The following vendors have agreed to participate or donate door prizes at the MSRAL 2003 convention. Please view their descriptions and visit the links provided.
Burgess Optical offers telescopes, binoculars, focusers eyepieces and other accessories for the amateur astronomer. This Tennessee based outfit has participated in star parties, conventions and other events for many years and will be a welcome addition to MSRAL 2003.
Astro Stuff
Astro Stuff comes to MSRAL from Dover, Arkansas. They are a licensed dealer of Meade, Celestron, Bushnell, and many other lines of quality astronomy equipment. They will provide a vary wide array of merchandise for purchase. For more information about Astro Stuff, please visit:
Door Prize Sponsors
Hardin Optical provides a wide variety of telescopes and other optical accessories for their retail location in Bandin, Oregon. Along with their own optical telescopes and accessories, they also retail accessories from some of the most well-known names in optics and astronomy. Visit them at:
Check out Hardin Optical's door prize donation at: http://www.modernthought.com/dsh6.html
The makers of "The Sky" software package have graciously provided several door prizes for the 2003 MSRAL convention. This Colorado based software company has been creating software and hardware for the astronomy community since 1985. Check out there products at:
Bushnell Performance Optics
Bushnell is one of the largest optics companies in the United States. This Kansas City based company has donated a 4" inch refractor and a pair of 7x50 binoculars from the line of optical equipment as door prizes for MSRAL 2003
Visit their site at www.bushnell.com to see more of their quality products
Orion Telescopes and Binoculars
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars is the largest direct-to-consumer brand of quality outdoor optics in the business serving amateur astronomers and outdoor adventurers for over 27 years. Orion has donate a Star Target Planisphere and an aluminum accessory case as door prizes for MSRAL 2003
Please visit Orion's site at www.telescope.com
Space Software
The makers of Starry Night software a thorough astronomy package for both novice and expert astronomers, has participated in MSRAL 2003 by donating a copy of Starry Night Backyard as a door prize for MSRAL 2003. Please visit www.starrynight.com for more information on this program.
