Heaven's Mirror Observatory

Heaven's Mirror Observatory is a modern remote-imaging facility near Yass, New South Wales, run by Telescope Live as its primary observatory in Australia.

About Heaven's Mirror Observatory

Sitting at roughly 537 meters of altitude, Heaven's Mirror Observatory gives Telescope Live subscribers around the world remote access to telescopes under southern-hemisphere skies. The site uses a shared roll-off roof design and fast 4G internet connectivity, with backup options, to keep the telescopes online and reliably controllable from a distance.

Telescopes & research

The observatory hosts several remote-access instruments, including an Astro Physics 12-inch telescope, a Takahashi FSQ106, and an RC Optical Systems 12.5-inch telescope. It serves subscribers internationally, including users from the UK, USA, Italy, France, Mexico, and India, who use the facility's data subscription service for remote astrophotography and imaging.

Location & getting there

Heaven's Mirror Observatory is located near Yass in New South Wales, Australia, in the Oceania region - a rural setting chosen for its dark, stable skies suited to remote imaging.

Visiting Heaven's Mirror Observatory

As a remote-operations facility built for online telescope access rather than in-person tours, visiting arrangements are not published. Contact Telescope Live for details on subscribing to its remote imaging service.

See your named star from here

The telescopes at Heaven's Mirror Observatory are steered by coordinates, night after night - the very same kind of coordinates printed on a Star Register certificate. Name a star or browse the star catalogue to see one already named.