Meade Instruments
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For other uses, see Meade (disambiguation).
The Meade Instruments (also shortened to Meade) is an American multinational company headquartered in Watsonville, California, that manufactures, imports, and distributes telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, CCD cameras, and telescope accessories for the consumer market.[2] It is the world's largest manufacturer of telescopes.[3]
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | 1972 |
Headquarters | Watsonville, California, United States |
Key people | Peter Moreo, President[1] Deborah Woodward "VP Ops" |
Products | Optical and electromechanical instruments |
Owner | Optronic Holding Corp |
Website | meade |
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Besides selling under its "Meade" brand name, the company sells solar telescopes under the brand "Coronado".[4]