Optical Mechanics manufactures complete custom telescope systems and optical tube assemblies up to 1.0 meters. Most of our projects are Classical and Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain optical designs with computer-controlled equatorial fork mounts. We also have experience designing and manufacturing Newtonian and other optical designs, German equatorial mounts, and Alt-AZ fork mounts. We can manufacture complete telescope systems to meet your special requirements and assist you with the system's design. Key Benefits: In-house optical coating lab. Complete in-house manufacturing of optical and opto-mechanical systems. Light-weight open-truss design or closed tube design available. All mirror-mounting cells use a kinematic and pseudo-kinematic design to ensure positive location and stress-free support of the critical optical elements. Motion-control system that features zero-lash friction-rim drives for each axis. The pointing accuracy is an extraordinary 15 arc seconds to less than 1 arc second depending on the choice of encoders and other configurable devices. Talon -- The most powerful, comprehensive automated computer-control system in the industry.

Custom OTA with interchangeable secondary mirrors Custom wide field CC05 installed at the Besei Space Guard center in Japan

University of Iowa’s Rigel telescope

Pricing
The price of custom telescope systems varies widely depending on the optical system, materials, design, and so on. Please contact us to discuss your needs.