Manufacturers
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Celestron International
Several product lines of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes and eyepieces, plus a large variety of accessories.
Meade Instruments Corporation
Several product lines of telescopes and accessories, eyepieces, CCD imaging equipment, astronomical software, spotting scopes, binoculars, and microscopes.
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.
DGM Optics
http://www.erols.com/dgmoptics/
Produces a unique unobstructed Newtonian reflector which features improved contrast and resolution compared to conventional Newtonians.
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.
Obsession Telescopes
http://www.globaldialog.com/~obsessiontscp/OBHP.html
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.
Mag 1 Instruments
http://www.mag1instruments.com/
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.
University Optics
http://www.universityoptics.com/
Suppliers of astronomical accessories, binocular viewers, eyepieces, binoculars, telescope building supplies, software, books, and components to build a "Cookbook" CCD camera.
Astro-Physics Inc.
Telescopes, mounts and accessories for observers and astrophotographers.
AstroSystems
TeleKit Dobsonian telescope kits, equatorial platforms and altitude bearings for Dobsonians, focusers, collimating tools, telescope covers and other accessories.
Mountain Instruments
http://www.mountaininstruments.com/
Telescopes and German equatorial mounts featuring DC servo motors and the Losmandy Gemini System with computer control using partial LX-200 emulation.
Brass Telescopes by The Glass Eye
http://www.brasstelescopes.com/
Beautiful heirloom quality terrestrial and nautical brass telescopes, hand held travel telescopes and all weather telescopes.
Starsplitter Telescopes
8" to 30" aperture Dobsonian telescopes, available with a choice of optics produced by several well known opticians and optical companies.
Parallax Instruments
http://www.parallaxinstruments.com/
Newtonian and classical Cassegrain astronomical telescopes, German equatorial mountings, tripods and custom portable or permanent observatory welded steel piers.
Sky Valley Scopes
http://www.skyvalleyscopes.com/
Offers very strong telescope tubes which feature a unique honeycomb construction. Site features basic plans and ideas for the home telescope builder.
D and G Optical
Offers optical supplies and equipment for astronomy-related sciences and persons interested in the astronomy field.

