Astronomy Sites for Kids
Astronomy for Kids: There are several sections to the site, but none of them takes a terribly long time to read, and all of them should be easily understood by kids of all ages. Grownups are welcome, too, as long as they promise to behave.
KidsAstronomy.com: Very good resource for basic astronomical facts and concepts. Also a cool still-frame "Powers of 10" demo!
The Space Place -- A NASA educational outreach program that brings the excitement and wonder of space to children and adults of every age and educational background. This site also has resources for teachers to use as a part of a science curriculum.
For more sites than you could ever consider, visit Google. Let us know of any really outstanding sites!
Astronomical Organizations (Ohio)
Astronomy Club of Akron: The Astronomy Club of Akron, established in 1949, is dedicated to the informal study of astronomy and related sciences. The primary objective of the ACA is to promote the interest, education, and advancement of amateur astronomy. The ACA serves Akron, Ohio and surrounding areas.
Aurora Astronomical Society: an organization of amateur astronomers who meet regularly at Moore Farm in Aurora, Ohio. The society is dedicated to the education of its members and the general public on the subject of Astronomy. Regular monthly meetings are held on the third Friday of each month, and include observing sessions when weather permits. Additionally, public Star Parties are held for citizens of Aurora and the surrounding communities.
Black River Astronomical Society -- The Black River Astronomical Society, established in 1949, serves Lorain County, Ohio, and the surrounding area.
CAS: The Cincinnati Astronomical Society, established officially in 1911, traces its origins to as early as 1909 and is one of America's earliest-established amateur astronomical societies.
Cleveland Astronomical Society: The Cleveland Astronomical Society can be traced back to February 1922 when Dr. Jason J. Nassau, Mr. Albert F. Schroeder and Curt B. Mueller conceived and discussed the idea of forming a club among those citizens of Cleveland and vicinity who were interested in astronomy. The group meets at the Leonard Kreiger Canalway Center on the first Thursday of the month, October through June, in the Leonard Krieger Canalway Center, 4524 East 49th Street, in Cuyahoga Heights.
CVAS: The Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society was founded in 1963 for the purposes of increasing the astronomical knowledge and technique of their members and for public service in their community. Their goals are promotion of public education in astronomy, the continuation of useful research, and the preservation of unpolluted skies for future use of both the astronomer and the general public. They are located in Northeast Ohio, outside of Chardon, east of Cleveland.
Friends of the Observatory: Friends of the Observatory (FOTO) is the support group and amateur astronomy club attached to the Cincinnati Observatory Center. FOTO provides staffing for many of the observatory's programs. Membership is included with a basic membership to the Cincinnati Observatory Center.
Lima Astronomical Society: The Lima Astronomical Society was founded as the Lima Astronomy Club in 1952 by Herbert Doughty, a seventh grade student. Herb obtained the names of people who checked out books from the public library. He contacted those people and started an astronomy club. The Schoonover Observatory is located in Schoonover Park, Lima, Ohio. The observatory became a reality in 1964 through the vision of the Lima Astronomical Society, the philanthropy of the Thomas R. Schoonover family, and the cooperation of the city of Lima. The LAS provides educational programs and maintains the observatory. Note: Site loads very slowly!
Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society: The Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society was founded in October of 1939 by sixteen dedicated amateur astronomers. By 1949 the club had built a telescope that used a 16 inch diameter paraboloid mirror as its primary optic. At the time, it was one of the largest amateur telescopes in the State. This telescope was installed at the site of the current Mahoning Valley Observatory in Braceville, OH. A dedication ceremony was held in September of that year.
Millstream Astronomy Club: Findlay, Ohio.
MVAS -- The Miami Valley Astronomical Society is the Dayton-based powerhouse that boasts the annual Apollo Rendezvous -- one of the premier annual gatherings of amateur astronomers in the United States -- and two observatories!
NOVAE Astronomy Club: Northern Ohio Valley Astronomy Educators. Founded in 1990, NOVAE originally met at the Nature Center at Oglebay resort in Wheeling, West Virginia. It now meets at Bellaire Public Library in Bellaire, Ohio. The meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month starting at 6:30 P.M. If this date is a holiday, then it is rescheduled for another date.
Richland Astronomical Society -- Fine Central Ohio organization with a terrific observatory housing a huge telescope -- third biggest in Ohio!
Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomy Club: Formed in 1983 from the Fostoria Astronomical Society and interested people from Tiffin who wanted to work with the McMillin 12.5-inch refractor telescope. The main goal of the SVAAC is to promote and provide amateurs, schools, public organizations and teachers, access to knowledge of astronomy and related subject matter through membership in the club. We learn, teach and study what we care about individually.
Stillwater Stargazers (Troy, Ohio): A family-oriented group of people, all of whom enjoy astronomy in one form or another. The Stargazers encourage astronomy participation and education of the public.
Toledo Astronomical Association: The Toledo Astronomical Association is dedicated to the promotion of astronomy as a hobby and as a profession. The Association conducts regular meetings, star parties, and organizes viewing opportunities for schools, youth groups, civil organizations, and the general public. Their observing site is located under the dark skies of Pioneer, Ohio.
Wayne County Astronomical Society: Founded in 1961, the club meets every month on the third Wednesday at the Freedlander Park Observatory on the north end of Wooster. The meeting starts around 7:30pm and all are welcome to attend.
Wilderness Center Astronomy Club (Wilmot): A family-oriented group of amateurs with a broad range of experience and interest. Their charter is to promote knowledge and enjoyment of astronomy among our club members, our parent organization - The Wilderness Center, and the Northeast Ohio Community at large.
Astronomical Organizations (Other)
ISSAT: Amateur Space Telescope -- The goal of the ISS-AT is an astronomical telescope mounted on the International Space Station, and operated by amateur astronomers for the education and benefit of the world's citizens.
American Association of Amateur Astronomers -- When you are not close to an astronomy club, or when your local club does not offer the benefits of membership in the Astronomical League, you can find a home here. The AAAA welcomes everyone interested in astronomy -- no matter what their level of expertise -- from novice to nationally recognized expert. An organization for all amateurs, with interests ranging from observing and astrophotography to CCD imaging, armchair astronomy, and the Internet.
American Association of Variable Star Observers -- The AAVSO was founded in 1911 at Harvard College Observatory to coordinate variable star observations made largely by amateur astronomers. In 1954, the AAVSO became an independent, private research organization. Today with members in more than 40 countries, over 9 million observations to date, and headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, it is the world's largest association of variable star observers in existence. Searchable online star charts and other valuable resources.
Antique Telescope Society -- The Antique Telescope Society, Inc. is organized and operated exclusively for educational and/or scientific purposes. The purpose of the Society is to unite colleagues interested in antique telescopes, binoculars instruments, books, atlases and related items, and to promote the membership's interests in astronomical history and discovery, the history of optics, and the preservation and use of the antique instruments through stewardship and education.
ALPO: Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers -- The ALPO was founded by Walter H. Haas in 1947, and incorporated in 1990, as a medium for advancing and conducting astronomical work by both professional and amateur astronomers who share an interest in Solar System observations. They welcome and provide services for all individuals interested in lunar and planetary astronomy. For the novice observer, the ALPO is a place to learn and to enhance observational techniques. For the advanced amateur astronomer, it is a place where one's work will count. For the professional astronomer, it is a resource where group studies or systematic observing patrols add to the advancement of astronomy. The association is an international group of students that study the Sun, Moon, planets, asteroids, meteors, and comets. Their goals are to stimulate, coordinate, and generally promote the study of those bodies using methods and instruments that are available within the communities of both amateur and professional astronomers. An annual conference is held each summer, usually in conjunction with other astronomical groups.
Astronomical League Home Page -- The Astronomical League is composed of over 240 local amateur astronomical societies from all across the United States. Those organizations, along with members-at-large, patrons, and supporting members form one of the largest amateur astronomical organizations in the world. The League's basic goal is to encourage an interest in astronomy (and especially amateur astronomy) throughout America.
International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) -- IDA's goals are to be effective in stopping the adverse environmental impact on dark skies by building awareness of the problem of light pollution and of the solutions, and to educate everyone about the value and effectiveness of quality nighttime lighting. IDA believes in a united approach that is very supportive of the many local and individual efforts. Much has been accomplished in some locations, but much more needs to be done everywhere. IDA believes that success is possible in preserving dark skies and in improving the nighttime environment for everyone. Quality outdoor lighting is the key. IDA is supportive of members' problems concerning these issues by sharing knowledge at the local, national, and international level. IDA is also active in building awareness of the adverse problems affecting astronomy from radio frequency interference (RFI), space debris, and any other environmental impacts that have the potential to destroy our view of the universe in which we live. We are also active in efforts to preserve the beauty of the night around us.
PlanetQuest -- This organization's mission is to inspire global participation in the discovery of planets. It is a direct link between you and the stars, through the help of PlanetQuest's professional astronomers. Their scientific mission is the discovery of thousands of new planets in our galaxy within the next five years. Over 150 planets around other stars have been discovered since 1995. The difficulty is that planets around other stars are too small and faint to be seen directly. Their presence must be determined indirectly through a process that requires careful analysis of very large amounts of astronomical data. PlanetQuest hopes to build several new observatories dedicated to the search. It is also developing distributed computing software, much like SETI@Home's, to let thousands of individually owned PCs analyze data collected.
Planetary Society -- The Planetary Society was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman to encourage the exploration of our solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life. The Society is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, funded by dues and donations from individuals around the world. With more than 100,000 members from over 140 countries, it is the largest space interest group on Earth.
Sidewalk Astronomers -- Founded by John Dobson (inventor of the "Dobsonian" telescope mount), Sidewalk Astronomers' primary purpose has been to fill the need for public astronomical observation. They entertain the public with large, portable telescopes on the sidewalks of cities. They also host star parties and astronomical slide shows in schools, museums, state and national parks and monuments; so that the viewers may understand what they see through the eyepiece of a telescope. That is the mission of the Sidewalk Astronomers; and it is why we go to such trouble and expense to transport the telescopes from place to place.
Deep Space
Chandra X-ray Observatory News
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center!!!
Spitzer Space Telescope
Earth from Space
Color Landform Atlas of the United States -- relief map images of the U.S.
Ocean Remote Sensing -- Johns Hopkins University's parent site of the Color Landform Atlas with an ocean of resources!
Space Imaging - Earth Information -- supplying Earth information derived from space imagery and aerial photography.
Terra Server -- Started as a joint research project between TerraServer.com, Microsoft, the USGS, and Compaq, the TerraServer concept grew out of the convergence of two needs. TerraServer.com wanted to sell digital imagery online and Microsoft research needed a large database to demonstrate the capabilities of its new software (June 1998). To date they continue to add new content as well as many diverse related products.
Earth At Night -- A large single composite image showing how Earth has been infested by carbon-based organisms.
Comets
Comet Observation Home Page -- from NASA's JPL, pictures and observational resources.
Observable Comets -- No nonsense list of what you can see and the data necessary to find it including orbital elements and ephemerides of (potentially) observable comets and other valuable information for watchers of "hairy stars."
Hubble Space Telescope
HubbleSite
Hubble Heritage Project: Gallery Page
STScI/HST Pictures
Imagery (Commercial)
AstroImages.net -- Their name is their address: AstroImages offers a unique collection of digitally remastered astronomy and space images taken from the archives of NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope. Those images are reproduced as "digital fine art prints."
Space Media Corporation -- E-commerce site with cool stuff available on space exploration and astronomical themes from calendars to posters, patches, and models.
Imagery (Other)
All-Sky Milky Way Panorama -- Axel Mellinger's incredible, seamless mosaic of our home galaxy. You can order prints and posters through links on his site where he describes the process of creating the image. You can also navigate through a "virtual-reality" all sky image using your Java-enabled browser.
Astrojan Astronomical Picture Collection -- Huge collection of linked images accessed through tiny thumbnails.
Colliding Galaxies -- Images and full-motion computer simulations.
Lunar
Moon Map -- An online (printable) photograph of the full Moon with major features keyed and named. Also lists the manned lunar landing sites by date and location. There's even a downloadable version for your Palm computing device!
"Moon Phases" -- Pictures, maps, and quizzes covering our nearest celestial neighbor.
NASA (General)
Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn -- Taking seven years to reach the ringed world, Cassini is now on its four-year prime mission at Saturn which began when it entered orbit on July 1, 2004. It released a piggybacked probe, Huygens, which descend through the thick atmosphere of Titan on Jan. 14, 2005 recording images and data and transmitting them back to Earth.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- home to many historical and ongoing unmanned missions to explore space.
Mars Odyssey
National Space Science Data Center -- The National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) archives and provides access to a wide variety of astrophysics, space physics, solar physics, lunar and planetary data from NASA space flight missions.
Observatories (Major)
Gemini Observatory -- An international effort providing Complete Coverage of both the Northern and Southern skies
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes -- ING operates the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope (WHT), the 2.5m Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) and the 1.0m Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope (JKT) on behalf of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) of the United Kingdom, the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) of the Netherlands, and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in Spain. The ING is located at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Spain.
Lick Observatory -- The University of California's Lick Observatory, located in the Diablo Range east of San Jose, California, has a long and fascinating history. The legacy of the eccentric California millionaire James Lick, the Observatory was founded in 1888 and has been part of the University of California ever since. Lick Observatory has grown to keep pace with the changing demands of astronomy, and, after more than a century of operation, remains among the most productive research observatories in the world.
Lowell Observatory -- Lowell Observatory is a privately owned astronomical research institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona at an elevation of 7,260 feet. The Observatory was founded in 1894 by Boston mathematician Percival Lowell. Best known for the discovery of Pluto, Lowell Observatory is also where scientists gathered the first evidence of the expanding universe. Today the Observatory's astronomers carry out forefront research in all areas of astronomy. Instrumentation for the Lowell telescopes includes a variety of CCD cameras, an infrared imager, a fiber-fed optical spectrograph, and two photoelectric photometers. Lowell's largest telescope, the 72-inch Perkins Reflector, is operated in partnership with Boston University.
Mauna Kea Observatories -- The summit of Mauna Kea (4,200 meters) on the Island of Hawaii hosts the world's largest astronomical observatory, with telescopes operated by astronomers from eleven countries. The combined light-gathering power of the telescopes on Mauna Kea is fifteen times greater than that of the Palomar telescope in California -- for many years the world's largest -- and sixty times greater than that of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Mt. Wilson Observatory -- Founded in December 1904 by George Ellery Hale as one of the original scientific enterprises of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Mt. Wilson Observatory is completing its first century as one of the world's premier astronomical observatories. During the first half of the twentieth century Mt. Wilson was successively home to the world's two largest telescopes as well as the most powerful facilities in existence for studying the sun. The 60-inch and 100-inch nighttime telescopes and the 60-ft. and 150-ft. solar tower telescopes, in the hands of the brilliant scientists, revolutionized astronomy.
The National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) has its headquarters in Tucson, Arizona. The mission of NOAO is to provide leadership in the establishment and operation of premier ground based astronomical research facilities, to promote public understanding and support of science, and to advance all aspects of US ground based astronomical research.
Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) On the rim of the Caldera de Taburiente National Parque, in the municipality of Garafía, 2,400 metres above mean sea level, is to be found one of the largest assemblies of telescopes in the world. Among those telescopes is the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST), second-largest solar observing instrument in the world.
Other Resources
Astra's Star Gate -- A Web site full of useful information for the amateur astronomer, the active observer, the archeoastronomer, and the telescope maker. Here, too is a refuge for the woman astronomer drifting in cyberspace. Created by CAA member Dawn E. Jenkins, the site was also home to the organization's first Web pages.
Astronomy Cafe -- Do you have lots of questions about space that you can't seem to get answers to? Would you like to learn about a career in astronomy, Big Bang cosmology, and many other HOT topics in astronomy? Sit down, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, and have a look around!
Bad Astronomy Home Page -- How do you answer those who assert the Apollo Moon landings were one gigantic hoax? The answer that and many other dumb ideas, misconceptions, and fantasies can be found at Bad Astronomy.
Careers in Astronomy -- How does one become a professional astronomer and what are the possibilities? Chuck out this online resource for expert advice from the American Astronomical Society.
Dublin Night Sky Observer Astronomy and Space Website -- That's Dublin, Ireland, not Dublin, Ohio. A site loaded with resources. May be slow to load due to excessive scripting, links, and animated ads.
Extrasolar Planets -- The list of planets known to be orbiting stars other than our own Sun keeps growing. This site, by the California & Carnegie Planet Search will keep you up to date on how many have been discovered, how, and where.
Heavens Above -- What a site! Their aim is to provide you with all the information you need to observe satellites such as the International Space Station, spectacular events such as the dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites as well as a wealth of other spaceflight and astronomical information. You'll want to register so that, automatically upon entry, astronomical information will be properly customized to your locale.
National Space Science Data Center -- serves as the permanent archive for NASA space science mission data. "Space science" means astronomy and astrophysics, solar and space plasma physics, and planetary and lunar science. As permanent archive, NSSDC teams with NASA's discipline-specific space science "active archives" which provide access to data to researchers and, in some cases, to the general public.
Old Farmer's Almanac -- For centuries almanacs have been the authoritative source for accurate information on the calendar, the seasons, the tides, and the heavens. It's still true today. Visit this area of The Old Farmer's Almanac for quick access to astronomical data.
Rose Center for Earth and Space | American Museum of Natural History -- a fabulous facility located at 79th Street and Central Park West in New York City.
Space Science Education Resource Directory -- A searchable, web-based database of space science education resources for K-12 teachers and students.
Sunrise Sunset Calendar -- This page creates a custom sunrise/sunset calendar based upon your location. You'll need to provide your own latitude and longitude coordinates.
Walter E. Schuele Planetarium offers programs year round for all ages! Located at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, Bay Village, Ohio, offerings may include live music programs, outdoor "Star Parties" to see the heavens through various telescopes, scout and school programs, and even programs for toddlers.
Planetary
Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera Image Gallery
Mars Pathfinder Site at Time of Landing
Mars Pathfinder Site at End of Mission
Mars Pathfinder Site CD-ROM Directory
NSSDC Photo Gallery: Mars
Planetary Photojournal: NASA's Image Access Home Page
Solar System in Pictures -- Pictures and quizzes about our neighbor planets.
Publications & News
Astronomy -- Site of the magazine Astronomy.
Sky & Telescope -- Sky Publishing's SkyTonight Web site contains an excellent set of resources.
SPACENEWS Front Page -- Space news on MSNBC.com
Space.com -- "...a Web site that offers rich and compelling space content, including information, education, entertainment and business news."
Radio Astronomy -- Amateur
Listening to Jupiter: Radio JOVE students and amateur scientists observe and analyze natural radio emissions of Jupiter and the Sun.
The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) is an international society of dedicated enthusiasts who teach, learn, trade technical information, and do their own observations of the radio sky. This organization is a scientific, non-profit group founded for the sole purpose of supporting amateur radio astronomy. SARA was organized in 1981, and today has hundreds of members worldwide. The group consists of optical astronomers, ham radio operators, engineers, teachers and non-technical persons. Many of our members are new to the field, and membership is extended to all who have an interest in radio astronomy.
Project INSPIRE is a non-profit scientific, educational corporation whose objective is to bring the excitement of observing natural and manmade radio waves of very low frequency (VLF) to high school students. Stimulating students to learn and understand science and technology is key to them fulfilling their potential in the best interests of our society. INSPIRE also is an innovative, unique opportunity for students to actively gather data that might be used in a basic research project.
Radio-Sky Publishing was established to help make the fascinating world of radio astronomy accessible to a wide audience of students, teachers and amateur scientists.
Radio Observatories
Big Ear -- The once and famous radio observatory in Columbus, Ohio: In late 1997, after almost 40 years of operation, the Ohio State University Radio Observatory, with its "Big Ear" radio telescope, ceased operation. The land on which the observatory was sitting (owned by the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio) was sold to land developers who later claimed their rights to develop the land. The telescope was destroyed in early 1998. An adjacent nine-hole golf course was expanded into 18 holes and about 400 homes were planned for construction on the nearby land owned by those developers. This Web site is meant to serve as a memorial to that unique radio telescope (which was given the nickname of "Big Ear") and to the discoveries made with that instrument. Telescope designer/builder Dr. John D. Kraus died July 18, 2004 at his home in Delaware, Ohio. He was 94.
 Jodrell Bank -- The Lovell radio telescope has stood proudly over the U.K.'s Cheshire Plain for over 40 years. It is the flagship of the Jodrell Bank Observatory which is part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Manchester. The observatory is a place of learning, teaching and research for the many engineers, astronomers and students who develop and use the radio telescopes here. Manchester astronomers also use X-ray, optical, infrared and millimetre-wave instruments across the globe and in space to make complementary observations. The Lovell Telescope has undergone a major upgrade funded jointly by the government and the Wellcome Foundation. A new reflecting surface, more precisely shaped than the former one, completed this major refurbishment and upgrade. Check on the status of the observatory's several radio telescopes by clicking here.
NRAO Charlottesville -- In Virginia, associated with the University of Virginia, are the administrative and technological headquarters for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
NRAO Green Bank -- Not all that far from Cleveland, in the beautiful hills of West Virginia, is an astounding center of radio astronomy. A new Science Center welcomes the general public.
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center Arecibo -- One of the most famous, and certainly the most unique, radio telescopes in the world.
Parkes Observatory Home Page -- Star of the film The Dish, this Australian observatory relayed Apollo communications, but there's more to it than that! Learn the real story of the dish and Apollo 11 here!
SETI: Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
SETI@home: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home -- a successful demonstration of distributed computing that you can participate in. Who knows, perhaps it will be your computer that helps ferret out signals from another world!
The SETI Institute -- This organization employs a full time staff and is developing its own radio telescope facilities.
Solar
Astronomy.net
Solar Terrestrial Dispatch -- "Space Weather Specialists" with a page full of news and forecasts of solar activity and its effects on terrestrial atmospherics.
SpaceWeather.com -- The latest news on solar activity and a whole lot more. A most valuable resource for skywatchers.
Space Weather Now -- Realtime displays of solar activity.
Space Weather Today -- News and forecasts of solar activity.
Sun Angle Calculator -- Find the angle of the sun from any place on any date and time. Be warned: you'll need a lot of accurate input data to find your answer! Made available by: Sustainable By Design -- a small business providing scientific, design, multimedia, and communications services to the environmental community, with a focus on the solar energy, architecture, and green buildings fields. Sustainable By Design has been in business since 1998, and is located in Seattle, Washington.
Telescope Building
C and H Sales Company, offering electronics surplus components and other products to the international community of developers, hobbyists, and consumers for over 50 years! A great source for electric motors, gear assemblies, other excellent items.
Edmund Optics: "Edmund Industrial Optics and its parent company Edmund Optics Inc. (EO) have been leading suppliers of optics and optical components to industry since 1942, designing and manufacturing a wide array of multi-element lenses, lens coatings, imaging systems, and opto-mechanical equipment. Although we are well known as a catalog based distributor of industrial optics and related products, we offer much more -- including a number of engineering and manufacturing services -- to our customers."
eMachineShop: "eMachineShop is the remarkable new way to get the custom parts you need - the first true online machine shop. Download our free software, draw your part, and click to order - it's that easy! Your part will be machined and delivered - at low cost."
Marlin P. Jones & Associates, serving the Electronic Community for more than 27 years, Supplying them with aggressive priced computer accessories, power supplies, electronic kits, LCD, LED, CCD cameras, etc. Their site design makes finding things easy.
OptoSigma: "We are working to build a long-standing partnership with you by earning your trust and confidence as your Thin Film Coatings, Optical Components, Opto-Mechanics, Manual and Motorized positioning supplier of choice."
Surplus Shed buys, sells, and trades government and other surplus and used optical and electronic items. Expect to find aerial cameras, telescopes, lenses, mirrors, prisms, boresights, borescopes, microscopes, electronic test equipment, beamsplitters, achromats, eyepieces, optical flats, mirror blanks, lens blanks, filters, and other optical and electronic stuff... and all available at a fraction of the original cost!
University Optics, Inc. "We pledge to continue helping young people build their first telescopes and expand their interest in astronomy with our telescope making supplies. For those of you at a more advanced level, you simply cannot go wrong with our extensive line of quality telescope oculars and accessories."
Telescope Manufacturers
Astro-Physics: Developing telescopes and accessories for the advanced amateur since 1975.
Celestron: "Our overall mission is to provide the highest quality optical products at a competitive price."
Coronodo: Highest-quality filters and specialized telescopes for solar observing.
Meade: "Meade is dedicated to bringing innovative, cutting-edge, consumer-friendly products to the consumer optics marketplace."
Orion: Established in 1975 ... "Orion Telescopes & Binoculars is the largest direct-to-consumer brand of quality optics for amateur astronomers and outdoor enthusiasts in North America." Also a good source for telescope mounts and other components and accessories.
Questar: For over 50 years the "finest small telescope ever made."
Stellarvue: "Dedicated to producing the highest quality telescopes and accessories."
TeleVue: Manufacturer of premium refractor telescopes, eyepieces, and accessories.
Vixen: Vixen's motto is "offering better quality products at lower prices for more people."
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