New Mexico Skies / Equipment       The first 12 iBisque internet telescopes are housed in a 32-foot roll-off-roof observatory on the New Mexico Skies observatory site. Additional observatory buildings and locations will be added as demand warrants.    The iBisque at New Mexico Skies observatory       Each iBisque telescope consists of a 14" Celestron SCT optical tube assembly operating at F11, mounted on a Software Bisque Paramount ME. The megapixel CCD camera uses a Kodak 1001E sensor with 1024 x 1024 pixels, each 24 microns square for a target size of approximately 1" square.       The Paramount ME is controlled by the Software Bisque Professional Software suite for unparalleled control and accuracy. Browser Astronomy, Bisque's patent-pending web broswer-based server software, provides full control of the telescope/camera interface from a standard web browser. Special client software is not required to operate the iBisque observatory.    14" Celestron Telescope With a Bisque Paramount ME       Pictured here is the Tachyon satellite T-1 uplink dish which provides a wide-bandwidth data path for controlling the telescope and downloading your images over the internet.    Tachyon Satellite Uplink Dish       A real-time All-Sky Camera image is available on the New Mexico Skies Weather page. This camera covers the entire sky, horizon to horizon, and allows the operator to monitor actual sky conditions while imaging is taking place. Complete local, real-time weather data, including Nexrad radar and Enhanced IR satellite images, is also provided on the New Mexico Skies Weather page.    Sample All-Sky Camera Image