Stardreams Observatory

Stardreams Observatory is a private astronomical facility in Prahova County, Romania, built for serious amateur research rather than public tours.

About Stardreams Observatory

The observatory is run by astronomer Radu Gherase and is used for photometry, spectroscopy, and astrometry, the core techniques for measuring the brightness, composition, and position of celestial objects. Its observing programme has included comets, asteroids, and supernovae, placing it among the more research-active amateur sites in Romania.

Telescopes & research

Stardreams' work spans several branches of observational astronomy at once, from tracking the changing brightness of variable stars to recording the light signatures of comets and confirming newly reported supernovae, all from a single site in Prahova County.

Location & getting there

The observatory sits in Prahova County in Romania's Europe region, an area known for its hills and relatively dark countryside skies compared with Bucharest. As a private facility, it isn't set up for casual drop-in visits.

Visiting Stardreams Observatory

Stardreams operates as a private research site rather than a public attraction, so there's no general visitor programme to rely on. Anyone interested in the observatory's work is best served by searching for its latest published observations online.

See your named star from here

Even without public tours, the sky above Prahova County holds the same coordinates for a named star as anywhere else, so amateur astronomers in the region can still track one down with a decent telescope. Check the star catalogue for the exact position of your star.