Category
page 1Telescope manufacturers
Bernhard Schmidt
Baltic German astronomer (1879-1935)
Alvan Clark
American astronomer and artist (1804-1887)

Celestron
Celestron, LLC is a company that manufactures telescopes and distributes telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, and accessories manufactured by its parent company, the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan.
James Short
British mathematician (1710-1768)
George Willis Ritchey
American astronomer (1864–1945)
Meade Instruments
company
John Mudge
British doctor
Anton Maria Schyrleus of Rheita
Czech astronomer

Sky-Watcher
thumb|250px|Sky-Watcher 114 mm EQ1 reflector (upper right) with Tasco (company)|Tasco refractor
Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan (Synta Taiwan). It markets telescopes and astronomy equipment, such as mounts and eyepieces, aimed at the amateur astronomy market. The products are manufactured at Synta Taiwan's Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd. in Suzhou (Jiangsu), China. The brand is distributed in Canada, Europe and in the late 2000s, it was extended to the United States market.
John Brashear
American astronomer and instrument builder (1840–1920)
Vixen
optical equipment manufacturer in Japan

Georg Merz
optician (1793-1867)
Bresser
The Bresser Corporation is a Germany-based manufacturer and distributor of optical devices such as binoculars, astronomical telescopes,microscopes. In addition, the company also has a separate consumer electronics division for weather stations and action cameras since 2016. The main supplier for the company is Jinghua Optical & Electronics Co., Ltd. (JOC).
Takahashi Seisakusho
Japanese manufacturer of telescopes and related equipment
Kowa
Trading company in Japan
Howard Grubb
maker of scientific instruments (1844-1931)
Ludwig Schupmann
German architect (1851–1920)
Galileoscope
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Swarovski Optik
Austrian manufacturer of optical devices
Thomas Grubb
Irish engineer and telescope builder (1800–1878)
Robert-Aglaé Cauchoix
Scientific instrument and telescope maker
Steiner-Optik
Steiner-Optik (also rendered as Steiner Optics) is a manufacturer of optical equipment for the military, hunting and marine sector. The company is headquartered in Bayreuth, northern Bavaria, and has been part of the Beretta Group since 2008. Steiner manufactures products for the civilian market as well as for the defense industry. Its product range includes binoculars for military and police use, rifle scope sights and spotting scopes for hunting, seafaring, outdoor and ornithology. Every year 200,000 to 250,000 binoculars are produced, of which 80% are exported.
Boller and Chivens
American telescope manufacturer
Henry Fitz
manufacturer of telescopes (1808–1863)
Richard Scott Perkin
American optician (1906–1969)
Novosibirsk Instrument-Building Plant
company based in Novosibirsk, Russia
Ignatz Mühlwenzek
optician, member of the Jesuit order, and professor of mathematics
Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co
historic manufacturer of telescopes