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Chongqing Shunjiang Industry & Trade Co., Ltd. Chongqing Shunjiang Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.: Chinese manufacturer of telescopes, binoculars, monoculars, rifle scopes, night vision equipment and disposable cameras. (Manufacturers) http://www.chinabinocular.com/ Clement Focuser Clement Focuser: Uniquely designed, patented focuser for use on a variety of telescopes. Offers optional electric focus mechanisms for their focusers. (Manufacturers) http://www.clementfocuser.com/ Stellar Technologies International Stellar Technologies International: Stiletto brand knife-edge focusers, wide-field adapters, plus accessories for 35mm, CCD, and medium format cameras. (Manufacturers) http://www.stellar-international.com/ Astro-Physics Inc. Astro-Physics Inc.: Telescopes, mounts and accessories for observers and astrophotographers. (Manufacturers) http://www.astro-physics.com/ Van Slyke Engineering Van Slyke Engineering: Versa-Port Sliders, Monster focusers, bifilar micrometers and turret eyepiece holders. (Manufacturers) http://www.observatory.org/ Optical Mechanics, Inc. Optical Mechanics, Inc.: Fabricates research-quality Newtonian, Cassegrain, Ritchey-Chretein and custom optics, opto-mechanical instruments including LIDAR systems and collimators. Manufactures the Nighthawk line of advanced robotic telescopes plus custom telescopes. Offers optic (Manufacturers) http://www.opticalmechanics.com/ Rainbow Optics Rainbow Optics: Offers the Star Spectroscope line of spectroscopy instruments for use with any telescope. Products are excellent for educational use, demonstrating the scientific information which can be gleamed from examining the spectrum of "black body" radia (Manufacturers) http://www.starspectroscope.com/ SkyPointer SkyPointer: Green laser pointers for aiming a telescope, plus a variety of pointer brackets and accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.skypointer.net/ Parks Optical Parks Optical: Newtonian and Newtonian-Cassegrain reflecting telescopes, optical tube assemblies, telescope making components, binoculars, spotting scopes and microscopes, plus eyepieces and accessories. (Manufacturers) http://parksoptical.com/ Swift Instruments, Inc. Swift Instruments, Inc.: Refractor, reflector and Dobsonian telescopes; binoculars for birding, hunting, marine and long range applications; plus spotting scopes, microscopes, theater glasses and weather instruments. (Manufacturers) http://www.swift-optics.com/ Kokusai Kohki Kokusai Kohki: Japanese OEM manufacturer of telescope accessories including WIDESCAN Type III Eyepieces, orthoscopic eyepieces, laser collimators, a "correct view" finder, a unique helicoid off-axis eyepiece holder for Lumicon giant EZ guiders and the "HE (Manufacturers) http://www.kkohki.com/English/kkohkiparts.html Rigel Systems Rigel Systems: LED flashlights for astronomy and aviation, astrophotography accessories, collimation tools, finders, motorized focusers and controllers, plus other accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.rigelsys.com/ Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc.: Designs and manufactures research grade telescopes, finder-guiders, filter boxes and spectrographs, and products for observatory domes. Services include consulting, instrument relocation and retrofits. (Manufacturers) http://www.astronomical.com/ GAMBATO Costruzioni per Astronomia GAMBATO Costruzioni per Astronomia: Italian manufacturer of observatories, planetariums and geodes. Offers observatory structure maintenance services. (Manufacturers) http://www.gambato.it/ Telescopes for Amateur Astronomers Telescopes for Amateur Astronomers: Russian manufacturer of TAL brand telescopes including refractors, Newtonians, and Klevtsov modified Maksutov-Cassegrains; and additional products including binoculars, night vision equipment, riflescopes and many accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.telescopes.ru/ Spectrum Coatings Spectrum Coatings: Uses the Ion Assisted Deposition (IAD) process to produce hard, durable, oxide optical thin films without high temperature substrate heating. Offers many types of coatings including protected aluminum and enhanced aluminum for astronomical mirrors as well (Manufacturers) http://www.spectrum-coatings.com/ University Optics University Optics: Suppliers of astronomical accessories, binocular viewers, eyepieces, binoculars, telescope building supplies, software, books, and components to build a "Cookbook" CCD camera. (Manufacturers) http://www.universityoptics.com/ 1stBase 1stBase: Produces collapsible Dobsonian mounts which fold up for storage and transportation. Mounts are available separately or sold with Compact Precision Telescopes tube assemblies. (Manufacturers) http://www.astronomy-mall.com/FirstBase/ R.F. Royce - Precision Optical Components R.F. Royce - Precision Optical Components: Compound reflective optical systems including Cassegrain, Ritchey-Chretien, Dall-Kirkham and various modifications. Refractive systems including achromatic and apochromatic objectives and full aperture corrector catadioptric systems including Schmidt, Mak (Manufacturers) http://www.rfroyce.com/ ProtoStar ProtoStar: Professional-grade diagonal mounts and secondary mirrors, with unique features, for use in small to large telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.fpi-protostar.com/ Questar Corporation Questar Corporation: High quality Maksutov Catadioptric telescopes for astronomy, nature, science and surveillance applications. Entire product line features superior optical performance, machining and finish. Established in 1950. (Manufacturers) http://www.questar-corp.com/ D and G Optical D and G Optical: Offers optical supplies and equipment for astronomy-related sciences and persons interested in the astronomy field. (Manufacturers) http://www.dgoptical.com/ DAR Astro Machining DAR Astro Machining: Products include mirror cells, helical and double helical focusers, eyepiece adapters, video camera adapters and eyepiece parfocal rings. Company is located in Canada. (Manufacturers) http://www.oneilphoto.on.ca/oneilatm.htm Medic Care (Far East) Co. Medic Care (Far East) Co.: Chinese manufacturer of small telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes. Also manufactures a variety of other products. (Manufacturers) http://www.medic-care.com/ AWR Technology AWR Technology: Offers simple and GOTO telescope drives, sidereal time clocks and other electronics equipment for astronomers. (Manufacturers) http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/awr.tech/ Black Knight Telescopes Black Knight Telescopes: Produces lightweight, medium-aperture, Dobsonian telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://members.aol.com/blackknightscope/ Pacific Telescope Corp. Pacific Telescope Corp.: Home of the Sky-Watcher brand of astronomical refractors and reflectors, catadioptric Newtonians, Maksutov-Cassegrains, plus spotting scopes, mounts, eyepieces and accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.skywatchertelescope.com/ LOMO America, Inc. LOMO America, Inc.: Amateur and professional telescopes, microscopes, spotting scopes, night vision devices and 35mm film cameras. (Manufacturers) http://www.lomoamerica.com/ Mountain Instruments Mountain Instruments: Telescopes and German equatorial mounts featuring DC servo motors and the Losmandy Gemini System with computer control using partial LX-200 emulation. (Manufacturers) http://www.mountaininstruments.com/ Stellarvue Stellarvue: Specializes in hand crafted refractors and apochromatic refractors. Offers telescope mount and tripods, spotting scopes plus a variety of accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.stellarvue.com/ Astronomy Optics Astronomy Optics: Offers a variety of binoculars and binocular stands. Features product lines for astronomy and birdwatching. Located in the U.K. (Manufacturers) http://www.monkoptics.co.uk/astronomy.html Litebox Telescopes Litebox Telescopes: Designs and manufactures portable Dobsonian telescope frames in the 12.5 to 18 inch aperture range. (Manufacturers) http://www.litebox-telescopes.com/ AstroTechniek AstroTechniek: Designs and manufactures large telescopes and mounts, including the CP-165 telescope mount. Offers stepper motor control systems and small telescopes. Located in the Netherlands. (Manufacturers) http://www.xs4all.nl/~astrotec/ Dantronix Research and Technology, LLC Dantronix Research and Technology, LLC: Makes Opticlean polymer for cleaning mirrors, lenses and corrector plates, and produces Laser Gold and Laser Rhodium mirrors for IR and scientific applications. (Manufacturers) http://www.dantronix.com/ Le Sueur Manufacturing Company Le Sueur Manufacturing Company: Produces the Astro Pier product line of telescope piers for fork mounted and German equatorial telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.astropier.com/ Collins Electro Optics, LLC Collins Electro Optics, LLC: Manufactures the I 3 eyepiece visual image intensifier system which features TeleVue optics, and an optional CCD video adapter for real time display. (Manufacturers) http://www.ceoptics.com/ Infinite Optics Infinite Optics: Provides thin film coatings and optics for science, medicine, aerospace, and military arenas. Also offers fabrication of optical components to exact specifications. (Manufacturers) http://www.qsptech.com/ Nite I's Nite I's: Visual astronomy accessories including adapters, eyepieces, extensions, eyepiece parfocalizers, plus telescopes, hardware, and software. (Manufacturers) http://www.niteis.com/ London Opera Glass Company London Opera Glass Company: Manufactures, installs and services opera glasses within theatres. The service is free to theatres, and allows patrons to rent opera glasses during a performance. (Manufacturers) http://www.operaglasses.co.uk/ Compact Precision Telescopes Compact Precision Telescopes: Uniquely designed, collapsible open frame telescopes and primary mirror cells which are CNC machined from aluminum. (Manufacturers) http://astronomy-mall.com/regular/products/cpt/ Kenyon Laboratories LLC Kenyon Laboratories LLC: Binocular, medium format camera and cinema camera stabilizers, plus gimbals, gimbal mounts, and inverters. (Manufacturers) http://ken-lab.com/ Guan Sheng Optical Co., Ltd. Guan Sheng Optical Co., Ltd.: Taiwanese manufacturer of reflectors, refractors, Dobsonians, eyepieces, equatorial mounts and accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.gs-telescope.com/ Lin Optics Co., Ltd. Lin Optics Co., Ltd.: Taiwanese manufacturer of small refractor and reflector telescopes, microscopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.lin-optics.com.tw/ Aeroquest Machining Aeroquest Machining: Worm gear drives for the accurate tracking of deep space and planetary objects for viewing and imaging. Stepper and synchronous motor power systems are available. (Manufacturers) http://www.aeroquest-machining.com/ NPZ Optics State Corp. NPZ Optics State Corp.: Novosibirsk Instrument-making Plant is one of the leading Russian manufacturers of high quality optical equipment for law enforcement and civilian use, such as day/night vision sights, powerful binoculars and astronomical telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.npzoptics.com/ DFM Engineering, Inc. DFM Engineering, Inc.: Advanced amateur and professional astronomical telescopes, telescope control systems and mounts, electro-optical telescopes, LIDAR systems, heliostats, siderostats/coeleostats, telescope optics and beam directors. (Manufacturers) http://www.dfmengineering.com/ ICAS Enterprises ICAS Enterprises: Japanese manufacturer and exporter of optical filters for telescope and industrial use. (Manufacturers) http://icas.to/ Insulated Dew Shield Insulated Dew Shield: Custom insulated dew shields for refractors and compound telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.dewshields.com/ Johnsonian Designs Johnsonian Designs: Precision machined equatorial tracking platforms for Dobsonian and altazimuth telescopes. Company offers a very unique, lightweight 18" pop-up carbon fiber travel telescope with full goto capabilities. (Manufacturers) http://www.johnsonian.com/ Eastcolight Limited Eastcolight Limited: Hong Kong based educational manufacturer and exporter of small telescopes and microscopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.eastcolight.com.hk/ T&T Binocular Mounts T&T Binocular Mounts: Offers a full line of mounts and crutch tripods for comfortable, steady binocular viewing. (Manufacturers) http://www.benjaminsweb.com/TandT/ Mathis Instruments Mathis Instruments: Full product line of German equatorial and telescope mounts with full computer control. Mounts are available for telescopes up to 24" aperture and feature tapered conic sections for increased rigidity. (Manufacturers) http://www.mathis-instruments.com/ E2 Telescope Design E2 Telescope Design: Produces complete line of Dobsonian reflector telescope kits and accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.e2scopes.com/ Oldham Optical U.K. Oldham Optical U.K.: Offers telescope accessories including mirrors, lenses prisms, and calibration equipment to the professional and amateur market. Site features excellent treatises on optical testing and terms used by opticians to describe optical quality. (Manufacturers) http://www.oldham-optical.co.uk/ Equatorial Platforms Equatorial Platforms: Wood and aluminum motorized, low profile equatorial platforms for Dobsonian and other altazimuth telescopes. Various accessories including stepper motor control are available for astrophotography. Complete telescopes up to 28" aperture are also avail (Manufacturers) http://www201.pair.com/resource/astro.html/regular/products/eq_platforms/ Thousand Oaks Optical Thousand Oaks Optical: Solar filters, solar eclipse viewers, H-Alpha filters and nebular filters. (Manufacturers) http://www.thousandoaksoptical.com/ Sky Engineering Sky Engineering: Designs and manufactures the Sky Commander product line of digital setting circles. (Manufacturers) http://www.skyeng.com/ Starchair Engineering Pty. Ltd. Starchair Engineering Pty. Ltd.: Australian manufacturer of motorized observing chairs which accommodate both the observer plus either binoculars or small telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.starchair.com/ De-Zhong Optics. De-Zhong Optics.: Professional Chinese optical products manufacturer and exporter, specializing in traditional binoculars, compact binoculars, zoom binoculars, waterproof binoculars, telescopes and microscopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.de-zhong.com/ Obsession Telescopes Obsession Telescopes: Manufacturer of Dobsonian telescopes ranging from 12-1/2" to 30" in aperture. Optional accessories include the ServoCAT servo drive system which may be combined with the Argo Navis digital setting circles. (Manufacturers) http://www.globaldialog.com/~obsessiontscp/OBHP.html North United Co., Ltd. North United Co., Ltd.: Chinese manufacturer of binoculars, telescopes, riflescopes, spotting scopes, night vision scopes, golf scopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.northoptics.com/ TeleVue Optics TeleVue Optics: Premium refractor telescopes, eyepieces, and accessories. Products include Nagler eyepieces, Panoptic eyepieces, Radian eyepieces, Plossl eyepieces, Barlows, Powermate, Ranger, 101, fluorite and apochromatic refractors. (Manufacturers) http://www.televue.com/ GoTo & Tracking Systems GoTo & Tracking Systems: Custom made GoTo mounts which are designed to the customer's specifications, plus GoTo conversions of existing telescope mountings. Complete machining and fabrication services are also available. (Manufacturers) http://www.gototelescopes.com/ Ceravolo Optical Systems Ceravolo Optical Systems: Offers custom optics fabrication, design consulting and optical testing services for the scientific, industrial and astronomical communities. (Manufacturers) http://www.ceravolo.com/ Telescope Engineering Company Telescope Engineering Company: Apochromatic refractor and Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes plus precision optics including including optical flats, Cassegrain, Catadioptric, Newtonian, Ritchey-Chretein, Mersen and other optical designs. (Manufacturers) http://www.telescopengineering.com/ AILI Optics & Electronic Co., Ltd. AILI Optics & Electronic Co., Ltd.: Manufacturer and exporter of spotting scopes, binoculars, optical lenses and elements, plastic lenses, enlarging and CCD lenses, optical mounts. Offers optical design services. (Manufacturers) http://www.ailioptics.com/ ATOZastro Forum ATOZastro Forum: Alignment accessories and flexible dew shields for Meade ETX series telescopes and the Meade 497 Autostar. (Manufacturers) http://www.atozastro.com/ RXDesign RXDesign: ServoCAT telescope control systems and Argo Navis digital setting circles for Dobsonians and equatorially mounted telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.rxdesignonline.com/ Jinoscope Jinoscope: Dark Sky Laboratory produces telescopes which are individually manufactured to fit each customer's specific needs. Many parts of each customer's telescope are manufactured in house to assure quality control, and numerous options and customizations are ava (Manufacturers) http://www.jinoscope.com/ Astro Works Corporation Astro Works Corporation: Manufactures the Centurion 18 telescope system which features a focal ratio of f/2.8. These instruments are designed for moderately wide field CCD imaging applications and asteroid patrols. (Manufacturers) http://www.astroworks.com/ APT Astro APT Astro: Manufactures the AMF Equatorial Wedge, a very heavy duty equatorial wedge, for Meade & Celestron telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.aptastro.com/ Astrozap Dew Shields Astrozap Dew Shields: Aluminum and flexible dew shields, caps and telescope covers for amateur telescopes. Many products are available in a variety of colors to match your telescope. (Manufacturers) http://www.astrozap.com/ Advanced Telescope Systems Advanced Telescope Systems: Portable and permanent telescope piers in custom sizes and heights. Custom manufactures accessories for special customer needs. (Manufacturers) http://www.advancedtelescope.com/ DGM Optics DGM Optics: Produces a unique unobstructed Newtonian reflector which features improved contrast and resolution compared to conventional Newtonians. (Manufacturers) http://www.erols.com/dgmoptics/ Optical Guidance Systems Optical Guidance Systems: Research-grade, observatory class telescope systems for professional and discriminating amateur astronomers, plus custom designed instrumentation for specific needs. (Manufacturers) http://www.opticalguidancesystems.com/ Classic Science Wood and Brass Telescopes Classic Science Wood and Brass Telescopes: Hand-crafted wood and brass telescopes, designed in the spirit of the 18th century. (Manufacturers) http://www.classicscience.com/ David Chandler Company David Chandler Company: Quality software and publications for astronomy and astronomy education. Manufactures the Deep Space Navigator telescope to computer interface, motor drives for Dobsonian mounted telescopes, high resolution optical encoders, plus custom encoder mounting h (Manufacturers) http://www.davidchandler.com/ Beta Electronics, Inc. Beta Electronics, Inc.: Useful laser pointers with remote on-off switches, suitable for use as a star finder on a telescope. (Manufacturers) http://www.betapointer.com/ Sky Valley Scopes Sky Valley Scopes: Offers very strong telescope tubes which feature a unique honeycomb construction. Site features basic plans and ideas for the home telescope builder. (Manufacturers) http://www.skyvalleyscopes.com/ Lightholder Optics Lightholder Optics: Newtonian mirrors made and certified in writing to the most exacting, demanding Millies LaCroix tolerance (1/8 wave at the wavefront), twice as precise as the industry 1/4 wave standard. (Manufacturers) http://www.lightholderoptics.com/ Alpen Outdoor Corporation Alpen Outdoor Corporation: Offers a variety of sports optics for the outdoor enthusiast. Products include binoculars and spotting scopes, including waterproof models. (Manufacturers) http://www.alpenoutdoor.com/ Teleport Telescopes Teleport Telescopes: Offers portable Dobsonian telescopes which are designed to collapse down into an extremely compact cubes for transportation. (Manufacturers) http://www.teleporttelescopes.com/ PreciseParts PreciseParts: Custom telescope parts and one-of-a-kind components, designed and machined in aluminum, stainless steel, brass, bronze, titanium, Teflon. Re-manufactures hard to find replacement parts for vintage telescopes. Can design new parts per customer specificatio (Manufacturers) http://www.preciseparts.com/ Peterson Engineering Corp. Peterson Engineering Corp.: Buck's precision gears for LX-200s, EZ Balance counterweights, EZ Clutch and EZ Focus kits, Eye Opener visual backs, and Mounting Assistant plates for attaching telescopes to tripods. (Manufacturers) http://peterson-web.com/ Custom Telescopes by Plettstone Custom Telescopes by Plettstone: Manufacturers of light weight large aperture Newtonian reflector telescopes. Designs feature substantial improvements over standard truss tube Newtonians. (Manufacturers) http://www.plettstone.com/ Roger W. Tuthill, Inc. Roger W. Tuthill, Inc.: Produces a variety of accessories for amateur telescopes including Solar Skreen, No Du Caps, polar axis finders and isostatic mounts for many commercial telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.tuthillscopes.com/ Starbuckets Telescopes Starbuckets Telescopes: Builds premium truss-tube Dobsonian reflectors in small to medium apertures. These apertures fill the void in commercially available, small to mid-sized truss-tube Dobsonians. (Manufacturers) http://www.starbuckets.com/ Jim's Mobile, Inc. Jim's Mobile, Inc.: NGT line of portable, equatorially mounted astronomical telescopes. Also makes various accessories including Motofocus focus motors, Motodec declination motors, R.A. drive motors, computer control systems and NGF focusers. (Manufacturers) http://www.jimsmobile.com/ Ufind Optics Company, Ltd. Ufind Optics Company, Ltd.: Chinese manufacturer and exporter of binoculars, telescopes, monoculars, golfscopes and spotting scopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.binocularschina.com/ Custom Telescopes UK Custom Telescopes UK: British company that manufactures telescopes, Newtonian mirror sets, eyepieces, and other accessories. (Manufacturers) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/glen.oliver/custom.htm Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd. Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.: Australian manufacturer of Argo Navis Digital Telescope Computer systems for alt-azimuth, fork and German equatorial telescope mounts. (Manufacturers) http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au/ California Tubular Designs California Tubular Designs: Artistically designed tubes for use in Dobsonian telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://astronomy-mall.com/regular/products/ctd/ Agena AstroProducts Agena AstroProducts: Affordable, quality telescope accessories and books for amateur astronomers. (Manufacturers) http://www.agenaastro.com/ Equinox Interscience, Inc. Equinox Interscience, Inc.: Manufactures complete telescopes, optical tube assemblies and telescope mounts. Company also offers a variety of design services and produces Deep Sky Black, a low reflectivity surface treatment suitable for aerospace applications. (Manufacturers) http://www.eisci.com/ Steve's Eyepiece Cases Steve's Eyepiece Cases: Beautiful, hand crafted Astro-Caddy eyepiece/accessory cases made from hardwood. (Manufacturers) http://www.sciastro.net/carrolls/cases/ H. L. Clausing, Inc. H. L. Clausing, Inc.: Provides mirror and optical coating services, and caters to the industrial, commercial and aerospace industries. Specializes in custom optical coatings on large substrates up to 92 inches in diameter. (Manufacturers) http://www.clausing.com/ Blue Ridge Telescopes Blue Ridge Telescopes: Quality hand crafted amateur Dobsonian telescopes and parts. (Manufacturers) http://www.blueridgescopes.com/ AstroCards AstroCards: Makes AstroCards finder charts, the AstroCards lighting system for viewing the cards at night, and offers a variety of other products. (Manufacturers) http://www.astronomy-mall.com/astrocards/ Long Perng Long Perng: Taiwanese manufacturer of spotting scopes, field scopes, telescopes, and binoculars. (Manufacturers) http://www.longperng.com.tw/ Bray Imaging Technologies, Ltd. Bray Imaging Technologies, Ltd.: Manufactures the Teleport brand of Dobsonian telescope products for all markets outside North America. Offices located in the U.K. (Manufacturers) http://www.brayimaging.co.uk/ Astro Optik Astro Optik: Large telescope systems including Hypergraphs, Deltagraphs, Cassegrains and Ritchey-Chretiens, Newtonians, Dobsonians and Schmidt cameras. (Manufacturers) http://www.astrooptik.com/ Bellstar Telescopes Bellstar Telescopes: A Canadian owned and operated company that custom manufactures hand crafted Dobsonian telescopes. Also provides repair services for telescopes, binoculars and microscopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.bellstartelescopes.com/ Brass Telescopes by The Glass Eye Brass Telescopes by The Glass Eye: Beautiful heirloom quality terrestrial and nautical brass telescopes, hand held travel telescopes and all weather telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.brasstelescopes.com/ Custom Scientific, Inc. Custom Scientific, Inc.: Custom optics and interference filters with specialization in astronomical filters. (Manufacturers) http://www.customscientific.com/ Al's Custom Telescope Accessories Al's Custom Telescope Accessories: Produces oak tripods and accessories for Celestron's CG-5 telescope and CI-700 tripod, and for Meade's LXD55 telescope. (Manufacturers) http://www.alsastro.com/ NOVA Optical Systems NOVA Optical Systems: Optical company which manufactures telescope optics in a wide range of apertures for amateur and professional class telescopes. Site features the free Ultra-Trace telescope design program. (Manufacturers) http://www.nova-optical.com/ Universal Astronomics Universal Astronomics: Optical instrument mounts including the T-Mount, UniMount and UniStar for binoculars and telescopes. Retailer for a variety of other product lines. (Manufacturers) http://www.universalastronomics.com/ Vixen North America Vixen North America: Telescopes and telescope mounts, binoculars, Lanthanum eyepieces and other accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.vixenamerica.com/ Meade Instruments Corporation Meade Instruments Corporation: Several product lines of telescopes and accessories, eyepieces, CCD imaging equipment, astronomical software, spotting scopes, binoculars, and microscopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.meade.com/ Ken's Rings Ken's Rings: Manufactures tube rings, counterweights, mount saddle plates, guide scope adapter plates and dovetail plates. Also offers custom modified commercial telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.kendauzat.net/ Starsplitter Telescopes Starsplitter Telescopes: 8" to 30" aperture Dobsonian telescopes, available with a choice of optics produced by several well known opticians and optical companies. (Manufacturers) http://www.starsplitter.com/ True Technology Limited True Technology Limited: English manufacturer of filter wheels, flip mirrors, filter units and dichroic filters. (Manufacturers) http://www.trutek-uk.com/ Carl Zeiss International Carl Zeiss International: Manufactures astronomical telescopes, observatories, domes, optics, focal plane instrumentation and LIDAR equipment. Company also manufactures products for healthcare, vision, measurment and analysis, research, sports, microelectronics, photography and pr (Manufacturers) http://www.zeiss.com/ Konus Italia Group Konus Italia Group: Italian manufacturer of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, compasses and magnifying glasses. (Manufacturers) http://www.konus.com/ Astrolite-LED Astrolite-LED: Offers red LED flashlights for the discriminating astronomer. (Manufacturers) http://www.astrolite-led.com/ Phenix Optics - Jiangxi Optical Instrument Phenix Optics - Jiangxi Optical Instrument: Hong Kong manufacturer of cameras, telescopes, binoculars, optical glass lenses, and other optical science equipment. (Manufacturers) http://www.phenixoptics.com/ Dewzee Astronomy Products Dewzee Astronomy Products: Produces the Dew Zee line of dew control and light baffling shields for a wide variety of telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.dewzee.com/ AIM Controls, Inc. AIM Controls, Inc.: Manufactures industrial laser systems and motion control products, precision and custom worm drives in a wide range of sizes and gear ratios, plus a complete line of telescopes, mounts, and control systems for astronomy. (Manufacturers) http://www.aimcontrols.com/ Hardin Optical Hardin Optical: Astronomical telescope optics, oculars and accessories sold under the Astrola name. Company is owned by Larry Hardin, a former employee of Cave Optical. (Manufacturers) http://www.astrola-optics.com/ Optic-Craft Machining Optic-Craft Machining: Offers a variety of complete German equatorial telescope mounts for telescopes up to 20" in aperture. Also manufactures precision clock drives featuring worm gears up to 24" in diameter. (Manufacturers) http://www.opticcraft.com/ Trico Machine Products Trico Machine Products: Makes the Sky Window binocular viewing system, and is a full machine shop specializing in design, prototype and production of quality machined parts. (Manufacturers) http://www.tricomachine.com/ AstroFox: Astronomical Instruments AstroFox: Astronomical Instruments: Specializes in the manufacture of 10" to 30" Newtonians and Folded Newtonians for amateurs, public observatories and universities. Company also sells primary mirrors with apertures up to 36". (Manufacturers) http://www.astrofox.nl/ Astroparts Astroparts: Camera adapters, web cam adapters, superwedge for Meade LX-200 classic series, mirror lock screws, focus bearing kits plus a variety of other accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.astroparts.fsbusiness.co.uk/ Opticast, Inc. Opticast, Inc.: Produces, using a patented casting technique, low cost diffraction limited replica optical mirrors for astronomical and other applications. (Manufacturers) http://www.opticastmirrors.com/ Telescope Electronics Repair Services Telescope Electronics Repair Services: Repair services for Meade LX-200 series telescope electronics. (Manufacturers) http://www.telescopeservice.com/ Accu View Optics Accu View Optics: Chinese manufacturer and exporter of binoculars, monoculars and spotting scopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.accu-view.com/ Wins Binoculars and Telescopes Wins Binoculars and Telescopes: Chinese manufacturer and distributor of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, rifle scopes and other optical instruments. (Manufacturers) http://www.winsbinoculars.com/ ScopeCraft, Inc. ScopeCraft, Inc.: Produces the 24" SC-2048 turnkey scientific telescope system and the DriveScope stepper motor control system. Company also custom designs and manufactures complete telescopes, telescope mounts and optical tube assemblies. (Manufacturers) http://www.scopecraft.com/ Advanced Optics Limited Advanced Optics Limited: Produces the Vanguard 500, a complete 20" Ritchey-Chretien Telescope system. (Manufacturers) http://advanced-optics.com/ Optical Development Workshop of Academy of Sciences Optical Development Workshop of Academy of Sciences: Czech Republic developer and manufacturer of optics elements and systems. (Manufacturers) http://www.optikavod.cz/ AB Engineering, Inc. AB Engineering, Inc.: Computer controlled telescopes, equatorial mounts with optional computer control, custom worm drive systems and custom accessories. Custom telescope retrofit and repair services. (Manufacturers) http://www.abengineering.com/ Infinity Scopes, LLC Infinity Scopes, LLC: Produces the Uti product line of extremely lightweight and portable Newtonian telescopes, computerized telescopes and digital setting circles. (Manufacturers) http://www.infinityscopes.com/ B2B Sports Optics B2B Sports Optics: Offers customer labeled telescopes and binoculars to a wide range of businesses as corporate gifts and promotional tools. (Manufacturers) http://binoculars-telescopes.com/ Learning Technologies, Inc. Learning Technologies, Inc.: Numerous science and education products including, but not limited to, the STARLAB Portable Planetarium, Project STAR hands-on science materials, the Sunspotter solar telescope plus a variety of learning curriculums. (Manufacturers) http://www.starlab.com/ Kunming Yuanda Optics Kunming Yuanda Optics: Chinese manufacturer of binoculars, monoculars, spotting scopes and telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.yuandaoptics.com/ Lumicon International Lumicon International: Products include Easy Guiders, hypered film and hyper kits, diagonals, the Sky Vector NGC, richfield viewers and many other accessories for amateur astronomers. (Manufacturers) http://www.lumicon.com/ Starmaster Portable Telescopes Starmaster Portable Telescopes: 11" to 30" aperture portable Dobsonian telescopes featuring truss tube designs. Also offers the 12-1/2" ELGT telescope which includes the SkyTracker, providing goto and track capability. (Manufacturers) http://www.starmastertelescopes.com/ Optec, Inc. Optec, Inc.: Photometers, telecompressors, electric Crayford style focusers, filter wheels and filters, and optical couplers for video microscopy. (Manufacturers) http://www.optecinc.com/ Kendrick Astro Instruments Kendrick Astro Instruments: Products include the Dew Remover System, portable power packs, Kwik Focus masks, observer tents, shelter domes and observing chairs. (Manufacturers) http://www.kendrick-ai.com/ 43 Degrees South Astro 43 Degrees South Astro: Produces solar filters and binocular mounts for amateur astronomers. Located in New Zealand. (Manufacturers) http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/43s_astro/ Eastern Shore Company Eastern Shore Company: Concessionaire of coin-operated viewing machines, since 1973. Products include American-made coin-operated binoculars and telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.telescopeman.com/ Mag 1 Instruments Mag 1 Instruments: Offers the PortaBall line of telescopes with apertures ranging from 8" to 14-1/2". These instruments feature a unique spherical housing around the primary mirror location which makes pointing the instruments very intuitive. (Manufacturers) http://www.mag1instruments.com/ Armsun Canada Armsun Canada: A Canadian sourcing, distribution and manufacturing of photographic, video and digital accessory products (OEM). Sales and reference site for Optisan binoculars. (Manufacturers) http://www.armsun.com/ Company Seven Astro-Optics Division Company Seven Astro-Optics Division: Offers custom design and fabrication of astronomical telescopes. Manufactures automated mounts/tracking platforms. Provides in-house optical design and fabrication services, repair services. Dealer for a variety of product lines related to astronomy and (Manufacturers) http://www.company7.com/ Swarovski Optik Swarovski Optik: Austrian manufacturer of binoculars, telescopes, rifle scopes, night vision instruments, and tripods. (Manufacturers) http://www.swarovskioptik.at/ Astro Optics Pvt. Ltd. Astro Optics Pvt. Ltd.: Produces precision optical components, assemblies and small telescopes. Located in India. (Manufacturers) http://www.astro-optical.com/ Telescope Technologies Ltd. Telescope Technologies Ltd.: British manufacturer of large turn-key robotic telescope systems. Additional products and services include engineering research and development, project engineering management, instrumentation, complete electro-optical systems, plus a number of engineerin (Manufacturers) http://www.ngat.com/ EOS Technologies, Inc. EOS Technologies, Inc.: Offers turn-key observatory systems for astronomy and satellite laser ranging. Systems include telescopes and instruments, enclosures, integrated control systems and software for remote and autonomous operation. (Manufacturers) http://www.eostech.com/ HoTech Corporation HoTech Corporation: Products include the Astro Aimer, which features a green laser pointer for pointing telescopes, and a variety of red and white LEDs for map reading and general illumination at night. (Manufacturers) http://www.hotechusa.com/ Goto Optical Mfg. Co. Goto Optical Mfg. Co.: Japanese manufacturer of planetariums and telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.goto.co.jp/ Omega Optical, Inc. Omega Optical, Inc.: Designs and manufactures custom astronomy filters and prescription sets, for a wide variety of university programs, observatories, government agencies, and international consortia. Develops solutions for the spectral, optical, and environmental demands of (Manufacturers) http://www.omegafilters.com/ Stargazer Steve Telescopes Stargazer Steve Telescopes: Produces the Sgr-4, a 4-1/4" reflector on an altazimuth mount. Offers reflector telescope kits and accessories. (Manufacturers) http://stargazer.isys.ca/ Moonlite Telescope Accessories Moonlite Telescope Accessories: Extremely robust Crayford style focusers, focuser accessories, truss tubes and truss tube connector systems, plus telescope accent kits to personalize your telescope. (Manufacturers) http://www.focuser.com/ Tau Ceti Company Tau Ceti Company: Accessories for astrophotography including the Universal Camera Mounting Adapter for attaching cameras/telephoto lenses to telescopes, the XY Finder for guide scopes and CCD guide cameras, plus the Flip-Mirror Focuser for CCD cameras located at the telesc (Manufacturers) http://www.us-astro.com/ Meridian Telescopes Meridian Telescopes: A variety of products, components and accessories for the amateur telescope builder. Also offers plans for building a telescope. (Manufacturers) http://www.meridiantelescopes.com/ Draco Productions Draco Productions: Economically priced beginner telescope kits which are suitable for children six years and older or as a family project. Accessories, eyepieces, Baader Solar Filter material and completed telescopes are also available. (Manufacturers) http://www.dracoproductions.net/ Task-Optic Binoculars Task-Optic Binoculars: Wholesale manufacturer of binoculars, monoculars, goggles, sights, spotting scopes, photocameras, lenses, telescopes, microscopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.nvbinoculars.com/ Hioptic Military and Professional Outdoor Optics Company Hioptic Military and Professional Outdoor Optics Company: Chinese manufacturer and exporter of military and outdoor optical systems. Product lines include spotting scopes, military binoculars ,astronomical telescopes, shooting & rifle scopes, military & professional compasses, night vision equipment plus (Manufacturers) http://www.hioptic.com/ Sky Time Inc. Sky Time Inc.: Offers the unique Solunar Watch with numerous features for astronomers. (Manufacturers) http://www.skytimeonline.com/ Denkmeier Optical, Inc. Denkmeier Optical, Inc.: Stereoscopic Binoviewers and Binoviewer accessories for low power, binocular viewing through telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.deepskybinoviewer.com/ ObservatoryScope Robotic Telescopes ObservatoryScope Robotic Telescopes: Observatory class Folded Newtonian and Ritchey-Chretien telescope systems which use hybrid band-worm drives. Also manufactures LIDAR systems, tracking platforms and custom designed drive retrofits for existing telescopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.observatoryscope.com/ Chengdu SWOC Industries Co., Ltd. Chengdu SWOC Industries Co., Ltd.: Manufactures telescopes and binoculars, optical components including singlet, doublet, cylindrical and aspherical lenses, prisms and corner cubes, beamsplitters and waveplates, polarizers and coatings. (Manufacturers) http://www.swocoptics.cn/ Tectron Telescopes Tectron Telescopes: Offers collimation tools including basic sight tubes, Chesire eyepieces and autocollimators. (Manufacturers) http://www.amateurastronomy.com/tools.html Edmund Scientific Edmund Scientific: Produces the well known Astroscan telescope, plus telescope kits, Barlows, eyepieces, telescope accessories and a variety of science education kits. (Manufacturers) http://www.scientificsonline.com/ TAURUS Technologies TAURUS Technologies: Offers the TAURUS Tracker III combination flip mirror and off-axis guider for both film and CCD astrophotography, plus a sealed, self-hypering HyperCamera with direct-view focusing using any eyepiece. (Manufacturers) http://www.taurus-tech.com/ Outman Outdoors USA Outman Outdoors USA: Produces a large product line of binoculars for nature study, boating, hunting, astronomy, surveillance and other applications. Site also features on-line factory direct sales. (Manufacturers) http://www.outman.com/ Astrometric Instruments Astrometric Instruments: Provider of custom telescope control systems, including the SkyWalker servo telescope control system and SkyRad accessory controller. (Manufacturers) http://www.astrometric.com/ Coronado Technology Group Coronado Technology Group: H-Alpha and white light solar filters and accessories for telescopes, plus the Maxscope line of dedicated solar instruments. (Manufacturers) http://www.coronadofilters.com/ Galaxy Optics Galaxy Optics: 18" to 25" Newtonian optics for amateurs and scientists. Also makes diagonals and offers mirror testing, refiguring and coating services. (Manufacturers) http://www.galaxyoptics.com/ Sharp Vision Scientific Company Sharp Vision Scientific Company: Manufacturer of telescopes including refractors, catadioptrics and Newtonians. These instruments are suited for visual and educational applications. This company offers instruments in a variety of sizes and price ranges with product lines reminiscent of s (Manufacturers) http://www.sharpvisionindia.net/ Woden Optics Woden Optics: Manufactures Newtonian optical systems, all types of Cassegrain optical systems including an enhanced Ritchey Chretien optical system with integral field corrector, modified Wynn field correctors, plus optical tube assemblies and complete telescopes made (Manufacturers) http://www.wodenoptics.com/ AstroSystems AstroSystems: TeleKit Dobsonian telescope kits, equatorial platforms and altitude bearings for Dobsonians, focusers, collimating tools, telescope covers and other accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.astrosystems.biz/ Galileo's Place Galileo's Place: Galileo's Place is the home of Galileo telescopes, binoculars, and accessories for telescopes and binoculars (Manufacturers) http://www.galileosplace.com/ Taychert Telescopes Taychert Telescopes: Produces Dobsonian telescopes in a variety of sizes. The company's FarStar telescope claims to be the lightest weight 18" Dobsonian telescope available from any manufacturer. This company also offers telescopes which are custom built per customer spe (Manufacturers) http://www.tscopes.com/ TECH2000 TECH2000: Produces the Giro altazimuth tripod mounts, Dobsonian and equatorial drive systems, laser collimators, equipment beacons for use at star parties, plus additional products. Exclusive USA distributor of ASM telescopes which feature lightweight ceramic mirro (Manufacturers) http://homepages.accnorwalk.com/tddi/tech2000/ Shanghai Olive Industries Co., Ltd. Shanghai Olive Industries Co., Ltd.: Manufactures optical instruments including biological microscopes, stereo microscopes, telescopes and binoculars. Also produces electronic equipment and garden tools. (Manufacturers) http://www.olive-china.com/ Keulco Keulco: Canadian manufacturer of collapsible binocular mounts which include the tripod. (Manufacturers) http://www.geocities.com/keulco/ RC Optical Systems RC Optical Systems: Specializes in design and manufacture of Ritchey-Chretien telescopes for professional and amateur astronomers. Designs feature composite construction for thermal stability and reduced weight. (Manufacturers) http://www.rcopticalsystems.com/ Mingca Mingca: Chinese manufacturer and exporter of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, monoculars, microscopes and tripods. (Manufacturers) http://www.mingca.com/ Cstar Optics Cstar Optics: Product lines include small to medium aperture telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, educational tools and accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.cstaroptics.com/ Pegasus Optics Pegasus Optics: Optical manufacturer of parabolic primary mirrors and elliptical diagonals for astronomical telescopes. Available primary sizes range from 12-1/2" to 25". (Manufacturers) http://www.pegasusoptics.com/ Oberwerk Corporation Oberwerk Corporation: Produces a variety of binocular designs for both terrestrial and astronomical applications. (Manufacturers) http://www.oberwerk.com/ L & L Optical Services L & L Optical Services: Provides a wide range of thin film coatings, specializing in metallic and anti-reflection coatings. Experienced in cleaning and coating glass and metallic substates. (Manufacturers) http://www.landloptical.com/ Discovery Telescopes, Inc. Discovery Telescopes, Inc.: Offers a complete line of Dobsonian reflectors up to 24" in aperture, plus optical primaries and elliptical flats. (Manufacturers) http://www.discovery-telescopes.com/ BC&F Astro Engineering BC&F Astro Engineering: British manufacturer of a wide range of astronomical telescope accessories and astronomy related accessories including the GigaWedge and GigaPier for Meade 16" LX-200 scopes. (Manufacturers) http://www.astro-engineering.com/ Celestron International Celestron International: Several product lines of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes and eyepieces, plus a large variety of accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.celestron.com/ Hollywood General Machining, Inc. Hollywood General Machining, Inc.: Produces the Losmandy product line of precision equatorial mounts, dovetail systems, the Gemini goto control system and a variety of telescope accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.losmandy.com/ Nelson Devices Nelson Devices: Produces Quick-Connectors to connect accessories to a variety of commercial telescopes. Site includes compatibility charts, example applications, and FAQ. (Manufacturers) http://www.nelsondevices.com/ Precision Optics Precision Optics: Offers repair, cleaning and collimation services for binoculars, telescopes, rifle and spotting scopes. Specializes in repair of antique and military instruments. (Manufacturers) http://hometown.aol.com/precisionoptics/myhomepage/business.html Parallax Instruments Parallax Instruments: Newtonian and classical Cassegrain astronomical telescopes, German equatorial mountings, tripods and custom portable or permanent observatory welded steel piers. (Manufacturers) http://www.parallaxinstruments.com/ Hutech Corporation Hutech Corporation: Manufactures the BORG line of telescopes, binocular scopes, spotting scopes and optical tube assemblies. Additional products include motorized altazimuth mounts and a variety of accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/ Dream - Telescopes & Accessories Dream - Telescopes & Accessories: Offers advanced composite telescopes which utilize carbon fiber, Kevlar and honeycomb materials. Other products include Ritchey-Chretien telescopes, mirror cells, mounting plates and rings, and parts and accessories. (Manufacturers) http://www.dreamscopes.com/ SkyGear Telescopes SkyGear Telescopes: Travel Scope brand of medium sized Dobsonian telescopes with components CNC machined from Baltic birch cabinetry. (Manufacturers) http://www.skygeartelescopes.com/