Meet ASTROmakes
your new source for astronomy makes
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The project

ASTROmakes is a new brand focused on the design and manufacturing of specialized DIY astronomy and astrophotography gear kits

Easy

Kits are designed with simplicity in mind, no special skills like soldering are required

Shared passion

Created by astronomers for astronomers

Affordable

Designs are carefully thought out and engineered for assuring functionality and longevity at the lowest costs

Current and future designs

ASTROmakes is still on development but here's a non extensive list of projects that are currently being worked on and those that will in the near future

Motorised flat panel

In development

Motorised field rotator

In development

Power and data hub

Future development

Smart dew heaters controller

Future development

Automatic focusing system

Future development

Roadmap

ASTROmakes journey began on January 2024. I have since taking it further one step at time ...

  • Winter 2024

    The idea

    Completion of a couple of personal makes for improving my astrophotography setup. They turned out so great that this idea of them becoming actual products grew strong. ASTROmakes was born.

  • Spring 2024

    Legal aspects and initial investments

    Chat with my accountant about the project, the legal aspects and the required investments for the development of the brand

  • Summer 2024 - Autum 2024

    The workshop

    Shop layout design, supplies and installation

  • Autum 2024 - Spring 2025

    Design revisions

    ASTROmakes aims to provide good value and quality products you will enjoy. This period is devoted on making these initial working concepts better and turn them into affordable commercial products

  • Summer 2025

    Launch time!

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About me

Arunas Mazeika

Husband and father of two wonderful kids

Nantes, France

My astronomy journey began when I was 10 years old. My father managed to recover a Polarex 102mm refractor that my uncle bought during the last passage of the Halley comet back in eighties. Long after in 2005, I bought my 1st Newtonian telescope (254mm f/D5) and been since observing and imaging the night sky, and accquiring more and more telescopes and gear, you all know how it goes ...

I have an engineering degree with minor on electronics and telecom systems, followed by a master's degree on signal processing. My professional career somehow shifted around 2008 when I got hooked on web development. Today I'm a senior backend web developer working with the same team at timble since 2012. I'm also passionate about 3D printing and a tinkerer by nature. I love to build things, tear them appart and then put them back together.

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