In April 2010, I visited Oceanside Photo & Telescope in southern California,
one of the largest astronomy stores in the country

I met Craig Weatherwax, the owner, who appears in costume in many OPT ads
                   

Eyepieces

    
Dobs                                                                                                  Used scopes

    
Celestron                                                                                                Meade

Other telescope stores I have visited

The Observatory in Dallas, with owner, in 2008

Starizona in Tucson, with owner Dean Koenig, in 2007

Scope City in San Francisco, with manager Sam Sweiss, in 2005

          Other astronomy photos