Recents Projects Gallery


MOA Telescope

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Above: The MOA telescope at the Mt John Observatory at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. The optics and mechanical sub-systems were designed and built by KiwiStar.

540mm Moa Prime Focus Corrector Lens 

Above: Completed 540mm aperture front lens forthe 4-elemenent Prime Focus Corrector for the MOA Telescope.

Subaru Telescope

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Above: Dave Cochrane (left) and Graeme Jonas (right) with the completed Prime Focus Corrector for the Subaru telescope.

Diego Garcia US Naval Base

Precision Navigation Beacon, Courtesy of Vega Instruments

The large aperture (620mm) precision navigation becon installed at Deigo Garcia US Naval Base in the Indian Ocean.  KiwiStar manufactured the optical components.  Image courtsey of Vega Visual Signals.