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Manufacturers of Telescopes, Binoculars and Accessories for astronomical applications, whether amateur or professional.

1stBase - Produces collapsible Dobsonian mounts which fold up for storage and transportation. Mounts are available separately or sold with Compact Precision Telescopes tube assemblies.

43 Degrees South Astro - Produces solar filters and binocular mounts for amateur astronomers. Located in New Zealand.

Advanced Optics Limited - Produces the Vanguard 2000 heavy duty German equatorial mount which features stepper motor driven friction drives.

Advanced Telescope Systems - Portable and permanent telescope piers in custom sizes and heights. Custom manufactures accessories for special customer needs.

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.

Agena AstroProducts - Offers a wide range of economically priced, high-quality telescopes, accessories and books. Brands include Eclipse, Antares, GSO and Oberwerk. Baader solar film and filters are also available.

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.

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.

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.

10.

Alpen Outdoor Corporation - Offers a variety of sports optics for the outdoor enthusiast. Products include binoculars and spotting scopes, including waterproof models.

11.

Anssen Technologies - Australian manufacturer which produces the Allira series of catadioptric robotic telescopes, complete optical tube assemblies, equatorial mounts and other astronomical related equipment.

12.

APT Astro - Manufactures the AMF Equatorial Wedge, a very heavy duty equatorial wedge, for Meade & Celestron telescopes.

13.

Armsun Canada - A Canadian sourcing, distribution and manufacturing of photographic, video and digital accessory products (OEM). Sales and reference site for Optisan binoculars.

14.

Astro Optics Pvt. Ltd. - Produces precision optical components, assemblies and small telescopes. Located in India.

15.

Astro Optik - Large telescope systems including Hypergraphs, Deltagraphs, Cassegrains and Ritchey-Chretiens, Newtonians, Dobsonians and Schmidt cameras.

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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.

17.

Astro-Physics Inc. - Telescopes, mounts and accessories for observers and astrophotographers.

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Astrometric Instruments - Provider of custom telescope control systems, including the SkyWalker servo telescope control system and SkyRad accessory controller.

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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.

20.

Astronomy Optics - Offers a variety of binoculars and binocular stands. Features product lines for astronomy and birdwatching. Located in the U.K.

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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.

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AstroSystems - TeleKit Dobsonian telescope kits, equatorial platforms and altitude bearings for Dobsonians, focusers, collimating tools, telescope covers and other accessories.

23.

Astrotech Engineering - Manufactures Ritchey Chretien, APO and Super APO optics, complete RC and refractor OTAs, Dobsonian telescopes, plus professional and custom instrumentation.

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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.

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ATOZastro Forum - Alignment accessories and flexible dew shields for Meade ETX series telescopes and the Meade 497 Autostar.

26.

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.

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Beta Electronics, Inc. - Useful laser pointers with remote on-off switches, suitable for use as a star finder on a telescope.

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Blue Ridge Telescopes - Quality hand crafted amateur Dobsonian telescopes and parts.

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Brass Telescopes by The Glass Eye - Beautiful heirloom quality terrestrial and nautical brass telescopes, hand held travel telescopes and all weather telescopes.

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Bray Imaging Technologies, Ltd. - Manufactures the Teleport brand of Dobsonian telescope products for all markets outside North America. Offices located in the U.K.

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California Tubular Designs - Artistically designed tubes for use in Dobsonian telescopes.

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Celestron International - Several product lines of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes and eyepieces, plus a large variety of accessories.

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Ceravolo Optical Systems - Offers custom optics fabrication, design consulting and optical testing services for the scientific, industrial and astronomical communities.

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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.

35.

Classic Science Wood and Brass Telescopes - Hand-crafted wood and brass telescopes, designed in the spirit of the 18th century.

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Clement Focuser - Uniquely designed, patented focuser for use on a variety of telescopes. Offers optional electric focus mechanisms for their focusers.

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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.

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Compact Precision Telescopes - Uniquely designed, collapsible open frame telescopes and primary mirror cells which are CNC machined from aluminum.

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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 other industries.

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Coronado Technology Group - H-Alpha and white light solar filters and accessories for telescopes, plus the Maxscope line of dedicated solar instruments.

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Cstar Optics - Product lines include small to medium aperture telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, educational tools and accessories.

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Custom Scientific, Inc. - Custom optics and interference filters with specialization in astronomical filters.

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Custom Telescopes by Plettstone - Manufacturers of light weight large aperture Newtonian reflector telescopes. Designs feature substantial improvements over standard truss tube Newtonians.

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Custom Telescopes UK - British company that manufactures telescopes, Newtonian mirror sets, eyepieces, and other accessories.

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D and G Optical - Offers optical supplies and equipment for astronomy-related sciences and persons interested in the astronomy field.

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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.

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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.

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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 hardware.

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Denkmeier Optical, Inc. - Stereoscopic Binoviewers and Binoviewer accessories for low power, binocular viewing through telescopes.

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Dewzee Astronomy Products - Produces the Dew Zee line of dew control and light baffling shields for a wide variety of telescopes.

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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.

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DGM Optics - Produces a unique unobstructed Newtonian reflector which features improved contrast and resolution compared to conventional Newtonians.

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Discovery Telescopes, Inc. - Offers a complete line of Dobsonian reflectors up to 24" in aperture, plus optical primaries and elliptical flats.

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Dongguan Great Wall Optical Plastics Works, Ltd. - Manufacturer and supplier of microscopes, binoculars and magnifiers. Located in China.

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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.

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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.

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Eastcolight Limited - Hong Kong based educational manufacturer and exporter of small telescopes and microscopes.

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Eastern Shore Company - Concessionaire of coin-operated viewing machines, since 1973. Products include American-made coin-operated binoculars and telescopes.

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Electro-Optical System Co., Ltd. - Korean manufacturer of thermal imaging systems, military fire control equipment, night vision viewers and telescopes, military low vision binoculars and optics, and daytime periscopes, optical modules & parts.

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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.

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Galaxy Optics - 18" to 25" Newtonian optics for amateurs and scientists. Also makes diagonals and offers mirror testing, refiguring and coating services.

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Galileo's Place - Galileo's Place is the home of Galileo telescopes, binoculars, and accessories for telescopes and binoculars

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GAMBATO Costruzioni per Astronomia - Italian manufacturer of observatories, planetariums and geodes. Offers observatory structure maintenance services.

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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.

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Guan Sheng Optical Co., Ltd. - Taiwanese manufacturer of reflectors, refractors, Dobsonians, eyepieces, equatorial mounts and accessories.

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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.

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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.

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Hextek Corporation - Manufactures and designs large lightweight mirrors and substrates using gas-fusion, casting, precision slumping and fusion technologies for astronomical, airborne, space borne, commercial, government and military optical systems.

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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 other accessories.

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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.

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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.

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ICAS Enterprises - Japanese manufacturer and exporter of optical filters for telescope and industrial use.

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Infinite Optics - Provides thin film coatings and optics for science, medicine, aerospace, and military arenas. Also offers fabrication of optical components to exact specifications.

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Infinity Scopes, LLC - Produces the Uti product line of extremely lightweight and portable Newtonian telescopes, computerized telescopes and digital setting circles.

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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.

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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 available.

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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.

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Ken's Rings - Manufactures tube rings, counterweights, mount saddle plates, guide scope adapter plates and dovetail plates. Also offers custom modified commercial telescopes.

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Kendrick Astro Instruments - Products include the Dew Remover System, portable power packs, Kwik Focus masks, observer tents, shelter domes and observing chairs.

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Kenyon Laboratories LLC - Binocular, medium format camera and cinema camera stabilizers, plus gimbals, gimbal mounts, and inverters.

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Keulco - Canadian manufacturer of collapsible binocular mounts which include the tripod.

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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 "HERCULES" Equatorial Mount with go-to capability.

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Konus Italia Group - Italian manufacturer of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, compasses and magnifying glasses.

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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.

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Le Sueur Manufacturing Company - Produces the Astro Pier product line of telescope piers for fork mounted and German equatorial telescopes.

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Lee&Kao International Trade Co., Ltd. - Chinese OEM and distributor of a variety of optics including binoculars, riflescopes, telescopes, microscopes, magnifiers and compasses.

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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.

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Lin Optics Co., Ltd. - Taiwanese manufacturer of small refractor and reflector telescopes, microscopes.

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Litebox Telescopes - Designs and manufactures portable Dobsonian telescope frames in the 12.5 to 18 inch aperture range.

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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.

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Losmandy Astronomical Products - Produces the Losmandy product line of precision equatorial mounts, dovetail systems, the Gemini goto control system and a variety of telescope accessories.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Several product lines of telescopes and accessories, eyepieces, CCD imaging equipment, astronomical software, spotting scopes, binoculars, and microscopes.

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Meridian Telescopes - A variety of products, components and accessories for the amateur telescope builder. Also offers plans for building a telescope.

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Micro Tech Lab - Manufacturer for intermediate optics for connecting digital cameras to microscopes and telescopes. Located in Austria.

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Mingca - Chinese manufacturer and exporter of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, monoculars, microscopes and tripods.

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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.

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Mountain Instruments - Telescopes and German equatorial mounts featuring DC servo motors and the Losmandy Gemini System with computer control using partial LX-200 emulation.

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Nite I's - Visual astronomy accessories including adapters, eyepieces, extensions, eyepiece parfocalizers, plus telescopes, hardware, and software.

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North United Co., Ltd. - Chinese manufacturer of binoculars, telescopes, riflescopes, spotting scopes, night vision scopes, golf scopes.

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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.

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Oberwerk Corporation - Produces a variety of binocular designs for both terrestrial and astronomical applications.

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ObservatoryScope - Observatory class Ritchey-Chretien and Folded Newtonian robotic telescope systems which use proprietary hybrid band-worm drives. Also manufactures LIDAR and tracking platforms, heliostats and sidereostats.

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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.

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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.

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Optec, Inc. - Photometers, telecompressors, electric Crayford style focusers, filter wheels and filters, and optical couplers for video microscopy.

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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.

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Optical Development Workshop of Academy of Sciences - Czech Republic developer and manufacturer of optics elements and systems.

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Optical Guidance Systems - Research-grade, observatory class telescope systems for professional and discriminating amateur astronomers, plus custom designed instrumentation for specific needs.

112.

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 optical design and mirror testing services.

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Opticast, Inc. - Produces, using a patented casting technique, low cost diffraction limited replica optical mirrors for astronomical and other applications.

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OpticPage.com - Canadian distributor of a variety of optical products which are produced in Asia. Product lines include binoculars, riflescopes, spotting scopes, telescopes, loupes and magnifiers, medical optical instruments and night vision equipment.

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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.

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Parallax Instruments - Newtonian and classical Cassegrain astronomical telescopes, German equatorial mountings, tripods and custom portable or permanent observatory welded steel piers.

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Pegasus Optics - Optical manufacturer of parabolic primary mirrors and elliptical diagonals for astronomical telescopes. Available primary sizes range from 12-1/2" to 25".

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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.

119.

Phantom Optics - Phantom Optics dedicates to make binoculars, riflescopes, spotting scopes, night vision scopes and telescopes for hunting, sailing, nature study and stargazing as well as military and police security purposes. Located in China.

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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 specifications.

121.

ProtoStar - Professional-grade diagonal mounts and secondary mirrors, with unique features, for use in small to large telescopes.

122.

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.

123.

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, Maksutov and Houghton types along with near focal corrector systems. Also produces off-axis mirrors.

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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" radiation sources such as stars.

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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.

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Rigel Systems - LED flashlights for astronomy and aviation, astrophotography accessories, collimation tools, finders, motorized focusers and controllers, plus other accessories.

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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.

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Shanghai Olive Industries Co., Ltd. - Manufactures optical instruments including biological microscopes, stereo microscopes, telescopes and binoculars. Also produces electronic equipment and garden tools.

129.

Sky Engineering - Designs and manufactures the Sky Commander product line of digital setting circles.

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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.

131.

SkyPointer - Green laser pointers for aiming a telescope, plus a variety of pointer brackets and accessories.

132.

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 as other applications.

133.

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.

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Stargazer Steve Telescopes - Produces the Sgr-4, a 4-1/4" reflector on an altazimuth mount. Offers reflector telescope kits and accessories.

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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.

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Starsplitter Telescopes - 8" to 30" aperture Dobsonian telescopes, available with a choice of optics produced by several well known opticians and optical companies.

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Stellar Technologies International - Stiletto brand knife-edge focusers, wide-field adapters, plus accessories for 35mm, CCD, and medium format cameras.

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StellarCAT - Telescope control systems and Argo Navis digital setting circles for Dobsonians and equatorially mounted telescopes.

139.

Swarovski Optik - Austrian manufacturer of binoculars, telescopes, rifle scopes, night vision instruments, and tripods.

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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.