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Who said nothing good comes out of Texas? (opens in new tab)

from kottke.org: Telescope Ranchers. Rockwood, Texas is home to a unique business, Starfront Observatories. Owner/operator Bray Falls hosts hundreds of other people's telescopes in perfect conditions — ultra-dark skies (Class 1 on the Bortle scale), clear weather, and fast internet — so astrophotographers from around the world can run their scopes and make observations completely from their computers.Out in the middle of nowhere Texas, a young astrophotographer is running one of the largest t...

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