EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

After each supplier are details of the type of item supplied, as far as is known.

ACE ASTRONOMICAL

12 Regent Street, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 2JS
Tel: 01179 674825
Email Website: http://www.acecameras.co.uk

ANDREWS CAMERAS

16 Broad Street, Teddington, Middlesex. TW11 8RF
Tel. 0208 977 1064 Email

AST OPTICS

Haresteads Farm, Disley, Cheshire.
Tel: 01625 879401 Email Website: http://www.astoptics.co.uk

A.W.R TECHNOLOGY

The Old Bakehouse, Albert Road, Deal, Kent CT14 9RD
Electronics for Astronomy. Drive systems for telescopes synchronous and stepper. Sidereal Clocks. Tests for telescopes etc.
Tel No: 01304 365918 and 01304 367711
E-mail: awr.tech@dial.pipex.com Website: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/awr.tech

BEACON HILL TELESCOPES

112 Mill Road, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, DN35 8JD.
Tel: 01472 692959. Website: http://www.beaconhilltelescopes.mcmail.com
A wide range of astronomical equipment and accessories. Many manufactured on site.

BRAITHWAITE TELESCOPES

9 Manse Brae, Dalserf, Lanarkshire ML9 3BN
Tel: 01698 881004
Complete telescopes, German Equatorial Mounts, Mirrors, Aluminising.
Telescopes shipped to all parts of Britain and abroad; phone for details.

BROADHURST CLARKSON & FULLER LTD

Telescope House, 63 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3JB.
Tel: 0207 405 2156/0448, Fax 0207 430 2471 Email
Telescopes and Accessories from Meade, J.M.I., Bresser, Mirador, Lumicon, Orion Telescope Centre California, Eyepieces, Filters, Books, Posters, Software.
Website: http://www.telescopehouse.co.uk

CHARLES FRANK

Blyth Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8EN.
Tel: 01986 874797. Fax: 01986 874788
Binoculars, astronomical and spotting 'scopes, accessories.

COUNTRYSIDE OPTICS

Lower Wood End Farm, Wood End, Nr. Marston Moretain, Beds. MK43 0PA Tel. 01234 765151
9, Gloucester Rd, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 2DS Tel. 01227 266337
Suppliers of binoculars and spotting scopes. Mainly for wildife but do have an interest in astronomy equipment also.

CRABB OPTICAL UK

Brian Crabb, 1 Pen-y-Banc, Tan-y-Fron, Denbigh, Clwyd, LL16 5NP
Custom made high precision optical components. Vacuum coating.

DARK STAR

Celestron, Meade, Helios and TAL Telescopes
Carno, Powys, SY17 5JU
Tel/Fax. 01686 420346 Website: http://www.darkstartelescopes.co.uk/

GREEN WITCH
Greenwitch Observatory Limited

Unit 6, dry Drayton Industries, Scotland Farm, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB3 8AT
Tel: 01954 211288
Email Website: http://www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk/
Scopes, books videos and CD-ROM's related to astronomy. Also willing to visit and talk to societies.

DAVID HINDS LTD

Unit 34, The Silk Mill, Brook Street, Tring, Herts., HP23 5EF.
Tel: 01442 827768 Fax. 01442 890763 Website: http://www.dhinds.co.uk/
Aluminizing, optics etc. Celestron UK distributor.

HYTEL OPTICS

8 East drive, Caldecote, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 7NZ
Specializing in Amateur Optics and refiguring.
Tel: 01954 211458

I. R. Poyser Telescope Makers

Maes Gylfinir, Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion, SY25 6AX
Tel: 01974 831471

JIM'S ASTRONOMICAL EQUIPMENT

87A Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford CM3 5LI
Tel: 01245323128 Email Website: http://www.jimsastro.com
UK Supplier of Antares kit. Stockist for Meade, Orion Uk etc.

KAY OPTICAL

89b London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5HP
Tel: 0208 648 8822 Fax. 0208 687 2021 Email
Website: http://www.kayoptical.co.uk

CARL LINGARD

89 Falcon Crescent, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8JP
Tel: 0161 794 8650 or 0161 281 3801
Do-It-Yourself telescope construction components.

MONK OPTICS

Wye Valley Observatory, The Old School, Brockweir, Chepstow, NP6 7NW.
Tel. 01291 689858
Email Website: http://www.monkoptics.co.uk

NORWICH CAMERA COMPANY ASTRONOMICAL

12 Timber Hill, Norwich, NR1 3LB.
Tel. 01603 612537 Fax. 01603 630302 E-Mail

OLDHAM OPTICAL UK

The Workshop 71, Hoxton Rd , Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 7SX
Tel/Fax : 01723 367352
Manufacturer of astronomical optics. Recoating and testing service. S.A.E for info sheet.

OPTICAL VISION LIMITED

Unit 2B, Woolpit Business Park, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9RT
Tel. 01359 244200 Fax. 01359 244255
Website: http://www.opticalvision.co.uk
Importer and Distributor for TAL, HELIOS & ZENITH

OPTICRON

PO Box 370, Unit 21, Titan Court, Laporte Way, Luton, Beds. LU4 8YR
Tel: 01582 26522 Fax: 01582 23559
Prismatic telescopes and binoculars for Astronomy.

ORION OPTICS

Units 21 , Third Avenue, CREWE, Cheshire, CW1 6XU.
Tel: 01270 500089 or 01270 251559 Fax: 01270 251213
Telescope manufacturer and Distributors for Vixen Scopes and and other scopes and accessories.
Orion and Vixen Catalogue £4.00
Email Website: http://www.orionoptics.co.uk

PATON HAWKSLEY EDUCATION LTD

59, Wellsway, Keynsham, Bristol, Avon, BS31 1PG.
Tel: 0117 986 2364. Fax: 01179 868285
Diffraction gratings, pocket spectroscopes, filters

I.R. POYSER (ENGINEERING)

Maes Gylfinir, Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion, SY25 6AX
Tel: 01974 831471
Brass 3" and 4" refractors. Portable richest field telescopes. Terrestrial telescopes. Lenses, prisms, tripods, worm-wheels, finders, oculars, hardware, military optics.
One-off items made to order. Send £2.00 (refundable on order) for catalogue.

PULSAR (OPTICAL)

1 Bridge Lane, Wimblington, March, Cambs, PE15 0RR.
Tel. 01354 741443 Fax. 01354 741988
Email Website: http://www.pulsar-optical.co.uk
 

SCOPES DIRECT

Units 22 , Third Avenue, CREWE, Cheshire, CW1 6XU.
Tel: 01270 589354
Mail Order Sales. Operates from same premises as Orion Optics
Sky-Watcher range of scopes and mounts. Maksutovs, refractors,reflectors.
EmailWebsite: http://www.scopesdirect.co.uk

SCS ASTRO

1 Tone Hill, Wellington, Somerset. TA21 0AU
Tel: 01823 665510 Fax: 01823 661545 Freephone 0800 018 1544
Email Website: http:/www.scsastro.co.uk
Siberia telescopes. Orion Dobsonians. West Country agents for Celestron.
Binoculars, accessories, cameras. Will supply an illustrated astronomical equipment catalogue for installation on a PC on request.

SHERWOODS

11-13 Great Western Arcade, BIRMINGHAM, B2 5HU
Tel: 0121 236 7211
Celestron, Meade, Tal, Televue, Fujinon telescopes, mounts and accessories.
Email Website: http://www.sherwoods-photo.com

SINDEN OPTICAL COMPANY

Stella, Haugh Lane, Addison Ind. Est., Ryton, Tyne & Wear, NE21 1TE
Tel.: 0191 499 0122 Fax:0191 414 4723
Email Website: http://www.sindenoptical.co.uk/
Specialists in manufacturers of precision optics, but also stock Meade & Celestron.

SOUTH WEST OPTICS

22A River St, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2SJ
Tel: 0800 074 2970 / 01872 263444
Email Website: http://www.swoptics.co.uk

SPEEDIBREWS

54 Lovelace Drive, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey, GU22 8QY.
Tel /Fax: 01932 346942. Email
Website: http://www.speedibrews.free-online.co.uk
Suppliers of special chemicals and developers. Consultant.

SPEEDIBREWS (MAIL ORDER)

Jim Cottrill Photography, 10 The Triangle, Triggs Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU21 1PP
Tel: 01483 772316

STARLIGHT XPRESS

The Office, Foxley Green farm, Ascot Road, Holyport, Berks., SL6 3LA
Manufacturers and distributors of the excellent "Starlight Xpress" imagers known to everyone as "The Terry Platt Imager". Software for image processing.
Tel:01628 777126 and Fax: 01628 580411 Email
Website: http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/

STOCKPORT BINOCULAR AND TELESCOPE CENTRE

Mercian Way, Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire. SK3 9DF
Tel No: 0161 429 8002 Fax: 0161 474 0440
Suppliers of Binoculars, Telescopes & Microscopes.
Email Website: http://www.telescopes-binoculars.co.uk

SUPERSCOPES

Telescope workshops, 16 St. George's Road, Bedford, MK40 2LS Tel. 01234 327410
Manufacturers of Explorer Telescopes and observatory buildings.

TRUE TECHNOLOGY LTD

Woodpecker Cottage, Red Lane, Aldermaston, Berks., RG7 4PA
Tel. No: 01189 700777 Fax: 01189 700708
Takahashi, Meade, Celestron Telescopes, CCD Imagers and software for image processing.
Email Website: http://www.trutek-uk.com./

VACUUM COATINGS

66 Barrett Rd., Walthamstow, London, E17 9ET
Tel./Fax. 0208 520 5353
Mirror aluminising service, Eyepieces, mirror making accessories, front surface mirrors for photography and Reflex binocular mounts.

VENTURESCOPE

The Wren Centre, Westbourne Road, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 7RN
Tel. 01243 379322 Fax. 0870 0548905
Email Website: http://www.telescopesales.co.uk/
The UK's leading supplier of telescopes and accessories by Tele Vue and Losmandy as well as many other major manufacturers. Helpful advice and competitive prices. Please see website.
Training courses in the use of telescopes for astronomy available - please enquire on 01243-379322

NIGEL WAKEFIELD

37 Glebelands, Radstock, BATH, BA3 3SU
Tel: 01761 435173
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Telescopes, Mirror sets, Accessories

WAREHOUSE EXPRESS

PO Box 659, Norwich, NR2 1UJ
Tel. 01603 626222 Fax. 01603 626446
Email Website: http://www.warehouseexpress.com

WIDESCREEN CENTRE

The House of Optics. 48 Dorset Street, London, W1H 3FH
Tel. 020 7935 2580 Fax. 020 7486 1272
Email Website: http://www.telescopes-direct.com
Also at 18 Lady Bay Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5BJ
Tel. 0115 945 5459 Fax. 0115 945 5362
Telescopes, binoculars, cameras and slide projectors.

UK ATM SITES

http://www.atmpage.com/vend/locuk.html
http://www.telescopes.uk.com/Manufacturers.htm

USED KIT

Several uk vendors, e.g. BCF, Greenwitch, David Hinds, SCS Astro and Venturescope, have sections on their websites for used or ex-demo kit.

In addition the most popular classified ad sites for those who want to trade in second hand kit are, for UK and US respectively:

http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~chrish/aa-ads.htm http://www.astromart.com/