Honor Roll of Donors

Winer Observatory gratefully acknowledges the generous support of those listed below. Without such support, we would not have been able to complete our observatory in Sonoita, or to have conducted our observations or education and public outreach activities throughout the years. We thank our donors and hold them up as models of how corporations in America can behave responsibly in the communities in which they do business.

 
DonorItemValue



Hughes Danbury Optical 26" lightweight mirror$ 100,000
Charles Juels TrustTelescopes, parts, and accessories 34,462
Corning 60" ULE mirror blank24,000
Micro Alliance 30 single board computers21,650
David Barr16" Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain telescope with accessories17,392
Sun Microsystems 386i workstation17,290
Hughes Missile Systems Milling machine, lathe, press, granite flat 17,000
TorringtonBearings14,617
CalComp MicroVAX graphics system10,230
PerkinElmer Optoelectronics Avalanche Photodiode photon counting module 9,871
Odetics GPS time/position receiver8,885
CompumotorDynaserve servo motors8,100
Campbell ScientificElectric field meter 8,044
Galil ISA bus motor indexers7,820
Farrand Controls High accuracy Inductosyn shaft encoders7,200
Sony Precision Magneswitches and linear transducers6,631
Boston Gear Motor, gearbox, chain, sprockets6,553
SKF Linear roller screws6,480
Howard Davidson Miscellaneous electronics6,085
Transitional Technology CTS-80i helical scan 8mm cartridge tape subsystem and Q-Bus I/F5,995
Data Translation Image processing system and PC A/D+DIO card5,835
Andrew J. Tomer Compumotor drivers & misc. equip., Telescope control system, Arc welder 5,596
Canadoil Forge Dynaserve servo motors, telescope fork arms5,500
Omega Engineering Hygrometer5,040
Fred W. Stang FoundationCash grant5,000
Texas Instruments Laser Postscript 2106 printer4,595
Microsoft CorporationOffice 2003 and 2007 4,490
Mark LiddMiscellaneous equipment4,347
Trimble Navigation Thunderbolt E GPS Displined Clock, LORAN-C receiver 3,295
EFI Electronics Corp. Lightning protection equipment3,212
Harris Communications ISDN and POTS test sets3,084
PerceptronicsCompumotor microsteppers 2,900
EBSCO IndustriesTechnical Furniture 2,800
Conrac Color monitor2,575
TeclabESD electronics workbench2,524
Hexcel CorporationFour Fibrelam composite panels 2,500
Solartron Pressure Systems Digital atmospheric pressure transducer2,500
ITT Visual Information SolutionsIDL2,500
RainWise, Inc. Wireless weather station2,421
Columbus McKinnon2-ton electric chain hoist 2,306
Miller ElectricMIG arc welder and spool gun 2,300
Igus, Inc. Energy chain, trough, cable2,258
Control Data Corp.85MB disk drive2,140
Topaz, Inc. Line 2 3kVA power conditioner1,805
Lincoln Electric Pro-Cut 60 single phase plasma cutter1,800
MDB SystemsLSI-11 interface cards1,750
Senix Corporation Two ToughSonic Distance Sensors1,698
Sealeze Corporation Industrial sealing brushes1,666
NovaLynx Corp. Windsonic anemometer, rain gauge1,520
Micro Technology, Inc.Disk controller1,495
Intel Corporation Cash1,300
Setra Systems, Inc. Atmospheric pressure sensor1,145
Schneeberger, Inc.Monorail linear bearings1,128
GE Support Services Pushbutton switches1,100
Analog Devices, Inc. Two oscillators, two S/D converters, two preamps1,080
MTS Systems Corp. Linear encoder (transducer)1,050
Doug and Rebecca HayesCash for public outreach program1,000
Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Photoshop Extended1,000
WXLine Installation of E-field meter1,000
Cherry Electrical ProductsDisplay panel960
Bridgeport Machines Accessories for milling machine959
Steve WinerAstronomy and physics books950
Motorola TRAXAR GPS receiver and accessories948
William DaleyKDF11-AA CPU, KEF11-AA FPU, four MSV11-BDs921
Rotronic Instrument Temperature and humidity sensors915
William O. TruebloodCompaq 486 PC, printer, software800
Ledex Products Six solenoids725
Equipto ElectronicsElectronic racks692
James McGaha Exabyte drive, optical drive, books, time inserter 655
MultiFAX Weather satellite demodulator and software611
Micro SwitchLimit switches592
Thorn EMI GencomPMT housing and amplifier/ discriminator580
John Fluke Mfg. Co. Model 87 Multimeter and probes556
Vanguard ElectronicsWeather satellite receiver, antenna, and preamp549
Autodesk AutoCAD LT500
Anaheim Automation Linear stepper; bi-level driver; transformer476
Kurt Manufacturing Milling machine vise410
Bertan AssociatesHV power supply395
Winfred M. Berg, Inc. 2 multi-beam motor shaft couplers392
Amphenol ProductsMS connectors375
Atlantic Copper and Brass (Amari Metals) Two aluminum attachment plates for equipment bays in mobile facility322
Ajak Industries, Inc.2 6dp worm and bull gears300
Reelcraft Electric cord reel for chain hoist297
PFD Systems, LLCGPS video time inserter252
Bill BrinleySingle board computer250
Hayes Brake 3 mechanical brakes242
Codar Technology Miscellaneous hardware215
Air Liquide (Tucson) CO2/Ar tank and 30-lb. MIG spool215
Tenagra Observatories Kingston Technologies Pentium CPU200
Horizons Technology SURE! MAP software and maps199
Robert W. CrawfordLadder, PC, Tools, Mouse169
University of Iowa PC computer (used)100
Bradley FisherPC computer with ISA slots75
Symantec Norton Antivirus 200770
Southco, Inc. 6 latches for SPS telescopes65
Dale ElectronicsCrystal oscillators46

Number of donations greater than
$15,000:6
10,000:8
7,000:14
5,000:23
4,000:27
2,000:42

 


Last modified: November 13, 2010.