OBSERVATORIO EL SAUCE TELESCOPE HOSTING
TELESCOPE HOSTING UNDER THE BEST SKY IN THE WORLD!
Robotic Remote Observatory
Observatorio El Sauce (The Willow tree in Spanish) hosts telescopes for science, astrophotography, space situational awareness since 2015. It is a fully robotic Observatory located in the Río Hurtado Valley, in the south of the Atacama desert, a place with one of the best skies in the world!
We offer a professional and long term alternative to scientific observatories located in Chile for small and mid-sized telescopes.
Can you imagine yourself regularly observing from your home enjoying sub-arcsecond seeing? Besides being located in such an amazing place, Obstech is conformed by a team of experts who will help you achieve the optimal performance alloewd by your setup without the need of traveling there.
The Observatory is fully operative and waiting for your telescopes!
Projects
Clear Nights per Year
Telescopes
Observatorio El Sauce
La Silla Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory
Gemini South Observatory
CTIO
Our Location
El Sauce Observatory is located in the Río Hurtado Valley in Chile. This location shares the same great sky with important scientific observatories such as Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory (CTIO), Gemini South and the Vera Rubin Observatory. Thanks to its remote location far from major cities it benefits from one of the darkest skies in the world.
Not ready for sending your own telescope yet?
Start living the “El Sauce” experience by renting telescope time with our partners from Chilescope. We are located in the very same mountain!
Some of our Clients & Partners
