Established 2001
iTelescope.Net (formerly GRAS) is the world’s leading Web based network of remote control telescopes.
GRAS is operated by a small team of astronomers based in the USA, Australia, Canada and Europe as a service for amateur and semi-professional astronomers the world over.
The initial startup service began operations with a single telescope in New Mexico 2001. It has grown to encompass three continents with 14 research grade instruments on call for over 4500 registered members. GRAS Investment in the system exceeds 2 million dollars in Telescopes, Infrastructure and Customized Software.
The entire GRAS telescope system is controlled via the Internet. Nothing more than an Internet browser is required to remote control the telescopes.
Global-Rent-a-Scope is dedicated to fostering international cooperation and collaboration in the name of research and deep sky imaging.
GRAS has indeed enabled amateur astronomers from all over the world to gather everything from prize winning stellar portraits to the discovery and research of minor planets, novae, comets and exo-planets. Forging close ties with the AAVSO, MPC, HST - STSI, RAS, NASA, ESA and academic institutes far and wide.
GRAS has established outreach programs enabling school students from Africa, America. Asia and Europe to explore the skies above them and do real science in the classroom. All the way to being a vital cog in live HST Hubble Space Telescope support.
GRAS is a “Self Funding” Observatory and the vast majority of GRAS profits are reinvested into the network with new telescopes, observatories, features and equipment constantly being added for the benefit of its time sharing membership.
GRAS also offers Australia’s premier Remote Telescope Hosting Service. Soon to be located in a new 14 telescope observatory in Australia.
GRAS is the ONLY Telescope Hosting service that can enable hosted systems to earn a return on the owner’s investment.
GRAS empowers the amateur astronomer and lets you fully participate in the Adventure!
Subscribers connect via the Internet to any of the available worldwide locations and take their own images. This publicly accessible time rental service is available through your internet browser connection.
Take astronomical images with the finest telescope systems:
- Astrodon Filters
- Takahashi, RCOS, Planewave
- Paramount ME & Ascension mounts
- SBIG & FLI CCD Cameras
- Advanced ACP control
- Real time online photometry
- Online client Support
- Dark Sky locations second to none
- User ownership of data
Try GRAS-003 our one click imaging system for free by signing up today. It’s simple, easy and requires no prior astro imaging experience.