News & Events

April 14, 2008

Ironwood Remote Observatories or "IRO"

We have developed a new and completely automated remote observatory. This is a turn-key system that includes user training and education. Join us at our chat group for more information.

You can meet us in-person on

Apr. 27,2008 at the Institute for Astronomy Open House

Aug. 2, 2006
Introducing the improved
C-14 Flop-Stopper V2.

Clients

UC Berkeley, California

Jackson State University

UH Leeward Community College, Hawaii

James Cook University,
Australia

Welcome to the Ironwood Observatory website.

If you are looking for anything to do with automated observatories - whether it be using them, building them, repairing them, or just researching them - you have come to the right place.

My name is Ken Archer. Over the past six years, I have dedicated my time to designing and building easy-to-use internet remote-operated observatories that can fit almost anyone's budget. There are actually two Ironwood Observatories - Ironwood Observatory, located here in Hawaii; and Ironwood North Observatory, located in Arizona.

Ironwood Observatory has been remote-controlled internationally from Japan, UK, Poland and Russia and from other US states such as Florida, Illinois and North Dakota.

Ironwood North Observatory Arizona and the University of Berkeley (The Hands-On Universe program) are partners in a remote imaging program aimed at providing astronomical images for educational purposes. Find out more about our services here.

More about Ironwood Observatory

More about Ironwood North (INO)

Due to the absense of a common standard when it comes to automated observatories and their individual parts, I often found myself needing parts that were either sub-par, or simply didn't exist. Therefore, Ironwood Observatory offers a small product line of high-quality parts, professionally manufactured to meet the demands of a fully automated observatory. Find out more about our products here.

For more information or immediate support,
please contact Ken Archer directly at (808) 375-3060