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Institutional & Research Hosting

Southern Skies,
Without the Capital Project

Universities, research groups and space awareness operators gain southern-hemisphere capability in months — no land acquisition, no construction, no facilities staff. We provide the site, the engineering and the support.

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Universities  ·  Research institutes  ·  Space domain awareness  ·  Astronomical societies  ·  Museums & science centres

The Case for Hosting

Capability Without Construction

Building a southern-hemisphere facility is a multi-year capital project. Hosting delivers the same observing access as an operational line item.

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No Capital Works

No land acquisition, planning approvals, construction or commissioning. Your programme begins where our infrastructure already ends.

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Operational, Not Capital

Hosting is an operating cost rather than a capital one — usually a faster and simpler internal approval path than a building programme.

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Operational in Months

Ship the instrument and we install, align and commission it. A multi-year project timeline reduces to a delivery schedule.

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Scales With Funding

Begin with a single pier and expand to a dedicated bank or private dome as programmes and budgets grow. Contract to match the funding cycle.

Operation & Control

Operated Entirely by You

NebulaNest supplies the environment, engineering and on-site expertise. Day-to-day operation of the instrument stays with your team.

Access & scheduling
You determine who observes and when. We do not queue, allocate or ration observing time — your internal arrangements govern use.
Data
Observations flow directly to you. We do not store, process, mirror or retain your data at any point.
Software
Your choice of control, acquisition and scheduling software. We support the configuration you specify.
Users
User accounts and permissions are managed entirely within your own systems — no NebulaNest login sits between your researchers and the instrument.
Engagement Models

From One Pier to a Facility

Engagements scale from a single instrument to a purpose-built observatory. Multi-instrument programmes — including space domain awareness and survey work — typically use a dedicated pier bank or private dome. All are quoted per requirement.

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Single Pier

One hosted instrument on a purpose-built pier, contracted to institutional terms rather than consumer rates.

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Dedicated Pier Bank

A block of piers reserved exclusively to your institution, supporting multiple instruments or parallel programmes.

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Private Dome

Your own enclosed ScopeDome, not shared with other clients — full environmental control over your instrument.

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Complete Observatory

A purpose-built facility engineered around the requirements of a specific research programme.

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Consortium

A facility or pier bank shared between several institutions under a joint agreement, dividing cost across partners.

Site & Infrastructure

What Sits Behind Your Instrument

Purpose-built for unattended remote operation, engineered by Astroworx Engineering Pty Ltd.

Location
Dark-sky site in Victoria, Australia, giving access to southern targets unavailable from northern latitudes.
Southern coverage
A southern-hemisphere longitude in a region under-served by tracking and observing infrastructure, most of which sits in the northern hemisphere — relevant to survey programmes and space domain awareness as well as deep-sky research.
Piers
Engineered piers isolated from building structure, machined in-house to suit your mount.
Power
Grid connection supported by on-site solar generation to reduce running costs. Battery backup provides controlled shutdown and safe roof closure on power loss, protecting your instrument.
Connectivity
Site internet provided. Institutions may install a dedicated Starlink antenna for independent bandwidth entirely under their own control — useful where low-latency control or sustained high-volume data egress matters.
Security
Gated site with surveillance and continuous monitoring of power, connectivity and operational status.
Monitoring & response
Systems are monitored 24/7 with a defined response intent. Offered as a service commitment rather than a contractual service level agreement.
Maintenance
Scope and inclusions agreed per engagement, appropriate to the instrument and programme.
Longevity

Built to Outlast Your Funding Cycle

Research programmes are planned in decades. So is this site.

30yrs
Maximum site tenure
10-year lease, renewable ×2
500
Telescope capacity
phase one
2028
Phase one
completion

Our site is held on a ten-year lease renewable twice — up to thirty years of tenure — and phase one is engineered for 500 instruments. When an institutional agreement runs to 2030 and beyond, the facility will still be operating.

Procurement

Contracting & Compliance

The detail your finance and procurement teams will ask for, stated up front.

Contracting entity
Astroworx Engineering Pty Ltd, an Australian incorporated company. ABN supplied on request.
Public liability
Public and products liability cover of $5,000,000. Certificate of currency available on request.
Equipment insurance
Institutions ordinarily insure their own instruments for the period they are on site. Alternative arrangements are negotiable.
Agreement terms
Multi-year agreements available, aligned to grant and budget cycles.
Invoicing
Invoiced against purchase order, on terms agreed at contract.
Pricing
Quoted per engagement. Requirements vary too widely for a standard rate card.

Discuss Your Requirement

Tell us about the instrument, the programme and the timeframe. We will come back with a proposal and the documentation your procurement team needs.

Request a Quotation

or call +61 1300 930 730