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- Technical Innovations, Inc. - Fiberglass Home-Dome, Pro-Dome and Robo-Dome observatory domes, Dome Works and Digital Dome Works control hardware, and Robo-Focus remote focusing hardware with software. Free publications on how to design and set up a remote controlled observatory.
- Ash Manufacturing Company - Produces the Ash-Dome line of observatory domes and tracking instrument shelters for advanced amateur observatories, professional observatories and government agencies.
- Meridian Controls Corporation - Specializes in observatory dome automation and turn-key observatories. Slaving of the dome to telescope motion is accomplished using software from Software Bisque.
- Galactica 360 - Fiberglass, non-rotating observatory domes and freestanding observatories for amateur astronomers. Domes feature a counterweighted clamshell design. Also manufactures a unique portable bandstand.
- Observa-DOME Laboratories, Inc. - Professional observatory domes, missle tracking and LIDAR shelters for advanced amateur, professional and government applications.
- SkyShed - Canadian manufacturer of roll-off observatories, POD fiberglass clamshell dome observatories, and telescope piers. Also sells observatory plans and kits.
- Astro Domes - Telescope observatory domes for the home and serious astronomer. Site features specifications, photos and plan views of each product.
- Sirius Observatories - Australian manufacturer of astronomical domed observatories, and the ATS Autodome controller system featuring a serial interface for control by TheSky software.
- U.K. Observatories - Kit builder and installer of roll-off roof observatories in the U.K. and Europe. Authorized builder and installer of Skyshed observatories and piers within Europe and the United Kingdom.
- Clear Skys, Inc. - Produces rotating observatory dome systems constructed of fiberglass, telescope piers, helical fine focus adapters, and various other products for amateurs.
Wikipedia Articles
- Great Observatories program - NASA's series of Great Observatories satellites are four large, powerful space-based telescopes. Each of the Great Observatories has had a similar size and cost at program outset, and each has made a substantial contribution to astronomy.
- List of astronomical observatories - This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation.
- List of asteroid-discovering observatories - == Observatories ==
- U.S. Bird Observatories - ==Bird Observatories in the United States==
- Hale Observatories - The Hale Observatories refers to obseratories set up by George Ellery Hale, including: