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Telescopes & Accessories
APM Markus Ludes European telescope web site. TMB Optical,
APM, Losmandy, Coronado, Antares, JMI, Tal, Tele Vue, and many other
manufactures. Free download for Registax software for imaging, also has a
Yahoo group for discussion, and links for further information.
Advanced Telescope
Systems Advanced Telescope Systems
manufactures telescope piers. All portable and permanent piers and special
accessories are custom machined to the exact requirements for their
customers. ATS is located in Anaheim, CA.
Affordable Equatorial Platforms Art DeBrito manufactures nice equatorial platforms
using Baltic Birch. Currently he does have a backlog on orders. All you need
to do is apply the finish of your choice. He also offers do it yourself kits
and ATM supplies. Affordable is located in Peyton, CO.
AGENA
AstroProducts Optical accessories, filters, diagonals, tripod cases,
observing aids, camera adapters & T-rings. AGENA also has numerous astronomy
books and software publications for sale at very good discounts. AGENA is
located in Cerritos, CA.
Anacortes Telescopes Offering a variety of telescopes and
accessories, Meade, Celestron, Tele Vue, Losmandy, William Optics, Lumicon,
cameras, imaging accessories, many products available from their online
catalog. Anacortes Telescopes is located in Anacortes, WA.
Apogee
Inc. Apogee Inc. offers a complete line
of Apogee and Astele telescopes, Celestron, Meade, Kendrick Dew Systems,
Apogee Binoculars, Lens assemblies, optics, Filters, Prisms, motors, fans,
gears, and other ATM accessories. Apogee is located in Union, IL.
AstroMart The AstroMart web site offers a large database of astronomy
related web sites. They list over 75 vendors, also they provide a discussion
forum, links to astronomy clubs & star parties, and classified adds from
private parties. You will also find links for informational astronomy, and
astronomy software.
Astronomics Astronomics is located in Norman, OK. They offer products
from several manufacturers including Celestron, Meade, Takahasi, Stellervue,
TeleVue, TMB and other suppliers. They have their complete catalog available
online including used items & specials.
Astro-Physics Astro-Physics is a supplier of
premium refracting telescopes and telescope mounts. Their online catalog
lists all their products and accessories. Astro-Physics telescopes are world
renown for their superior products. The Astro-Physics products are in such
high demand that they have a back up on orders of a year or more. You will
have to sign up on their notification list to be eligible to purchase one of
their telescopes or mounts. Astro-Physics is headquartered in Rockford, IL.
Astrosystems Astrosystems offers a
range of products and services. Their premier product is the TeleKit truss
style telescope available in a 12.5 inch through 32 inch size. You select
your own optics, (Galaxy, Intermountain, Pegasus, Swayze, & Nova) Also
available eyepieces (Widescan & University Optics), green laser pointers,
focusers, Collimating tools, cooling fan power supply, Digital setting
circles, EQ platforms, filters, spiders & secondaries, Sky Atlases, Star
charts, truss accessories, Teflon, Telrads, bearings, & scope covers.
Astrosystems is located in LaSalle, CO.
Astronomy Mall Directory of Telescope suppliers and
accessories. Classified adds, discussion forum, and Stolen Equipment list.
California Tubular Designs Tubes for Dobsonian telescope makers. Tubes
available in 6 inch to 16 inch. Sonotube, or aluminum, rolled ends
available. Assorted colors and finishes, also bases, Kydex, Ebony Star, and
tube trim available. CTD is located in Los Gatos, CA.
Celestron International Celestron sells all
types of telescopes, binoculars, accessories, eyepieces, links. Their web
site features their full product line, telescope basics and buying guide,
and other useful astronomy guides and links. Celestron is located in
Torrance, Ca.
Clement Focuser Don Clement offers a unique focuser available in a 2 inch & a 3 inch
model. Also available for use with the Clement focuser is the Robo-Focus for
which allows control of the focuser by your computer. Clement Focuser is located in
Running Springs, CA.
Compact
Precision Telescopes Compact Precision Telescopes from Mark
Wagner offers telescopes in 8 inch-18" sizes. CPT's are telescoping metal
telescopes originally designed with portability in mind. the scopes can be
mounted on either a Dobsonian or Equatorial mount. Mirrors are by Swayze.
Contact Mark for more information. They are located in Los Gatos, CA.
Coronado Technology Group Coronado has produced
high quality optics for 35 years. Recently the amateur astronomy community
has benefited by the introduction of several products for solar observing.
They have a complete line of solar telescopes, H-Alpha, Whitelight filters,
eyepieces, and accessories. Coronado is located in Tucson AZ.
D & G Optical D & G Optical
specializes in refractors & Cassegrain telescopes and optics. They
manufacture their own optics, tube assemblies and many telescope
accessories. D & G Optical is located in Manheim, PA.
David Chandler Company David Chandler is
well known for offering wonderful observing aids for the amateur astronomer.
They sell planispheres, books, astronomy software, and accessories. David
Chandler is located in Springville, CA.
Denkmeier Optical
Incorporated Denkmeier Optical offers
binoviewing systems and accessories. Their binoviewers are suitable for all
types of telescope designs. They provide their complete product line, FAQ's,
links, dealers, and ordering information on their web site. Denkmeier
Optical is located in Ocean City, MD.
Discovery Telescopes Discovery
Telescopes offers DHQ, DHQ Premium, and Truss type telescopes. They
manufacture their own optics for all of their telescopes. They also sell
telescope mirrors, secondaries, eyepieces, focusers, setting circles,
spiders, dust covers, bearing kits, mirror cells, and other telescope making
supplies. Discovery Telescopes is located
in Oceanside, CA.
Got Grit ATM Supplies Grit, Pitch, Tile & Lap tools, Grit
Kits, Grinding Kits, Polishing Pads, Plate Glass. Basic mirror grinding &
testing tutorials. Got Grit is located in New Port Richey, FL. Currently
they are shipping their products from MN.
Hardin Optical Offering all
types of telescopes, binoculars, eyepieces, tripods, mounts, and
accessories. Tele Vue, Celestron, Astrola, Meade, Takahashi, Bushnell,
Nikon, Coronado. Hardin Optical is located in Bandon, OR.
Howie Glatter's Laser Collimator Howie offers Green
Laser Collimators in 1.25" & 2" sizes. A useful tool for collimating
Newtonians, Refractors, and Cassegrain telescopes. Howie also sells Green
Laser Pointers at his other web site
SkyPointer.
Howie Glatter is located in Bronx, NY.
Jim Fly's Cat's Eye collimation tool,
Catsperch observing chair, information and links for the ATM building a
Dobsonian. Jim Fly is located in Huntsville, AL.
Jim's Mobile Industries (JMI) World
renowned manufacturer of Newtonian telescopes, focusers, drive motors, focus
motors, polar alignment scopes, carrying cases and many other fine products.
JMI is located in Lakewood, CO.
Johns Telescopes Mirror
kits (4"-16"), mirror blanks (4"-16"), Rhonci testers, Spherometers, and
other ATM supplies.
Lumicon Lumicon
internationally renowned for high quality filters and astrophotography
accessories, provides their complete catalog online. Filters, Easy Guiders,
Astrophotography film and Hyper Kits, Diagonals, Binoviewers, and more.
Lumicon is located in Simi Valley, CA.
MAG 1
Instruments Mag 1 Instruments sells
PortaBall Telescopes in an 8" - 14.5" telescopes. They are uniquely designed
spherical truss type alt/az telescopes. Mag 1 uses Zambuto Optics in all
their telescopes. Mag 1 is located in New Berlin, WI.
Meade Instruments Corporation Meade Instruments manufactures Telescopes, binoculars,
eyepieces, filters, tripods, "Autostar" Go To controllers, and numerous
accessories for telescopes and imaging. The Meade product line is available
online, with a FAQ's and astronomy links. Meade Instruments headquarters is
in Irvine, CA.
Newport Glass Telescope making
supplies. Pyrex mirror blanks (standard & thin) 1"-32", standard plate glass
mirror blanks, Newtonian mirror blanks, large lightweight Pyrex mirror
blanks up to 40", polished & coated mirrors, Cassegrain mirror blanks
8"-16",diagonal mirror blanks, ceramic glass blanks, Rhonci screens, mirror
kits, grinding tools, sonotubes, spiders, focusers, polishing tools &
compounds. Newport Glass has a large online catalog. Newport Glass ships
from Stanton, CA.
NightSky Scopes NightSky Scopes offers
premium Truss style telescopes available in sizes 12.5"- 22". Jim
Nadeau began offering his products in 2001. Standard features include
Pegasus Optics, Moonlight Telescope Crayford focusers, light shroud, and a
Telrad . Upgrades for all their scopes are available. Jim also offers
ServoCat GoTO software, Digital Setting Circles, and covers & padded bags.
NightSky Scopes is located in Lacombe, LA.
Obsession Telescopes Obsession
Telescopes by Dave Kriege, offers beautiful Truss style telescopes 15"-30".
If you have aperture fever this is a web site to visit. They also sell
mirrors (OMI & Galaxy), truss tubes, side bearings, tube inserts, ServoCAT
Go To Tracking drives, and Digital setting circles. Also see "The Dobsonian
Telescope: A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes", by
Dave Kriege & Richard Berry. Obsession Telescopes is located in Lake Mills,
WI.
Oceanside
Photo and Telescope
Vast online telescope and accessories catalog. The OPT store is very
friendly and helpful, they have a knowledgeable staff and offer free advice
for new scope owners. Links, and a new section with Mike Weasner author of
"Using the ETX". OPT is located in Oceanside, CA.
Optical
Mechanics Optical Mechanics Inc. is a
manufacture of high precision optics, opto-mechanical assemblies, and high
precision optical instruments, and collimators. OMI also offers mirror
testing, recoating, and refiguring. They are the optical supplier for
Obsession Telescopes. OMI also provides several informative and thorough
technical articles on mirror testing and optics on the web site. OMI
corporate office is in Iowa City, IA. and a west coast office in CA.
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars All types
of telescopes, binoculars, eyepieces, mounts, filters, cases, accessories,
online shopping available. Orion Telescopes is located in Cupertino, CA.
Parks Optical Parks Optical offers a full range of premium Telescopes,
Binoculars, and ATM supplies, that are available from authorized dealers.
The Parks web site online catalog lists all their products. Parks Optical
headquarters is located in Simi Valley, CA.
Pitch Laps Pitch Laps
molds sold by Kevin McCarthy. Kevin is located in Plaistow, NH. Kevin sells
a LM-3 pitch mold for use with 4"-12" size mirrors. The mold has 144 facets,
and produces enough pitch laps for up to 12 mirrors, in a single pouring. He
also has molds for larger mirrors. His web site provides a thorough tutorial
on how to use his mold kits, and links for related products.
Plettstone Telescopes Plettstone Telescopes
offers unique custom handcrafted lightweight Truss style telescopes. The
telescopes currently offered are available in a 12.5 f/5, a 15" f/4.5 or
f/5, and an 18" f4.5. Plettstone Telescopes
use optics from Stevens Optical, Pegasus Optical, and
Zambuto Optical. The Starlight Instruments Feather Touch 2" focuser
is standard on all of their scopes. The diagonals are from Protostar, and
all the hardware is stainless steel. They also offer an assortment of ATM
supplies. Plettstone is located in Mariposa, CA.
Protostar Manufacturer of diagonal mounts, secondary mirrors, and Protostar flocked
paper for light baffling in your telescope. Protostar is located in
Worthington, Ohio.
RXDesign RXDesign are makers of the ServoCat & ServoCat
Jr. GOTO telescope control system. Provides GOTO and tracking for 8 inch and
up Dobsonian telescopes. Also Argo Navis or Sky Commander DSC software with
several star catalogs in the database are available. Compatible with Mel
Bartels software. RXDesign is located in Charlotte N.C.
Salem
Distributing Grit & Pitch supplies for the
ATM. Salem Distributing ships out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Look in
the Telescope section. Salem Distributing also sales industrial & ophthalmic
glass supplies.
SBIG Astronomical Instruments SBIG (Santa
Barbara Instrument Group) provides premier products and accessories for
astrophotography and CCD imaging. CCD cameras, filters, software products,
adaptive optics accessories, camera adapters, and many other items are
available in their online catalog. SBIG offers an online FAQ for their
products and proficient technical customer support. They are located
in Santa Barbara, CA.
Sean's Astronomy Shop Sean's Astronomy
Shop offers Meade, Celestron, Televue, Discovery telescopes, Kendrick Astro
Systems, Star Light Focusers, Universal Astronomics' Binocular Mounts,
Telrads, Sirius Brand Filters, Lumicon, and 1000 Oaks Optical supplies. Sean
is an amateur astronomer and enjoys offering his customers and visitors
astronomy classes and observing nights at his store. Sean's Astronomy Shop
now host's the
Southwest Washington Stargazers club. Sean will provide free
shipping in the U.S. Sean's Astronomy Shop is located in Battle Ground, WA.
Siebert Optics Harry
Siebert's original Eyepieces and Binoviewers. Harry also offers Barlows,
Converters, Correcting Prisms, Diagonals, Extender tubes, and eyepiece
adapters. Very good customer service and satisfaction. Siebert Optics is
located in Clayton NC.
Sirius Optics Sirius Optics located in Kirkland WA offers a line
of filters and filter wheels, and a wide range of coating services
including: Single and multiple layer, anti-reflective coating, Protected and
enhanced mirror coatings, Neutral density filters, Bandpass and Interference
filters, and Conductive coatings.
STARIZONA STARIZONA is an authorized
seller for TeleVue, Celestron, and Cannon. They offer a number of different
telescopes including Celestron, TeleVue, and Vixen models. They also offer
TeleVue & Celestron eyepieces, barlows, filters, binoculars, CCD & imaging
accessories, books maps, and software. They are located in Tuscon AZ.
Stargazer Steve
From Canada Dobsonian telescope
kits available in 6" and 4 1/4". Also offers eyepieces and additional links.
Starmaster Portable Telescopes Starmaster offers two
product lines for their telescopes. The ELT truss models are available
in 12.5" f/4.5 and 11" f/4.55. Their conventional truss scopes are available
in 14.5" through 24" sizes. Starmaster uses Zambuto mirrors and Crayford
focusers in their products. Starmaster is located in Arcadia, KS.
Starsplitter
Telescopes Starsplitter offers several
Truss type telescopes in 8" to a 30" mirror size. Starsplitter uses JMI
focusers and Galaxy & Nova optics. Starsplitter also offers many telescope
making supplies and accessories. They are located in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Stellarvue Telescopes Stellarvue makes
refractor telescopes, and spotting scopes. All their products are hand made
using TMB Optical products. They are located in Auburn, California.
Sterling Resale Optics Offering
mirrors, lenses, filters, windows, wedges, beamsplitters, miscellaneous
optics, and hardware, and links. Sterling Optics is located in Aliso Viejo,
CA.
Sunriver Nature Center
Offering telescopes, eyepieces,
and accessories from Celestron, Orion, Tele Vue, Coronado, JMI, and
Discovery. Also books, maps, posters, and links. Sunriver Nature Center is
located in Sunriver, OR.
Swayze
Optical Located in Portland Oregon,
Steve Swayze is renowned for his premium mirrors. Mirror sizes available
from 12.5" up to 25". Also offers refiguring services. File to make a spider
for your scope and further links.
TMB TMB Optical was founded in 1990 by Thomas M. Back. TMB
manufactures apochromatic refractors, supermonocentric eyepieces,
apochromatic lenses in cells, focuser extensions, field flatteners, and the
Starbeam adapter. Refractors are available in sizes 80mm f/6 through 356mm
f/12 with special orders available. TMB is located in Cleveland, OH. TMB
products are also available from
Astronomics Norman, OK.
TAL
Telescopes Direct link to the TAL
Telescope manufacturer in Novosibirsk, Russia. Telescopes, Night Vision
optics, and devices, finderscopes, focusers, eyepieces, mirrors, lenses,
color filters, and TAL software.
Teleport Telescopes
Tom Noe owner of Teleport Telescopes
produces beautiful portable Dobsonian telescopes. Tom offers his light
weight collapsible telescopes in a 7 inch, f/5.6, a 10 inch f/5, and a 14.5
inch f/5 model. These are striking telescopes easily recognizable by their
collapsing design. Teleport uses Zambuto Optics in all their telescopes.
Teleport also offers Collimators, Tele Vue & Pentax eyepieces, eyepiece
adapters, masks, Sky Commander telescope controls, telescope stands, and
carrying cases. Teleport is located near Wylie, TX.
Tele Vue Optics Tele Vue Optics is
owned by Al Nagler, a longtime amateur astronomer and professional optics
designer for forty years. The Tele Vue web site provides a complete online
catalog of all their beautiful hand crafted products. Telescopes, eyepieces,
mounts, observing accessories, and photo accessories. Web site also provides
a FAQ, telescope buying guide, and an eyepiece calculator. Tele Vue is
located in Chester, NY.
Teeters
Telescopes Dobsonian conversions 6"-12.5", Truss scope 8"-20",
Truss conversions. Teeters uses Royce or Swayze mirrors, and Crayford
focusers. Teeters is located in Jackson, NJ.
Thousand Oaks Optical Thousand Oaks Optical offers filters for a variety
of solar observing. Included in their product lines are; Glass Solar filters
type 2 & 3, Black Polymer film, H-Alpha filters. Nebula filters for enhancing Deep Sky viewing; LP-1
broadband, LP-2 narrowband, LP-3 Oxygen III, & LP-4 Hydrogen Beta filter.
Also Digital Dew Heater available. Technical FAQ's for care of filters and
proper use. Thousand Oaks Optical is located in Thousand Oaks, CA.
University Optics University
Optics has an online catalog offering eyepieces, mirror cells & secondaries,
spiders, books, binoviewer, CCD supplies & kits, and software. University
Optics is located in Ann Arbor, MI.
Z-bolt.com Z-bolt.com supplies
various green laser pointers, and engraving services. They are located in
Portland, OR
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