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Our Sponsors

This project wouldn't be possible without the generous support of these organizations. Thank you for helping us bring the night sky to the Bay Area community.

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Crave Yoga
Cash sponsor

Crave Yoga

$250 cash donation

Mountain View community yoga studio. Helena McLoughlin and Crave Yoga submitted a direct cash donation to the project via our sponsor form.

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Tori Atwell — The Agency RE
Cash sponsor

Tori Atwell — The Agency RE

$100 cash donation

Bay Area real estate broker-associate at The Agency. Tori is supporting the project with a direct cash donation, mailed via check to MVHS.

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Pacific Holographic logo
Equipment donor

Pacific Holographic

254mm primary mirror

Pacific Holographic specializes in precision holographic optical elements. They donated the 254mm (10") f/4.48 parabolic primary mirror that anchors our entire optical design.

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SendCutSend logo
Equipment donor

SendCutSend

$500 fabrication credit

Online laser cutting, waterjet cutting, and metal fabrication. SendCutSend issued a $500 fabrication credit (code MVHSTELE500) we'll use to manufacture our truss connectors, mirror cell, and other precision metal parts.

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Unistellar
Equipment donor

Unistellar

Smart telescope

Maker of smart, app-driven telescopes. Brice Rocton and Unistellar are donating a complete smart telescope to power our community star parties and outreach events.

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DWARFLAB
Equipment donor

DWARFLAB

DWARF mini telescope

Maker of the DWARF series of compact smart telescopes. DWARFLAB is shipping a DWARF mini smart telescope for the club's outreach program.

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Pegasus Astro
Equipment donor

Pegasus Astro

Pocket Powerbox Advance Gen 2

Athens-based maker of premium telescope automation hardware. Dimitris Diakoumakos and the Pegasus team donated a Pocket Powerbox Advance Gen 2 — consolidating power distribution, USB hub, dew heater control, and environmental sensing into one weather-resistant unit for our observatory electronics.

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ToupTek Astro
Equipment donor

ToupTek Astro

GPM462C + AAF + ATR585C (cooled DSO camera)

Astronomy camera and accessory manufacturer. ToupTek delivered three units — the GPM462C guide camera (Sony IMX462), the AAF electronic auto-focuser, and the ATR585C cooled deep-sky imaging camera (Sony IMX585, 8.3MP, TEC cooled) — now physically in hand and directly enabling our autonomous imaging pipeline.

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Thames & Kosmos
Equipment donor

Thames & Kosmos

Educational kit (in-kind)

Educational science kit publisher. Samantha Levinson and the Thames & Kosmos team are sending an in-kind product donation in support of the club's STEM outreach.

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RAFT logo
Materials partner

RAFT

$50 store credit + membership

Resource Area for Teaching — a Bay Area nonprofit providing hands-on STEM materials to educators and youth programs. Nancy McIntyre extended us a RAFT membership and a $50 store credit toward build supplies.

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Copy Factory logo
Service partner

Copy Factory

Printing services (in-kind)

Palo Alto print shop. Todd at Copy Factory is providing in-kind printing services for our outreach flyers, star-party handouts, and event materials — drop-by anytime.

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Fogarty Winery
Service partner

Fogarty Winery

Tour voucher + hospitality

Estate winery in Woodside, established 1981. Heather Carrie and the Fogarty team are supporting the project with a tour voucher and event hospitality for our team and partners.

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Interested in Sponsoring?

We're always looking for partners who believe in STEM education and community astronomy. Whether it's financial support, in-kind donations, or materials, every contribution helps us build something extraordinary.

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