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Precision Astronomical equipment for amateur telescope making community by India Astronomy Club IAC- Made in INDIA

SPECIFICATION for Astronomical Telescope Mirrors, 1/6 wave

Astronomical Telescope Mirrors are polished and figured to yield high-level performance. Each mirror is aluminized and hard over coated with a protective overcoat, ready for placement in the telescope tube. All mirror surfaces are free of any defects which affect performances. Special types of equipment and techniques make the system mirror the least expensive to any other comparable coated mirror.

Our parabolic telescope mirror size ranges from 4" to 16", all of these mirrors are made from variety of materials like float, borosilicate ( pyrex ) / BK7, quartz and zerodur on special demand quality optical glass.

All telescope mirrors have an aluminum reflective coating, reflectivity is approximately 93%. The aluminum coating is protected by a properly applied protective coating (SiO2).

rates excluding 18 % GST

All rate excluding shipping,

All glass are circular cut, sometimes with +/-5 mm. Perfect circle also available if demanded.

Astronomical Secondary mirror Elliptical of 1/6 wave or better

Secondary flat mirror 1/6 wave (DIAGONAL) are optically flat yield optimum performances when combined with above astronomical mirrors. Each mirror is aluminized and over coated.

All mirrors have an aluminum reflective coating of 93%. The aluminum coating is protected by a silicon oxide over coated to make the layer durable against aging effects.

Size (minor axis) Thickness   Price

25 mm diameter -4mm thick -INR 1500 

28 mm diameter -5mm thick -INR 1700

30 mm diameter -8mm thick -INR 1900

34 mm diameter -8mm thick -INR 2100

38 mm diameter -8mm thick -INR 2300

46.5 mm diameter -10mm thick -INR 2500

50 mm diameter -10mm thick -INR 2600

62.5 mm diameter -12mm thick -INR 3100

70 mm diameter -12mm thick -INR 3500

80 mm diameter -20mm thick -On enquiry

88 mm diameter -20mm thick -On enquiry

104 mm diameter -20mm thick -On enquiry

Astronomical aluminized Secondary mirror Elliptical

Size (minor axis) -Thickness   -Price

25 mm diameter -4mm thick -On order

28 mm diameter -5mm thick -On order

30 mm diameter -8mm thick -INR 600

34 mm diameter -8mm thick -On order

38 mm diameter -8mm thick -On order

46.5 mm diameter -10mm thick -On order

50 mm diameter -10mm thick -INR 2,000

62.5 mm diameter -12mm thick -On order

70 mm diameter -12mm thick -On order

80 mm diameter -20mm thick -On order

88 mm diameter -20mm thick -On order

104 mm diameter -20mm thick -On order

Primary Mirror + Secondary Mirror - COMBINATION

Newtonian reflector Telescope Making - Optical Kit

India Astronomical Club IAC Astronomical Mirrors : 4", 4.5",5" & 6"


India Astronomical Club IAC Telescope System Astronomical Mirror offers quality mirrors for people who want to build their own economical version of Newtonian telescopes.


Astronomical Telescope Mirrors KIT are polished and figured to yield high level performance. Each mirror is aluminized with reflectivity coating, ready for placement in a telescope tube. Telescope System mirror set size ranges from 4, 4.5,5 & 6 inch and are made from float glass and on demand other glass like zerodur, pyrex, quartz, etc


List of common things provided in all Newtonian Telescope Making Optical Kit 


4" Optical Kit -  F9 D=100mm/F=900mm primary ,25mm Secondary (rectangular) Flat Mirror

(All you have to buy a RIGID PVC pipe (110mm OD, 2.5 Kg pressure, from local market).

Rs 3,999 + 18% GST


4.5" Optical Kit -  4.5”  F8 D=114mm/F=900mm,28mm Secondary (rectangular) Flat Mirror

(All you have to buy a RIGID PVC pipe (120mm OD, 2.5 Kg pressure, from local market).

Rs 4,499 + 18% GST

5" Optical Kit - 5”  F7 D=127mm/F=900mm,32mm Secondary (rectangular) Flat Mirror

(All you have to buy a RIGID PVC pipe (140mm OD, 2.5 Kg pressure, from local market).

Rs 4,999 + 18% GST


6" Optical Kit - 6”  F6 D=150mm/F=900mm,32mm Secondary (rectangular) Flat Mirror

(All you have to buy a RIGID PVC pipe (200mm OD, 2.5 Kg pressure, from local market).

Rs 5,999 + 18% GST

galileo refractor Telescope Making - Optical Kit

Optical telescope assembly OTA KIT = RATE

50 mm Telescope making kit = INR 2,200

62 mm Telescope making kit = INR 2,800

75 mm Telescope making kit = INR 5,500

ACHROMATIC Telescope LENS (ACHROMATIC OBJECTIVE)

High power - offer finally matched 2 - element high quality achromatic objective, each telescope lenses are guaranteed to be color corrected and free of spherical aberrations of less than 1/4 wave-front error. Each surface is individually inspected and corrected during process of manufacturing than tested and certified as an achromatic of high order.

rates including 18 % GST

All the rate excluding shipping,

Product description       Cost in INR

D = 25mm / F = 170mm approx ACHROMATIC Telescope LENS D = 50mm / F = 700mm ACHROMATIC Telescope LENS (cemented)     700D = 62mm / F = 700mm ACHROMATIC Telescope LENS (cemented)   1200D = 75mm / F = 700mm ACHROMATIC Telescope LENS (air space) 3000D = 95mm / F = 700mm DOUBLET ACHROMATIC Telescope LENS (air space) 4000D = 102mm / F = 1000mm DOUBLET ACHROMATIC Telescope LENS (air space)     On order

Why zerodur?

ZERODUR® glass-ceramic has been one of SCHOTT's most unique and extraordinary products for over 50 years. With an extremely low-thermal-expansion, it's essential for a large number of demanding high-tech applications requiring exceptional precision.

Why quartz?

Quartz glass is fused silica—a very pure glass with an extremely high melting point. Fused silica has been used for decades for research-grade telescopes in the making of a 0.5 to 3-meter size telescope range. Quartz, however, has been traditionally far too expensive for the amateur market. Our mission is to bring quartz to the amateur market at an affordable cost.

Quartz is stronger than Pyrex (borosilicate glass)

Another significant advantage with quartz is the expansion due to thermal absorption is six times less than Pyrex, which has been the gold standard in mirror blanks for years. This means your telescope will be producing sharper images while your neighbor is still trying to cool down and stabilize his mirror.