Starts at $99 per month
- Darkness Rating
- Class 1 on the Bortle scale