Sky-Watcher

Sky-Watcher
Company typeCorporation
IndustryTechnology
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Headquarters
Suzhou
,
China
Websitehttp://www.skywatcher.com
Sky-Watcher 114 mm EQ1 reflector (upper right) with 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.[1] The brand is distributed in Canada, Europe and in the late 2000s, it was extended to the United States market.[2]

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.

Sky-Watcher sells telescopes from 2.4" (62mm) up to 16" (406mm) aperture with manual, motor-driven, or GoTo mounts.[3] Since 2008, Sky-Watcher has manufactured Dobsonians with collapsible tubes, a product line they call Flex Tube-Dobsonians.

Products

Sky-Watcher products include telescopes, spotting scopes, mounts, and other accessories.

Using a Sky-watcher telescope to project the Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015.

References

  1. ^ Tammy Plotner, The Sky-Watcher AZ4 102 Refractor Telescope… How Sweet It is!, universetoday.com, 30 September 2009
  2. ^ Reuters - press release, Synta Optical Technology and Celestron Announce a New Telescope Supplier in the US. Thu 22 May 2008 7:18pm EDT Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Astronomy, Go. "All Sky-Watcher Telescope Models [2024 List] | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.