If you've been visiting LightBuckets lately, you may have noticed that the observatories in New Mexico have been unable to open at night since the beginning of July. This is due to the southwest monsoon season being underway. We had hoped that there would be at least a few nights when we'd be able to open but so far that hasn't been the case. As I discussed in this/a

The weather plays the most significant role in deciding if our observatories are opened or closed each evening. The LightBuckets observatories are situated in locations that are known for their dark skies, excellent seeing, good transparency, and terrific weather. Each summer, however, the desert southwest (where 3 of our telescopes are located) experiences a two to three month period called mons...

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome you to LightBuckets. Our goal is to provide you with access to some of the best astronomy instruments in the world, from some of the darkest sky locations available, at an affordable price that keeps you coming back. That's a pretty tall order but one I believe we can deliver on. To demonstrate our commitment to this goal, we are launching LightBuckets ...

We have officially begun construction of our fourth observatory platform to be designated LB-0003. This observatory will be located at our main site in Rodeo, NM and will house a Takahashi TOA-150 on a Software Bisque Paramount ME. With three world-class deep sky instruments already in our inventory, we felt it was important to bring online a wide-field instrument as well. And, nothing fits the...