 and Dream Cellular LLC |
Dream Telescopes &
Accessories, Inc.: Manufacturer of thoroughly engineered, lighweight, rigid telescopes made from composite materials, intended for astroimaging. I make fast primary mirrors for Dream's Newtonian astrographs, and provide some testing and consulting services. I continue to be very impressed with Dream's designs, research and development, and commitment to testing and quality. Dream Cellular, LLC: Dream Cellular engineers and manufactures custom cast cellular mirror blanks up to 30" in diameter. |
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Starmaster Portable Telescopes: Manufacturer of high-quality American-made Newtonian telescopes with the best available optics. I make primary mirrors from 14.5" to 30" in aperture, and I test and refigure secondary mirrors to ensure consistent quality. The following sizes/focal ratios are made exclusively for Starmaster: 14.5" F/4; 16.5", 18", 20", 24", 28", and 30" F/3.7; NEW 22", 28" and 30" F/3.3. (These sizes/focal ratios are not available for individual sale.) Click here for a review of an 18" F/3.7 FX Starmaster telescope Click here for links to articles about my 20" F/3 MX Starmaster telescope, etc. |
| ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Astronomical Research Institute: A non-profit organization founded by Bob Holmes to acquire data on near-earth objects, trans-Neptunian objects, etc. I made the 24" and 32" primary mirrors used by Bob in his NASA-funded research. A 50" telescope is in the works. |
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JP Astrocraft, LLC |
JP Astrocraft, LLC: Telescopes built by John Pratte. Small quantities, excellent workmanship. Custom telescopes. I provide testing services and a few primary mirrors. |
| Cruxis |
Robert Houdart's telescope web site: When the glass arrives, I'll be making a 1.1m F/4 mirror for Robert. The 8" minor-axis secondary mirror has already been delivered. Robert recently took delivery of a custom 16" F/4.9 mirror, 1.4" thick, to replace the thicker mirror in his 16" telescope, and he has posted a recent observing report here. |
| Equatorial Platforms |
Equatorial Platforms: Manufacturer of custom metal telescopes and equatorial tracking platforms I recently made a custom 20" F/3.8 mirror for Tom Osypowski's personal telescope. Tom is the owner of Equatorial Platforms. |