Manufacturer of telescopes, etc., based in Watsonville, California
For other uses, see Meade (disambiguation).
Meade Acquisition Corp dba Meade Instruments
Company type
Private
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.com
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]
Besides selling under its "Meade" brand name, the company sells solar telescopes under the brand "Coronado".[4]
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