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Teeter's Telescopes Upgrades

These Upgrades are available at the time of purchase of your Ultra-Limited Edition 'Scope:

Tri-Stain Altitude Bearings | Multi-Stain Upper Tube Assembly Rings | Secondary Heater

ServoCat GoTo & Tracking | SkyCommander DSCs | Hardware Install (SkyCommander)

Battery Package | Eyepiece Rack

Stellarvue Optical Finderscopes | Far Point Laser Collimator

Tri-Stain Altitude Bearings (See below for pricing):

Give your new Teeter's Telescope a little spice! Employing all three of our standard stain colors (Natural, Colonial Maple and Cherry), we have created a stunning display in contrast and craftsmanship to accent your scope. Hours of painstaking masking, staining, remasking, staining, remasking, and so on, are put into each of these handcrafted bearings. Each is sealed with our Ultra-Gloss clear-coat and uses Ebony Star like our standard uni-color bearings. Shown is our ever-popular "SunBurst" design, encorporating Natural stain for the Sun, Maple stain for the flames and flares and then our deep Cherry stain as the background. Other designs can be substituted, at the request of a customer who may supply their own artwork. Please inquire about custom designs before placing order.

Bearing Pair for our 10" (17.25" diameter) scopes; $85.00

Bearing Pair for our 12.5" and 15" (19.5" diameter) scopes; $105.00

Bearing Pair for our 18" and 20" (26" diameter) scopes; $135.00

Multi-Stain Upper Tube Assembly Rings (See below for pricing):

What started as an application to our altitude bearings has now migrated to the top rings of our Upper Tube Assembly's (UTA's). A deep Cherry stain lays the background for the ring, while the contrasting Maple stain makes up the flames/flares that encircle the entire circumference. The same amount of detail including masking, staining, remasking, staining, etc. etc. go into each Multi-Stain UTA Ring. Each is then finished with our signature Ultra-Gloss clear-coat finish for years of protection from moisture and Ultra-Violet fading.

UTA Ring for 10" scopes; $45.00

UTA Ring for 12.5" scopes; $55.00

UTA Ring for 15" scopes; $65.00

UTA Ring for 18" Planet-Killer scopes; $85.00

UTA Ring for 20" Planet-Killer scopes; $95.00

ProtoStar Secondary Heater ($50.00):

A necessity in areas prone to dewy conditions to ensure a full night's worth of observing. Two of the vanes act as conductors to bring power to the unit, which eliminates running "doll-house wire" along the spider vane. ProtoStar ensures that you get the least diffraction possible.

ServoCat GoTo Tracking System (see below for pricing):

These systems are complete electronic control packages. They allow the control of your Teeter's Telescope using the Sky Commander (REQUIRED ADD-ON, pricing below) as the reference. By control we mean the ability to track or automatically follow the sky, slew (move) around at various speeds selectable by the user, and GO TO an object selected by the user. According to the manufacturer, "Silent operation is the name of the game. The CAT stalks the night sky like a leopard on the prowl!" These systems are fast becoming a "gotta have upgrade," allowing users to track objects at extremely high magnifications (50x to 60x per inch of aperture), perfect for pushing your new premium primary mirror.

10" - 15" scopes; $1950.00 (including install and test)

18" and 20" scopes; $2200.00 (including install and test)

**SkyCommander Digital Setting Circles ($450.00):**

Long considered to be the leader in the industry for computerizing Dobsonian telescopes, the SkyCommander allows users to find any of 9,000+ objects by doing a simple two star alignment at the beginning of the observing night. Move the scope until the SkyCommander reads all "zeros" and you are on the object! Unit also includes an internal heater when used in 12-volt mode to gently warm the LCD display during nights of extreme low temperatures.

Price includes everything needed to use the digital setting circles (computer, 4000-step encoders, wiring, instruction) along with testing and certification by our staff that the unit is functioning as best as possible.

**Hardware Kit for SkyCommander Digital Setting Circles ($55.00):**

Includes installation of mounting hardware for both altitude and azimuth axis encoders. If you already have a SkyCommander unit, you will want to order this kit or if you are ordering the SkyCommander unit above you will also want to add this to your order.

12-volt Sealed Lead-Acid Rechargable Power Supply ($75.00):

Includes a single 12.0-volt 7Ah (amp-hour) battery, 1/8" mono-plug RCA jack with alligator clips that connects to the battery and a 1-amp float charger needed to charge the battery after use. This power supply will run our boundary layer cooling fans, secondary dew heaters and digital setting circles for two nights (approx. 6 hours/night) before requiring recharge.

Need more power? Running a drive system, dew heaters, digital setting circles, a lap-top, etc.? Purchase our Dual Battery Package for $100.00, including everything listed above, but with two (2) 12.0-volt 7Ah batteries.

**Eyepiece Racks ($18.00/ea):**

Have the ultimate in convience when you designate that you would like your eyepiece rack mounted on the Upper Tube Assembly (UTA) of your Planet-Killer or Truss Conversion. Ideal for those observers who use short focal length Orthoscopic and Plossl eyepieces, as they will not affect balance as larger widefield oculars will. This set-up is conducive for quick changes of magnification or switching back and forth between two or three oculars during comparison. Tight tolerances while milling out the slots for the eyepieces to fit into ensure they will NEVER slide out on their own.

Stellarvue Optical Finderscopes:

9x50mm Version with Machined Mounting Rings: $168.00	10x60mm Version with Machined Mounting Rings: $218.00
Rigel Pulse Guide Illuminator Option: $39.00

Each Stellarvue Optical Finderscope includes the following specifications:

Stellarvue fully multicoated, doublet objective;
A fully multicoated, correct image 90 degree erecting prism;
A 1 1/4" helical focuser with rubber grip;
A high quality fully multicoated eyepiece with large eye lens, generous eye relief and a 50 degree field of view (Other conventional 1.25" eyepieces may be used with this finder);
Cross hair reticle. Both the eyepiece and the reticle may be focused independently;
Fully rotating back for comfortable placement of the eyepiece;
Now you can add the Rigel Pulse Guide illuminator directly to the included eyepiece.

**Far Point Laser Collimator ($155.00):**

Each collimator is designed, constructed, anodized, and tested in the US by Far Point Astronomical Research (Gold River, CA).

Each collimator is also guaranteed for life! We use our own Far Point collimator to put the finishing touches on our collimation when we take our person Teeter's Telescopes out into the field. We highly recommend these finely machined work-horses. After you receive shipment of your Teeter's Telescope, this should be the only collimation tool you'll ever need!