AstroSystems

AstroSystems - Transport Case 32 "

Telescope Transport Case: For 32" TelescopesThe AstroSystems transport cover is made to protect your telescope while disassembled in the field or while being transported ... Learn More
Model#: AS_TC_32.0

$170.00
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AstroSystems - Truss Tube Carry Case 40 "

Truss Case: For 40" Truss Tube Heavier vinyl coated nylon. This heavy duty nylon case protects your truss poles when traveling or storage. Shoulder strap is included and the new design keeps the strap attached to the case ... Learn More
Model#: AS_TTCC_40

$37.00
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AstroSystems - Truss Tube Carry Case 50 "

Truss Case: For 50" Truss Tube Heavier vinyl coated nylon. This heavy duty nylon case protects your truss poles when traveling or storage. Shoulder strap is included and the new design keeps the strap attached to the case ... Learn More
Model#: AS_TTCC_50

$42.00
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AstroSystems - Truss Tube Carry Case 60 "

Truss Case: For 60" Truss Tube Heavier vinyl coated nylon. This heavy duty nylon case protects your truss poles when traveling or storage. Shoulder strap is included and the new design keeps the strap attached to the case ... Learn More
Model#: AS_TTCC_60

$47.00
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AstroSystems - Truss Tube Carry Case 72 "

Truss Case: For 72" Truss Tube Heavier vinyl coated nylon. This heavy duty nylon case protects your truss poles when traveling or storage. Shoulder strap is included and the new design keeps the strap attached to the case ... Learn More
Model#: AS_TTCC_72

$52.00
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AstroSystems - Truss Tube Carry Case 96 "

Truss Case: For 96" Truss Tube Heavier vinyl coated nylon. This heavy duty nylon case protects your truss poles when traveling or storage. Shoulder strap is included and the new design keeps the strap attached to the case ... Learn More
Model#: AS_TTCC_96

$57.00
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AstroSystems - Ultra Low Eyepiece Adapter--2.0 " to 1.25 " with compression ring

You can lower the profile of your 1.25 inch eyepiece another 0.5 inch below the drawtube. The ultra low eyepiece adapter works with any 2.0 inch focuser. The 1.25 inch eyepiece position is inset down into the adapter, dropping the eyepiece height 0 ... Learn More
Model#: AS_ULEA

$29.00
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AstroSystems - Upper Truss Fasteners (TeleKit style)

The four upper truss fasteners are made from Baltic Birch plywood with easy quick-release cam levers and stainless steel hardware. These fasteners attach two poles together, allowing for reduced setup time ... Learn More
Model#: AS_UTF

$85.00
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AstroSystems -Truss Tube Carry Case 32"

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Model#: AS_TTCC_32

$32.00
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Our business grew out of Randy's hobby. As a youngster, he built his first telescope at age 12. As the years passed, he could see various needs in the hobby that could be addressed with a little sweat and ingenuity. With a list of over 25 possible new products in 1986, we named and formed AstroSystems while on a 4 month stay in the backwoods of Washington state. After locating in Colorado in early 1987, our first two products were the laminated Sky Atlas 2000.0 star charts and the first commercial focuser based on the friction drive Crayford design. We attended our first star party, the Texas Star Party, to display and sell them. For the next several years we were adding 4-6 new products a year, some of our design, others marketed by us but made and developed by amateur astronomers.

In 1992 we realized the need to focus on a long term direction, and with the immense popularity of the truss tube telescope, our dream of promoting telescope building was realized with our first component kit. These were kits that left the amateur telescope maker (ATM) to do all the wood work, which was fine, if you knew anything about woodworking. Randy’s easy to follow Guide to Building Truss Tube Telescopes made it as easy as possible, but the kits still left out a large portion of the astronomical market. The summer of 1996 brought another change to our marketing with the introduction of a truss telescope kit complete with all wood components precision cut by CNC technology, ready to assemble and finish. With this product we hope to promote the hobby of telescope building beyond the likes any have seen and provide a first class telescope that will fulfill all expectations.

The TeleKit can be the launching platform for future innovations in amateur telescope making. We believe that building a TeleKit will not only give you a great scope, but be a fun, enjoyable, and educational experience. In 2009 we will be celebrating our twenty second year and with many future products in the works we will promise to always provide you with the highest quality astronomical products, and the best customer service possible.

Alan Poppenhagen joined the Astrosystems team in 1990 and has been instrumental in the development, design, and production of Astrosystems products. He is very knowledgeable about the practical side of Amateur astronomy and routinely assists customers with difficult questions about our products and observing. Alan is also handles all the manufacture of our spider and secondary holder line.