These companies support AstroBin. A number of remote telescope hosting facilities support us as well.
Agena Astro is proud to be North America's highest-rated astronomy shop. Agena was founded in 2003 and has grown to be a robust team with one common goal: to unite people under the night sky. Since then, Agena Astro has grown to carry over 5,000 products including telescopes, mounts, cameras, and eyepieces while earning the reputation of having the best customer support and fastest free shipping in the amateur astronomy industry.
We like to say that we’re the biggest astronomy shop in Canada, which is a little like bragging about being the tallest dwarf. The reality is that we’re a small, family run business. What we really want to be is the best place for astronomers and astrophotographers to find help getting the right equipment.
We’ve enjoyed the hobby for a while and when Ken and Bev, the original founders, decided they were ready to retire we were delighted to help them. We drew a 10-minute radius around our kids’ school, found a suitable space, and moved the business up to Edmonton.
We’re having a lot of fun getting to know you and finding new ways to help people enjoy astronomy and astrophotography.
AstroGear is a retailer of astrophotography equipment with special focus on astro-modified DSLRs.
Deep Sky West (DSW) makes remote telescope imaging and telescope hosting affordable for the “average” backyard astrophotographer.
DSW is a remote astrophotography observatory located on 35 acres on Rowe Mesa in Rowe, New Mexico.
First Light Optics was launched from a bedroom in 2006, today it is the UK's largest astronomy supplier with fifteen highly caffeinated staff working at our distribution-centre in Exeter, Devon.
As a specialist supplier we provide reliable advice based on experience and backed by our customer-friendly 30-day returns policy.
We stock only products known to be trustworthy and source them direct from the manufacturer or the manufacturer's appointed distributor (no grey imports!) so everything includes a full manufacturer warranty.
High Point Scientific was founded with the idea that high-quality telescopes and telescope accessories can be offered at low prices without skimping on customer service.
The products we carry are carefully selected for moderate to advanced telescope enthusiasts who seek the optical precision, clarity and durability offered by long-trusted brands.
Our staff consists of experts in astronomy, so we know what you're looking for. And we're here to help.
Lunático works full steam on making the most versatile products, especially for remote observatories.
Most of our products can be easily accessed from everywhere, have smartphone apps to enhance the availability, allow scripted operation, and are being constantly updated.
And all are designed for long useful life and can be repaired in case of need.
OGMA is the name of a yellow subgiant star orbited by a hot exoplanet. It’s also the name of a new brand of astronomy equipment on a giant quest to make astrophotography more affordable for everyone.
Since its launch, OGMA has partnered with well-established manufacturers to bring to market products with high-end specifications at a reasonable price under the OGMA brand. Headquartered in the United States, OGMA is committed to providing exceptional customer service in both English and Spanish.
Join us in welcoming OGMA on its quest to lower the cost of the equipment that we use.
Check out OGMA’s products at getogma.com
With nearly 150m² of exhibition space and 800m² of storage and workshops, Optique Unterlinden offer all the major brands of amateur astronomy as well as a large number of accessories dedicated to astronomical imaging. From the 500mm telescope on a robotic mount, to the 70mm beginner's telescope, passing through a wide range of Dobsonians (GOTO or manual), go and discover the instrument best suited to your needs. Beginners, amateurs, experts, universities or observatories have trusted Optique Unterlinden since their beginnings.
Since 1975 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars has been offering high-quality outdoor optics products for sale direct to customers. As an employee-owned company, we pride ourselves on an unswerving commitment to best quality products, value and unmatched customer care.
We've been selling direct since 1975 through our colorful mail-order catalog and, since 1997, via our full online catalog. Unlike web-only storefronts, or department stores that sell optics only seasonally, we're specialists in telescopes and binoculars, it's what we do year-round.
Located in central California in the Monterey Bay area, Orion operates a retail store at our Watsonville headquarters office. Selected Orion products are available at finer astronomical dealers throughout the United States and internationally.
SkyShed Observatories has been building observatories and winning the hearts of astronomers around the world since 2003. We have a variety of products to suit your Astronomy needs.
We offer Building Plans for our Roll Off SkySheds. Sizes range from 6 X 8′ to 10 X 14′. They are suitable for the DIY’er, or work with you local contractor.
Our SkyShed POD is a high quality, simple to own and operate Dome Observatory, which has a simple, innovative design like no other.
SkyShed POD-S is perfect if your budget is larger, and you want not only more space inside, but also the ability to add our POD-S motor/control system for motorized on-site and remote/ASCOM operation.
Our larger 12.5′ SkyShed POD MAX is suitable for larger telescopes (normally 17″ and up). Developed mainly for Astronomy Clubs, Astronomy Outreach, Public Use, Schools, Tracking, and Science Research. *Note due to the amount of hardware and lack of timely supply for some hardware parts at this time, we are not expecting to make POD MAX’s again until 2024. We’ll focus more on the new POD-S in 2023.
We have an assortment of extras and add-ons including our much-loved SkyShed Piers.
We are dedicated to your satisfaction. If you have any questions or concerns please Contact Us by email, or by phone at 519-272-9081.
SkyShed Headquarters are located near Dublin, Ontario, Canada.
Since founding Sierra Remote Observatories (SRO) in 2007, we have been striving to make it the premiere destination for automated astronomical data collection and imaging, satellite tracking, and space communication.
After an exhaustive search, we chose our site for its unique combination exceptional seeing, darkness, mild weather, and unique accessibility.
At SRO we offer fiber optic internet with 1 Gbps (full duplex), with higher speeds and dedicated fiber available. All critical systems are redundant with Starlink internet backup, on-site industrial generator and dual encrypted/secure VPN.
We have 1 arcsecond seeing, with sub-arcsecond seeing following astronomical twilight. SRO has 290 clear days per year, wind speeds of only 1 mph, very dark skies (>21.80 SQM), no summer monsoons, and rare thunderstorms. Our location in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at 4610 feet keeps us above the central valley inversion zone without being so high as to incur brutal winter conditions. We are accessible all year round, being only one hour by car from the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport.
We have full time 24/7 technical support with an on-site machine shop. Most repairs are performed on-site and we can ship more complicated issues within 24 hours, reassembling your telescope upon their return. Technical support is provided 365 days/year and the owner lives on site.
Welcome to StarGeezerStuff! If you're looking for an astronomy-themed gift or just something for yourself, we offer quality T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Hoodies, Coffee Mugs, Mousepads, Posters, Pillows, and Laptop Sleeves, and hope to be adding more products and designs in the future!
Shipping is FREE in the USA, and we do ship internationally at a small additional cost (calculated at checkout).
Teleskop Service, one of the biggest astro-dealers in Europe, is your partner from the first telescope to the semi-professional observatory.
Amateur astronomers have trusted this specialist retailer for many years. In their astronomy shop you will find telescopes, cameras and mounts at unbeatable prices.
The eVscopes by Unistellar are the world’s most powerful and simple-to-operate smart telescopes, which allow them to bring the wonders of the universe to life in seconds—even in light-polluted urban settings. Thanks to partnerships with renowned scientific organizations like the SETI Institute and AAVSO, these game-changing consumer telescopes even allow users to become citizen scientists enabling them to contribute to cutting-edge research on exoplanets, asteroids, comets, and much more.
At Optical Structures we want to improve peoples lives by making astronomy an easier and more fun hobby for everyone. Optical Structures is the proud owner of several high end astronomy brands. These brands include Astrodon, Lumicon, JMI, Farpoint, and Optic Wave Labs.
AstroSpots is an idea born out of passion. The goal is to create a GLOBAL database of the best places for astronomy, astrophotograpy and stargazing, spots to observe and explore the amazing world of the Cosmos. If you've never looked at a dark sky, this is the place for you! AstroSpots.com is for amateurs and professionals connected to astronomy, astrophotography, but also for families with kids who wish to know and discover more about the Universe.
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PixInsight is an advanced image processing platform specialized in astrophotography and other technical imaging fields. It is the result of a dynamic collaboration between like-minded astrophotographers and software developers, who are constantly pushing the boundaries of astronomical image processing with the most powerful toolset available.
If you have astronomical imaging of the sky with celestial coordinates you do not know—or do not trust—then Astrometry.net is for you. Input an image and we'll give you back astrometric calibration meta-data, plus lists of known objects falling inside the field of view.
We have built this astrometric calibration service to create correct, standards-compliant astrometric meta-data for every useful astronomical image ever taken, past and future, in any state of archival disarray. We hope this will help organize, annotate and make searchable all the world's astronomical information.
Bray Falls is an aerospace engineer, astrophotographer, and image processing software development enthusiast. He is working towards making his passion for astrophotography into a career by teaching people how to succeed in this complex genre of photography.
Cristian Cestaro (@infinitalavita), an experienced astrophotographer, communicator, influencer, poet, and thinker.
Gary Lopez is a fine art photographer, filmmaker, and scientist. His photography has been highly decorated in international competitions, and his television programs have been broadcast worldwide.
Jason Wiscovitch is a Husband, Father & Astrophotographer. He is currently working on narrowband and broadband workflow videos for PixInsight.
Luca Fornaciari is an educator and communicator in the field of astrophotography. He travels all over Italy to hold astrophotography lectures and workshops, manages the AstroFarm community and a successful YouTube channel.
Nico Carver is a librarian, astrophotographer, and filmmaker. He is using YouTube to share tutorials and reviews related to astrophotography. At the moment, he is focusing on beginner topics but may branch out into more advanced topics in the future.
Trevor Jones is the owner of AstroBackyard, a YouTube Channel and website that helps beginners get started in astrophotography. Trevor is an avid deep-sky astrophotographer, outdoor enthusiast, and runner. He spends most clear nights in his backyard in Canada with his faithful companion, Rudy.
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AstroBin is a one-man-company that is always looking for means to support its activities. Being a sponsor of the largest astrophotography community in the world is sure to reflect positively in the way the amateur astronomy community perceives your brand!