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Web Suppliers of Telescope Building Parts and Materials Appendix I Web Suppliers of Telescope Building Parts and Materials No endorsement or recommendation is provided or implied. The organizations listed are here because they were found in other such lists or advertisements or were personally known to someone. Those for whom e-mail addresses were available were notified that they would be listed. Those for whom there were no e-mail addresses or whose e-mail was not deliverable were sent regular letters with the same information. If there was no response to notification, the listing was removed. Quite a few listed organizations submitted additions or changes to their list of products. References to items specific to astrophotography and to Dobsonians were, for the most part, avoided. Likewise, references to subjects other than building telescopes, such as star charts, were avoided. If you are searching for some particular item or for something that will serve for a particular item you are advised to look under a variety of related categories. There is very little standardization of nomenclature in telescope design. For exam- ple, “used” usually means “buys and sells used parts and complete scopes.” Rings and mounting rings probably are overlapping categories. Diagonals, mirrors, and secondary mirrors probably all mean the same thing. Some of the listed organizations produce or distribute items useful to us telescope makers but with a much wider/different selection of clients. In dealing with them it would be useful if you are particularly clear as to the intended use. Some produce items for other industries and are set up to supply materials in large quantities. Be very courteous to them if you expect them to accommodate tiny orders. This appendix contains three types of listings: • an alphabetical list of suppliers • a list of all the product designations • a cross-referenced listing of suppliers by product R.L. Clark, Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age, Patrick Moore’s 169 Practical Astronomy Series, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-6415-1, C Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 170 Appendix I Alphabetical Listing of Suppliers The format of these listings is: Organization or company name (with ID number for cross reference) Mailing address (if one is available) Website address contact e-mail phone number (if available) Products are separated by a (/) 1800destiny.com (1) PO Box 5191 “Pleasanton CA 94566” www.destiny.com [email protected] 800-337-8469 coating services/focusers/diagonals/spiders/mirrors/ ADM Accessories (2) www.admaccessories.com sales@admaccessories mounting rings/mounts/dovetails/ Adorama (3) 42 West 18th Street “New York, NY 10011” www.adorama.com [email protected] 212-741-0052 eyepieces/diagonals/ Aeroquest (4) HCO2 Box 7334E “Palmer, AK 99645” www.aeroquest-engineering.com [email protected] 907-745-4091 machining services/drives/ Agena AstroProducts (5) 10805 Artesia Blvd # 109 “Cerritos, CA 90703” www.agenaastro.com [email protected] 562-972-3738 9 AM–8 PM Pacific Time eyepieces/focusers/adapters/filters/ Alpha Optics (7) [email protected] Terry@[email protected] diagonals/ Alpine Astronomical (8) PO Box 1154 “Eagle, ID 83616” www.alpineastro.com [email protected] 208-939-2141 adapters/rings/finders/mounts/filters/diagonals/binoviewers/barlows/ Appendix I 171 Aluminum Coating (9) 807 Rutherdale “San Carlos, CA 94070” http//covad.net/-alcoat [email protected] coating services/ American Science & Surplus (10) PO Box 1030 “Skokie, IL 60076” www.sciplus.com [email protected] 888-SCIPLUS beamsplitters/lenses/mirrors/filters/prisms/projection lenses/ Anacortes (11) 9973 Padilla Heights Rd “Anacortes, WA 98221” www.buytelescopes.com [email protected] 800-850-2001 finders/eyepieces/filters/barlows/eyepieces/mounts/ Apogee Components (12) 3355 Filmore Ridge Heights “Colorado Springs, CO 80907” www.apogeerockets.com [email protected] 719-535-9335 tubes/ Astro Engineering (14) www.astro-engineering.com [email protected] 866-842-3925 eyepieces/ Astro Optics (14) S/3 Kapole Soc. 13th cross Rd, Juhu Mumbai – 400049, Maharashta, India www.astro-optical.com [email protected] 91 22 26118942 mirrors/beamsplitters/prisms/filters/flats/coating services/ Astro Parts Outlet (15) P.O. Box 1873 “Frazier Park, CA 93225” www.astronomy-mall.com or www.cloudynights.com or www.astromart.com [email protected] or [email protected] 661-245-0805 or 818-501-6920 mounts/rings/focusers/finders/mirrors/lenses/diagonals/spiders/prisms/ barlows/binoviewers/adapters/filters/ Astro Sky (16) 3705 “Swanee St Lake Charles LA 70607” [email protected] [email protected] 337-564-5482 finders/flocking/dew shields/filters/shroud material/cells/mirrors/diagonals/ Astro Systems (17) 124 N. 2nd St “LaSalle, CO 80645” www.astrosystems.com [email protected] 970-284-9471 spiders/mirror cells/dew shields/diagonals/focusers/mirrors/spiders/ 172 Appendix I Astromart Auctions (18) www.astromart.com [email protected]/auctions used/ Astromart Classafied (19) www.astromart.com [email protected]/classifieds used/ Astronomics (20) 680 24th Ave SW “Norman, OK 73069” www.astronomics.com [email protected] 800-422-7876 diagonals/filters/eyepieces/ Astronomik (21) Eiffestrase 426 D-20537 Hamburg GR www.astronomic.com [email protected] +49(0)40/511 43 48 filters/ Astro-Physics (22) 11250 Forest Hills Rd “Machesny Park, IL 61115” www.astro-physics.com [email protected] 815-282-1513 eyepieces/barlows/diagonals/binoviewers/filters/focusers/ Astrotelescopes (23) www.astrotelescopes.com [email protected] Astrozap (24) PO Box 502 “Lakewood, OH 44107” www.astrozap.com [email protected] 212-334-1622 used/dew shields/filters/heaters/artificial stars/ Aurora Astro Products (25) 11419 19th Ave SE #A102 “Everett, WA 98208” www.auroraastro.com [email protected] eyepieces/piggy-back mounts/diagonals/mounts/adapters/filters/setting circles/focusers/finders/ B & H (26) 420 9th Ave “New York, NY 10001” www.bhphotovidio info@bhphotovidio 800-606-6969 eyepieces/barlows/diagonals/mirrors/finders/rings/ BigEye Optics (27) www.digital-flight.com/thebigeye/optics.html [email protected] re-figuring services/mirrors/ Appendix I 173 Bob’s Knobs (28) 6978 Kempton Rd “Centerville, IN 47330” www.bobsknobs.com [email protected] knobs/ Boulter Plywood (29) 24 Broadway “Somerville, MA 02145” boulterplywood.com [email protected] 888-9 lumber special wood/ Brunner Enterprises (30) 455 Center Rd “West Seneca, NY 14224” www.brunnerent.com [email protected] 877-299-2622 tubes/ Burgess Optical (31) PO Box 32515 “Knoxville, TN 37930” www.burgessoptical.com [email protected] 865-769-8777 eyepieces/binoviewers/mounts/finders/diagonals/barlows/filters/ Bushnell (32) 9200 Cody “Overland Park, KS 66214” www.bushnell.com/astronomy [email protected]/astronomy 800-423-3537 eyepieces/adapters/erecting prisms/barlows/ Byers Co. (33) 290001 W. Hwy 58 “Barstow, CA 92311” [email protected] [email protected] 760-256-2733 Celestron (34) 2835 Columbia St “Torrance, CA 90503” www.celestron.com/c3/homr.php [email protected]/c3/homr.php 800-447-1001 eyepieces/barlows/t-Rings/filters/ Chicago Tube (35) One Chicago Tube Dr “Romeoville, IL 60446” www.chicagotube.com [email protected] 815-588-3958 tubes/ Clausing (36) 8038 N. Monticello Ave “Skokie, IL 60076” www.clausing.com [email protected] 847-676-0330 coating services/ Clement (37) PO Box 16 “Running Springs, CA 92382” www.clementfocuser.com [email protected] 909-867-4519 focusers/ 174 Appendix I Commercial Sales Inc. (38) 6411 Pacific Highway E “Tacoma, WA 98424” www.commercialsalesinc.com [email protected] 253-922-6670 used portholes/ Company Seven (39) Box 2587 “Montpelier, MD 20709” www.company7.com [email protected] 301-953-2000 Compact Precision Telescopes (40) 408-947-1968 mirror cells/ Coronado (41) “1674 Research Lp, # 436” “Tucson, AZ 85710” www.coronadofilters.com info@coronadofilters.com 520-740-1561 filters/ Craftflocking (42) www.craftflocking.com info@craftflocking.com flocking paper/flocking fibers/adhesives/flocking guns/ DAR Astro Machining (43) www.onellphoto.on.ca [email protected] 519-679-8840 adapters/focusers/cells/ David Lukehurst (44) 87 Victoria Rd, Sherwood “Nottingham NG5 2NL, UK” www.dobsonians.co.uk [email protected] 00 44 (0)115 9602266 focusers/mirrors/eyepieces/barlows/diagonals/finders/ DayStar Filters (45) 149 Northwest OO “Warrensburg, MO 64093” www.daystarfilyers.com service@datstarfilters.com 866-680-6563 filters/ Del Mar Ventures (46) 12595 Ruette Alliante #148 “San Diego, CA 92130” www.sciner.com/opticsland [email protected]/opticsland 509-752-0123 blanks/lenses/prisms/beamsplitters/ Denkmeier Optical (47) 12623 Sunset Ave #4 “Ocean City, MD 21842” [email protected] 866-340-4578 eyepieces/binoviewers/barlows/ Appendix I 175 Denton Vacum (48) 1259 North Church St “Morrestown, NJ 08057” www.dentonvacuum.com [email protected] 856-439-9100 coating services/ DiscMounts (49) www.discmounts.com discmounts.com 954-475-8574 mountings/tripods/ Dream Telescopes (50) www.dreamscopes.com [email protected] 610-365-2833 tubes/cells/ Edmund Scientific (51) 101 East Gloucester Pike “Barrington, NJ 08007” www.edmundscientifics.com [email protected] 1-800-363-1992 coating services/rings/lens cells/filters/lenses/prisms/flocking paper/barlows/ EfstonScience (52) 3350 Dufferin St “Toronto, ON Canada M6A 3A4” www.escience.ca [email protected] 416-787-4581 eyepieces/barlows/adapters/mirrors/diagonals/dew shields/ EMF (53) 239 Cherry St “Ithica, NY 14850” www.emf-corp.com [email protected] 607-272-3320
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