Links

Optical:

Lightholder Precision Optical : http://www.lightholderoptics.com/

Astam: 2,place chalet 39360 Viry

Pegasus Optics: http://www.icstars.com/pegasus/

COSTRUZIONI OTTICHE ZEN CH MARRISTELLA COSTANTINI: High quality Secondary mirrors: S. POLO 1871/A - VENEZIA

ITALIE

TEL / FAX 00 39 041 72 21 62

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Motorization:

Lightholder Precision Optical: Equatorial platforms. http://www.lightholderoptics.com/

Sky Probe: Altazimuthal and equatorial computerized motorizations. http://www.robotics.com/skyprobe/index.html

Equatorial Platforms: http://www.astronomy-mall.com/regular/products/eq_platforms/

ET Platforms: http://www.etplatforms.com/

Tech2000: Altazimuthals motorizations (see roboscope ). http://www.accnorwalk.com/~tddi/tech2000/

Motorisation Altaz selon Olivier Lobet, Thierry Restout et Cyrille Tessier: French computerized motorization (altaz and equatorial). http://www.astrosurf.com/newton200/index.html

Axel Canicio's equatorial platform: http://www.geocities.com/acanicio/bigfoot.html

Jean Marc Becker's equatorial platform: http://www.jlc.net/~force5/Astro/ATM/Poncet/Detail1.html

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Dobsons:

Starmaster: http://www.starmastertelescopes.com/

Nightskyscopes : http://www.nightskyscopes.com/site/index.shtml

Starsplitter: http://www.starsplitter.com/index1.html

Astrosystem: Dobsons without optics, spiders, pivots, primary cells, focusers, collimation tools etc... http://www.astrosystems.biz/

Obsession Telescopes: http://www.globaldialog.com/~obsessiontscp/OBHP.html

Sky Valley Scopes: http://www.skyvalleyscopes.com/welcome.htm

Coulter optical: http://murni.com/coulter1.htm

Dobsonian evolution: Many links to ultra light, motorized, computerized dobsons, etc.. http://members.aol.com/radcash/compact.htm

JMI: Focusers, digital setting circles etc... http://www.jimsmobile.com/

Sky commander: Digital setting circles: http://skyeng.com/

Stathis Kafalis's Dobson: http://stathis.bizland.com

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Links:

Mel Bartels: http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/ ATM link.

ATM: http://www.atmpage.com/

Apple Ply: http://www.hardwoodind.com/

Teflon and Ebony star: teflon strips, squares and glue able ones: http://www.crazyedoptical.com

McMaster-Carr: many various products http://www.mcmaster.com/

Ladders: http://www.liteladders.com/

http://www.american-industrial.com/

http://www.leanladder.com/index.html

http://www.ladders.com/

Glues: http://www.j-bweldco.com/coldweld.html

Trailers and ramps: http://www.alumiramp.com/

http://www.jackssmallengines.com/Ramp.cfm

Astrocam: Webcam for dobsons or other scopes: http://www.astrocam.org/

Equatorial Platform: Made by Jean Marc Becker : http://www.jlc.net/~force5/Astro/ATM/Poncet/Detail1.html

Ciel extrême: Deep sky lover, very fine site http://www.astrosurf.com/cielextreme/

Dobson 255: French ATM, very good job: http://ftissera.free.fr

Serge Bertorello: Very interesting articles on vision, optical, indispensable... http://serge.bertorello.free.fr/index.html

Eric Rémy: Canadian ATM: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4274/mainfr.html

Testez vos optiques: Big job on star testing: http://www.astrosurf.com/tests/

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Software:

Plop: Plop is a package for analyzing and optimizing the design of mirror cells: http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/~lewis/plop/

Master converter: It allows quick and easy conversion between units of measurement: http://www.savard.com/downloads.asp

Alpha centaure: freeware of cartography of the sky which can be used in complement with other software of astronomy (English version): http://www.astrosurf.com/alphacentaure/

Carte du ciel: Freeware, very complete and powerful for cartography (English version): http://www.astrosurf.com/astropc/cartes/telecharg.html

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Materials:

Materials and technical names

Aluminum specifications

Densities:

Mass for 1dm³

Aluminum: 2,7kg

Glass: 2,3kg

Steel: 7,8kg

Carbon: 1,5kg

Fiberglass : 1,7kg