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Updated 11/08/08

Pictured from left:: 20" f/5 Planet Killer, 12.5" f/5 Truss Conversion with Discovery optics, 12.5" f/5 Truss Conversion packed and ready for transport, 18" f/4.5 Truss Conversion with wheelbarrow handles packed.

Pictured from left:: 8" f/8 Planet Killer(background) with 12.5" f/5.5 Planet Killer (foreground) with R.F. Royce optics, 12.5" f/5.5 Planet Killer and 12.5" f/5 Truss Conversion, 8" f/8 Planet Killer (Serial #001), 16" f/6 Planet Killer (in nearly completed form).

Pictured from left: 10" f/7.5 Planet Killer with customer-supplied Swayze primary mirror, completed UTA for 10" f/7.5, UTA nested for transport for 10" f/7.5 (this option must be requested at time order is placed, please add $100), and optional finderboard mounted on UTA with 1.25" slots of convient storing of eyepieces while observing. Visit the customer's website for a review and additional pictures.

Pictured from left: PMC 18-point sling-type mirror cell with anodized aluminum components, sample plaque mounted on every Planet Killer Truss (customer's name is engraved after "Custom Designed and Built...").

Pictured from left: PMC 18-point Active Lower-Edge Support mirror cell with cooling fan and two-port 12volt switch box, 20" f/5 Planet-Killer and 17.5" f/5 Planet-Killer waiting to be star-tested, and 18" f/4.5 Truss Conversion with limited-edition cherry wheelbarrow handles.

Pictured from left: 8" PrecisionMirrorCells (PMC) cell with 9-point flotation, lower edge supports and swing-away mirror clips, 8" f/8 Planet Killer with optional eyepiece rack, close-up view of 8" Upper Tube Assembly showing standard Telrad and optional Feathertouch dual-rate focuser.

Pictured from left: 12.5" f/4.7 Truss Conversion using Obsidian Optics primary mirror (0.999 Strehl ratio), professionally sewn nylon/lycra light shroud,Astrosystems primary miror cell and large brass carry-handles, Moonlite Crayford 2"/1.25" focuser, Astrosystems Spider and Secondary holder, Antares 1/20th wave pyrex 2.6" secondary mirror (only 21% central obstruction!), Teeter's Telescopes employee, Max S. proudly displaying the certificate showing the Obsidian Optics primary mirror to be nearly perfect.

Pictured from left: Limited Edition 12.0" f/5.4 CherryScope with Mark D. Harry primary mirror and dual boundary layer fans, CherryScope pictured from behind showing DAR Astro flotation mirror cell with welded steel frame, CherryScope shown disassembled and ready for transport.

Pictured from left: first two images show close-ups of DAR Astro mirror cell showing 1/4-20 thumbscrew/wing-nut and cotter pin/angel clip that allow mirror cell and mirror to be removed for transport, upper tube assembly of CherryScope with optional optical finder and Feathertouch focuser.

Pictured from left: Limited Edition CherryScope (serial #2) 12.5" f/5 Truss Conversion of a mass-produced solid-tube Dobsonian, employing dual-boundary layer fans, all brass hardware, eyepiece rack, Moonlite Crayford focuser (model CR1), installation of 4000-step encoders for Losmandy Digital Setting Circles, personalized engraved brass plaque with customer's name and scope aperture and focal length, high rockerbox back-board to ensure structural stability with no vibrations or shakiness of mount.

Pictured from left: 12.5" f/5 Planet Killer Truss with ultra-smooth Waite Research LLC primary mirror (better than 1/18th wave) in Natural stain structure with boundary layer fans, ProtoStar 4-vane spider, and 9-point flotation cell. Notice in the third picture from the left (with the scope packed entirely in the trunk of a small sedan!) the small black box mounted on the upper left of the mirrorbox, this is our new "Junction Box" which provides a simple and tidy way of bringing power to all of the electronic components of the scope. Please inquire when placing your order.

Pictured from left: 17.5" f/5 Truss Conversion with Discovery-Telescopes primary mirror, Feathertouch focuser, Upper Tube Assembly-mounted eyepiece rack, optical 9x50 finderscope and custom-engraved Brass name plate.

Pictured from left and top to bottom: 8" f/8 Planet Killer Truss with R.F. Royce primary mirror, Moonlite single-speed Crayford focuser, dual boundary layer fans, ProtoStar 3-vane spider, Rigel QuickFinder, welded steel mirror cell for excelerated cool down times.

Pictured from left: 10" f/7 Planet Killer Truss with R.F. Royce primary mirror, Moonlite single-speed focuser, dual boundary layer fans, Protostar 3-vane spider, Rigel QuickFinder, custom Wooden Mirror Cell with Tailgate Design for easy removal and installation of primary mirror during transport if the customer requires.

Pictured from left: 15" f/6 Custom Planet-Killer with R.F. Royce primary mirror, dual boundary layer fans and wheelbarrow handles, 9-point flotation mirror cell with "tail-gate service" to allow mirror to be removed for transport, custom ventilation drill hole pattern and 12-volt RCA junction box, Feathertouch focuser, Rigel QuickFinder and 1lb "pancake" weight to allow scope to be balanced for Binoviewer usage.

Pictured from left: 12.5" f/6 Planet-Killer with "nesting UTA" option where upper assembly can be stored in the mirrorbox to allow for a more compact unit when in storage and during transport, custom drill pattern for ventilation holes and 12-volt RCA junction box,*unfinished* UTA with SkyCommander, binoviewer, Rigel QuickFinder and 8x50 RA Finder with Losmandy rings, and 3-vane ProtoStar spider with custom "light-trap" opposite the focuser for the ultimate in contrast.

Pictured from left: 10" f/6 TT/Custom employing Cherry stain and Tri-stain altitude bearings, welded steel mirror cell with drop-down tailgate design, 12-volt RCA Junction Box (fuse-protected) for neat/tidy splitting of power for various accessories, ventilation holes for boundary layer fans and close-up of Tri-Stain altitude bearings and "Teeter's Telescopes" logo patch.

Pictured from left: 8" f/7.2 Custom Edition (originally designed as an f/8, hence the longer mirrorbox and taller rockerbox, but a mirror manufacturer change dictated a slightly faster mirror), Rigel QuickFinder reflex finder, dual boundary layer fans with vent-hole pattern and large diameter collimation knobs.

Pictured from left: 17" f/5.8 Planet-Killer with primary refigured by Waite Research, a view from the bottom of the scope showing the 18-point flotation mirror cell with tailgate ability, NEW Teeter's design wheelbarrow handles to better match woodwork of scope, "Twist-Ring" feature allowing user to assemble scope while standing flat-footed on the ground, UTA showing Moonlite CR-1 focuser and ProtoStar 4-vane spider.

Pictured from left: 14.5" TT/4.5 with special edition one-off primary, shown with shroud rolled up, electronics set-up with dual 7AH batteries, RCA Junction Box, Kendrick Controller, UTA with Feathertouch focuser and Rigel QuickFinder along with ProtoStar 4-vane spider.

Pictured from left: 17.5" f/4.5 Ultra-Limited-Edition Scope with Waite Research, LLC., refigured Coulter primary mirror; scope disassembled and ready for transport; view of mirrorbox highlighting dual boundary layer fans, counterweight hook; view inside of mirrorbox showing refigured primary and 18-point flotation mirror cell; Upper Tube Assembly showing 4-vane ProtoStar spider with wireless dew-heater.