Slooh Advanced For Higher Education

Engage Students With Real Data

From undergraduate intro courses to doctoral research, Slooh provides the tools professional astronomers use and the materials to learn with them — for less than the cost of a textbook. Starting at $30/student/year.

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YOUR INSTRUMENTS

Nine Telescopes. Three Continents. Your Coordinates.

No more waiting for clear skies in your backyard. Control telescopes at 9,000 feet in the Canary Islands, the Chilean Andes, and outback Australia — and point them wherever you want using RA/Dec coordinates.

Advanced Capabilities

Advanced Features for Student Research

Advanced accounts give students the tools to design their own observations and work with real scientific data — the same capabilities used by professional astronomers.

See Telescope Specifications

Classify With Spectra

Spectroscopy

Capture stellar and nebular spectra using the Star Analyser 100 with RSpec software. Classification studies, radial velocity measurements, and emission line analysis.

Collect Light Curves

Photometry

Track variable stars, measure light curves, and detect exoplanet transits with high-precision BVR photometric filters. Calibrated photometry meets AAVSO standards.

Capture Position Data

Astrometry

Precise position measurements and angular separations. Astrometry data accepted by the Minor Planet Center for orbital determination.

FAQs

Can students schedule observations of specific targets?

Yes. Advanced Missions let students choose the telescope, date/time, and target — from built-in catalogs or by entering precise RA/Dec coordinates.

What data do students get back?

Every Advanced Mission delivers calibrated FITS files plus processed PNGs with full metadata — exposure time, filter, coordinates, and telescope ID.

How do students learn these techniques?

Slooh's Advanced Quest series provides a structured pathway through all advanced features — from mission scheduling to FITS analysis.

SLOOH IN EDUCATION

Capturing Deep-Sky Objects With Slooh

Some of the most striking objects in the night sky are also the faintest — far too dim to see by eye. With Slooh's robotic network, students can point a telescope at targets they'd never reach otherwise. The result isn't just a pretty picture; it's a hands-on look at the physics of how stars are born.

FROM THE NETWORK

The Prawn Nebula (IC 4628)

“Today (APR 28, 2025 07:12 UTC) I took this picture from the Prawn Nebula and I absolutely love the color! It was captured with the Chile Two in the constellation of Scorpius. I can't wrap my head around that the Prawn Nebula is an emission nebula at an estimated 6000 light-years distant…”

Captured by Charlotte on Slooh Chile Two

Curriculum

22-Quest Introductory Astronomy Progression

Aligned to OpenStax Astronomy. Assign the full sequence or select individual Quests. Each Quest includes embedded assessment, formative questions, and educator guides with answer keys. Students schedule observations on their own time — no coordinated class sessions needed.

Intro Astro Sequence

22 Quests covering the full intro syllabus — Solar System through Island Universes. Students observe, capture, analyze, and respond to embedded assessment questions. Works as weekly homework, in-class labs, or independent study.

Career Discovery

Integrated Career Discovery exposes students to careers in the space industry — satellite IT, space domain awareness, commercial applications, science communications. For non-major students especially, your intro course may be the only place they encounter these pathways.

Advanced / Research Track

Students grow to Advanced Missions — choosing telescope, date, time, and target by catalog or coordinates. Advanced Mission Quests provide a structured pathway into FITS analysis, photometry, and astrometry.

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PLANETARY SCIENCE

From Earth’s Surface to the Edge of the Solar System

Advanced access pairs Slooh’s satellite feeds with full solar and planetary monitoring. Observe Earth from orbit, track sunspots and prominences in H-alpha, and follow the planets through their seasons — all with the same instruments and data formats as your deep-sky work.

Observation of the eruption at Piton de la Fournaise

Solar Monitoring in H-alpha

Track active regions, prominences, and filaments on the Sun’s surface — the only star close enough to watch change from one day to the next.

Planetary Imaging

Image the disks of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus. Follow the Great Red Spot and Saturn’s ring tilt across an observing campaign.

Earth Observation from Orbit

Slooh’s satellite feeds put real remote-sensing data in your hands — geology, weather systems, and surface change, studied with the same rigor you bring to the night sky.

Careers in Space

Space Isn't Just for Astronauts

The space economy is one of the fastest-growing job markets on Earth — and most of its roles have nothing to do with strapping into a rocket. Satellite operations, orbital analysis, science communication, space domain awareness: real careers, hiring now, that your intro course may be the only place you ever hear about. Slooh's Career Discovery badges connect what you do on the platform to the skills those jobs actually want.

Keep the Constellations Flying

Thousands of satellites need people to fly, monitor, and maintain them. The scheduling, tracking, and instrument control you practice on Slooh are the same instincts these operations roles run on

Track What's Up There

As orbit gets crowded, knowing where everything is becomes a field of its own. Position measurement and object tracking — the heart of astrometry on Slooh — sit at the center of this fast-growing security and safety discipline.

Translate the Cosmos

Every mission, museum, and space company needs people who can make the universe make sense to the rest of us. Writing up and sharing what you've observed is communication practice that maps to a real and growing career path.

The Slooh Gravity Awards

Earning Recognition: Gravity Awards & Student Portfolios

Slooh automatically builds a record of every student's exploration. For students, it's a growing journal of everything they've discovered. For teachers, it's engagement data and progress tracking that practically runs itself.

Gravity Points & Levels

Every Quest and observation earns points. Students level up — visible progress that's tangible and fun.

Badges & Leaderboard

Specific achievements unlock badges. The class leaderboard adds friendly competition without extra work for you.

Gravity Awards

Outstanding exploration earns Gravity Awards — badges that travel with students into middle school, high school, and beyond.

Testimonials

Hear From Slooh College Professors and Students

Colleges around the world are using Slooh to bring real science into their classroom — without needing an astronomy background, a budget for equipment, or a single clear night.

“The Slooh platform provided educators and their students the opportunity to, in essence, conduct their own research. Using Slooh allows them to in essence be astronomers themselves, using the same tools and methods of authentic research.”

David Sederberg — Purdue University Physics & Astronomy Outreach

“It's a humbling experience for students to study the Earth and its place in the Universe, to realize how small we are and yet, what a huge impact we can have.”

Christine Hirst Bernhardt — College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, California

“It made me realize how cool space is. I have really gotten the family into looking into space with our own small telescope in the backyard, and it has already made some great memories.”

Anonymous Student at the University of North Texas

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UNIVERSITIES USING SLOOH

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IMAGES CAPTURED

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QUESTS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS

Always On Feeds

9 telescopes (and counting) ensure consistent access to the night sky.

OpenStax-Aligned

A 22-Quest progression mapped to the standard intro astronomy syllabus. Assign the full sequence or pick individual labs.

No Equipment Needed

Everything runs in a browser. Laptop, tablet, or phone.

Progress Tracking

See which students completed what, without grading extra assignments.

College Slooh Case Study

Purdue University Adopts Slooh for Undergraduate Astronomy

Slooh has had the privilege of connecting and working with numerous Purdue professors who are passionate about giving their students this new outlet to explore space and make their Astronomy curriculums as autonomous and experiential for students as possible.

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SLOOH Advanced

Less Than a Textbook. The Tools of Professional Astronomers.

Equip an intro course or a research seminar with research-grade telescopes and data — priced so the whole class can have access.

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Student images, Quests, and badges stay theirs forever — even after the school year ends, their work is never deleted.