Let me share data about the most popular makes

[jones]

Hi,
I'm the owner of AstroBin, and there are over 5000 pieces of equipment registered on the site.

I'd like to publicly share what are the most commonly owned makes, as I blogged about (http://astrobin.com/blog/2012/06/04/most-popular-makes-astrobin/) today.

Here we go:


The most owned telescope or lens makes

528 owners: SkyWatcher
477 owners: Celestron
287 owners: Orion
255 owners: Canon
251 owners: Meade
150 owners: Takahashi
131 owners: William Optics
102 owners: Astro-Tech
88 owners: GSO
81 owners: Vixen


The most owned camera makes

986 owners: Canon
202 owners: QHYCCD
191 owners: Atik
187 owners: Philips
165 owners: SBIG
154 owners: Orion
145 owners: The Imaging Source
112 owners: Nikon
108 owners: Starlight Xpress
88 owners: Meade


The most owned mount makes

597 owners: SkyWatcher
309 owners: Celestron
122 owners: Orion
99 owners: Losmandy
92 owners: Meade
56 owners: Vixen
56 owners: Takahashi
43 owners: Astro-Physics
20 owners: Software Bisque
16 owners: 10Micron

This is the raw data. Interpret as you will!

Salvatore.