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Stargazer Steve Telescopes
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Retailer of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes and other products for amateurastronomers. Based in Adelaide, Australia with worldwide sales.
 
Wins Binoculars and Telescopes
Chinese manufacturer and distributor of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes,rifle scopes and other optical instruments.
 
Taychert Telescopes
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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.
 
Cambridge Optical Aperture Synthesis Telescope
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Dobsonian Telescope Plans
Materials, tool, and sources list, overview drawings, tube, making spider, andeyepiece tube preparations, and mirror cell and mount construction.
 
NexStar Resource Site - Celestron NexStar Telescopes
Users guide, observer list, downloads, pc control, firmware, odds and ends,equipment reviews alignment guides, tracking test, and links.
 
Mike's Telescope Workshop
Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes, solar camera,and links for parts.
 
The Prairie Astronomy Club: Telescope Buyer's Guide
Finding a way through the maze of ads, catalogs, claims and counter claims aboutwhich is best or the least expensive.
 
The Prairie Astronomy Club: Building the Club Telescope
Article featuring information on building a truss-tube Dobsonian with pictures,description, and costs for Prairie Astronomy Club.
 
Vintage Telescopes from Japan
Beautiful used telescopes acquired and for sale by John Niemi, Osaka, Japan.
 
Amateur Astronomy Magazine
News for, by and about amateur astronomers around the world. A quarterly publicationwith lots of articles and pictures about all aspects of amateur astronomy.
 
South Africa Online - Travel, Accommodation, Car Rental, Forex ...
Includes currency rates, weather forecast, humour, surveys and site listings.
 
Kennedy Space Center's Amateur Astronomers'
Monthly star parties with maps, members personal home pages, astronomy andastrophysical links, and calendar of events.
 
Affordable Astronomy Equipment Reviews
Reviews of inexpensive equipment and accessories sorted by type.
 
sci.astro.amateur Telescope Buying FAQ
Observational and computational amateur astronomy resources; advice on buying atelescope.
 
An amateur telescope maker's projects
Articles on various telescope designs.
 
ATM - Amateur Telescope Making
Information on telescope building, equatorial platform, scotch mount, and binocularmount, and information how to let a Dobsonian telescope move smoothly.
 
The ATM's Workshop - Home Page
Areas covered include optics, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, programming,and telescope equipment, and tips and techniques.
 
The Astronomy Network of Ohio
Contains information for everyone interested in astronomy and the wonders of thenatural sky. Includes list of clubs in Ohio.
 
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF MELBOURNE INC
Mission to advance astronomical observation and visual observation through events,activities such as public viewing nights and amateur telescope making.
 
NJ Night Sky - Amateur astronomy and telescope building.
Amateur astronomy and telescope building.
 
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Personal log of making a 10 inch Newtonian telescope and mirror, including pictures.
 
Astro Works Corporation Home Page
Manufactures the Centurion 18 telescope system which features a focal ratio off/2.8. These instruments are designed for moderately wide field CCD imaging ...
 
Bill's 14.5 inch Telescope Making Project
Description, photographs, rebuilding of telescope, making simple lens for reflector,and links.
 
RF Royce - Precision Optical Components
Compound reflective optical systems including Cassegrain, Ritchey-Chretien,Dall-Kirkham and various modifications. Refractive systems including achromatic and ...
 
The Astronomical Society of Harrisburg
Classes, events, public speaking and observing, information, gallery, star partyinformation, resources, and forum.
 
Mike Lindner's Telescope Making
Links to completed telescopes and free mirror testing software.
 
Getting Started in Astronomy - Choosing a Telescope
Guide for choosing a first telescope, and including types of telescopes, accessories,terms, and dictionary.
 
Jerry and Wanda's ASTRONOMY Page
includes astronomical image galleries, equipment information, and resources.
 
Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews
Objective reviews for equipment and accessories submitted by astronomers, articles,classifieds, and forums.
 
Astro-Tel - Main Page
Mirror making, the equipment and testing equipment.
 
Tacoma Astronomical Society Homepage
Includes public viewings, newsletter, bulletin board, news, and links.
 
Wabash Valley Astronomical Society
Activities, observatory information, star party, first telescope tips, outreach,programs, and gallery.
 
Draco Productions Affordable Astronomy for Students, Educators ...
Economically priced beginner telescope kits which are suitable for children sixyears and older or as a family project. Accessories, eyepieces, Baader Solar ...
 
Building an Inexpensive Galilean-Style Telescope
Students at Rice University explain how they re-created the telescope that Galileoused to make the first ever magnified views of the stars and planets... and ...
 
Hi-Spy Viewing, providers of the best coin and non-coin operated ...
Features coin operated and standard viewing devices such as telescopes, viewfindersand binoculars.
 
Telescope Piers, Roll Off Roof Observatory
Unique, adjustable height telescope piers that preserve polar alignment duringheight adjustment. Company also manufactures the Tele-Station roll-off roof ...
 
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Offers customer labeled telescopes and binoculars to a wide range of businessesas corporate gifts and promotional tools.
 
Sky Valley Scopes, Custom Built Telescopes Tubes
Offers very strong telescope tubes which feature a unique honeycomb construction.Site features basic plans and ideas for the home telescope builder.
 
VISTA -- the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
[ground] a 4-m Wide Field Survey telescope for the Southern Hemisphere. It willbe sited on Cerro Paranal, Chile.
 
Doc G's Info Site
A venerable site filled with practical advice on film-based astrophotographyequipment and techniques.
 
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society
A local astronomy site with comprehensive information about the local darkskypark including directions; as well as videos on the problem, and information about ...
 
composite telescopes carbon fiber ritchey-chretien
Offers advanced composite telescopes which utilize carbon fiber, Kevlar andhoneycomb materials. Other products include Ritchey-Chretien telescopes, ...
 
Optical Design Software: dbOptic - The Optical Design Database Program
Offers optical design software for engineering professionals, students and educators.Products for astronomy and astrophotography.
 
Bath Preservation Trust: The William Herschel Museum
Description of the museum at 19 New King Street, Bath (18th century residence ofWilliam and Caroline Herschel)
 

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