Sky-Watcher
Sign in to savethumb|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.
Key facts
- Company.type
- Corporation
- Company.location_city
- Suzhou
- Company.location_country
- China
- Company.industry
- Technology
- Company.homepage
- http://www.skywatcher.com
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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.
==Company history== In 1999, the Sky-Watcher brand was established to sell Synta Taiwan's optics, with head offices in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. They began producing Dobsonian telescopes in 2000, followed by Maksutov–Cassegrains in 2001, and Apochromat ED-APO refracting telescopes in 2004.