CELESTIA
Celestia Observatory

Altitude 4,205m · Atacama Desert · −24.6° S

Beyond the visible horizon

A next-generation deep space observatory unlocking the faintest signals from the earliest epochs of the universe.

Seeing 0.42"
Humidity 12%
Wind 3.2 m/s
Altitude 4,205m
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Star Chart

Deep Field Catalogue

Active targets under observation. Each object resolved with sub-arcsecond precision.

Rosette Nebula
NGC 2237
Emission Nebula

Rosette Nebula

Monoceros

Distance

5,200 ly

Magnitude

9.0

Andromeda Galaxy
M31
Spiral Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda

Distance

2.537M ly

Magnitude

3.4

Pillars of Creation
NGC 6611
Star-Forming Region

Pillars of Creation

Serpens

Distance

7,000 ly

Magnitude

6.0

Crab Nebula
M1
Supernova Remnant

Crab Nebula

Taurus

Distance

6,500 ly

Magnitude

8.4

Instrumentation

The Array

Four precision instruments engineered to interrogate the universe at every wavelength.

01 12m f/1.8

The Aperture

Primary Optical Array

A 12-meter segmented mirror with adaptive optics, correcting atmospheric turbulence in real-time. Resolves objects 100,000 times fainter than the naked eye.

02 R = 350K

Spectral Forge

High-Resolution Spectrograph

Decomposes starlight into 350,000 individual wavelength channels. Reveals chemical composition, temperature, and radial velocity of distant objects.

03 10K fps

Temporal Eye

Time-Domain Photometry Engine

Captures 10,000 frames per second to detect transient events — supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, exoplanet transits — the blink-and-you-miss-it universe.

04 64 × 6.1m

Deep Field Array

Radio Interferometer Network

64 synchronized dish antennas spanning 12 kilometers. Synthesizes a virtual telescope capable of imaging the cosmic microwave background with sub-arcminute resolution.

Telemetry

Observatory Index

4.2B

Light-Years Observed

Deepest survey

847

Exoplanets Catalogued

Since commissioning

99.7%

Uptime

3 years continuous

12m

Primary Mirror

Segmented adaptive

Transmissions

Mission Log

2026.03.12 ACTIVE

First light captured from exoplanet TOI-700 d atmosphere. Preliminary spectra suggest water vapor signatures at 1.4μm band.

2026.03.08 COMPLETE

Deep Field Array calibration complete. Baseline sensitivity improved 340% over previous configuration. Ready for CMB observation window.

2026.02.28 ARCHIVED

Gravitational wave event GW260228 correlated with optical counterpart in NGC 4993. Multi-messenger astronomy milestone achieved.

2026.02.15 COMPLETE

Commissioned Temporal Eye upgrade. New CMOS sensor array reduces read noise to 0.7e⁻ RMS. Dark current: 0.001 e⁻/pixel/sec at -100°C.

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