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8" f/8 Planet-Killer using R.F. Royce primary, Moonlite focuser, dual boundary layer fans..

10" f/7 Planet-Killer using R.F. Royce primary, Moonlite focuser, custom wooden tailgate mirror cell and Tri-Stain bearings.

10" f/7.5 Truss Conversion with Colonial Maple/Brass finish, Lycra Light Shroud and SkyCommander DSCs.

Rob Teeter with 12.5" f/6 Truss Conversion, CherryScope #3, with boundary layer fans, client-supplied focuser and mirror cell, just prior to completion.

12.5" f/5 "CherryScope #2" Truss Conversion with new Cherry stain, dual boundary layer fans, Moonlite Crayford focuser and 1/20th wave Antares secondary.

12.0" f/5.4 Truss Conversion, "CherryScope" with Mark Harry optics and dual boundary-layer cooling fans.

12.5" f/4.7 Truss Conversion, using Obsidian Optics primary (0.999 Strehl), Moonlite Focuser, Ultra-Gloss finish.

15" f/6 Custom Planet-Killer with R.F. Royce primary, Antares 1/20th secondary, Feathertouch focuser, dual boundary layer fans, wheelbarrow handles, etc.

16" f/6 Teeter's Planet-Killer just prior to completion.

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Available for Fall, 2008: Two 20" f/3.8 Pyrex Primaries >1/10th P-V from Waite Research; Please inquire about reserving one of these awesome mirrors for installation in your next Teeter's Telescope!

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Finely, \Fine"ly\, adv. - in an elegant, excellent and skilled manner.

Those of just some of the words that customers have used to describe the products they have purchased through Teeter's Telescopes. We not only strive to make each and every product function like it should, but we also push for that extra edge on the product's fit and finish. This thought process and attitude has gained us customer comments like those below:

NEW! "Thanks for a truly awesome scope. The motions are exactly perfect, you can tell the scope has some mass to it and will stay where you put it. The boundary layer fans are a definite necessity, especially when doing planetary observing. I switch them on before observing and then leave them on when I look at Jupiter or Saturn. Great job!" - Bob B. about his 17" f/5.8 Planet-Killer with refigured primary by Waite Research, and Moonlite CR-1 focuser.

NEW! "Rob, let me tell you about the views! I can bring this scope out from the house and set it right outside in the yard in two trips. With the fans, the scope is ready to go in about 30 minutes and the primary mirror is fantastic!! I can push it to 400-power and higher consistently. I never knew Dobsonians could take power like that, but this scope really changed my ideas on Dobs! Thank you for this great little scope." - Dave A., on his 8" f/7.2 TT/Custom with a one-off Ed Jones (Ohio) primary, Moonlite CR-1 focuser and hand-crafted 9-point wooden mirror cell.

NEW! "Just wanted you to know the scope you designed for me is outstanding,the views are truely the best I have had of Jupiter, Saturn and other deep sky objects, M-13 is breathtaking,the detail is unbelievable,and M-17 and the Trifid Nebula were beyond words and add a 03 filter, and the nebucity is beyond comparison. The craftmenship of the scope is just beatiful along with the attention to detail, I would recommend anytime ,that Teeters Telescopes is the way to go for a high end scope and superior optics thanks so very much Rob." - Kevin K. with thoughts on his 16" TT/4.5 with Pegasus Optics primary mirror, 18-point flotation mirror cell, dual boundary layer fans, Cherry stain and Moonlite Dual-Speed Crayford focuser.

"I finally had a chance to use the telescope this weekend. I am more than pleased with the workmanship and performance of the telescope. It gave outstanding views of everything I looked at. Its perfomance on planets was nothing short of remakable once I had everything dialed in." - Everett C., on the performance of his long-focus 15" f/6 Planet-Killer Truss with R.F. Royce primary mirror, SkyCommander DSC's, Cherry Stain and Dual Boundary Layer Fans.

"OMG, it really is a peace of art. I'm at a loss for words. Thanks!" - Mike S., refering to his new 18" f/5.44 Planet-Killer with Tri-Stained altitude bearings, Cherry finish, brass and gloss black accents and ultra-smooth John Lightholder primary.

"Last night was another amazing night with the 12.5” f5 Teeterscope with Waite Mirror at NJAA. Wayne Petcko showed up before sunset and the scope was set up and collimated. I ran the boundary layer fans for at least 1 hr if not more off my car battery. The detail on Jupiter and Saturn was excellent. Saturn displayed the encke Minima, spokes in the ansea, and I could see the narrow EB band below the major belt (I think it is the SEB we are seeing now), not to mention the polar region, some other belts toward the Southern pole and a few of the moons. I was able to glimpse this detail at 360X. Jupiter displayed two ovals, festoons everywhere, and just a wealth of detail. Plus I could later on in the night observe the disk of one of the moons across the planets surface. I used 180X and 225X on Jupiter. Wayne also commented how easily the disk of the moons could be observed. The boundary layer fans were deffinently doing there job, as the mirror was performing consistently better as the minutes went buy. I experimented and Wayne and I even noticed that the image of Saturn was BETTER when the fans were running, but dulled a little when I shut them off. Wayne commented that the star pattern shows a near perfect mirror and I would have to say that when used in combo with the boundary layer fans last night the scope was taking higher powers like a refractor. It is important to note too that the temperature was dropping quickly from a hot day to were it was starting to feel pretty cold around 10 pm. But the fans were doing there job, and I would have to add that Rob’s assistant Max, had decided to put holes between the two side vents on the mirror box giving it extra ventilation and I really think they help get the hotter air out of the box. What amazes me is the ease at which this scope takes 500-600X!!!
It really opens up a lot of possibilities. We observed M13 and M3 both at 660X and found the image still very sharp with pinpoint stars. I would have gone higher put had no more eyepieces to use. We looked at the cat’s eye nebulae (NGC 6543) at 660X and 520X and found that it actually did show a little more detail at 660X. (Using the TV 3X Barlow and 7mm Nagler). So as you can see this scope is a real performer!! We looked at a few galaxies too, but it was a little hazy out. But M81 and M82 were excellent along with The Sombrero galaxy, Black eye Galaxy, and I scanned around the Virgo cluster for a while." - Bill A. about his new 12.5" f/5 Planet-Killer Truss with Waite Research LLC primary mirror and dual boundary layer fans.

"I managed to get to the hills as planned this weekend and was even blessed with decent skies for most of the night. Putting the scope together was a breeze- third time now- and my friend's 9 year old son helped put the truss tubes into place. He'd never seen a true Dobsonian before and was fascinated at how it went together. He also helped with collimation by turning the main mirror knobs as needed. The adults present kept commenting on how beautiful the scope was. One fellow is a contractor and was impressed with the quality of the plywood and overall construction. I did not know it before going but my friends had invited several other folks to see the stars including two Japanese exchange students. Once it was dark enough we did a tour of globular clusters, open clusters and nebulae. M13 was great with pinpoint stars right through and brighter than my previous 10" scope. M22, M5, and one of my favorites, M15 brought lots of "oohs" and "awhs" and bursts of laughter. After viewing M13 for the first time in her life, one of the girls said it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. I was sorry Saturn was not around to show her! M57 was very well rendered and had a smoky depth not present in smaller scopes. After the crowd left I spent a while with a 40mm Pentax XW in place scanning the Milky Way- absolutely beautiful, especially the Sagittarius region. About 4:30 AM found me out again for the waning Moon. Unfortunately the air had become very turbulent and every bright star in the sky was twinkling violently. Even under these deteriorated conditions Mare Imbrium and its attendant mountains, craters and rills were a stunning sight at 272x (Pentax 7mm XW). The mountains near the Hadley Rille were so detailed I felt like I was seeing the Moon for the first time!" - Larry T. about his new 12.5" f/6 Truss Conversion using vintage Meade Research Grade optics, dual cooling fans and 9-point DAR flotation mirror cell.

"I'll get straight to the point: I had one hell of a time with that scope! It was a joy to use, and a thing of beauty as it stood in the setting sun. There's a lady living next door who collects antique furniture, and she said the scope wouldn't look out of place in her living room. I also love the Sky Commander. After just two weeks of use I never want to be without one anymore. In the past two weeks I saw more objects than in the eight preceding months! All in all, a success story. I'm very pleased with your work. So was one of the other guests by the way. In his spare time he builds wooden furniture and he admires the quality of your work. Thanks again!" - Jarno C. from the Netherlands on his custom 10" f/6.3 Truss Conversion using Orion UK Optics, nesting UTA option and SkyCommander digital setting circles.

"The show stopper was the moon. I have never seen a view of the moon that made much of an impression. That changed tonight. With the binoviewer, and a pair of 26mm SPs it looked like you could reach out and touch it! There was so much detail it was mind blowing." - Richard B. using his limited edition 12" f/5.4 CherryScope with Mark Harry optics and Denkmeier Binoviewer.

"I was out last night and tonight in my suburban backyard with the 17.5" dob. Seeing was good last night, so-so tonight. The most interesting feature has been the planet's shadow across the "back" side of the rings. I also noticed tonight a large dark patch across the polar region -- has anyone else been seeing this dark patch? Finally, at the end of the evening tonight I pumped up the magnication to about 600x, and while the planet became fuzzy because of the seeing, in a few instances the Cassini division was so big and black that I felt like I could reach out and peel it off the ring. Apeture rules!" - David O. using his 17.5" f/5 Planet-Killer with ultra-sharp Discovery optics.

"Rob Teeter's craftsmanship is evident throughout, from small touches like the engraved nameplate, electronics switchbox, and woodwork finish, to the "big" things such as balance and motions. The alt-az motions have the "buttery" touch you dream about in a big dob – just fingertip pressure keeps the scope tracking on target, but it doesn't drift off on its own with either Panoptic or shorter focal length Nagler eyepieces. Rob did a tremendous job getting this scope ready for my Adirondack vacation, and he was thoroughly responsive to me throughout the building process." - David O. about his new 17.5" f/5 Planet-Killer with Discovery Optics.

"unbelievable! put the scope on to the virgo cluster and found nearly uncountable galaxies - 8 in a little less than one degree field with 35 panoptic near m84. this scope is very sharp with excellent contrast. was looking at m13 and saw a little galaxy in the same field i never saw before - ngc 6207. beautiful dust lane in m104. the owl looked great. it just went on and on. nice detail on jupiter with so so seeing, but i spent most time on deep sky. the scope moves like a dream!" - Glenn L., from Vermont, about his custom 16" f/6 Teeter's Truss Conversion with vintage 1950's primary mirror.

"I am just blown away with the beauty and construction of my scope. It says something about you when you have the best telescope around, and I like what this Teeter's Telescope says about me! And Jupiter! It's the object I have the most eyepiece time with and let me tell you, this Teeter's Telescope out-performs my 11" Starmaster and 15" Obsession in planetary clarity!" - Jeff Z., from Michigan, about his new 8" f/8 Planet Killer Truss with R.F. Royce Optics.

"I'll say it here publicly: Rob did a fantastic job. I highly recommend that you take a look at his site, and if you're not happy with your current mount, give him a shout." - Fred K., from New Jersey, about the 8" f/6 Dobsonian Conversion of his mass-market scope, including custom installation of Digital Setting Circles, Moonlite 2" Crayford Focuser and SkyAtlas 2000.0 "Mapboard" holder.

"The views, the views! I'm extremely pleased! Jupiter and Saturn are gorgeous, and remember too I haven't yet had truly superb nights as regards seeing and transparency. Have gone cluser hunting in Auriga, and they're wonderful, also the double cluster. Andromeda is great, a big smudgy fingerprint, and the Orion Nebula is awesome, with lots of detail (without any filtering whatsoever), the Trapezium seems huge at higher power. Still gots of objects on the to be viewed list, but I've seen enough to convince me I made a good choice of telescope maker!" - Doug R., from Upstate NY, about his custom-built 12.5" f/5.5 Planet Killer Truss with Swayze Optics.