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Dream
Telescopes &
Accessories, Inc.
A 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 20", 22", 24",
28" and 30"
F/3.3.(These sizes/focal ratios are not available for individual sale, however I do make custom mirrors of other focal ratios in these sizes.) Click here for a review of an 18" F/3.7 FX Starmaster telescope Click here for articles about my 20" F/3 MX Starmaster telescope, etc. |
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Astro Works Corporation
Manufacturer of the legendary Centurion 18, Astro
Works is building three 28" F/3.1 prime-focus imaging systems, and I am
doing the optical work on the cast cellular optics. The link to
the Centurion 28 is
directly accessible here. See an image it produced here. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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. |