Manufacturers
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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.
Agena AstroProducts
Affordable, quality telescope accessories and books for amateur astronomers.
Sharp Vision Scientific Company
http://www.sharpvisionindia.net/
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 several U.S. and other companies during the 1960s and 1970s. Located in India.
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.
Rainbow Optics
http://www.starspectroscope.com/
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.
Armsun Canada
A Canadian sourcing, distribution and manufacturing of photographic, video and digital accessory products (OEM). Sales and reference site for Optisan binoculars.
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.
London Opera Glass Company
http://www.operaglasses.co.uk/
Manufactures, installs and services opera glasses within theatres. The service is free to theatres, and allows patrons to rent opera glasses during a performance.
Galileo's Place
Galileo's Place is the home of Galileo telescopes, binoculars, and accessories for telescopes and binoculars
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 from composite materials. Optical testing services are also available.
Ken's Rings
Manufactures tube rings, counterweights, mount saddle plates, guide scope adapter plates and dovetail plates. Also offers custom modified commercial telescopes.
Kokusai Kohki
http://www.kkohki.com/English/kkohkiparts.html
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.
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 specifications.
GoTo & Tracking Systems
http://www.gototelescopes.com/
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.
Galaxy Optics
18" to 25" Newtonian optics for amateurs and scientists. Also makes diagonals and offers mirror testing, refiguring and coating services.
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.



