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Sky-Watcher

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Astronomical company

Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Taiwanese astronomical optics manufacturer Synta. It markets and sells astronomy equipment including telescopes, mounts and eyepieces, and is aimed at the amateur astronomy market. The products are manufactured at Synta Taiwan's Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd. in Suzhou, China.2 It is part of Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

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Photo: Andrea Tosatto, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Taiwanese astronomical optics manufacturer Synta. It markets and sells astronomy equipment including telescopes, mounts and eyepieces, and is aimed at the amateur astronomy market. The products are manufactured at Synta Taiwan's Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd. in Suzhou, China. The brand is distributed in Canada, Europe and in the late 2000s, it was extended to the United States market.2

Corporate structure

Sky-Watcher is part of a group headed by Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

In 1999, the Sky-Watcher brand was established to sell Synta Taiwan's optics, with head offices in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. They began producing Dobsonian telescopes in 2000, followed by Maksutov–Cassegrains in 2001, and Apochromat ED-APO refracting telescopes in 2004.

Sky-Watcher sells telescopes from 2" (50mm) up to 20" (508mm) aperture with manual, motor-driven, or GoTo mounts. Since 2008, Sky-Watcher has manufactured Dobsonians with collapsible tubes, a product line they call Flex Tube-Dobsonians.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sky-Watcher, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • telescope

Listed on Wikidata.1

Sky-Watcher products include telescopes, spotting scopes, mounts, and other accessories.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sky-Watcher, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded in Suzhou1

Sources

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