Manufacturers
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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.
ProtoStar
Professional-grade diagonal mounts and secondary mirrors, with unique features, for use in small to large telescopes.
SkyGear Telescopes
http://www.skygeartelescopes.com/
Travel Scope brand of medium sized Dobsonian telescopes with components CNC machined from Baltic birch cabinetry.
Universal Astronomics
http://www.universalastronomics.com/
Optical instrument mounts including the T-Mount, UniMount and UniStar for binoculars and telescopes. Retailer for a variety of other product lines.
Vixen North America
Telescopes and telescope mounts, binoculars, Lanthanum eyepieces and other accessories.
ATOZastro Forum
Alignment accessories and flexible dew shields for Meade ETX series telescopes and the Meade 497 Autostar.
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 telescope's prime focus.
Custom Telescopes by Plettstone
Manufacturers of light weight large aperture Newtonian reflector telescopes. Designs feature substantial improvements over standard truss tube Newtonians.
Hardin Optical
http://www.astrola-optics.com/
Astronomical telescope optics, oculars and accessories sold under the Astrola name. Company is owned by Larry Hardin, a former employee of Cave Optical.
Sky Time Inc.
Offers the unique Solunar Watch with numerous features for astronomers.
Meridian Telescopes
http://www.meridiantelescopes.com/
A variety of products, components and accessories for the amateur telescope builder. Also offers plans for building a telescope.
SkyPointer
Green laser pointers for aiming a telescope, plus a variety of pointer brackets and accessories.
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.
Pegasus Optics
Optical manufacturer of parabolic primary mirrors and elliptical diagonals for astronomical telescopes. Available primary sizes range from 12-1/2" to 25".
Rigel Systems
LED flashlights for astronomy and aviation, astrophotography accessories, collimation tools, finders, motorized focusers and controllers, plus other accessories.
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.
Astro Optics Pvt. Ltd.
Produces precision optical components, assemblies and small telescopes. Located in India.
Astronomy Optics
http://www.monkoptics.co.uk/astronomy.html
Offers a variety of binoculars and binocular stands. Features product lines for astronomy and birdwatching. Located in the U.K.
AstroTechniek
http://www.xs4all.nl/~astrotec/
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.
BC&F Astro Engineering
http://www.astro-engineering.com/
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.
Bray Imaging Technologies, Ltd.
Manufactures the Teleport brand of Dobsonian telescope products for all markets outside North America. Offices located in the U.K.
Chongqing Shunjiang Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.
http://www.chinabinocular.com/
Chinese manufacturer of telescopes, binoculars, monoculars, rifle scopes, night vision equipment and disposable cameras.
GAMBATO Costruzioni per Astronomia
Italian manufacturer of observatories, planetariums and geodes. Offers observatory structure maintenance services.
Goto Optical Mfg. Co.
Japanese manufacturer of planetariums and telescopes.
Guan Sheng Optical Co., Ltd.
Taiwanese manufacturer of reflectors, refractors, Dobsonians, eyepieces, equatorial mounts and accessories.