Products A vintage 1970s "orange tube" Celestron C8 telescopeĬelestron was the first large scale commercial manufacturer of the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, introducing its "C8" 8" diameter 2032 mm focal length, ƒ10 telescope in 1970. On March 13, 2012, Tom Johnson died at the age of 89. Synta is a manufacturer of astronomy equipment and related components and at that time had been a supplier for Celestron for over 15 years. owned until April 2005 when it was acquired by SW Technology Corporation, a Delaware company and affiliate of Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan. In early 2002 Celestron's rival, Meade Instruments, attempted a takeover but a bankruptcy court allowed the sale of the company back to its original owners. Celestron was acquired by Tasco in 1997 and almost went out of business when Tasco folded in 2001. Johnson, the founder of the company, sold Celestron in 1980. These models made significant inroads into the amateur astronomical and educational communities. In 1970 Celestron introduced its "C8" 8" diameter 2032 mm focal length, ƒ10 telescope, the first of a new line of telescopes built using methods developed by Celestron to produce Schmidt-Cassegrains at a high volume and low cost. īy 1964, Johnson had founded "Celestron Pacific" as a division of Valor Electronics offering Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes from 4" to 22". In 1960, Johnson established the "Astro-Optical" division of Valor, which would later become Celestron. Johnson became involved with telescopes when he built a 6" reflecting telescope for his two sons. The predecessor of Celestron was Valor Electronics, an electronics and military components firm founded in 1955 by Tom Johnson.
Telescopes and other optical / mechanical devicesĬelestron is an American company based in Torrance, California, United States, that manufactures telescopes and distributes telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, and accessories manufactured by its parent company, the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan.
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