Teeter's
Telescopes, LLC. - Serving the Amateur Astronomy Community
Since 2002!
- When you buy a Teeter's Telescope, it's not just a telescope for now, it's an heirloom for generations to come -
Rob Teeter, owner of Teeter's Telescopes, LLC., discusses "on the fly" balancing and tube rotation abilities of the Solid Tube Series.
Designed with apertures of 8" and 11", moderate focal lengths and smooth Dobsonian mounts. The Teeter's Telescopes "S.T.S". is a line of Dobsonians offering smaller apertures, faster set-up and break-down times and solid tubes versus open Trusses as compared to our larger Truss-Dobsonian offerings. This line is perfect for the upper level budding astronomer or as a "Grab-and-Go" compliment to a larger Truss-Dobsonian. These scopes are well suited for observing planetary and lunar details. Our STS scopes will show very fine details on the Moon and detail within the cloud bands of Jupiter when local seeing conditions permit.
Why buy an "S.T.S."?
50" tube length for the 8" STS (52" length for the 11" S.T.S.) fits across most 2- and 4-door sedan backseats, while the 30" tall rockerbox (8" and 11" S.T.S. scopes) fits in most trunks with room to spare. Or, put both tube and rockerbox in the trunk and save room for passengers;
8" aperture provides stunning details on the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars (during opposition) to fascinate the advanced beginner as their first "real" telescope, while the F/5.7 focal ratio allows a smaller secondary mirror for enhanced planetary views;
11" aperture bridges the gap between 10", which some find to be not large enough, and 12"/12.5" which some find too large and cumbersome, while the F/4.5 focal ratio allows for breath-taking richfield views of the Milky Way and large deep space objects;
Black Velvet optical tube assembly (OTA) interior for an incredible boost in contrast for planetary details and low surface brightness galaxy and nebula resolution;
Built-in primary mirror cooling fan facilitates quick cool down with no vibrations or air turbulence affecting the views at the eyepiece. Run the fan all night long to keep your primary mirror tracking the falling ambient temperature, ensuring the best views possible;
2" / 1.25" Helical Focuser for precise focusing of widefield 2" eyepieces, yet economical to keep the "S.T.S." within reach of many budding amateur astronomers;
Our "S.T.S." scopes are finished with the same high quality stains, sealer and clear-coats as our bigger Truss Dobsonians, so no need to worry about exposure to damp environments typically found at night;
Waite Research and Antares Optics provide finely crafted primary and secondary mirrors, respectively. Magnifications of 40x-50x per inch of aperture are achievable on nights of steady atmospheric seeing conditions. Waite Research primary mirrors come with both printed and DVD-video test reports, while the Antares Optics secondary mirrors come Zygo tested;
All "S.T.S." scopes are tested a minimum of two (2) nights under average or better seeing conditions to assess the optical trane, mechanics and lack of collimation shift.
