Aspen Skies

Private Observatories — A Bit of Heaven on Earth

Explore space from your own home! Now you can have your own custom-built observatory created by the professionals at Aspen Skies.

Aspen Skies facilitates the design and construction of custom observatories intended for private use. Starting with dome design integrated into your new or existing home, our experts will custom fit the proper telescope, cameras and equipment for your particular interests and provide full instruction on how to use your new facility. The natural beauty of the night skies can provide infinite opportunities for remote viewing using your own existing digital equipment, such as HD big screen viewing in your own entertainment room. Imagine seeing our neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy, or the ever changing landscape of the moon, using digital feeds amid the warmth of your own home!

Observatory owners can also benefit from Aspen Skies’ astronomy consulting services. Enhance your knowledge of the basics of astronomy or further explore deep space astronomy through a series of private evening sessions. Learn more how to experience the full capabilities of your telescope and conduct your own observing nights!

Be intrepid! Enlightening education, fresh perspectives and the sheer fun of exploration are just a partial list of returns for today’s home-based observatory owners. Visit the universe with family and friends to see the Universe in ways you may have not thought possible.

Principals:
David Aguilar is an avid telescope maker and designer of observatories and science centers located at Harvard University and the University of Colorado. He is the author and illustrator of Planets, Stars, and Galaxies — A Visual Encyclopedia of our Universe, and the upcoming 11 Planets — The New Solar System, published by National Geographic, as well as a scholar lecturer for Smithsonian World Tours, and popular host of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics programs "Observatory Nights", and the Harvard Lecture Series, "Everything I Learned about Science I Learned at the Movies".