# Ultimate rental telescope?

**URL:** <https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/ultimate-rental-telescope/1787>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 13, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/ultimate-rental-telescope/1787 "2026-09-13T15:26:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![drbill](https://discourse.okcastro.club/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@drbill](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/drbill)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/ultimate-rental-telescope/1787/1 "2026-09-13T15:26:29Z")

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I got a good laugh out of this (but maybe if  
you have won the lottery… ??)

Lowell Observatory, which is in a dire financial position  
(due to a number of factors) is renting out their 4.3 meter  
telescope for private astrophotography sessions  
at $4000 (yes four thousand dollars) an hour.

bill romanishin

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**Author:** ![BillMurrell](https://discourse.okcastro.club/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@BillMurrell](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/BillMurrell)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/ultimate-rental-telescope/1787/2 "2026-09-14T12:37:24Z")

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I recall at one time you could get a tour of Mt. Wilson’s 100 inch telescope. I think if you brought your own eye piece you could look through it. I’m not sure if this is done any longer.

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/ultimate-rental-telescope/1787/3 "2026-09-14T16:21:34Z")

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I’m a member of the Lowell Observatory. They’ve been adding a lot of infrastructure and projects in the last few years. Perhaps they outgrew their funding?

They do ask me for more money a lot these days. But I just figured all non-profits are always asking for more money.

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**Author:** ![drmarvh44](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/drmarvh44/32/163_2.png) [@drmarvh44](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/drmarvh44)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/ultimate-rental-telescope/1787/4 "2026-09-14T23:31:28Z")

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They can have it for that price!!