Celestron

E458953

company optics manufacturer telescope manufacturer

Celestron is a leading American manufacturer of consumer and professional telescopes and optical equipment, best known for bringing Schmidt–Cassegrain telescopes into widespread use.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Celestron canonical	1
Meade Instruments	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	company ⓘ optics manufacturer ⓘ telescope manufacturer ⓘ
basedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
brandOf	astronomical accessories ⓘ consumer telescopes ⓘ professional telescopes ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionScope	worldwide ⓘ
foundedAs	Valor Electronics division ⓘ
foundedBy	Tom Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCompetitor	Meade Instruments NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Telescopes & Binoculars NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky-Watcher NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFocus	consumer astronomy products ⓘ optical instruments for science education ⓘ
hasNotableTechnology	EdgeHD flat-field optics NERFINISHED ⓘ GoTo mount technology ⓘ StarSense autoalignment system NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProductLine	Celestron AstroMaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Celestron CPC NERFINISHED ⓘ Celestron EdgeHD NERFINISHED ⓘ Celestron NexImage NERFINISHED ⓘ Celestron NexStar NERFINISHED ⓘ Celestron PowerSeeker NERFINISHED ⓘ Celestron Regal NERFINISHED ⓘ Celestron SkyMaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Torrance, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1964 ⓘ
industry	astronomy equipment industry ⓘ optics industry ⓘ
knownFor	mass-market computerized telescopes ⓘ popularizing Schmidt–Cassegrain telescopes ⓘ
market	amateur astronomers ⓘ educational institutions ⓘ outdoor enthusiasts ⓘ professional astronomers ⓘ
notableFor	Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	Synta Technology Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
productType	binoculars ⓘ microscope ⓘ spotting scope ⓘ telescope ⓘ telescope accessory ⓘ telescope mount ⓘ
specializesIn	Schmidt–Cassegrain optical systems ⓘ catadioptric telescopes ⓘ computerized GoTo telescopes ⓘ

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Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope design → popularizedBy → Celestron ⓘ

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