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2. Celestron - Wikipedia

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   Celestron 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. [7] The primary innovation Celestron/Tom Johnson devised was a method to produce Schmidt corrector plates using a vacuum to pull the glass blanks into a pre-shaped curve ...

3. List of telescope parts and construction - Wikipedia

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   Primary lens: The objective of a refracting telescope. Primary mirror: The objective of a reflecting telescope. Corrector plate: A full aperture negative lens placed before a primary mirror designed to correct the optical aberrations of the mirror. Schmidt corrector plate: An aspheric-shaped corrector plate used in the Schmidt telescope.

4. Tasco - Wikipedia

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   Tasco (also known as Tasco Worldwide) sells consumer telescopes. Tasco mainly imports telescopes for amateur astronomers but has expanded into other optical products, such as spotting scopes, microscopes, binoculars, telescopic sights, and other rifle accessories. Tasco sells via retail stores, catalogs, and online retailers.

5. Where to buy solar eclipse glasses and how to know if they're ...

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   Celestron, maker of telescopes, binoculars and other optics, is a reliable brand you can trust. These "power viewers" allow you to safely view the eclipse, but also give your view a 2x ...

6. List of astronomical catalogues - Wikipedia

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   JP11 – a 1978 catalog compiling photometric measurements in Harold Johnson's 11-color photometric system ; Jsp — Morris Ketchum Jessup (double stars) Juchert — (open star clusters) Juchert-Saloranta (telescopic asterisms) JW — Jones' & Walker's list of stars near the Orion Nebula.

7. Kopernik Observatory & Science Center - Wikipedia

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   The telescope is dedicated to former Observatory Director E. Jay Sarton. Broome County Telescope in the western equatorial room is a 14 in (360 mm) f/11 C14 Schmidt–Cassegrain reflector manufactured by Celestron of Torrance, California, USA, which uses a Celestron CGE Computerized German Equatorial Mount. The telescope was donated in 1987 to ...

8. Orion Telescopes & Binoculars - Wikipedia

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   Orion put out a semi-quarterly mail-order catalog as well as email catalogs. The company was a prominent advertiser in North American astronomy magazines, such as Sky & Telescope and Astronomy . In July 2024, Sky and Telescope magazine reported that Optronic Technologies, the owner of Orion Telescopes, had closed their facilities in California ...

9. GoTo (telescopes) - Wikipedia

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   A telescope on an alt-azimuth GoTo mount. Note the keypad, resting on the platform between the tripod's legs, that is the telescope's hand control. Batteries are stored in the circular compartment just above the tripod. In this picture, the compartment is just above the hand control.