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# Antares

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## Posts

- [Cleaning and Maintenance Tips for Secondary Mirrors: A Comprehensive Guide](https://antaresoptics.com/uncategorized/cleaning-and-maintenance-tips-for-secondary-mirrors-a-comprehensive-guide/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Maintaining the optical components of your telescope is crucial for ensuring the best astronomical observations. The secondary mirror, in particular, requires careful attention because its cleanliness and condition directly impact the quality of the images you see or
- [The Art of Choosing the Right Secondary Mirror for Your Telescope](https://antaresoptics.com/uncategorized/the-art-of-choosing-the-right-secondary-mirror-for-your-telescope/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Choosing the right secondary mirror for your telescope is a nuanced process that combines science, precision, and a deep understanding of your astronomical goals. Whether you’re an amateur stargazer or a dedicated astro-photographer, the secondary mirror plays a
- [Understanding Secondary Mirrors in Telescope Design](https://antaresoptics.com/uncategorized/understanding-secondary-mirrors-in-telescope-design/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Telescopes are marvels of engineering and science, allowing us to gaze deep into the cosmos and explore the mysteries of the universe. At the heart of these instruments are mirrors, critical components that gather and focus light. While

## Pages

- [Secondary Mirror, Ultra Precision Secondary Mirrors](https://antaresoptics.com/) - Antares Optics provides an ultra precision secondary mirror, prisms, and custom optical components to your exact specifications. We also carry a custom line
- [Blog](https://antaresoptics.com/blog/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Antares Blogs [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_blog _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_blog][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [About The Mirrors](https://antaresoptics.com/about/) - Located near Rochester, New York, Antares Optics is at the heart of one of the nations premier optics communities, in close proximity to the Center for Optics Manufacturing and the University of Rochester, as well as many thriving high technology companies.
- [Secondary Mirror and Prisms Facility](https://antaresoptics.com/facility/) - Antares Optics is a state of the art facility with rigid standards for quality and a top engineering staff.
- [FAQs](https://antaresoptics.com/faqs/) - Antares Optics was the first to certify every mirror it sells. We own several Zygo Phase Measuring interferometers, including our new 12 inch GPI.
- [About our Secondary Mirror, Prisms and Factory](https://antaresoptics.com/about-us/) - Located near Rochester, New York, Antares Optics is at the heart of one of the nations premier optics communities, in close proximity to the Center for Optics Manufacturing and the University of Rochester, as well as many thriving high technology companies.
- [Advantages of the Secondary Mirror](https://antaresoptics.com/advantages-of-second-mirror/) - Why would one risk degrading such a system with an inferior secondary mirror, particularly when an excellent one can be obtained at a reasonable price
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- [Products](https://antaresoptics.com/products/) - Prisms A prism is a complex optical component with at least two plano surfaces separated by a wedge angle. Prisms are used to reflect or refract a beam of light. Our manufacturing capabilities include right angle, dove, penta, pechan, and wedge prisms as well as cubes, windows, precision flats, beam splitters, and mirrors. These components
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## Products

- [Secondary Mirror 1.3 Axis 1/15 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-3-axis-1-15-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.30 Wave PV 1/15
- [Secondary Mirror 1.3 Axis 1/20 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-3-axis-1-20-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.30 Wave PV 1/20
- [Secondary Mirror 1.52 Axis 1/15 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-52-axis-1-15-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.52 Wave PV 1/15
- [Secondary Mirror 1.52 Axis 1/30 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-52-axis-1-30-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.52 Wave PV 1/30
- [Secondary Mirror 1.83 Axis 1/14 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-83-axis-1-14-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.83 Wave PV 1/14
- [Secondary Mirror 1.83 Axis 1/15 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-83-axis-1-15-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.83 Wave PV 1/15
- [Secondary Mirror 1.83 Axis 1/20 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-83-axis-1-20-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.83 Wave PV 1/20
- [Secondary Mirror 1.3 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-3-axis-1-18-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.30 Wave PV 1/18
- [Secondary Mirror 1.52 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-52-axis-1-18-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.52 Wave PV 1/18
- [Secondary Mirror 1.83 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-83-axis-1-18-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.83 Wave PV 1/18
- [Secondary Mirror 2.14 Axis 1/14 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-14-axis-1-14-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.14 Wave PV 1/14
- [Secondary Mirror 2.14 Axis 1/15 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-14-axis-1-15-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.14 Wave PV 1/15
- [Secondary Mirror 2.14 Axis 1/20 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-14-axis-1-20-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.14 Wave PV 1/20
- [Secondary Mirror 2.14 Axis 1/30 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-14-axis-1-30-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.14 Wave PV 1/30
- [Secondary Mirror 2.6 Axis 1/14 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-6-axis-1-14-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.6 Wave PV 1/14
- [Secondary Mirror 2.6 Axis 1/15 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-6-axis-1-15-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.6 Wave PV 1/15
- [Secondary Mirror 2.6 Axis 1/20 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-6-axis-1-20-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.6 Wave PV 1/20
- [Secondary Mirror 3.1 Axis 1/14 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-1-axis-1-14-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.1 Wave PV 1/14
- [Secondary Mirror 3.1 Axis 1/30 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-1-axis-1-30-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.1 Wave PV 1/30
- [Secondary Mirror 3.5 Axis 1/15 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-5-axis-1-15-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.5 Wave PV 1/15
- [Secondary Mirror 3.5 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-5-axis-1-18-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.5 Wave PV 1/18
- [Secondary Mirror 3.5 Axis 1/30 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-5-axis-1-30-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.5 Wave PV 1/30
- [Secondary Mirror 4.0 Axis 1/15 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-4-0-axis-1-15-wave/) - Minor Axis: 4.0 Wave PV 1/15
- [Secondary Mirror 4.0 Axis 1/20 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-4-0-axis-1-20-wave/) - Minor Axis: 4.0 Wave PV 1/20
- [Secondary Mirror 1.83 Axis 1/30 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-83-axis-1-30-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.83 Wave PV 1/30
- [Secondary Mirror 1.3 Axis 1/30 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-3-axis-1-30-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.30 Wave PV 1/30
- [Secondary Mirror 1.52 Axis 1/20 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-52-axis-1-20-wave/) - Minor Axis: 1.52 Wave PV 1/20
- [Secondary Mirror 2.14 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-14-axis-1-18-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.14 Wave PV 1/18
- [Secondary Mirror 3.1 Axis 1/15 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-1-axis-1-15-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.1 Wave PV 1/15
- [Secondary Mirror 3.5 Axis 1/12 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-5-axis-1-12-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.5 Wave PV 1/12
- [Secondary Mirror 3.5 Axis 1/20 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-5-axis-1-20-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.5 Wave PV 1/20
- [Secondary Mirror 4.0 Axis 1/12 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-4-0-axis-1-12-wave/) - Minor Axis: 4.0 Wave PV 1/12
- [Secondary Mirror 3.1 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-1-axis-1-18-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.1 Wave PV 1/18
- [Secondary Mirror 3.5 Axis 1/14 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-5-axis-1-14-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.5 Wave PV 1/14
- [Secondary Mirror 4.0 Axis 1/14 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-4-0-axis-1-14-wave/) - Minor Axis: 4.0 Wave PV 1/14
- [Secondary Mirror 4.0 Minor Axis 1/30 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-4-0-minor-axis-1-30-wave/) - Minor Axis: 4.0 Wave PV 1/30
- [Secondary Mirror 2.6 Axis 1/30 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-6-axis-1-30-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.6 Wave PV 1/30
- [Secondary Mirror 3.1 Axis 1/20 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-3-1-axis-1-20-wave/) - Minor Axis: 3.1 Wave PV 1/20
- [Secondary Mirror 4.0 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-4-0-axis-1-18-wave/) - Minor Axis: 4.0 Wave PV 1/18
- [Secondary Mirror 2.6 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-2-6-axis-1-18-wave/) - Minor Axis: 2.6 Wave PV 1/18
- [Secondary Mirror 1.52 Axis 1/18 Wave](https://antaresoptics.com/product/secondary-elliptical-mirror-1-52-axis-1-18-wave-2/) - Minor Axis: 1.52 Wave PVL 1/18

## Categories

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## Product categories

- [Minor Axis](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/)
- [Minor Axis 1.3](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/minor-axis-1-3/)
- [Wave PV](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/wave-pv/)
- [Wave PV 1/15](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/wave-pv/wave-pv-1-15/)
- [Wave PV 1/18](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/wave-pv/wave-pv-1-18/)
- [Wave PV 1/20](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/wave-pv/wave-pv-1-20/)
- [Wave PV 1/30](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/wave-pv/wave-pv-1-30/)
- [Minor Axis 1.52](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/minor-axis-1-52/)
- [Minor Axis 1.83](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/minor-axis-1-83/)
- [Wave PV 1/14](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/wave-pv/wave-pv-1-14/)
- [Minor Axis 2.14](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/minor-axis-2-14/)
- [Minor Axis 2.6](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/minor-axis-2-6/)
- [Minor Axis 3.1](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/minor-axis-3-1/)
- [Minor Axis 3.5](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/minor-axis-3-5/)
- [Wave PV 1/12](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/wave-pv/wave-pv-1-12/)
- [Minor Axis 4.0](https://antaresoptics.com/product-category/minor-axis/minor-axis-4-0/)

## Product tags

- [Wave PV 1/12](https://antaresoptics.com/product-tag/wave-pv-1-12/)