It’s time again to survey the amateur astronomy marketplace and announce our 2012 Astronomy Star Products awards. The 35 winners, listed here alphabetically by manufacturer, represent the best and most innovative pieces of astro-equipment to come along in recent memory. Some are high-end, no-compromise products while others are low-cost items that offer excellent value.
Manufacturers include: AG Optical, Astro Domes, Astronomy-Shoppe, BinaryRivers, Catseye Collimation, Celestron, DobSTUFF, Explore Scientific, Farpoint, Hands on Optics, Hubble Optics, Innovations Foresight, JMI Telescopes, Lunt Solar Systems, Meade Instruments, Moonglow Technologies, Optics Planet, Orion Telescopes and Binoculars, Quantum Scientific Imaging, Santa Barbara Instrument Group, Sirius Astro Products, Southern Stars, Starmap, Takahashi, Teeter’s Telescopes, Tele Vue Optics, and Vixen Optics