Where to Shop for Telescopes
This is not an exhaustive list of manufacturers and dealers, but includes many of those with active websites. Check the advertising pages of Sky & Telescope or Astronomy magazines for more listings, or use your favorite internet search engine.
TELESCOPE MANUFACTURERS
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Rockford, IL
-- 4-, 5-, and 6-inch refractors
Celestron International
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Torrance, CA
-- SCTs, refractors, reflectors (both equatorial and Dobsonian), and the "NexStar" computer-driven telescope (5- and 8-inch models)
Coulter Optical
West Palm Beach, FL
-- Dobsonians telescopes (8- to 13-inch models)
Discovery Telescopes
Oceanside, CA
-- Truss-style 12-, 15-, and 17.5-inch Dobsonian telescopes
Edmund Scientific
Barrington, NJ
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Jim's Mobile, Inc.
Lakewood, CA
-- 6-, 12.5- and 18-inch Newtonian reflectors
Meade Instruments Corporation
Irvine, CA
-- SCTs, refractors, reflectors (both equatorial and Dobsonian) and the "Autostar" computer-driven telescope (3.5- and 5-inch models)
Obsession Telescopes
Lake Mills, WI
www.globaldialog.com/~obsessiontscp/obhp.html
-- Large to huge Dobsonian reflectors (up to 30 inches)
Starsplitter Telescopes
Thousand Oaks, CA
Stellarvue
Auburn, CA
-- 3-, 3.5- and 4-inch refractors; Nagler eyepieces
Celestron International
Torrance, CA
Meade Instruments Corporation
Irvine, CA
Televue (mfr. Nagler eyepieces)
Suffern, NY
TELESCOPE DEALERS
Most of the telescope manufacturer's listed above, as well as some not listed, distribute their telescopes to many of the following dealers.
Adorama
New York, NY
Amateur Electronic Supply
Milwaukee, WI
Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird
Anacortes, WA
Andromeda Astronomy Mall
Grand Forks, ND
Astronomics
Norman, OK
Astronomy Mall
Astronomy Shoppe
Phoenix, AZ
Camera Corner
Burlington, NC
Focus Camera
Brooklyn, NY
Hardin Optical Company
Bandon, OR
Khan Scope Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lumicon
Livermore and San Francisco, CA
F. C. Meichsner Co., Inc.
Boston, MA
The Observatory
Dallas, TX
Oceanside Photo & Telescope
Oceanside, CA
Orion Telescopes and Binoculars
Santa Cruz, CA
Pocono Mountain Optics
Moscow, PA; Las Vegas, NV
Rivers Camera Shop
Dover, NH
Scope City
Locations in California
ScopeTronix
Cape Coral, FL
Shutan Camera & Video
Vernon Hills, IL
Skywatch Products
Fort Worth, TX
http://members.aol.com/skywatchpr/home/html
The Telescope Store
Keene, NH
Texas Nautical Repair
Houston, TX
The Sky Plus
Pittsburgh, PA
Wholesale Optics
New Milford, CT
Woodland Hills Camera
Woodland Hills, CA
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