LIST OF TELESCOPE SHOPS & GENERAL ASTRO SITES

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LIST OF TELESCOPE SHOPS & GENERAL ASTRO SITES

Post by Dave Lillis » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:41 pm

Here is a list of the more well known telescope online shops and other useful websites

European shops
www.northdowntelescopes.co.uk North Down Telescopes.
www.andromedaoptics.com Dublin-based Andromeda Optics telescope and accessory dealer.
www.telescope-service.com Based in Germany but selling across the globe, offering competitive prices.
www.telescopehouse.co.uk Broadhurst Clarkson and Fuller, The online astronomy shop, London based
www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk The homepage of Green Witch - Independent Specialists in Telescopes and Binoculars.
www.celestron.uk.com Formerly known as David Hinds Ltd. UK - telescopes, binoculars, main UK Celestron
www.widescreen-centre.co.uk London based shops selling telescopes
www.generalhit.com/it/links.php Online Binocular retailer (from Italy)
www.altairastro.com Norfolk based supplier of telescopes/mounts and accessories
www.scopemania.eu/index.php?langue=en France based telescope and accessories supplier
www.uk-telescopes.co.uk Supplier of telescopes and accessories.
www.scsastro.co.uk/index.shtml SCS Astro, telescopes and accessories

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American shops (equipment from the US and other non EU countries incurs customs and tarif charges when entering Ireland)
www.optcorp.com San Diego based, Oceanside Photo & Telescope website.
www.riverscamera.com NewYork, Sells cameras and accessories for astrophotography.
www.adorama.com NewYork based supplier of Telescopes and cameras
www.highpointscientific.com New Jersey supplier for telescopes and accessories
www.scopecity.com California and Las Vegas, Online scopes, accessories, and components online shop
www.scopetronix.com Florida's larget online retailer of everything in astronomy.
www.stellarvue.com Stellarvue telescopes & accessories.
www.astronomics.com Oklahoma based online store, telescopes and accessories
www.buytelescopes.com Anacortes telescopes
www.wolfcamera.com Wolf Cameras, DSLRs suited to astronomy
http://telescopes.net/doc/0 Woodlands Hill Camera and Telescope
www.binoculars.com Binoculars for astronomy
www.handsonoptics.com Maryland, Suppliers of telescopes
www.skiesunlimited.net Pennsylvania, Telescopes from numerous suppliers
http://starizona.com/acb/ Arizona based telescope supplier
www.tetontelescope.com Idaho based supplier.
www.opticsplanet.net/telescopes.html Illinois based supplier, good range of equipment
www.cameraconcepts.com/store/index.html NewYork based supplier
www.scopestuff.com Wide range of adapters, tubes, filtere, bits'n pieces for telescopes
www.astrovid.com Adirondack, ccd camera supplier.
www.alpineastro.com/ Alpine Astro, high end mounts and filters

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Secondhand (buy and sell)
www.astromart.com US/worldwide Online classifieds & astronomy buy & sell.
www.astrobuysell.com/uk UK online astronomy buy and sell.
www.astrobuysell.com Canadian online buy and sell site.


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Manufacturers Sites/Shops

Telescope suppliers
www.meade.com Meade instruments, telescopes, and accessories.
www.celestron.com Celestron instruments, telescopes, and accessories.
www.skywatchertelescope.net Skywatcher telescopes and accessories
www.takahashiamerica.com Takahashi instruments site.
www.talscopes.com Tal telescopes site.
www.vixenamerica.com Vixen telescopes site
www.telescope.com US based Orion telescopes
www.orionoptics.co.uk Orion optics Europe
www.obsessiontelescopes.com Big Dobsonian telescopes
www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/ Hutech, borg telescopes and accessories filters and modified cameras
www.lazzarotti-optics.com/main.html High end planetary telescopes
www.ioptron.com Ioptron telescopes and CCD cameras

Solar viewing systems
www.solarscope.co.uk Non obstructed h-alpha scopes
www.coronadofilters.com H-alpha scopes, now owned by Meade.
www.luntsolarsystems.com Offshoot from Coronado, great H-alpha scopes
www.thousandoaksoptical.com Thee best glass white light solar filters out there.

Telescope mounts
www.10micron.com/english/homepage-eng.htm 10 Micron telescope mounts
www.astro-physics.com Astro Physics mounts and accessories site.
www.bisque.com Software Bisque (Paramount mount + the sky software)
www.losmandy.com Losmandy mounts and accessories site.
www.stellarcat.com Telescope motor systems
www.wildcard-innovations.com.au Telescope control systems
www.admaccessories.com Telescope rings/rails and mounting systems
www.petersonengineering.com/sky/index.htm Telescope cogs/gears/clutches visual backs and focuser modifications.

Filters/Dew heaters
www.kendrickastro.com Dew heaters, filters.
www.lumicon.com Top end filters and scope controllers

Observatory domes
www.homedome.com Ever want a dome for your telescope?
www.astrohaven.com Clamshell dome design supplier
www.siriusobservatories.com Sirius observatory domes
www.observa-dome.com Professional class observatory domes
www.clouddetection.com Cloud detectors for observatories

CCD imaging cameras
www.ccd.com Apogee CCD cameras
www.atik-usa.com Atik CCD cameras
www.qsimaging.com QS Imaging CCD cameras
www.sbig.com Santa Barbara Imaging Group CCD cameras
www.starlight-xpress.co.uk Starlight Express CCD cameras
www.fishcamp.com/starfish.html High end CCD guide cameras

Looking for a shop in a particular country?, try the below link,
www.astronomy-shops.com/

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Magazines
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Sky at night magazine (UK)
www.skyandtelescope.com/ Sky & Telescope (USA)
www.astronomynow.com/ Astronomy Now, (UK)
www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx (USA)


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Weather
www.spaceweather.com/ solar activity, flares, solarwind and general solarsystem news.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_uk_ir.html Shows time lapse cloud cover over the past day or so over Ireland in infrared, so works for nighttime hours.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_uk_vis.html Shows time lapse cloud cover over the past day or so over Ireland in visible light, so only shows daylight hours.
www.met.ie/ Met Office, Ireland, satellite images and current rainfall locations.

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Sun/Moon/Planets/Occultations/Eclipses/
www.moonposter.ie/ Irish made lunar posters and maps

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Post by Conn Buckley » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:00 pm

Thanks for putting that list together. It is very handy will save a lot of searching. Conn

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Post by Conn Buckley » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:02 pm

Dave, thanks for putting that list together. It is very handy will save a lot of searching. Conn

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Post by Dave Lillis » Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:34 pm

No probs Conn,
Anyone who wants to add a site or change something, just ask me.
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Post by Frank Ryan » Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:52 am

Excellent idea Dave.
I'll put this onto the main website.

It makes me think a 'beginners'
Page on the site might be good with tips / astronomy terms
/ telescope advice / how to read a plainasphere... That kind of thing?

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Post by Dave Lillis » Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:46 am

Yes, good idea, although I'm not finished with this page yet, can you hold a a few more days until I'm happy its pretty much done.
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Post by Frank Ryan » Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:26 pm

No worries,
I'll ghost write it in the background and when your
happy we can go live.

The advice on Telescope House's website is great also.

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Post by Dave Lillis » Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:47 pm

There is now a link on the main website with a more complete range of shops
see
http://www.shannonsideastronomyclub.com ... _shops.htm
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Post by Simon Kenny » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:07 pm

Thanks Dave - very useful
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