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The predecessor of Celestron was Valor Electronics, an electronics and military components firm founded in 1955 by Tom Johnson. [1] [2] [3] Johnson became involved with telescopes when he built a 6" reflecting telescope for his two sons. [2] In 1960, Johnson established the "Astro-Optical" division of Valor, which would later become Celestron. [3]
Orion ED120 apo refractor on Orion's Sirius EQ-G "GoTo" and GPS equipped German equatorial mount with portable 12 volt power supply. Orion sold a range of telescopes that they characterize as "beginner", "intermediate" or "advanced", including Newtonians, Maksutovs, Schmidt-Cassegrains, Ritchey-Chrétiens and refractors with or without (sold as optical tube assemblies or "OTA") a variety of ...