~Some of my favourite links~

Terry Platt, the man and name synonymous with StarlighXpress cameras has a CCD for you . These cameras are virtually noise free, most models utilise the Sony chips. Generally speaking, you need not take any more dark frames.   www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/

 

Starlight Xpress group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/starlightxpress/

 

Winchester Electronics A huge range of starlight Xpress cameras and a section where you can peruse many users web pages. http://www.starlightccd.com a must see!

 

Alan Chen, the mistro with a one shot colour SXM25, his images speak for themselves. Some of the best around! http://www.heavenlyview.com/astronomy.htm

 

Sergio Eguivar is a southern hemisphere imager like myself. We've been in contact for quite a while and he's been doing some great images with a SX MX716. Check out his site. http://www.baskies.com.ar/

TELESCOPES, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES- NEW & USED EQUIPMENT in Australia

~MY ASTRONOMY SHOP~

Steve Massey is a practicing astronomer, a renowned imager with some of the best planetary images around. Having for sale a great range of dynamic planetary imaging systems for specialised planetary work, offering true, 'real time' viewing. His own shop is a treasure trove of telescopes, parts and accessories.   He is also an excellent bloke to deal with. Check it out !    http://www.myastroshop.com.au/

~SIRIUS OPTICS~

 

Sirius Optics in Queensland have a great range of telescopes, parts and accessories. Ron, who I've had many dealings with is a great bloke to deal with and will doing anything to ensure your satisfaction. They also have a used/ classifieds section. Always worth a look when in the market for new and used equipment.   http://www.sirius-optics.com.au/

~ICE IN SPACE~

Ice in Space is actually a bit of a one stop astro hub here in Australia. Not only is there a wide range of forums on everything Astronomy wise, but also there is a very good used classified ads section. This is for all comers to share their experiences of the wonderful night sky. http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.php?home

~TELESCOPES & ASTRONOMY~

South Australian dealer, Matthew Lovell (a practicing astronomer) has one of the best itemised sites for purchasing Vixen scopes, parts & accessories around that I've seen in Australia. Also a wide variety of other brand telescopes, binoculars and astro related photographic equipment. New and used.  http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com.au

~GECKO OPTICAL CLASSIFIEDS~

 

One of the very few used astro related sites in Australia run by Michael Toms (a practicing astronomer). Worth a look if your in the market for a bargain. http://www.geckooptical.com/

~ASTRO BUY AND SELL~

 

Relatively new to the Australian used telescope equipment market but definitely worth a look as it's becoming a very good source for astronomy related gear. http://www.astrobuysell.com/au/

 

INTERNATIONAL  MARKET

 

ATM parts

 

Bob Royce Mirrors. Bob is well known throughout the world telescope industry as a high precision mirror manufacturer for both professionals, commercial and the discerning amateur telescope builder alike. He is a very down to earth guy and a pleasure to deal with. His mirrors speak volumes for themselves.  http://www.rfroyce.com/

 

Protostar manufacture a great range of products to the atm-er. Their main product of interest is their excellent secondary mirrors and range of different secondary holders. There are many other products that would be of interest to a scope builder. http://www.fpi-protostar.com/

 

Moonlite Telescopes manufactor top range feather touch focusers for reflectors, SCT and refractors. Also supporting a range of telescope building parts such as truss tubes and tube blocks. Great for building that large aperture truss scope. http://www.focuser.com/storefront.php

 

Parallax Instruments specialise in the manufacture of  large aperture Ritchey-Chretien, Newtonian, Classical Cassegrain Telescopes and German equatorial mountings. And boast the world's largest selection of telescope tube mounting rings. http://www.parallaxinstruments.com/IndexFX.html

 

~ASTROMART~

 

The best site in the world for used astronomy equipment. http://www.astromart.com/categories.asp

 

Ian King from Ian King Imaging has a huge range of new equipment for the discerning enthusiast. Located in the UK, good people to deal with! http://www.iankingimaging.com/

OTHER STUFF

THE GOTO SYSTEM-  Do it yourself or have a pre made system built for you.

MEL BARTELS GOTO SYSTEM (for automating your Dobsonian or German equatorial mount) …

For those that live in Australia, check out they build the complete system and are very helpfully people with after sales service & advice.                               click on image to take you there

	For those who live in North America, see Mel Bartel's site http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/ he originated the whole D.I.Y Goto system.
	Scope drive (yahoo group specifically for Mel Bartels system) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scope-drive/messages/

	Quick cam software- www.astrosurf.com/dallmon/html/qcsoftware.html This is Dave Allmon's software- QCV2 and Dark Gen.
	Astro Cam Page- www.astrocam.org/english.htm
	Digital Astronomy Journey- www.cowtown.net/users/daj/
	A huge Astronomy links page- www.laserdata.pt/astronomy/favorites.htm
	Steve Chambers, one of the pioneers involved in converting web cams for long exposure photography. Site contains long exposure mods and lots of related info - http://home.clara.net/smunch/wlink.htm
	Pedro Re's page- http://astrosurf.com/re